World Markets
Why private equity is stuck with ‘zombie companies’ it can’t sell
Private equity firms are facing a new reality: a growing crop of companies that can neither thrive nor die, lingering in portfolios like the undead. These so-called “zombie companies” refer to businesses that aren’t growing, barely generate enough cash to service debt and are unable to attract buyers even at a discount. They are usually trapped […]
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CNBC Daily Open: SoftBank goes all in on OpenAI as ‘Big Short’ investor issues caution on AI firms
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., left, and Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., during a fireside chat at the Nvidia AI Summit Japan in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoftBank is selling its entire stake in […]
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European markets set to open broadly higher as positive momentum continues
European stocks are seen opening broadly higher on Wednesday, maintaining positive momentum seen earlier this week. Source
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CNBC Daily Open: SoftBank doubles down on AI amid warnings from ‘Big Short’ investor
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., left, and Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., during a fireside chat at the Nvidia AI Summit Japan in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoftBank is selling its entire stake in […]
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Europe stocks higher; Swiss stocks rise on optimism over possible reduction in U.S. tariffs
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 07, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks maintained their positive momentum as an end to the U.S. government shutdown is in sight. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.5% on Tuesday morning, with most […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Days of declines won’t keep AI trade down
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 10, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Investors piled back into artificial intelligence names on Monday stateside. Shares of Nvidia jumped 5.8%, Broadcom advanced 2.6% and Microsoft climbed 1.9% to end its eight-day losing streak, its longest consecutive […]
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CNBC Daily Open: AI is back — it never really went away
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Investors piled back into artificial intelligence names on Monday stateside. Shares of Nvidia jumped 5.8%, Broadcom advanced 2.6% and Microsoft climbed 1.9% to end its eight-day losing streak, its longest consecutive decline since 2011. Market watchers are hoping that another historically long streak — the U.S. government shutdown […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed after Wall Street gains on revived AI trade
A landscaped Sunset shot over Osaka toward the Dojima River, we see the modern city skyline of Osaka in the shot, this is a beautiful shot of the sunset with beautiful orange colors, over the modern city. ©Fitopardo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Tuesday, after Wall Street gained […]
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Europe markets rally on hopes of an end to U.S. government shutdown
LONDON — European stocks rallied at the start of the new trading week as a deal on a funding package that could end the U.S. government shutdown appears to be getting closer. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.8% shortly after the opening bell, with almost all major bourses and sectors in positive territory. The […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Don’t hit panic button on tech pullback just yet
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 07, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images November is historically the best month for the S&P 500, which gains an average of 1.8% during the period, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac. But the first full trading […]
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