Demonstrators lift flags and placards during a protest calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza since October, in Tel Aviv on August 31, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)Jack Guez | Afp | Getty ImagesProtests have spilled into Israel’s streets, as the Jewish state braces for a nationwide strike amid mounting pressure on the administration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to broker a cease-fire deal with Hamas and return hostages…
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An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building’s facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Jonathan Ernst | ReutersWhile British fund manager abdrn predicts that the U.S. economy will see a soft landing, there is still the risk of a prolonged slowdown in 2025, said Kenneth Akintewe, the company’s head of Asian sovereign debt.Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Monday, Akintewe asked the question: “Is the Fed already sleepwalking into a policy mistake?”He pointed to economic data like non-farm payrolls, saying they were later revised to reflect a weaker economic picture. In August, the U.S. Labor Department reported that…
Container ships dock to load and unload containers at Qianwan Container Terminal of Qingdao Port in Qingdao, China, on August 29, 2024.Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChina’s factory activity grew modestly among smaller manufacturers last month as export orders offset weakening domestic consumption, according to a private survey.The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing PMI came in at 50.4 in August, according to data released Monday, beating the median estimate of 50.0 in a Reuters poll. The latest figure also reflects a rebound from the contractionary level of 49.8 in July.The private gauge, which focuses on smaller and export-oriented companies, came in contrast…
People wait in line outside Macy’s before opening on “Black Friday” in New York City on November 24, 2023. The retail sector’s efforts to entice holiday gift purchases builds to a crescendo this weekend with the annual “Black Friday” shopping day followed by the newer “Cyber Monday.” (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP) (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)Yuki Iwamura | Afp | Getty ImagesThis 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 matter where they are. Like what you see?…
China urged the European Union to be “objective and fair” and careful with words and actions on issues in the South China Sea, after the bloc remarked on an incident that occurred over the weekend.Ted Aljibe | Afp | Getty ImagesChina urged the European Union to be “objective and fair” and careful with words and actions on issues in the South China Sea, after the bloc remarked on an incident that occurred over the weekend.China said it was “strongly dissatisfied” with the European Union’s “accusations” against it on the issue, a statement by the Chinese mission to the EU showed.”The European Union is not a party to the South China Sea issue and has no right to point fingers on the issue,” it said.It also…
CEO of Swedish defence and security company Saab, Micael Johansson, speaks during the presentation of Saab’s interim report on February 9, 2024 in Stockholm.Jessica Gow | Afp | Getty ImagesRussia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has resulted in a profound shift in the way defense stocks are viewed by mission-driven fund managers, according to two European defense giants.Defense stocks have typically been excluded from portfolios based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors due to ethical concerns over their association with warfare.In recent months, however, ESG fund managers appear to have become increasingly comfortable with holding defense companies — at a…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 23, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCentral banks around the world are set to kick off or continue interest rate cuts this fall, bringing an end to an era of historically high borrowing costs.In September, the U.S. Federal Reserve is all but guaranteed to join the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, the People’s Bank of China, the Swiss National Bank, Sweden’s Riksbank, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of Mexico and others in cutting key rates, which have been held at levels not seen…
In 2021, I was 36 years old, and I had a big year. Thanks to the income streams that grew from my blog and podcast, I started making enough passive income to quit my 9-to-5. This financial freedom made me start to think about what other goals I wanted to achieve, starting with what I wanted from my environment.My family is from the Southern coast of Puerto Rico, about 90 minutes from the capital of San Juan. I’ve always enjoyed visiting, and the more time I spent, the more I realized that I wanted a home there.DON’T MISS: How to master your…
BYD launched the BYD Seal in Europe at the IAA auto show in Munich, Germany. The electric sedan has a starting price of 44,900 euros ($48,479).Arjun Kharpal | CNBCBEIJING — Chinese electric car giant BYD sold a record number of passenger vehicles in August, with sales of hybrids growing faster than those of battery-only cars.The company said August sales rose by 30% year-on-year to 370,854 passenger cars.Its sales of battery-only cars rose by nearly 12%, while hybrid-powered vehicle sales surged by 48% to account for just under two-thirds of BYD cars sold last month.In contrast, several new energy vehicle startups…
A customer pushes a shopping cart with bags outside of a Whole Foods Market grocery store on August 26, 2024 in El Segundo, California.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesThis 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 matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.What you need to know todaySummer ended greenThe three major U.S. indexes climbed Friday, making August another month in the green for them, despite the sharp sell-off at the start of the month.…
