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Asia’s capital market needs a ‘Taylor Swift’ of IPOs to catalyze listings, venture capitalist says
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Asia’s capital market needs a ‘Taylor Swift’ of IPOs to catalyze listings, venture capitalist says

The Shanghai skyline Zorazhuang | E+ | Getty Images Asia’s “nascent capital market” needs a catalyst to kickstart it, an expert said at a CNBC Delivering Alpha event last month. The solution to having more listings in Asia involves having more products, information, fund managers and even good issuers, according to Jenny Lee, founder and […]

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Global auto stocks plunge as Trump tariffs spark trade war concerns
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Global auto stocks plunge as Trump tariffs spark trade war concerns

Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory of Chinese EV startup Leapmotor on April 1, 2024 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. Shi Kuanbing | VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of auto giants fell sharply on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed long-threatened tariffs […]

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SoftBank commits to joint venture with OpenAI, will spend  billion per year on OpenAI’s tech
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SoftBank commits to joint venture with OpenAI, will spend $3 billion per year on OpenAI’s tech

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images SoftBank has committed to spending $3 billion per year for itself and its subsidiaries to use OpenAI’s tech, according to a joint announcement on Monday. The two also announced a new joint venture, billed as “SB OpenAI Japan,” which will market OpenAI’s enterprise tech exclusively to major companies […]

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Australia stocks rise as Wall Street stages a sharp recovery; most Asia markets closed for holiday
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Australia stocks rise as Wall Street stages a sharp recovery; most Asia markets closed for holiday

Cityscape image of Sydney, Australia with Harbor Bridge and Sydney skyline during sunset. Vacation and travel in Australia. Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty Images Australian stocks rose 0.38% Wednesday as Wall Street rebounded overnight, while several Asia-Pacific markets were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Australia is slated to release its inflation data later […]

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Japan chip stocks extend losses as DeepSeek worries fuel Wall Street tech rout
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Japan chip stocks extend losses as DeepSeek worries fuel Wall Street tech rout

A sales clerk shows off Elpida Memory Inc. memory chips at an electronics shop in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, March 5, 2009. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares in Japan’s chip-related companies extended declines for a second day as Chinese startup DeepSeek’s AI competitiveness calls into question the United States’ leadership in the […]

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Hong Kong stocks rise after AI sell-off fueled by China’s DeepSeek drags Wall Street lower
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Hong Kong stocks rise after AI sell-off fueled by China’s DeepSeek drags Wall Street lower

The momentum in Japan markets were largely driven by the country’s technology and financial sector.  Doctoregg | Moment | Getty Images Hong Kong stocks rose Tuesday after Wall Street saw a massive drop in shares of tech companies, while several Asia-Pacific markets were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index traded […]

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Japan chip stocks fall as DeepSeek’s challenge to U.S. AI dominance raises worries for Asian tech firms
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Japan chip stocks fall as DeepSeek’s challenge to U.S. AI dominance raises worries for Asian tech firms

Employees move semiconductor testers on the assembly line of the Advantest Corp. plant in Ora, Japan on Aug. 10, 2012. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s chip-related stocks fell Monday as Chinese AI startup DeepSeek raises concerns about a potential challenge to America’s global leadership in artificial intelligence that threatens Asian tech companies […]

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Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher as investors parse China PMI and industrial profits data
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher as investors parse China PMI and industrial profits data

Drone point view of the Shanghai skyline at sunrise. Aerialperspective Images | Moment | Getty Images Japan and Hong Kong markets traded mostly higher Monday, as investors assessed China’s manufacturing and industrial profit data. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.14%, while the Topix added 0.68%. Shares of Japan’s chip-related companies dropped as Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s […]

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I’m a nutritionist from Japan, home to the world’s longest-living people—9 Costco foods I always trust
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I’m a nutritionist from Japan, home to the world’s longest-living people—9 Costco foods I always trust

Growing up in Japan, home to some of the world’s longest-living people, I fell in love with traditional Japanese food at a young age. My passion for clean and healthy eating is what inspired me to be a nutritionist. My diet has always been centered around nutritious, longevity-fueling and environmentally-friendly foods. Now living in the […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s comments bump S&P 500 to new high
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s comments bump S&P 500 to new high

U.S. President Donald Trump giving an address by videoconference at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 23, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, […]

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