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Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC executives join UK’s Starmer on high-stakes China trip
Key Points Starmer brings nearly 60 business and cultural groups on first U.K. leader visit to China in eight years. Talks with Xi and Li focus on trade, investment and national security. Visit follows a surge of foreign leaders engaging Beijing amid global tensions. Source
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CNBC Daily Open: The EU-India trade deal story is not over yet
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images On Tuesday, India and the European Union announced a “landmark” free trade deal that would remove or reduce tariffs on […]
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One year after DeepSeek, Chinese AI firms from Alibaba to Moonshot race to release new models
BEIJING — Chinese companies are accelerating the rollout of new artificial intelligence models as competition with U.S.-based rivals OpenAI, Anthropic and Google intensifies. Just over a year ago, China-made DeepSeek rocked global markets with the release of an AI chatbot that undercut OpenAI’s ChatGPT on usage fees and production costs, raising questions about the efficacy […]
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Asia markets open mostly higher after S&P 500 hits record, South Korea pushes fresh highs
Melbourne, Australia Kieran Stone | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher on Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street after the S&P 500 closed at a record high. The broad market index gained 0.41% to finish at 6,978.60, supported by gains in Apple and Microsoft. Asian markets mostly extended Tuesday’s gains, with Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 climbing […]
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Dollar suffers worst one-day slide since last April after Trump says currency hasn’t fallen too low
Key Points The U.S. dollar fell about 1.3% on Tuesday, posting its worst day since April 10, 2025. It touched its lowest level since February 2022. During his visit to Iowa, President Donald Trump was asked whether he was comfortable with the current value of the greenback. “I think it’s great,” Trump said of the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Texas Instruments, Seagate Technology, Qorvo and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Texas Instruments — The chipmaker jumped more than 9% after issuing better-than-expected guidance for the first quarter. Texas Instruments now sees earnings per share of between $1.22 and $1.48, and revenue between $4.32 billion and $4.68 billion. Analysts expected earnings of $1.26 per share on $4.42 […]
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What investors piling into gold and silver can learn from King Henry VIII
While the “debasement trade” is in vogue again, Deutsche Bank thinks there are takeaways for investors dating back at least more than five centuries. Precious metals are off to a hot start for the year after a surge in 2025, with gold crossing the $5,000 mark on Monday and silver up more than 50% in […]
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The Fed releases its latest interest rate decision Wednesday. Here’s what to expect
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the Fed cut interest rates by quarter of a percentage point, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 29, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters This week’s Federal Reserve meeting offers little suspense and probably not much action, even as massive changes loom over the central bank’s […]
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Stephanie Link is buying shares of this turnaround story. The comeback could become clear this week
Why Hightower’s Stephanie Link is buying Starbucks: It’s still in the very early stages of CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround. There are early signs the turnaround is working with North American same-store sales flat last quarter after six straight quarterly declines. Profitability potential: Niccol’s initiatives could drive operating margins to the mid-teens from 9%. Many doubters: […]
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Why investors shouldn’t cash out on Corning’s monster rally just yet
Corning stock may be skyrocketing on Tuesday, but Jim Cramer has a clear message for investors tempted to take profits: The rally isn’t over yet. Shares surged more than 16% after CNBC reported that Corning inked a new partnership with fellow Club holding Meta Platforms . The Facebook parent said it will pay Corning up […]
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