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Asia markets set to open mixed after Trump unveils plan to free ships in Hormuz
A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure on the trading floor at the Nomura Securities Co. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 11, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Monday as investors assess President Donald Trump’s plan to “free” ships stranded in the Strait of […]
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Japanese FX intervention wipes out yen’s Iran war losses — but fails to eliminate market concerns
Bird’s-eye view of central Tokyo including Tokyo Tower at sunrise hours. Vladimir Zakharov | Moment | Getty Images The Japanese yen surged against the dollar on Friday, extending gains that came the previous day after officials in Tokyo said they stood ready to intervene in the foreign exchange market. Friday saw the Japanese currency rise […]
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CNBC Daily Open: May Day dawns
A stock trader looks at his monitors in the trading room of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Worries about a new coronavirus mutation in southern Africa have dealt a major blow to the German stock market. Arne Dedert | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Hello, this is Katie Foley, writing to you from London. That eerie […]
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Australia and Japan markets climb, looking past Iran war escalation fears
Pedestrians at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images Markets in Australia and Japan mostly rose Friday, mirroring gains on Wall Street that saw both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reach new highs. This comes as investors took in strong earnings from Apple […]
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Japan Airlines to trial humanoid robots for baggage handling at Haneda airport amid labor crunch
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 7: A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Tokyo on March 7, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Japan Airlines has begun testing humanoid robots for ground operations at Tokyo’s Haneda […]
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Japan puts ‘too much burden’ on U.S. for security, former defense minister Kono says
Taro Kono during a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan has relied too heavily on the U.S. for security, according to Taro Kono, Japan’s former defense minister, as concerns grow that Washington may scale back its global […]
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Asia markets set to open mixed after OPEC shock, tech jitters drag Wall Street stocks
An electronic stock board inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, after Wall Street declined overnight as investors assess the latest developments concerning OPEC, as well as a report that pointed to weakness in […]
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OpenAI reportedly missed revenue targets. Shares of Oracle and these chip stocks are falling
In this article SFTU-FF SFTU-FF CRWV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Shares of companies tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure tumbled in early trading Tuesday after a report that OpenAI has fallen short […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Hawkish hold from BOJ sets central bank stage
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on May 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Katie Foley writing to you from London. I spend my mornings leading the London TV teams as we prepare to take Europe Early Edition and Squawk Box Europe to air. Over the last two […]
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Bank of Japan keeps policy rate steady while raising inflation forecast on Iran war worries
The yen rose on Monday, helped by comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda who left the door open to a near-term rate hike. Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s central bank kept its policy rate steady at 0.75% on Tuesday, while revising its inflation estimates upwards as the Iran war raises […]
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