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. You can subscribe here. The big story As street traffic returns in Beijing after a nine-day holiday, there’s little time for businesses to breathe, ahead of a critical few weeks for U.S.-China…
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Employees work on a Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine for an Airbus SE A330neo aircraft at the Safran SA plant in Colomiers, France, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Safran Nacelles manufactures nacelles for short, medium and long-range…
View of the city of Santiago and the Andes Mountains, taken from the Metropolitan Park on July 2, 2024. Rodrigo Arangua | Afp | Getty Images Chile is the latest Latin American country to have become embroiled in a U.S.-China power struggle. The country, which counts Washington as its top foreign investor and Beijing as…
The City of London skyline at sunset. Gary Yeowell | Digitalvision | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Wednesday as global market nerves eased after U.S. President Donald Trump’s universal 10% tariff came into effect rather than the threatened higher 15% rate. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen…
A view of the logo of HSBC bank on a wall outside a branch in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 14, 2024. Henry Romero | Reuters Europe’s largest lender HSBC on Wednesday reported annual pre-tax profit of $29.91 billion, beating the estimates on the back of a strong performance in its wealth division and Hong…
A currency dealer monitors exchange rates in front of a big screen showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index (C) and the Korean won/USD exchange rate (R) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on April 9, 2025. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea and Japan stocks…
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive to hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images India will likely continue buying Russian oil as the U.S. Supreme Court’s verdict outlawing President Donald…
Iran wants to make a “deal” more than the U.S., President Donald Trump said Tuesday, ahead of another round of scheduled talks with Tehran and amid a build up of American forces in the Middle East. Tehran’s refusal to commit to not developing nuclear weapons remains the key sticking point holding up an agreement, Trump…
A federal judge in California on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI that accused rival Sam Altman’s OpenAI of stealing its trade secrets. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco said that xAI could refile its case, but for now has failed to allege that OpenAI committed any misconduct….
A wheel loader operator fills a truck with ore at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. January 30, 2020. Steve Marcus | Reuters A new race to secure critical minerals is unfolding across the global economy. From Washington’s proposed $12 billion Project Vault stockpile to expanding buffers in Asia and…
