Super-long bond yields hit record highs in recent sessions over concerns about the size of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s debt-funded stimulus. Connect Images Pink | Connect Images | Getty Images Japan’s super-long government bonds rose on Thursday, supported by a Reuters report about the possible reduction of issuance of super-long-dated bonds next fiscal year. The…
A woman cycles pass a billboard encouraging couples to have only one child, along a road leading to a village in the suburb of Beijing, 25 March 2001. Goh Chai Hin | Afp | Getty Images The death of a former head of China’s one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation…
Tourists wearing Christmas hats are seen on the sand of Bondi Beach in Sydney on Dec. 25, 2025. David Gray | Afp | Getty Images Christmas celebrations were muted at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Thursday in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 15 people there more than a week ago, as the…
Traveling is no longer just about the destination – or even the journey. It’s about the experience you walk away with. Since the end of Covid, experience‑led travel has continued to evolve, shifting away from checking off landmarks and more towards meaningful trips that help travelers connect with the people and places they visit. CNBC…
The AI market is tipped to splinter in 2026. The last three months of 2025 were a rollercoaster of tech sell-offs and rallies, as circular deals, debt issuances, and high valuations fueled concerns over an AI bubble. Such volatility may be an early sign of how AI investment is set to evolve as investors pay closer…
People look at a 24-hour YTN news TV broadcast at Seoul Railway Station showing a news broadcast with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un giving a salute during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed construction of…
Jonathan Ross, chief executive officer of Groq Inc., during the GenAI Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. David Paul | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia has agreed to buy Groq, a designer of high-performance artificial intelligence accelerator chips, for $20 billion in cash, according to Alex Davis, CEO of Disruptive,…
U.S. Treasury yields edged slightly lower on Wednesday as investors positioned for a shortened trading day ahead of the holidays. The 10-year Treasury yield — the benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — was 1 basis point lower at 4.159% by 4:15 a.m. E.T. Yields on the 2-year Treasury note were largely unchanged, at 3.528%. The 30-year bond yield, meanwhile,…
Britain’s BP has agreed to sell a 65% shareholding in lubricants business Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion, months on from the oil giant seeking a buyer for the unit. The deal comes as the company looks to launch a strategic reset, including a green strategy U-turn and the divestment of $20 billion of assets…
LONDON — European markets are expected to open in flat to negative territory as investors take stock of the volatile year during Christmas Eve’s shortened trading session. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 and Germany’s DAX were last seen edging below the flatline, while France’s CAC was 0.1% lower according to data from IG Group. The pan-European Stoxx…
