What is the true cost of tariffs? It’s debatable — not only because of political biases, but also because it’s far from straightforward to calculate just how much of the levies consumers end up paying.Even so, it’s possible to estimate how much the price of common items could increase under President Donald Trump’s various tariff proposals. For products like clothing imported from China and Vietnam, U.S. shoppers could have to pay a lot more.To illustrate, retail consultancy group AlixPartners created pricing models exclusively for CNBC, looking at the price of a men’s sweater and men’s shoes made in both China and…
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President Donald Trump held a phone call with China President Xi Jinping, Chinese media outlet Xinhua reported Thursday.The call was initiated by Trump, Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a subsequent statement.The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the report.U.S. stock futures rose on news of the call.Trump has reportedly been eager to speak with Xi, as strained trade relations between the two countries frayed further in the past week.Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump.Dan Kitwoodnicholas Kamm | Afp | Getty ImagesWhile Washington and Beijing temporarily lowered tariffs on each…
Shoppers carry bags on Market Street in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Based on payrolls processing firm ADP’s jobs report and the U.S. Federal Reserve “Beige Book,” the United States economy appears to be slowing. The number of private sector jobs created in May rose by a mere 37,000, almost three times lower than the Dow Jones forecast. And the Fed report noted that “economic activity has declined slightly since the previous report” released April 23.The ADP report, however, isn’t always aligned with the Labor Department’s jobs report, which…
Two graduate students research chemical products in a laboratory in Xiwangzhuang Town, Zaozhuang City, Shandong province of China, on Dec. 26, 2023.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBEIJING — For all the attention on U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence, new studies point to China’s rapid rise in biotechnology, especially for drug and agricultural development.Out of five critical tech sectors, “China has the most immediate opportunity to overtake the United States in biotechnology,” the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs said Thursday in its release of a “Critical and Emerging Technologies Index,” covering AI, biotech, semiconductors, space and quantum.While the…
Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Daiwa reiterates Nvidia as outperform Daiwa raised its price target on the stock to $165 per share from $115. “Since the Nvidia moment when they raised DC [data center] guidance to $10b from $4b in May 2023, we have seen many big rallies and then pauses. We are back in a rally phase given good quarterly growth and the same expectation for 2025.” Read more here. Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as a top pick Bank of America said the stock remains a top pick following a meeting with company…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Circle Internet Group — The stablecoin issuer priced its upsized, $1 billion initial public offering at $31 a share, above an expected range of $27-$28 and an initial range last week of $24 to $26, giving Circle a total market value of some $7 billion. Five Below — The budget retailer climbed 7% on strong first-quarter earnings and upbeat guidance for current-quarter revenue. Five Below earned 86 cents per share, excluding items, on $971 million in revenue in the latest quarter, higher than analysts’ estimate of 82 cents a share and…
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the Hertie School in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, May 26, 2025.Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe European Central Bank on Thursday announced a 25-basis-point interest rate trim taking the deposit facility rate to 2%, down from a mid-2023 high of 4%.Ahead of the announcement, traders had been pricing in an almost 99% chance of the quarter-point cut according to LSEG data.”In particular, the decision to lower the deposit facility rate – the rate through which the Governing Council steers the monetary policy stance – is based on its updated assessment of…
U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth attends the meeting of North Atlantic Council defence ministers during the NATO defence ministers’ meeting at the NATO headquarters on June 05, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Omar Havana | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesA higher defense spending target for NATO members is looking likely, as the alliance prepares for its big bang summit later in June.NATO defense ministers are meeting in Brussels on Thursday, ahead of a larger gathering on June 24-25, to discuss ramping up defense capabilities — everything from bolstering air and missile defenses to long-range weapons and ground force numbers.But…
Roblox has “structural advantages” that can drive the stock higher, according to Bank of America. The bank upped its price target on the online game platform to $103 per share from $86 and reiterated its buy rating. BofA’s forecast calls for roughly 13% upside from Wednesday’s close. “We expect to see talent and capital flow into the RBLX ecosystem faster than mobile app & console games for the foreseeable future,” analyst Omar Dessouky wrote in a Wednesday note. “The string of strong results and share price rally appears to have catalyzed interest among new long-term oriented growth investors.” RBLX YTD…
PUNTA GORDA – OCTOBER 10: In this aerial view, a person walks through flood waters that inundated a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesIt’s officially hurricane season, and early forecasts indicate it’s poised to be an active one.Now is the time to take a look at your homeowners insurance policy to ensure you have enough and…
