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Make sense of markets, investments, personal finance, and economic trends shaping the way individuals and businesses manage money.
Make sense of markets, investments, personal finance, and economic trends shaping the way individuals and businesses manage money.
MUMBAI, Oct 7 — India’s central bank hiked interest rates for the first time in more than three years today...
MUMBAI, Oct 7 — India’s central bank hiked interest rates for the first time in more than three years today...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Malaysia is on track to exceed its palm oil production target for 2026, following encouragin...
UPI MDR will apply to select merchant transactions above ₹2,000 from 15 October 2026, but consumers will not have to pay the charge.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Umios Corporation, one of the world’s largest fishery and food companies, plans to bro...
Lionel Messi’s career with Argentina offers valuable lessons for building long-term wealth.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Malaysia will continue to strengthen established palm oil markets and explore opportunities...
Gold and silver prices today, 7 October: Check the latest 24K, 22K gold and 999 silver retail rates across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and other major Indian cities, along with MCX market updates.
BEIJING, Oct 7 — China called on France and Germany to steer clear of “protectionist” trade measures y...
Irdai’s proposed commission reforms are a step forward, but better claims data are needed to ensure consumers can judge not just what insurance costs, but what it delivers.
TOKYO, Oct 7 — Japanese authorities raided four major beer manufacturers today over suspicions they colluded to hi...
A Telangana retired professor waited nearly 12 years for his pensionary benefits after taking voluntary retirement.
PASIR GUDANG, Oct 7 — Johor Port Bhd (Johor Port), a member of MMC Group, is actively exploring opportunities with...
The 8th Pay Commission begins its meetings in Bengaluru today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Wednesday but retreated shortly after, weighed down by selli...
NEW YORK, Oct 7 — Stock markets firmed yesterday with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 hitting record highs in the United St...
A Jaipur ITAT ruling offers relief to taxpayers making large cash payments from bank withdrawals.
PETALING JAYA, Oct 7 — Sunway Ipoh Mall has secured tenants for 80 per cent of its retail space ahead of its sched...
LONDON, Oct 7 — UK online fashion giant Asos said yesterday it was investigating “unauthorised activity invo...
LOS ANGELES, Oct 7 — Paramount yesterday completed its takeover of Warner Bros.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The ringgit opened marginally lower against the US dollar on Wednesday, with the local note...
A rally in tech stocks and cooler Treasury yields lifted the S&P 500 to an all-time high and a record close on Tuesday.
Americans are extraordinarily rich.
We have a clear breakout from a consolidation area going back to April.
As bond yields sit at two-decade highs, dividend stocks many boomers rely on for income are taking a beating.
A 10-year SIP can significantly grow wealth through the power of compounding.
Why investors remain happy with alternative investments, and how some opportunities are emerging in private credit, according to a leading Wall Street bank.
The deal with Baltimore-based Constellation is positive for other independent power producers with also operate nuclear plants.
The RBI may raise the repo rate by 25 bps or hold it at 5.25% on October 7.
Experts advise customers to be particularly cautious about unsolicited job offers, schemes promising easy money and requests to ‘rent’ or ‘lend’ a bank account
Mutual fund investors have seen mid- and small-cap funds outperform large-cap funds, but valuations tell a different story.
The impact of soaring diesel prices is less evident to consumers than that of gasoline.
Intellectual property licensing or a process-technology agreement are options in play, analysts say.
Aditya Kumar Halwasiya of Kolkata is India's fastest wealth creator, with an 859% increase, reaching ₹18,800 crore.
The Income-tax Act, 2025, brings changes that salaried taxpayers will encounter in payroll records, tax forms and their next ITR.
The Supreme Court held that the stepmother acquired an interest in her deceased husband's share under the Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937.
Wells Fargo increased its price target for Meta to a bullish $1,000 per share Monday off the back of enthusiasm for viral AI agent Muse.
Large & mid-cap mutual funds have delivered varying returns in 2026.
Nithin Kamath revealed that Zerodha's youngest customer is just 28 days old.
The judgment highlights the distinction between applying for a fresh government land grant and inheriting rights arising from an existing grant.
The investment bank upgraded the gambling stock to buy from hold.
NRIs must navigate complex requirements when selling Indian real estate, including banking protocols and tax obligations.
The outlook for Brazilian stocks is getting brighter, according to two major Wall Street banks.
Gold has corrected 26% from its January peak, raising questions for ETF investors.
Wealthy Indian families are investing in green energy sectors such as solar and wind, with Gautam Adani spearheading the trend.
