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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: As AI shockwaves hit global software firms, what’s in store for India’s IT titans?
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: As AI shockwaves hit global software firms, what’s in store for India’s IT titans?

Ai trading concepts. 3D render Blackjack3d | E+ | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here. The big story Indian IT stocks are facing their steepest monthly declines since the 2008 global financial crisis, with the […]

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Sentiment shifts in European markets as traders go from tariffs to earnings
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Sentiment shifts in European markets as traders go from tariffs to earnings

European stocks are expected to open flat to lower on Thursday ahead of a raft of earnings reports from the region. Source

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Trump insists trade deals safe after Supreme Court ruling upends tariff authority, but partners aren’t so sure
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Trump insists trade deals safe after Supreme Court ruling upends tariff authority, but partners aren’t so sure

President Donald Trump walks past Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Brent Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Mary Coney Barrett as he arrives for the State of the Union address during a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Win Mcnamee | […]

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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: What’s at stake in the countdown to the Trump-Xi meeting
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: What’s at stake in the countdown to the Trump-Xi meeting

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story As street traffic returns in Beijing after a nine-day holiday, there’s little time for businesses to breathe, ahead of a critical few weeks for U.S.-China […]

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European stocks set for higher open as market nerves ease
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European stocks set for higher open as market nerves ease

The City of London skyline at sunset. Gary Yeowell | Digitalvision | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Wednesday as global market nerves eased after U.S. President Donald Trump’s universal 10% tariff came into effect rather than the threatened higher 15% rate. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen […]

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European markets set for broadly positive open as traders assess tariff landscape
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European markets set for broadly positive open as traders assess tariff landscape

This photograph shows European countries’ flags waving in front of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, eastern France, on June 6, 2024. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images) Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open flat to higher on Tuesday […]

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European stocks end lower as markets react to new Trump tariffs
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European stocks end lower as markets react to new Trump tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 20, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters LONDON — European stocks closed lower on Monday as global markets reacted to U.S. President Donald […]

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India delays Washington trade visit as U.S. tariff policy shifts, source tells CNBC
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India delays Washington trade visit as U.S. tariff policy shifts, source tells CNBC

US President Donald Trump (R) and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images) Prakash Singh | Afp | Getty Images India’s trade negotiators will reschedule their planned visit […]

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The global bond market could be about to lose its ‘quiet stabilizer’ — and U.S. Treasurys are at the top of the exposure list
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The global bond market could be about to lose its ‘quiet stabilizer’ — and U.S. Treasurys are at the top of the exposure list

Japan’s longstanding role as the global bond market’s “quiet stabilizer” may be about to shift — and U.S. Treasurys could be first to get caught up in the fallout. Japanese investors and institutions are among the biggest foreign holders of sovereign debt. At the end of 2024, they were the top overseas holder of U.S. […]

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Russia’s Putin slams U.S. oil blockade on Cuba: ‘We do not accept anything like this’
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Russia’s Putin slams U.S. oil blockade on Cuba: ‘We do not accept anything like this’

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow on February 18, 2026. Pavel Bednyakov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s fuel blockade on Cuba, saying Moscow considers the latest restrictions unacceptable. […]

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