Japan’s stock market surged to a record high overnight as new political leadership in Tokyo fueled bets on stronger fiscal support and stable monetary policy. Here’s how U.S. investors can take advantage of one of the world’s most powerful equity bull runs. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped 4.8% to overnight Monday after the country’s ruling…
A car equipped with Momenta technology on display at the IAA Mobility show in Munich, Germany in September 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Momenta, a Chinese driverless technology startup, is raising a fresh round of funding that could value the company at around $6 billion, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The valuation…
Newly manufactured cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, on March 27, 2025. Issei Kato | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday stateside to implement a trade deal with Japan, with 15% baseline tariffs on most Japanese goods, including autos. The deal had been reached in…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Salesforce — The cloud company slipped 7% after Salesforce guided for third-quarter revenue to come in between $10.24 billion and $10.29 billion, lower than the $10.29 billion analysts polled by LSEG had estimated. However, Salesforce posted a second-quarter beat on both the top and bottom lines….
Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the S & P 500 slid for a fifth consecutive day, and what’s on…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World shares were mixed on Friday, with Asian stocks mostly lower while Tokyo’s benchmark spiked more than 2% after Japanese officials said they had resolved questions over the tariff that will apply to exports to the U.S. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX lost 0.3% to 24,131.01. The CAC 40 in…
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Wednesday, after discouraging signs about the U.S. economy sent Wall Street shares declining, and Investors are sifting through a slew of corporate earnings reports to assess how businesses may have been affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Among Japanese companies, automakers Honda Motor…
Tesla vehicles are lined up at a vehicle storage yard at an industrial port, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports, in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters Japanese automakers may have sidestepped crushing U.S. tariffs, but the…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday that American auto CEOs told him they are “cool with” President Donald Trump‘s new trade deal, which could put lower tariffs on cars imported from Japan than on cars made by U.S. companies in Canada and Mexico. Lutnick brushed off complaints from a group representing General Motors, Ford and…
Toyota Motor Corp. said it hopes for improved ties between the US and Japan, going as far as to call for further tariff reductions a day after President Donald Trump announced a much-awaited trade pact with the island nation. “Toyota hopes the environment surrounding the automotive industries of both Japan and the US continues to…