Travel insurance: Insurers may place separate caps on expenses such as hospital room rent, intensive care unit (ICU) charges, surgery, doctor consultations, diagnostic tests and ambulance services.
Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street.
A record number of car buyers took out 84-month or longer loans in the third quarter, but rising amounts financed are pushing monthly payments to new highs.
US minimum wages will rise in 5 states in 2027, with Washington leading at $17.73 an hour.
The investment bank upgraded the stock to overweight from neutral.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The ringgit closed marginally higher against the US dollar on Tuesday as investors kept a cl...
See an AI-generated hypothetical portfolio derived from my TV talk and this column's archives.
A will can be legally valid yet leave part of an estate undisposed.
IRDAI has proposed changes to insurance commission structures, including caps for banks, brokers and agents across products.
The investment firm upgraded the household goods stock to outperform from in line.
Checking your own credit report does not lower your credit score because it is generally a soft inquiry.
Unpaid rent is not automatically excluded from taxable income.
Young investors are checking their portfolios and trading more frequently, but excessive monitoring can encourage short-term thinking.
This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
SEOUL, Oct 6 — Artificial intelligence may have been used in a string of cyberattacks targeting South Korea’...
From 15 October 2026, a 0.4% MDR will apply to specified UPI merchant transactions above ₹2,000, capped at ₹300 for transactions of ₹75,000 and above.
Bank of India Flexi Cap Fund leads the flexi-cap category in 2026 YTD, three-year and five-year returns.
Home loan tax benefits for an under-construction property are not automatically available from the first EMI.
Small-cap indices have outperformed large caps sharply over the past year, but SIP investors should not change their strategy based on recent returns.
Bond laddering spreads a lump-sum investment across instruments with different maturities, helping investors manage reinvestment risk while creating a regular flow of cash.
A 67-year-old woman in Maharashtra allegedly lost ₹13 lakh after cyber criminals posing as police officials threatened her with arrest.
Irdai’s proposed distribution reforms need to account for the economics of group health insurance, where commissions are already low and intermediaries provide significant services to employers and employees.
8th Pay Commission resumes consultations in Bengaluru on 7 October.
Elke Schoeppl-Jost is set to lead the asset manager's Apac franchise.
The Kyrgyz lender is set to launch a branch in the city targeting trade and capital flows between Central Asia and Apac.
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 — The United States today announced the approval of a US$1 billion (RM4.08 billion) sale to the...
NEW YORK, Oct 6 — The euro slid yesterday to its lowest level against the dollar in 17 months on worries about Fra...
Paul Guan has joined the law firm's corporate and finance practice.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, although the green...
More than a month after Bathla’s unraveling, lenders and investors are focused on whether the failure is an isolated casualty or an early warning sign.
The Nasdaq Composite jumped to an all-time high and closed at a fresh record Monday as investors embraced the AI trade and looked past elevated Treasury yields.
Cocoa prices are rising again as El Niño threatens West African supplies.
The White House announced on Friday that it plans to send one-time payments to Medicare Part B beneficiaries to help them pay for their premiums.
The midterms could reshuffle stock market winners.
DayOne seeks US listing; Nippon Paint makes deal; Umios invests in JV; BrilliA expands across SEA; Thai Airways suspends CEO.
Next flight test could be a major catalyst for the stock, Morgan Stanley says.
Josh Brown and Sean Russo take a look at four names that have made their Best Stocks in the Market list — two winners and two losers.
Data center demand will continue to push this digital infrastructure company higher, according to BMO Capital Markets.
Nvidia will likely cross the $6 trillion threshold by the end of this month, according to options traders.
Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street.
On today's Talk Your Book we speak with Jerry Baglien from Benefit Street Partners about investing in real estate, higher mortgage rates, the office bear market, how higher rates impact returns and more.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The ringgit closed higher against most Asean currencies but eased against the US dollar on M...
GENEVA, Oct 5 — Switzerland looks on course Monday to hold a referendum on a trade deal with Malaysia, with oppone...
The outlook for Wells Fargo is improving, according to Morgan Stanley.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Bursa Malaysia closed slightly higher today, in line with upbeat regional markets, as improv...
Harley-Davidson is gaining momentum after a multiyear slump, according to Citi.
Voters will decide whether to raise or lower taxes on the wealthy in multiple states next month, with California leading the way with a potential wealth tax.
KUCHING, Oct 5 — Sarawak semiconductor chips have now entered the Chinese market for use in electricity...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Zetrix AI Bhd’s share price fell during mid-morning trading following the Road T...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Monday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after softe...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Monday, following reduced expectati...
