Tourists visit the Nanjing Road Scenic Area in Shanghai, China, on October 20, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Many people in China cheered the meeting Thursday between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump, after months of escalating bilateral tensions. Every time the two leaders meet, it helps ease tensions and creates…
Pictured here is the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, ahead of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on September 30, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s top leaders on Thursday stressed their resolve to boost domestic consumption over the next five years,…
A new residential complex under construction in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 20, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese policymakers are unlikely to shore up the country’s struggling real estate sector, analysts told CNBC, even as the housing slump drags on economic growth. The assessment comes as China’s top…
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Southwest Airlines — Shares of the airline gained 2% on the back of a surprise quarterly profit . Southwest also said that demand and fares are both improving. The company reported adjusted earnings of 11 cents per share, while analysts polled by LSEG had expected a…
Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Beyond Meat rallied for a third straight day Wednesday as meme traders jump on the stock. The food company known for its plant-based burgers and sausages surged 111% at one point in the premarket Wednesday. It last traded above $6.43 per share in extended trading, up 77%, after…
Check out the companies making headlines before the stock market’s opening bell. Beyond Meat — The plant-based meat alternative company surged 90%, continuing its meme-fueled craze . The stock soared more than 140% on Tuesday, its largest ever one-day gain, after Beyond Meat signed a deal with Walmart to expand distribution. Earlier in the week,…
In this photo illustration, Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burgers are shown on February 29, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Beyond Meat has regained a bit of its meme mojo status, surging 93% on Tuesday. The food company known for its plant-based meat alternatives is having an incredible week, with shares surging more…
China Shipping containers are seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions continue over U.S. tariffs with China, in Oakland, California, on May 12, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters BEIJING — China’s economy grew 4.8% in the third quarter from a year earlier, the slowest pace in a year but in line with analyst…
As U.S.-China tensions escalate and overall market volatility rises, investment strategists expect Chinese stocks will hold up as the country doubles down on tech development. “For now I think as long as people’s sentiment on [the] U.S. is slightly positive, sentiment on China will continue to be positive,” said Liqian Ren, leader of quantitative investment…
Friday’s selloff in the stock market resulted in the biggest options volume day ever and the latest sign of the retail trading crowd’s incredible support of the stock market. Scott Rubner, head of equity and equity derivatives strategy at Citadel Securities, said Friday, Oct. 10 resulted in over 108 million contracts traded, only the second…