Cranes unload the cargo of Panamanian flagged bulk carrier Star Taishan at the Port of Rio Grande, southern Brazil, on May 6, 2025. Silvio Avila | AFP | Getty Images Just this morning Singapore time, U.S. President Donald Trump said that the 50% tariff on copper imports, which he announced earlier on Tuesday, will begin…
The blue logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is displayed on the facade of its headquarters building in Vienna, Austria, on June 9, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images OPEC says more than 1,000 ministers, CEOs, policymakers, analysts and journalists were invited to its biennial seminar to discuss key trends…
The smelting area, where the copper is smelted and then placed in molds and cooled, at the Codelco El Teniente processing facility in Machali, Chile, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images London-listed mining firms bounced on Thursday, shaking off recent losses to drive the U.K.’s FTSE 100 index to a…
Starbucks’ investors were excited for a brief moment after CNBC reported that the coffee giant received offers valuing its China operations at up to $10 billion, sending its Nasdaq-listed shares over 3% higher briefly before paring back gains. Starbucks China has attracted offers for a potential stake sale, valuing the coffee chain at between $5…
London’s Old Street roundabout, home to many tech firms and sometimes dubbed “Silicon Roundabout.” Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.K. capital markets are at a crossroads. The country’s startups raised $8 billion in the first six months of the year, according to a report from Dealroom and HSBC Innovation Banking — more than…
The Faroe Islands are rolling out road trips for travelers looking to explore beyond the usual hot spots. The catch? Visitors don’t know where the trips will take them. The Danish archipelago’s tourism board, Visit Faroe Islands, on Tuesday launched 30 itineraries that take travelers on self-guided driving tours. The tours are accessible via…
Hi, I’m Spriha Srivastava, executive editor for digital at CNBC International. Welcome to this edition of Inside India. This week, I look at how the boom in India’s derivatives markets has brought a whole host of worries for retail investors, who are typically young and drawn in by the promise of quick profits. Mumbai, India:…
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Key Points Activist investor Standard Investments has halved its stake in London-listed Johnson Matthey after a six-month campaign to overhaul the company. Based in New York, Standard Investments is the investment arm of Standard Industries, a privately held industrial company that owns the specialty chemicals company W.R. Grace. Standard began agitating late last year by…
Pictured here is construction on the One Sunac Opus high-end apartment complex in Beijing on Oct. 17, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. Each week, we’ll explore the biggest business…