The Hong Kong Green Finance Association tells FA that Apac's economies need to turn taxonomies and corporate transition plans into financing at scale.
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Investors with a long-term horizon can track ratings from top Wall Street analysts to find stocks with solid growth prospects.
JPMorgan has pointed to several investment ideas its analyst like for October.
Berkshire Hathaway added to its bet on Lennar this week, raising its stake in the homebuilder to 11.2%, although the pace of its buying appears to be slowing.
Former UBS executive Sijin Choi will lead the London-headquartered asset manager's office in Yeouido.
Citi has named Hajime Higuchi as head of M&A and Yoshinobu Agu as head of sponsor coverage for Japan.
BEIJING, Oct 4 — China’s foreign ministry accused a US congressional committee yesterday of “fabricati...
PARIS, Oct 4 — The International Energy Agency said yesterday that member countries had so far released 325 millio...
NEW YORK, Oct 4 — President Donald Trump has claimed a “roaring comeback” in American auto manufacturi...
RIYADH, Oct 4 — Flames and smoke were seen rising from a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of the...
With the first round of Brazil's presidential election taking place Sunday, Wall Street is gearing up with starkly different market predictions.
HANOI, Oct 3 — Vietnam’s quarterly growth surged to 9.95 per cent in the July-September period, up from 8.81...
BEIJING, Oct 3 — China’s commerce ministry launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of a widely u...
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 3 — Argentine President Javier Milei’s government said yesterday that the country would of...
NEW YORK, Oct 3 — Major US automakers have watched their domestic market share shrink even more thanks to their As...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Bursa Malaysia’s key index is expected to hover within the 1,620-1,650 range next week...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — The ringgit is expected to strengthen against the US dollar next week, trading in the range...
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 — The US G20 presidency said yesterday it was “severely disappointed” that some memb...
NEW YORK, Oct 3 — A software bug that delayed the US certification of Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 aircraft does not...
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 — President Donald Trump said yesterday that the United States would not impose a diesel export...
NEW YORK, Oct 3 — Wall Street stocks advanced yesterday after weak US jobs data lowered the odds of Federal Reserv...
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 — The Group of Seven industrial nations said Friday that they plan to release 100 million barrel...
Up to 25 million Trump Accounts could be funded by mid-October, IRS chief Frank Bisignano told CNBC's "Power Lunch."
Why you can't trust sentiment surveys anymore.
UBS lays out the levels where the income cushion doesn't protect investors from capital losses anymore.
Although this recent IPO is trading below its offer price, its supplier relationships with both SpaceX and Anduril bode well for future revenue growth.
Many consumers are likely on the hook for an increase of about 10% or more in 2027, experts said.
The firm added five new names to its favorite stocks list as the new month got underway.
Higher yields have pushed bon prices lower.
Airbnb is likely to see its shares advance as its hotel business gains traction and the company's embrace of AI helps fuels its growth, per KeyBanc.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The ringgit ended slightly higher against the US dollar today after trading in a narrow rang...
KUANTAN, Oct 2 — A total of 65 commercial spaces and 35 facility management packages worth RM12.7 million are bein...
LOS ANGELES, Oct 2 — The Walt Disney Company’s President Dana Walden said on Thursday that the company&rsquo...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem) has appointed Izwan Ismail as managing director (MD)...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Bursa Malaysia staged a slight recovery on Friday as bargain-hunting emerged following a rec...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The SME Association of Malaysia (SMEAM) and the Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) hav...
PETALING JAYA, Oct 2 — Malaysia needs clear safeguards to keep two 5G technology options distinct through changes...
BRUSSELS, Oct 2 — EU nations will meet today, aiming to develop a unified response to soaring diesel prices, a day...
HONG KONG, Oct 2 — Asian stocks dropped Friday as investors grow increasingly concerned about surging oil prices a...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and most major currencies on today, supporte...
The Big Apple joins a growing number of jurisdictions adopting 'click to cancel' rules as the future of a federal standard remains unsettled.
More than 60 million children have been automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts, according to a Treasury Department announcement exclusively provided to CNBC.
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President Donald Trump may sign a bill into law that would change the way Social Security retirement ages are described.
Why haven't higher bond yields hurt the stock market yet?
The SEC proposed expanding accredited investor eligibility beyond traditional income and net worth thresholds, including through a new exam.
Building a retirement nest egg of $1 million or more can seem like an insurmountable task for most workers.
