Hello, this is Spriha Srivastava, CNBC International’s Executive Editor for Digital, writing from London. This week, I take a closer look at India’s tightrope walk — tariffs from Washington, oil from Moscow, and an uneasy handshake with Beijing. Let’s dive in. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs Thursday night against Atlanta to become the fourth Phillies player and 21st major-leaguer to accomplish the feat. Schwarber was 4 for 6 with a Phillies-record nine RBIs in the 19-4 victory. He took the outright National League homer lead with 49 and moved within one of…
China spent $21 billion on military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, the East and South China Seas and the Western Pacific last year, nearly 40% higher than in 2023, according to Taiwan government estimates based on its tracking of aircraft and ships and working out the cost of fuel and other expenses. The internal research by Taiwan’s armed forces, reviewed by Reuters and corroborated by four Taiwan officials, offers rare details of…
South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee arrives at the special prosecutor’s office in Seoul, South Korea, August 6, 2025. Kim Hong-Ji | Reuters South Korea’s ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee has been reportedly indicted over corruption and bribery charges. South Korean media outlet Yonhap reported that Kim was accused of providing funds for…
Ta’Quan Roberson connected with Victor Snow for a 40-yard touchdown, cutting Buffalo’s deficit vs. Minnesota. <
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s 2025 Jackson Hole economic symposium, “Labor Markets in Transition: Demographics, Productivity, and Macroeconomic Policy” in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S., August 23, 2025. Jim Urquhart | Reuters Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte on Thursday night said that he had filed a…
Shoppers carry bags along Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The S&P 500 closed Thursday at a fresh high, buoyed by signs that both Main Street and Wall Street are still buzzing with life. Revised data showed…
Minnesota’s Drake Lindsey found Jameson Geers for a nine-yard touchdown vs. Buffalo <
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit Daci’en Temple on May 14, 2015 in Xi’an, China. Sheng Jiapeng | CNSPHOTO | VCG | Getty Images When Foxconn recalled hundreds of Chinese engineers from a factory in India last month, reportedly following Beijing’s directions to curb technology transfer to its neighbor, it…
The American dream for Orsted , one of the world’s largest developers of offshore wind farms, appears to have turned into a nightmare, spooking investors and casting a shadow over the renewable energy market. Yet, some see a buying opportunity even as the company navigates a hostile policy environment, a stalled project, and an urgent…
