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South Korea and Japan stocks hit fresh highs amid regional gains after Wall Street’s AI relief rally
A currency dealer monitors exchange rates in front of a big screen showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index (C) and the Korean won/USD exchange rate (R) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on April 9, 2025. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea and Japan stocks […]
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Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol gets life sentence over martial law attempt
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – APRIL 21: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his criminal trial on insurrection charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court on April 21, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. The second trial regarding former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s charge of leading a rebellion hold at the Seoul […]
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He quit banking to sell bubble tea — now it’s a global empire that makes over $500 million a year
Martin Berry turned Gong Cha from a small Taiwanese tea franchise into a global bubble tea brand with more than 2,000 stores. Martin Berry, founder and chairman of Gong Cha Global, helped turn a small Taiwanese tea franchise into one of the world’s largest bubble tea chains, now with more than 2,000 locations in 30 countries. Gong […]
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Asia stock markets track losses on Wall Street as AI fears hit sentiment
An aerial view of Singapore’s skyline. Tong Thi Viet Phuong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly lower Friday after fears about artificial intelligence disruption in the U.S. sent the S&P 500 to a third straight day of losses. Certain pockets of the U.S. stock market have been hit this year by the […]
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BTS comeback tour turbocharges concert tourism, with hotel searches jumping as much as 6,700%
Concert tourism is expected be one of the travel industry’s more lucrative drivers this year, according to Trip.com, and the upcoming global comeback tour by K-pop group BTS appears to be reinforcing that trend. Flights and hotel rooms at their tour locations — in 34 cities across Asia, North and South America, Australia, Europe and […]
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Japan stocks extend post-election rally with Nikkei 225 breaching 58,000 for the first time
Low angle view of tall buildings in Tokyo, Japan, showcasing diverse architectural styles George Pachantouris | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 on Thursday hit 58,000 for the first time in history, extending its post-election rally to fresh highs, fueled by renewed confidence in domestic politics and the ruling administration’s economic agenda. The Topix […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Alphabet could more than double its capex in 2026, unsettling investors
A pedestrian walks by a sign at Google headquarters on Feb. 4, 2026 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Alphabet’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat Wall Street expectations. Its cloud unit dazzled, notching a nearly 48% increase in revenue from a year earlier. The tech giant expects capital expenditure for 2026 to […]
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Asia markets mostly fall, tracking Wall Street losses as tech sell-off continues
Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., displays an AMD Instinct MI455X GPU during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Jan. 5, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Thursday as the tech sell-off on Wall Street gained momentum, with cryptocurrencies also falling. Notably, Advanced […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Alphabet capex plans spook investors, while AMD has a brutal day in markets
Signage outside the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat Wall Street expectations. Its cloud unit dazzled, notching a nearly 48% increase in revenue from a year earlier. The tech giant expects capital expenditure for 2026 […]
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Gold extends gains, breaking past $5,000; Asia stocks mostly track Wall Street losses on tech pullback
Low angle view of tall buildings in Tokyo, Japan, showcasing diverse architectural styles George Pachantouris | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Wednesday, tracking Wall Street losses after a sell-off in U.S. technology stocks weighed on sentiment, while gold extended gains for a second day. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 1.2%, dragged by tech […]
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