A factory manufacturing medical devices. Reuters China’s finance ministry said on Sunday it was restricting government purchases of medical devices from the European Union that exceed 45 million yuan ($6.3 million) in value, in retaliation to Brussels’ own curbs last month. Tensions between Beijing and Brussels have been rising, with the European Union imposing tariffs…
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s president, arrives for a hearing at the Constitutional Court of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korean special prosecutors on Sunday filed a request to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to insurrection from when he…
Flags of the European Union and the United States. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images CNBC’s assignment desk has a conundrum this week: how to approach July, 9. Why does this specific date matter? It’s the deadline for trade negotiations between the U.S. and European Union before the tariffs axe (maybe) falls…
Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron has had her share of romantic relationships. Among the most famous were her relationships with Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins and actor Sean Penn. But these days, the mother of two is choosing to be single, she recently told Alex Cooper on podcast “Call Her Daddy.” For her, building her…
Let’s face it: Americans are stressed. Google searches for “how to reduce stress” are high, and 77% of U.S. adults report that the country’s future is a major source of stress, according to a survey done by the American Psychological Association. So, it’s no surprise that people are looking for ways to better manage their…
Americans are embracing health and wellness — and none more than Gen Z and millennials. People are spending more than $500 billion in the United States on wellness, and it is growing at 4% to 5% each year, according to McKinsey . Nearly 30% of Gen Zers and millennials said they are prioritizing wellness “a…
For over four years, I’ve been a professor at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. Before that, I worked in the corporate world at organizations like Coca-Cola and IBM. Recently, for work, I went to Denmark, one of the world’s happiest countries, to teach a course called “Happiness Blueprint.” While there, I discovered what many had…
Morgan Stanley highlighted five stocks that have plenty of upside, according to the investment bank’s analysts. The firm says companies such as Chewy are compelling and their stocks have more room to run. The other overweight-rated names include: Ulta , NuBank, Chart Industries and Coupang. Chart Industries Morgan Stanley analyst Daniel Kutz is doubling down…
The OPEC logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying OPEC icons in Ankara, Turkey, on June 25, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Eight oil-producing nations of the OPEC+ alliance on Saturday agreed to lift their collective crude production by 548,00 barrels per day, as they…
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, as he speaks from a balcony, on the day he is expected to sign a sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said he had…
