Nebius unveiled plans on Tuesday to build a new AI data center in Finland, which it says will be one of Europe’s largest when up-and-running, as the region races to develop the compute infrastructure needed to power the AI boom. The new facility will be based in the Finnish city of Lappeenranta with a capacity…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Tuesday as uncertainty lingers over the likelihood of a peace deal to bring an end…
Workers install solar power infrastructure at a public parking lot within the National Assembly grounds in Yeouido, Seoul, on March 26, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images South Korea on Tuesday proposed a supplementary budget worth 26.2 trillion won (about $17.1 billion) to ease the burden of rising energy prices on households and industries…
A Bharti Airtel office building pictured in Gurugram, on the outskirts of New Delhi. Pacific Press | Lightrocket | Getty Images India’s telecom giant Bharti Airtel has raised $1 billion for its data center arm — Nxtra Data — from private equity firms Alpha Wave, Carlyle and Anchorage Capital, underscoring a growing global interest in…
US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, March 7, 2026 Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. U.S. President Donald Trump is apparently finding it…
LIANYUNGANG, CHINA – FEBRUARY 28: Employees produce stuffed toys for export at a toy factory on February 28, 2026 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province of China. Si Wei | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s official gauge for manufacturing activity rose more than expected in March, marking its strongest performance in a year and snapping two…
A robot band from LinkerBot performs at a robot 6S store on Jan. 29, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of what I’m seeing…
A view of missile traces launched from Yemen at Israel sighted in the sky over Hebron, West Bank, on March 28, 2026. Wisam Hashlamoun | Anadolu | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Tuesday as the conflict in the Middle East keeps investors jittery, with crude oil prices continuing to rise. U.S. President Donald…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 30, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed on Monday night after all three indexes fell during the regular session, bringing the S&P 500 closer to correction territory. Futures…
Pickleball paddle producer Devi Wei has a message for U.S. shoppers. “Americans will have to pay more,” the Chinese businessman told CNBC at a Beijing trade show last week at the China International Exhibition Center. Because of the recent swings in oil prices resulting from the Iran war and closure of the Strait of Hormuz,…
