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CNBC Daily Open: Can quantum computing be used in the real world?
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CNBC Daily Open: Can quantum computing be used in the real world?

A researcher introduces the superconducting quantum computing chips developed by Zhejiang University in Hangzhou in east Chinas Zhejiang province Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. Future Publishing | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]

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China’s monetary shift signals economic worries, but ‘bazooka-style’ stimulus is unlikely, experts say
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China’s monetary shift signals economic worries, but ‘bazooka-style’ stimulus is unlikely, experts say

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.  Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese top leadership surprised the market Monday by signaling a shift in its monetary policy stance after 14 years, indicating the economic challenges facing the country are quite entrenched, yet an outsized stimulus is unlikely, according […]

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Asia-Pacific markets open mostly higher as investors await key policy meeting in China
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Asia-Pacific markets open mostly higher as investors await key policy meeting in China

BEIJING, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 04: Buildings and vehicles are seen in the central business district during the rush hour on September 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. Zhang Qiao | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher Wednesday, breaking ranks with major Wall Street benchmarks that declined ahead of key inflation data […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Tech firms in the spotlight
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CNBC Daily Open: Tech firms in the spotlight

Nvidia H100 chips inside a server room at the Yotta Data Services Pvt. data center, in Navi Mumbai, India, on Thursday, March 14, 2024.  Dhiraj Singh| Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to […]

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Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher as investors await Australia rate decision
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher as investors await Australia rate decision

The full moon, otherwise known as a strawberry supermoon, is seen over the Skyline of the CBD in Sydney, Australia June 15, 2022. Steven Saphore | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly higher Tuesday, following losses on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pull back from record highs ahead […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Political uncertainty intensifies over the weekend 
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CNBC Daily Open: Political uncertainty intensifies over the weekend 

National Syrian Army soldiers celebrate after opposition forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham took control of the Hama city center and surrounding villages on Dec. 6, 2024, in Hama, Syria. Dia Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings […]

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China’s top leaders are set to discuss GDP growth target, stimulus measures amid economic worries
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China’s top leaders are set to discuss GDP growth target, stimulus measures amid economic worries

BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 8: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a signing ceremony with Italian President Sergio Mattarella (not pictured) at The Great Hall Of The People on November 8, 2024 in Beijing, China.   Florence Lo | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders are gearing up […]

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Qatar energy minister: I don’t ‘worry much’ about Trump’s vow to lift LNG exports cap
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Qatar energy minister: I don’t ‘worry much’ about Trump’s vow to lift LNG exports cap

Qatar’s Energy Minister and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Sherida Al Kaabi speaks at a press conference in Doha on Sept. 1, 2024. Karim Jaafar | Afp | Getty Images Qatar’s energy minister said he isn’t too concerned about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to lift the cap on liquefied natural gas exports. “Additional gas is […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Geopolitical uncertainty intensifies over the weekend
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CNBC Daily Open: Geopolitical uncertainty intensifies over the weekend

TOPSHOT – This aerial picture shows a bullet-riddled portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad adorning Hama’s municipality building after it was defaced following the capture of the city by anti government fighters, on December 6, 2024.  Omar Haj Kadour | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets […]

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Asia-Pacific markets open mixed as investors assess Japan’s revised GDP, await China inflation data
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Asia-Pacific markets open mixed as investors assess Japan’s revised GDP, await China inflation data

Tokyo, Japan skyline with the Tokyo Tower Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Monday as traders assessed revised economic growth data from Japan and awaited China’s November inflation data. Japan’s Nikkei 225 opened 0.5% higher, while the Topix gained 0.4%. Japan’s third-quarter GDP was revised to 0.3% on a quarter-on-quarter […]

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