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CNBC Daily Open: Elon Musk’s money can’t buy OpenAI
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images In January, U.S. consumers didn’t feel as inclined to open their wallets, causing retail sales for the month to fall more than expected, […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Elon Musk’s money is not the issue for OpenAI
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images In January, U.S. consumers didn’t feel as inclined to open their wallets, causing retail sales for the month to fall more than expected, which might […]
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CNBC Daily Open: PPI and tariffs cloud markets, but investors choose to see silver lining
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on February 12, 2025. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Humans are forward-looking creatures. It allows us to plan for the future, increasing our chances of survival and success, but can also bog us […]
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Asia markets rise after Wall Street gains overnight; Singapore logs faster-than-expected GDP growth
People walking through the neon lit night streets of Sinchon in the heart of Seoul, South Korea’s vibrant capital city. Fotovoyager | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Friday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight as President Donald Trump signed a reciprocal tariffs plans, but did not enact the levies on them immediately. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 started […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Hotter-than-expected inflation stokes U.S. policy concerns
Eggs for sale at 72.2 cents per egg from a supermarket on Feb. 10, 2025 in Monterey Park, California, U.S. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images What do arthouse movies and U.S. interest rates in 2025 have in common? There’s a chance both will have no cuts. The 3% figure for 12-month headline […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Tesla wobbles as BYD gets ahead in self-driving and Elon Musk is everywhere
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Elon Musk is the world’s richest person, and the leader of Tesla, SpaceX, X, […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Worries over BYD and Elon Musk send Tesla shares down
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk delivers remarks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Elon Musk is the world’s richest person, and the leader of Tesla, SpaceX, […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s cuts continue sweeping through the US government, and even the penny is not spared
Rolls of US pennies are seen in this photo illustration in Washington, DC, February 10, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images It’s been just over three weeks into the second term of U.S. President Donald Trump, and the flurry of announcements from the White House shows no sign of abating. The administration is […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Enthusiasm over Trump and AI appears to be waning
The ArcelorMittal steel production plant in Ghent, Belgium, on July 27, 2024. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The excitement over artificial intelligence and U.S. President Donald Trump’s perceived friendliness to the stock market buoyed investor sentiment as recently as December. In 2025, it seems those animal spirits have somewhat evaporated. Any time Trump […]
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Want to invest in China? Here’s how the pros are investing in the face of trade frictions
The tariff tussle between the U.S. and China has made many investors wary of the country’s stock market , but some still see opportunities in it. China launched tit-for-tat measures on Feb. 4, in a rapid response to new U.S. tariffs on Chinese exports, stoking fears of a trade war between the world’s two biggest […]
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