DeepSeek has rattled the U.S.-led AI ecosystem with its latest model, shaving hundreds of billions in chip leader Nvidia’s market cap. While the sector leaders grapple with the fallout, smaller AI companies see an opportunity to scale with the Chinese startup. Several AI-related firms told CNBC that DeepSeek’s emergence is a “massive” opportunity for them, rather … Read more
Google’s Munich headquarters on Jan. 31, 2025 in Munich, Germany. The company’s development center is located in Arnulfpark. More than 2,500 employees work for the US company at various locations in Germany. Matthias Balk | Picture Alliance | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday paused tariffs on Mexico and Canada (but, notably, not … Read more
Cargo ships and containers at Qingdao port in eastern China’s Shandong province on Dec. 4, 2024. Stringer | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what … Read more
A sales clerk shows off Elpida Memory Inc. memory chips at an electronics shop in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, March 5, 2009. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares in Japan’s chip-related companies extended declines for a second day as Chinese startup DeepSeek’s AI competitiveness calls into question the United States’ leadership in the … Read more
Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration taken Nov. 25, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters After a blistering rally in bitcoin this year, crypto investors and industry executives told CNBC they’re expecting the flagship cryptocurrency to hit new all-time highs in 2025. In December, the world’s largest cryptocurrency broke the highly-anticipated $100,000, setting … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 9, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what … Read more
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A visitor looks at screens at the Korea Exchange (KRX) headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images An extraordinary political drama in South Korea is likely to compound an already gloomy outlook for Asia’s fourth-largest economy, analysts say, although some see reason to be more upbeat … Read more
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) attend the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors … Read more
Former US President Donald Trump arrives during a “Get Out The Vote” rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, US, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Donald Trump’s U.S. election victory has ratcheted up concerns about higher prices, prompting strategists to rethink the outlook for global bond yields and currencies. It is … Read more
