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Tariff turmoil: How global CEOs are shifting gears
Trade tensions are rising, forcing top executives to rewrite the rulebook on how their companies operate, where they invest and what customers buy. In interviews with CNBC this earnings season, CEOs across industries — from aluminum and aerospace to chocolate, banking, telecoms, and energy — sent a clear message: tariffs are no longer just a political […]
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Catastrophe bond sales are having a major moment
Catastrophe bond sales are skyrocketing, underscoring the growing appeal of what was once considered a relatively niche corner of the insurance industry. The issuance of so-called catastrophe bonds, or CAT bonds, has soared to $18.2 billion so far this year, according to specialist data provider Artemis.bm. With five months to spare, that’s already more than […]
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Why the U.S.-EU trade agreement is unlikely to derail Europe’s defense boom
Europe’s defense stocks wobbled at the start of the week, as investors pored over the details — still lacking in some areas — of the framework trade agreement struck by the U.S. and European Union on Sunday. An initial concern was that a commitment by the EU to increase its purchases of U.S. goods, in […]
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Luxury carmakers flag combined costs of $889 million as U.S. tariffs bite
Key Points Luxury carmakers Porsche, Mercedes-Benz Group and Aston Martin on Wednesday each outlined the extent to which U.S. import tariffs have taken their toll. Collectively, the carmakers warned of combined costs exceeding 770 million euros ($889 million). “This is not a storm that will pass,” Oliver Blume, chairman of the executive board of Porsche, […]
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European stocks that are likely to be winners and losers of the U.S.-EU trade agreement
European automakers and pharmaceutical companies are emerging as the immediate winners in the aftermath of the U.S.-EU trade deal agreed on Sunday. The new accord removes the overhang of more punitive tariffs, providing a relief rally to stocks in the sector. Under the agreement, details of which have not yet been revealed, exports from the […]
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Private investors buy into largest-of-its-kind solar deal to electrify Kenya
Commercial banks have bought into a major $150 million financing deal for off-grid solar power in Kenya, in a sign of growing investor confidence in the electrification of sub-Saharan Africa. Sun King, an off-grid solar energy company, raised the Kenyan-shilling equivalent of $156 million by bundling future payments from its solar-power customers into an asset-backed […]
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Bull market enters the ‘anything goes’ phase. Should you follow?
“Hey, you never know” was the catchphrase of New York State Lottery ads through much of the 1990s. An old friend in advertising who worked on another state’s lottery account once told me his creative team couldn’t get that line out of their minds, failing to improve upon the way it so perfectly captured the […]
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What the prediction markets are saying about the big Wall Street events ahead
The coming week poses a critical test for the stock market’s record-setting run with a number of make-or-break events — the Federal Reserve ‘s rate decision, July jobs report and President Donald Trump’s tariffs deadline. Popular wagers on prediction platforms Kalshi and Polymarket offer an alternative view into how the mainstream thinks things will unfold […]
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Europe’s companies sound alarm over tariff hits amid scramble to strike U.S. trade deal
European officials are working to secure a trade deal with the Trump administration, as regional companies sound the alarm over financial hits even before reciprocal tariffs have come into play. Earlier this month , U.S. President Donald Trump said he would slap a 30% tariff on all goods imported to America from the European Union, […]
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India expects ‘preferential’ tariffs in a trade deal with U.S., says India’s commerce minister
India expects to secure “preferential” tariffs from the United States that are better than those achieved by its economic rivals, according to India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. Goyal, who led the negotiations on the U.K.-India trade agreement, signaled a confident approach from New Delhi in ongoing trade talks with Washington. “India will get […]
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