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Construction begins on Las Vegas Sands' $8 billion 'ultra luxurious' resort in Singapore

The all-suite resort will have gaming facilities, a "'Skyloop" rooftop and a 15,000-seater arena to attract business travelers and global musical acts.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Musk’s India relationship moves beyond talk β€” but will it blossom?

Musk has talked about India for years. This time, the groundwork is finally being laid. The next few months will show if this is the start of something lasting.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

China's premier urges tighter price oversight as deflation pressures squeeze economy

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for tighter pricing regulation in the electric car sector as Beijing sought to rein in the cut-throat industrial price wars.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

EU proposes raising defense funding in 2-trillion-euro budget

"This is a budget for the realities of today, as well as the challenges of tomorrow," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Jensen Huang woos Beijing as Nvidia finds a way back into China

Wearing his iconic leather jacket, Huang walked into the sunny courtyard of the Mandarin Oriental hotel earlier than scheduled and took multiple questions.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Crypto regulation bills move forward after record-setting House vote

The second attempt to advance a pair of crypto bills came after President Donald Trump intervened Tuesday evening to get the holdouts on board.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Shares in Japan's Seven & i plunge 7% after Couche-Tard withdraws $47 billion takeover bid

Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard announced on Wednesday that it is pulling its $47 billion takeover offer for Japan's Seven & i Holdings.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Japan’s exports fall for second straight month with no U.S. trade deal in sight, raising recession fears

The decrease in exports was a reversal of the 0.5% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters, and comes amid a lack of a breakthrough in trade talks with the U.S.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

What happens if Trump fires Fed Chair Powell: 'This would be a mess,' analysts warn

Former Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman said he did not think Jerome Powell would agree to leave if the president asked him to.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: From Didi to DeepSeek

Foreign investors are returning to China in search of opportunities in artificial intelligence startups, including those in their early stages.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trading in Japan's Seven & i halted after Couche-Tard withdraws $47 billion bid to acquire the retailer

Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard announced on Wednesday that it is pulling its $47 billion takeover offer for Japan's Seven & i Holdings.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Couche-Tard drops its $46bn pursuit of 7-Eleven owner

Canadian owner of Circle K chain blames lack of β€˜constructive engagement’ by Japan’s Seven & i

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

A weak yen is the root of Japan’s lurch to the right

Populism has caught up with the country and found fertile soil

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

More US students choosing UK universities after Trump attacks on higher education

Latest admissions data shows 14% rise in American applications for undergraduate courses

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

United Airlines raises outlook after β€˜acceleration’ in travel demand

US carrier’s quarterly revenue topped $15bn for the first time

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Crypto regulation stumbles in Congress for a second day

The second attempt to advance a pair of crypto bills came after President Donald Trump intervened Tuesday evening to get the holdouts on board.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

FirstFT: Donald Trump floats firing Fed’s Jay Powell

Also in today’s newsletter, US set to ban Chinese tech in submarine cables, and Nvidia chief vows to β€˜accelerate recovery’ of China sales

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK and Germany join forces in push for lucrative sales of military jets and hardware

Berlin vows more pragmatic approach after years of tension between two countries over arms exports

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Morgan Stanley earnings top estimates on increased trading revenue

The strong performance was propelled by higher client activity with notable strength in equity trading.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

UK green energy groups warned they would lose subsidies under a Reform government

Deputy leader Richard Tice says rightwing populist party will reassess β€˜all net zero commitments’ due to high costs

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US set to ban Chinese technology in submarine cables

New rule aims to end vulnerability in communications infrastructure after attack on American telecoms

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Peter Thiel just bought a big stake in Tom Lee's ether company and the shares are surging

Bitmine Immersion Technologies recently launched an ether buying strategy and named Fundstrat's Tom Lee chairman.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Israel strikes Syrian military headquarters in Damascus

Attack follows days of deadly sectarian clashes in southern part of country and marks significant escalation of campaign

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

OpenAI says it will use Google's cloud for ChatGPT

Having faced supply shortages, OpenAI will now be drawing on computing resources from CoreWeave, Google, Microsoft and Oracle.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Netanyahu suffers another blow as second Haredi party quits Israel government

Shas departs over failure to enshrine ultraorthodox military exemption but says it will not work to topple administration

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump trade representative pushes defence start-ups to fill manufacturing gap

Jamieson Greer cheered by Silicon Valley players hoping for a boost from military spending

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Stablecoins might cut America’s debt payments. But at what cost?

The Trump administration will take any help it can get

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Stablecoins should cut America’s debt payments. But at what cost?

The Trump administration will take any help it can get

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Citi’s new banking chief steps up poaching of JPMorgan dealmakers

The US bank hired Viswas Raghavan as head of banking in 2024 to bolster its position in investment banking

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Expect tariff 'cascade' effect across slowing global economy, top UN official warns

President Trump's tariffs will affect jobs and economic stability in many countries, and result in lower global growth, according to a top UN trade official.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump denies that he plans to fire Powell: 'Highly unlikely'

The comments came after the Supreme Court indicated that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to arbitrarily fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trade tariff game theory, with Dmitry Grozoubinski

A podcast cross-promotion post

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

β€˜Confusion’ reigns over cost of UK’s Afghan rescue scheme, says spending watchdog

Head of public accounts committee calls on ministers to disclose detailed bill for resettlement programme

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump asked lawmakers whether he should fire Fed’s Powell

US president later said such a move would be β€˜highly unlikely’, prompting swings in currency markets

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Scale AI cuts 14% of workforce after Meta investment, hiring of founder Wang

Scale AI said it's cutting 14% of its staff weeks after Meta invested $14.3 billion in the startup and hired a number of top staffers.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International