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Poor countries would miss King Dollar

Even though they normally like a weaker greenback

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

Hell is other people’s currencies

As the Trump administration may soon find out

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

How Trump might topple the dollar

For the first time in many decades, the greenback looks vulnerable

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

Google faces Β£5 billion lawsuit in the UK for abusing 'near-total dominance' in search

A class action lawsuit filed Tuesday in the U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal claims Google abused its position to restrict competing search engines.

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

Trump tariffs drove a Treasury sell-off β€” who sold the safe-haven asset?

In just a few sessions, yield on the 10-year Treasury soared to 4.592% on Friday, the highest since February, while the 30-year notched its highest since November 2023 last Wednesday.

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

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: The U.S. wants China to call. Why it won’t – for now

The last time Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke was just before the January 20 inauguration.

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

UK inflation slows to cooler-than-expected 2.6% in March

Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated the consumer price index would hit 2.7% in the twelve months to March.

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

Customers could end up paying for data centers' energy costs in the absence of reform: Experts

Regulation in the utilities sector and improved grid infrastructure are needed to address data center energy-related pricing and service delivery concerns.

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

China's first-quarter GDP tops estimates at 5.4% as growth momentum continues amid tariff worries

Several investment banks havemoved to slash China's growth forecaststhis year, with most doubting Beijing can achieve the official target of "around 5%" this year.

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

Tokyo has 'many cards' to play in U.S. tariff negotiations, says Japanese economic advisor

He pointed out that Japan has been the biggest foreign investor in the U.S. and the largest holder of U.S. Treasury bonds.

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

Japan's antitrust watchdog issues Google 'cease and desist' order over unfair trade practices

Japan's antimonopoly watchdog has issued a cease and desist order against Google for unfair trade practices regarding search services for its Android devices.

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

CNBC Daily Open: United Airlines offers two earnings estimates, reflecting turbulence in economy

The U.S. carrier kept its original earnings forecast, provided in January, but also issued new figures in the event a recession strikes.

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

United Airlines cuts capacity and warns economy is β€˜impossible to predict’

Cautious move comes after strongest first quarter since Covid-19

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

Mark Zuckerberg admits he considered spinning off Instagram in 2018

Meta founder testifies in second day of antitrust trial

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

How does an island with high prices and few beaches attract tourists? Singapore lays out a plan

Singapore plans to increase tourism revenue by more than 60% in 15 years by focusing on business travelers, live events and the stopover visitors.

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Peru’s former president sentenced to 15 years in jail for money laundering

Ollanta Humala is the latest in a series of the country’s leaders to be found guilty of corruption

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Nvidia to take $5.5bn hit as US clamps down on China AI chips exports

Trump administration’s curbs send chipmaker’s shares sliding in after-hours trading

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump pledges to cut drug prices for Americans

Latest executive order could shake up US pharma industry

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK and France in talks over a migrant returns agreement

Britain would be able to deport one person in exchange for the French sending another individual the other way

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Thousands of Israeli military reservists call for deal with Hamas

Prime minister’s decision to resume ferocious offensive in Gaza provokes growing backlash from troops

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US wants to retain key tariffs on EU, say European officials

Diplomats from the bloc say American negotiators stressed the need for levies as part of efforts to repatriate industry

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump threatens to scrap Harvard’s tax-exempt status

Warning signals new escalation in US president’s attacks on universities

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Amazon emails sellers to gauge how Trump's tariffs are impacting their businesses

Amazon asked third-party sellers how the "current U.S. tariff situation" has affected sourcing and pricing, logistics and plans to ship goods into warehouses.

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Mali threatens to seize Barrick Gold’s assets, company says

Mining group also says ruling military junta has shut its office in Bamako

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram from Facebook in 2018: FTC trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning out Instagram in 2018, according to an email presented Tuesday in the FTC's antitrust trial against the company.

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

HPE shares rise after activist Elliott Management takes $1.5 billion stake

Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares jumped after Elliott Investment Management took a more than $1.5 billion stake in the server maker.

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

OpenAI considering its own social network to compete with Elon Musk's X

OpenAI is considering building a social network to compete with Elon Musk's X and Meta's Instagram, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to CNBC.

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

British Steel: how its Chinese owner’s plans unravelled

From the outset there were doubts that Jingye Group could turn round the business where so many others had failed

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

U.S.' inability to replace rare earths supply from China poses a threat to its defense, warns CSIS

As China imposes rare earths export controls, the U.S. is unable to make up the shortfall, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Reform UK targets Labour voters ahead of local elections

Party will β€˜park its tanks’ in northern red wall seats, Nigel Farage says

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

J&J warns pharma tariffs could cause drug shortages

Medical devices like group’s surgical robots have already been hit by the new US charges

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

The UK government needs a proper plan for steel

The future is not in the Scunthorpe blast furnaces that ministers have rescued

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

The economic consequences of a mad king

Trump’s delight in doing whatever he wishes in the moment is incompatible with stability and sustained dynamism

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

LVMH dethroned by Hermès as world's most valuable luxury stock after sales miss

Sales were "overall below the most conservative buyside expectations," Citi analysts said, with wines and spirits suffering the sharpest decline.

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Watch in full: Jamie Dimon urges US to engage with China

JPMorgan Chase chief executive warns US dominance cannot be taken for granted

Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World