The College Football Playoff selection committee loves a good loss. Just ask Iowa — a team neither I nor the AP ranked — or Texas, which somehow sits behind a Notre Dame squad with losses to Miami and the last undefeated team in the SEC (Texas A&M). The message is clear: Lose valiantly to a…
Bitcoin, ethereum and the stablecoin USDT are promoted at a cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29, 2025. Peter Parks | Afp | 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. You can subscribe here. The big…
Chinese EV company Xpeng showed off its newest humanoid robot in Guangzhou on Nov. 5, 2025. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng Guangzhou, CHINA — Chinese electric car company Xpeng plans to launch robotaxis next year after previously claiming it wouldn’t be a real business in the near future and took the wraps off of its latest…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A popular ethnic Chinese Malaysian rapper and filmmaker was detained Wednesday to assist police in their investigation into the murder of a Taiwanese social media influencer, the rapper’s lawyer said. Wee Meng Chee, popularly known as Namewee, surrendered to police early Wednesday and will be placed under remand for six days,…
Panama and Ireland square off in opening Group J action of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of kickoff, including how to watch. How to watch Panama vs Ireland Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Time: 7:30 a.m. ET Location: Aspire Zone – Pitch 3, Doha, QAT TV: FS2 Streaming:…
Zhang Lei, founder and chairman of Hillhouse Investment, during the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-focused private equity managers are turning more bullish on the world’s second-largest economy, betting on Beijing’s drive for technological self-sufficiency and rapid adoption to deliver the next…
The United States and Burkina Faso face off in opening Group I action of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. This is the second time these teams have squared off in the tournament. In 2023, the US squad won the match 2-1. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of kickoff, including how to watch. How…
A turbine blade is lifted onto a rack near tower sections at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish renewables giant Orsted on Wednesday reported a quarterly net loss as the beleaguered company continues to battle…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Oct. 29, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — European stocks opened in negative territory on Wednesday, mirroring global declines as concerns grow over sky-high tech valuations. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.4% at 8:20 a.m….
LONDON — Helen Garner, an acclaimed Australian writer whose celebrity fans include singer Dua Lipa, won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction on Tuesday for what judges called her addictive and candid diaries. Garner, 82, was named winner of the 50,000 pound ($65,000) prize at a ceremony in London for “How to End a…
