Asian Markets Retreat After Tech Losses Hobble Wall St

Asian markets mostly fell Friday following a broadly negative lead from Wall Street, where tech giants led a sell-off on profit-taking, while traders are on intervention watch as the yen retreats back towards a three-decade low. A batch of worse-than-forecast US data provided further signs that the world’s number one economy was softening, but that … Read more

China spent $230 billion to build its electric car industry, CSIS says

Workers assemble a Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, an all-electric microcar manufactured by SAIC-GM-Wuling, at a plant of the joint automaker in Qingdao in east Chinas Shandong province Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China spent $230.8 billion over more than a decade to develop its electric car … Read more

Stock markets shut today for Eid-ul-Adha; Asian markets open with mixed trends

File image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Indian stock market is closed for trading today in observance of Eid-ul-Adha, with trading set to resume on Tuesday, as stated on the National Stock Exchange’s (NSE) official website. The closure includes all segments, including stocks, derivatives, and SLBs (Securities Lending and … Read more

Why Jim Cramer says Ford must be ‘bought aggressively’ on the dip

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. The S & P 500 climbed Wednesday after a second round of weak jobs data pushed bond yields lower and gave the market hope for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts … Read more

China’s consumers are spending on experiences. Travel stocks to watch

China’s biggest food delivery platform is seeing a trend: more spending on experiences. “More and more consumers are willing to allocate a larger portion of their budget to travel,” Wang Xing, CEO of Hong Kong-listed Meituan , said Thursday during a first-quarter earnings call, according to a FactSet transcript. “Their demand is not only growing, … Read more

Cruises tend to be cheaper than hotel vacations, and that’s good news for these stocks

Cruise operators have been enjoying strong demand since climbing out of the Covid pandemic, which may have some investors wondering if the good times will last. UBS believes they will. For one, the gap between cruise prices and land-based hotel prices is still “meaningfully wider” than it was in 2019, UBS analyst Robin Farley wrote … Read more

Chinese electric car company Nio to enter UAE Middle East this year

Chinese electric car company Nio launched its lower-cost brand Onvo on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Shanghai, China. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Nio plans to expand to the Middle East this year, CEO William Li said on an earnings call Thursday, at a time when rivals have been increasing … Read more

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Stock price information reflected on a window at the Euronext NV stock exchange in Paris, France, on Monday, March 13, 2023.  Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images European markets were lower Tuesday, as positive momentum over the past few days falters. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.8% by 10:40 a.m. London time, with all … Read more