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it was launching a "Default Loans Support Center" for student loan borrowers who've fallen behind.
The refunds come after millions of people lost premium subsidies for their health insurance and right before the midterm elections.
Across all age and income groups examined in new research, the share of individuals transferring money from investment accounts to checking accounts has risen.
On today's show we discuss the stock market has an excuse to sell off, valuations are falling across the board, the cause of the next correction, 5% bond yields, the worst bond market of all-time, incomes are rising, the wealth effect is real, AI personal assistants, the Consumer Inertia basket of stocks, 7% mortgage rates, the fall of the creative class, the 100 best TV shows this century and more.
CNBC’s Robert Frank reports on why November’s midterm elections will be a referendum on taxing the wealthy for voters in nine states.
KKR has bought an Indian logistics firm and sold Korean and Japanese terminal businesses.
The Treasury Department announced that Trump Accounts will begin auto-enrolling eligible children.
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The Trump administration announced it will extend the deadline for federal student loan borrowers to sign up for autopay and get a reduced interest rate.
The worst bond market of the past 50 years.
With increasing emphasis on the return on investment, The Princeton Review's new college ranking measures academics, affordability and career outcomes.
The HK$20bn issuance, denominated in multiple currencies, is a global record for the largest digital bond.
The new program, which will give eligible savers a federal match for contributions to their retirement accounts, starts in 2027 and replaces the saver's credit.
Runaway treasury yields and the bond market selloff create sizable tax-loss harvesting trades for investors to offset big gains from stocks.
This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
On today's Talk Your Book we speak with Mike Laughlin from Janus Henderson about the mechanics of autocallable and stability notes, how these options generate income, the risks and trade-offs of structured income ETFs and more.
This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Let's unpack this.
The good, the bad and the ugly of the current state of the markets.
Many consumers have a gap in their homeowners insurance coverage.
Berkshire Hathaway has increased its bet on a long-term recovery for the struggling U.S.
Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet says its sales and engagement are breaking records after its risky, eye-catching Royal Pop collaboration with Swatch.
Why most stocks underperform the market.
U.S.
The European Commission is pressing China for progress by next month to address the widening EU-China trade imbalance, and raising the possibility of new protectionist trade policy.
College-bound students and their families can now complete the 2027-28 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.
Bond yields have spiked due to expectations of persistent inflation and further interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, which may impact auto loan rates.
Student loan holders sued the Education Department on Thursday, claiming they suffered financial damages despite getting their debts forgiven years ago.
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Global investment in longevity biotech reached a record $18.4 billion in 2025, according to market research firm Longevity.Technology.
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CNBC Wealth Editor Robert Frank speaks with Audemars Piguet CEO Ilaria Resta about the state of the luxury watch market, success of the company's Swatch Royal Pop Collection, and new partnerships with Serena Williams.
President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" could shrink or boost the charitable deduction for certain taxpayers in 2026.
Starting to invest can feel deceptively simple.
Type a stock ticker into an AI chatbot with access to current market data, and within seconds, you may get a summary of recent earnings, an overview of market sentiment, and a plain-English explanation of what it could mean.
“Whoever wins with AI wins,” US President Donald Trump has declared, dismissing warnings about the risks of developing artificial intelligence too rapidly and citing rivalry with China.
Higher interest rates will significantly affect consumer borrowing costs and savings returns, but the impact will not be felt equally across all households.
Advisors' clients are worried about both short- and long-term costs and whether Social Security and Medicare will be there when they retire, a new survey finds.
The IRS is collecting less money from tax evaders, especially at the high end.
With affordability ranking as a major issue ahead of the Nov.
Stocks have surged, and economists said the resulting "wealth effect" has led older workers to retire at a faster clip.
Millions of student loan borrowers could see their monthly bills skyrocket if they don't move into an affordable repayment plan soon.
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway's chairman, passing the job to his son, Howard.
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CNBC's Robert Frank joins 'Squawk Box' with a look at how some of California's ultra-wealthy individuals are putting their cash to work to try and defeat the state's proposed billionaire tax.
CNBC's Robert Frank reports on news regarding private credit.
South Korea has one of Asia’s most prominent stock markets, with listed companies operating in sectors such as semiconductors, automobiles, electronics, biotechnology, finance, and entertainment.
Many aspiring Filipino investors know the hesitation that comes before starting.
Warren Buffett has said he paid too much for Precision Castparts in 2016.
Total assets invested in so-called tax-aware long-short strategies — or TALS — have surged to more than $170 billion, according to Tax Alpha Insider.
