World economy
Asia markets trade mixed after Wall Street gains as investors look past government shutdown
Skyline of Tokyo, Japan. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher Friday, tracking Wall Street gains as investors shrugged off the U.S. government shutdown. Investors are waiting to see how long the shutdown will last to assess the gravity of its economic repercussions. Historically, government shutdowns in the U.S. have not […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: India’s gigawatt gold rush
A Nvidia HGX H100 server at the Yotta Data Services Pvt. data center in Navi Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Mar. 14, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | 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 […]
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BYD monthly sales tumble for the first time in 2025, reinforcing slowdown concerns
HANGZHOU, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 – Viewers watch a new energy vehicle under BYD at an auto show in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 21, 2025. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s electric-vehicle behemoth BYD posted its first year-on-year decline in deliveries […]
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South Korea’s Kospi hits record high as Samsung and SK Hynix soar on OpenAI partnership
The Seoul skyline. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi index jumped more than 3% Thursday to hit an all-time high, lifted by gains in heavyweight Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Shares in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which announced a partnership with OpenAI late Wednesday to supply memory chips, rose over […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s K-visa plans spark worries of a talent flood
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 Immigration anxieties and a challenging job market have sparked an online backlash over China’s latest attempt at attracting global talent — a new visa program […]
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European markets open lower as traders keep an eye on tariffs, U.S. political deadlock
A specialist trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 15, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — European stocks opened lower on Tuesday as investors kept an eye on U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs and more political deadlock in the U.S. European markets […]
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European stocks close higher as pharma giants AstraZeneca and GSK notch gains
Stocks listed in Europe closed higher on Monday, as investors monitored the impact of a potential U.S. government shutdown later in the week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally ended up around 0.34%, with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory. Lufthansa ended the session slightly higher, paring earlier gains, after it said its free […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: From American Dream to Indian Dream
This report is from this week’s edition of CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter, which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The big story Lately, every move out of Washington seems to send aftershocks straight to New Delhi. The latest shake-up? A $100,000 one-time […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: TikTok tops the trade talk
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 Many in business circles were hoping for a sweeping U.S.-China trade deal, but an agreement now looks even more elusive. The fate of TikTok in […]
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U.S. and global growth forecast lifted by OECD as economies surprise to the upside
Container backlog occurs at Longtan Port Container Terminal in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Costfoto| Nurphoto | Getty Images The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development upgraded its global economic growth forecast on Tuesday, with many economies appearing more resilient than expected so far this year. […]
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