HSBC Holdings PLC
Trump’s trade war shift away from Chinese manufacturing has reached tipping point
A container is offloaded from the Wanhai 175 cargo ship at the Tan Vu Terminal, operated by Vietnam Maritime Corp., at Haiphong Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The proportion of volume from suppliers in China, Hong Kong, and Korea has declined from 90% to 50% over […]
Read More
London’s answer to Wall Street gains momentum as major firms sign on
Skyscrapers in the Canary Wharf financial, business and shopping district in London, UK. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Visa is moving its European headquarters to London’s financial district, hot on the heels of an announcement by JPMorgan that it will build a landmark tower in an area considered to be the city’s answer to Wall Street. […]
Read More
CNBC Daily Open: We could still close the year with a rally despite AI slump
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.84% Monday stateside as technology stocks were under pressure, with Apple, Meta and Oracle retreating more than 1% each. Artificial intelligence lynchpin Nvidia performed worse, losing almost 2%. CEO Jensen Huang in October said the chipmaker had “half a trillion dollars” of business on the books for 2025 and 2026. When […]
Read More
CNBC Daily Open: AI still under pressure — but some analysts see a year-end rally
People pose for pictures at the Wall Street Bull in New York’s Financial District on June 24, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.84% Monday stateside as technology stocks were under pressure, with Apple, Meta and Oracle retreating more than 1% each. Artificial intelligence lynchpin Nvidia performed […]
Read More
European stocks turn negative as earnings, Fed decision hold spotlight; Novartis falls 3%
LONDON — European stocks were lower on Tuesday as global markets await the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. By 8:58 a.m. in London (4:58 a.m. ET), the pan-European Stoxx 600 was trading 0.2% lower, with most sectors and major bourses trading in negative territory. Bucking the trend was the utilities sector, often seen as […]
Read More
CNBC Daily Open: Hopes of a U.S.-China deal spark a rally
U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands before their bilateral meeting during the G-20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The mere prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal is enough to send markets higher. On Monday stateside, the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Read More
HSBC’s third-quarter profit drops 14%, but beats expectations on higher revenue, interest income
Two HSBC bank logos are displayed on an office building in Mexico City, Mexico, July 25, 2025. Henry Romero | Reuters Europe’s largest lender HSBC on Tuesday beat third-quarter profit expectations on the back of revenue growth, which included a rise in the bank’s net interest income and a robust performance in its wealth segment. […]
Read More
More than half of entrepreneurs are considering moving to a new country. Singapore is their top option
The Merlion statue in the central business district of Singapore, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Lionel Ng | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Moneyed […]
Read More
Novo Nordisk shares slip after pharma giant announces $4.7 billion U.S. acquisition
LONDON — Shares of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk fell 1.1% on Thursday after the company announced plans to acquire U.S. biotech firm Akero Therapeutics. The deal will see Novo pay $54 per share, valuing Akero at $4.7 billion, with the acquisition also including a contingent value right of $6 per share, potentially adding another […]
Read More
Citi backs stablecoin firm BVNK as Wall Street warms to crypto
BVNK co-founders (L to R) Donald Jackson, Jesse Hemson-Struthers and Chris Harmes, at the company’s San Francisco Office. BVNK Citi has invested in stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK, the startup told CNBC on Thursday, as big U.S. banks ramp up their presence in the cryptocurrency and digital asset space. Stablecoins are a type of digital asset […]
Read More