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Chinese companies have begun to dominate Southeast Asia’s online shopping market
Key Points In Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, Chinese e-commerce players have quickly come to dominate around half of the online shopping market, Bain and Company said in a report Thursday. “Far from being killed by tariffs, the internationalization of Chinese retail is entering a new phase,” the consulting firm said. The findings come as […]
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How a lapse in SNAP benefits could affect consumers and retailers
A man holds a sign reading “SNAP Feeds Families,” as food aid benefits will be suspended starting November 1 amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, during “A Rally for SNAP” on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., October 28, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Nearly 42 million Americans are days away […]
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Eli Lilly, Walmart to offer first retail pickup option for discounted vials of weight loss drug Zepbound
The Eli Lilly & Co. logo at the company’s Digital Health Innovation Hub facility in Singapore, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images Eli Lilly and Walmart on Wednesday said they have teamed up to expand access to the drugmaker’s weight loss drug Zepbound, allowing U.S. patients to get vials […]
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World’s largest sovereign wealth fund gains 5.8% in third quarter
Norges Bank Kristian Helgesen/Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund — the largest of its kind in the world — on Wednesday reported a 5.8% return during the third quarter, powered by strong stock market gains across mining, telecommunications and financial services. Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) manages the fund on behalf […]
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PayPal signs deal with OpenAI to become the first payments wallet in ChatGPT
Alex Chriss, CEO of PayPal Inc. Courtesy: PayPal PayPal has signed a deal with OpenAI to have its digital wallet embedded into ChatGPT so users can pay for items found through the leading consumer AI tool, the company told CNBC exclusively. The agreement, sealed over the weekend, means that starting next year, both sides of […]
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AI is driving huge productivity gains for large companies while small companies get left behind
Amazon Proteus robots demonstrate autonomous navigation using barcodes on the floor during the Delivering the Future event at the Amazon Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, US, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence is widening the productivity gap between large and small companies, lifting up bigger firms that […]
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AI spending is boosting the economy, but many businesses are in survival mode
Cameron Pappas, owner of Norton’s Florist Norton’s For Cameron Pappas, owner of Norton’s Florist in Birmingham, Alabama, the artificial intelligence boom is a world away. While companies like Nvidia, Alphabet and Broadcom are lifting the stock market to fresh highs and bolstering GDP, Pappas is experiencing what’s happening in the real economy, one that’s far removed […]
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Walmart pauses H-1B visas for job candidates as Trump hikes fees
A Walmart store is shown in Oceanside, California, on May 15, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Walmart is pausing the hiring of job candidates who need H-1B visas to work in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the decision, an example of the ways the Trump administration’s immigration policies are shaping corporate strategy. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Intuitive Surgical, Pegasystems, Beyond Meat, Krispy Kreme and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the stock market’s opening bell. Beyond Meat — The plant-based meat alternative company surged 90%, continuing its meme-fueled craze . The stock soared more than 140% on Tuesday, its largest ever one-day gain, after Beyond Meat signed a deal with Walmart to expand distribution. Earlier in the week, […]
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Netflix earnings, Anthropic’s ‘woke’ problem, Travis Kelce’s Six Flags stake and more in Morning Squawk
Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21st, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. To be, or […]
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