Chinese markets have been in the spotlight over the last month after the government revealed a slew of stimulus announcements , sending markets higher. As well as measures including interest rate cuts, lower cash reserve requirements for banks, and liquidity support for stock markets, Minister of Finance Lan Fo’an also indicated that the country was looking to increase its debt and deficit . Mainland China’s CSI 300 blue-chip index has risen around 22.5% in the last month. As investors ponder how — and where — to invest in China, CNBC’s Tanvir Gill will quiz China portfolio manager Jason Hsu on where…
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There was a time, not long ago, when it would have been piling on to suggest the 2024 New England Patriots seemed headed for a 1-16 season. But now? After Sunday’s 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London, and after Pats coach Jerod Mayo walked into the interview room and made the stunning acknowledgment that “we’re a soft football team across the board,” the question now is: How could they not finish 1-16?Both the Patriots and Jaguars came into Sunday with bookend 1-5 records. That made this a so-called “winnable” game for both teams, except only…
Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo appears in court next to his lawyer Roberto Su for sentencing during his trial on charges of corruption related to the Brazilian company Odebrecht, in Lima, Peru, October 21, 2024.Gerardo Marin | ReutersPeruvian former President Alejandro Toledo was convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison on Monday.The verdict marks Peru’s first high-profile conviction related to Brazil’s continent-spanning Lava Jato corruption scandal.Toledo, a 78-year-old economist who holds a doctorate from Stanford University, governed the Andean nation between 2001 and 2006.He was convicted of taking $35 million in bribes from the company formerly…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 23, 2024.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesStock futures were flat in overnight trading after the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped a three-day winning streak.Futures tied to the Dow edged down 37 points. S&P 500 futures inched lower by less than 0.1%, while Nasdaq-100 futures slipped 0.1%.During Monday’s trading session, the 30-stock Dow fell more than 344 points, or 0.8%, after three consecutive winning sessions. The S&P 500 declined about 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite added close to 0.3%. Elsewhere, the yield on the…
I’m proud to call the tiny sugarcane farming community of Ingham, Australia, my hometown.It boasts blue skies, sandy beaches and Australia’s longest single-drop waterfall. But its location — at the northern end of the state of Queensland — is a problem for me.Lured by the desire to explore Europe, I left for London 17 years ago, on a two-year working holiday visa. I had no idea that a handsome English stranger I met in a bar one evening would be my future husband. It’s the reason that I am now a permanent resident of the United Kingdom, raising two young…
Tiger Woods is expected to play competitive golf again in January.Woods, who underwent back surgery last month, is being promoted as making his TGL debut in the nascent league’s second week of competition. His Jupiter Links Golf Club team will play Los Angeles Golf Club at 7 p.m. ET on Jan. 14, televised on ESPN.TGL released its full schedule Monday ahead of its debut in January. Its first match on Jan. 7 (9 p.m. ET, ESPN) will feature New York Golf Club (Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler, Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young) against The Bay Golf Club (Ludvig Åberg, Wyndham Clark,…
A bronze bull statue outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, on Monday, June 3, 2024. India’s stock futures jumped after exit polls indicated a resounding victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party in general elections that concluded Saturday. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets slipped on Tuesday, trailing a mixed session on Wall Street.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 started the day down 1.2%, while South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.82% and its small cap Kosdaq lost 1.40%.In contrast, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose marginally, while the broad based Topix was trading close to…
The New York Stock Exchange.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesStocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox.Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped a three-day win streak, and what’s on the radar for the next session.Starboard Value’s investment in KenvueWe’ll find out a lot more on Tuesday when Starboard’s Jeff Smith joins CNBC TV’s David Faber.Kenvue shares shot up 5.5% Monday as investors got behind Starboard.Kenvue was spun off of…
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg holds a smartphone, as he makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | ReutersThree years after Meta shut down facial recognition software on Facebook amid a groundswell of privacy and regulator pushback, the social media giant said on Tuesday it is testing the service again as part of a crackdown on “celeb bait” scams. Meta said it will enroll about 50,000 public figures in a trial which involves automatically comparing their Facebook profile photos with images used in suspected scam…
