As uncontrolled blazes have turned large swaths of Los Angeles into hellscapes the last week, Associated Press photographers have been on the frontlines. They have captured burning so intense that it lights the night sky, people so shocked they have a hard time putting sentences together and destruction so complete that what stands out is…
U.S. stock futures were rising Thursday after a surprise cooldown in a key inflation measure appeared to boost the chances that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at some point this year. Core consumer price inflation, which doesn’t include volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.2% last month for its smallest gain since July,…
Washington DC: The incoming Trump administration in the United States will reinforce President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific strategy, especially while dealing with China and strengthening ties with India. Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor (NSA) choice, Mike Waltz, has noted that China poses a long-term strategic challenge to America, and India is a key partner for the…
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) presented the Airport City blueprint to the business community at a major event today as the new brand of the development, “SKYTOPIA”, was unveiled. The event showcased the development potential and investment opportunities at “SKYTOPIA”, with themed exhibition zones introducing the major projects, attracting over 300 business leaders from Hong…
According to a new report published by Introspective Market Research Private Limited, titled, “US Electric Vehicle Market by Type and Application: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2024-2032,” US Electric Vehicle Market Size is Valued at USD 47.49 Billion in 2023, and is Projected to Reach USD 364.15 Billion by 2032, Growing at a CAGR…
The rocket’s first attempt to launch on Monday was scrubbed around because ice had accumulated on a propellant line. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has blasted off from Florida on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earth’s orbit for Jeff Bezos’s space company. Thirty storeys tall, standing at 98 metres (321.5 feet),…
Investors scored big wins last year as the S&P 500, the Nasdaq, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average all climbed by double digits. Investor enthusiasm about technology and growth stocks, and the economic environment ahead, drove the momentum. Right now, it’s too early to predict with 100% certainty whether the indexes will deliver yet another…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 15, 2025, in New York City. David Dee Delgado | 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…
Fourth seed Taylor Fritz said he is going to donate his first-round prize money from the Australian Open to support victims from the Los Angeles wildfires. The fires, which began on 7 January, have killed at least 25 people and are being marked as the most destructive in the city’s history. After beating Chilean qualifier…
Hi everyone! This is Lauly from Taipei. I hope 2025 has been kind to you so far. I am writing this week’s newsletter having just finished attending my eighth year-end banquet hosted by Taiwanese tech suppliers since the middle of December — and I have three more still to go. The year-end banquet, or weiya…