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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel tells CNBC the company is pursuing AI opportunities on two paths.
Wealthy travelers are moving their typical summer getaways to autumn.
The wealthy are shifting their travel and vacation patterns to avoid the heat and the crowds.
Jannik Sinner, the world's top-ranked tennis player, has a coach.
Abel said Berkshire has a clear view of the impacts AI is having across its portfolio of companies, and Google's position relative to the technology is strong.
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New York City brokers said they've seen a surge in the number of wealthy renters, which is driving Manhattan rents to new records.
Warren Buffett will be celebrating his 96th birthday on Sunday, but Berkshire Hathaway investors aren't celebrating the stock's anemic performance.
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The data includes the portfolios of hundreds of family offices, representing a total of $1.4 trillion in assets.
Family offices are showing a big shift to stocks.
Bugatti CEO Mate Rimac told CNBC he thinks high-end sports cars will continue to have combustion engines "for a very long time" even with the rise of EVs.
CNBC Wealth Editor Robert Frank speaks with Bugatti Rimac CEO Mate Rimac about the supercar market, electric vs.
New Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel appears to be letting Warren Buffett and portfolio manager Ted Weschler make all the decisions on the company's equities.
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CNBC's Robert Frank joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Manhattan's record-breaking rental market.
An asset-management arm of Guotai Haitong Securities, a leading Chinese brokerage, was ordered to pay 52.5 million yuan (US$7.8 million) in fines and penalties for activities undertaken by its offshore investment business as Beijing tightens its scrutiny of capital flows.
The 2026 calendar says August.
CNBC's Robert Frank joins 'Squawk Box' with the latest on the California billionaire tax debate.
Lamborghini's Revuelto SV is a limited-edition V12 hybrid with over 1,050 horsepower, a 2.4-second 0-to-100 kph time and a $741,172 starting price.
CNBC's Robert Frank reports on total sales from Monterey Car Week 2026 and Ferrari's first EV selling for $40 million.
Google parent Alphabet is now the third largest holding in Berkshire Hathaway's equity portfolio.
CNBC's Robert Frank joins 'Fast Money' to talk a 'bubble' in the super car market.
CNBC's Robert Frank reports on the classic car market.
CNBC's Robert Frank reports on the highly anticipated classic car auction in Monterey, California with a potential total value of over half a billion dollars.
A big weekend in Monterey, California where the annual Pebble Beach car auction is taking place.
A new generation of millennials and Gen Zers is taking over the collecting market from baby boomers and bidding up modern supercars at Monterey Car Week.
Deciding when to claim Social Security benefits should be a simple math exercise focused on longevity, taxes and income needs.
In his second quarter as the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Greg Abel did some serious spending, including $4.5 billion on buybacks.
Rockstar Energy founder Russ Savage told CNBC he now controls 12 million shares of Celsius Holdings, amounting to roughly 4.7% of the energy drink company.
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The sale of the Amadea caps a turbulent and controversial history for the 348-foot yacht, which was seized from a sanctioned Russian oligarch.
CNBC's Robert Frank joins 'Squawk Box' with more on the sale of a seized Russian superyacht.
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The conglomerate that Warren Buffett built rallied to an eight-month high this week.
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Investors navigated everything from escalating tensions in the Middle East to key tech earnings reports to healthcare developments.
Warren Buffett believes he and other very wealthy Americans are under-taxed but by giving his fortune to charity, he won't be paying billions in potential levies to the government.
The AI trade dominated the market once again this week, upstaging an impressive start to the second-quarter earnings season.
Warren Buffett tells CNBC that Bill Gates' ties to Jeffrey Epstein didn't drive his termination of donations.
Warren Buffett is speeding up the pace of his annual donations of Berkshire Hathaway shares to four family foundations, giving them a total of almost $6 billion now.
England's semi-final loss will sting for fans but won't hurt markets, where the volatility is still centered around the chip space.
Warren Buffett believes Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will do the best job he can.
With the chip sector at the center of market volatility, ASML raises guidance, IBM massively disappoints and SK Hynix regains some confidence.
With 2026 a bit more than half over, Berkshire Hathaway's B shares are down 1.8% year-to-date and 12.4 percentage points behind the S&P 500's 10.7% gain.
The best quarterly stock market performance in six years powered the average U.S.
Keith White, manager of Vanguard Global Capital Cycles Fund, likes to invest with the odds of winning stacked in his favor.
China made its biggest daily purchase of soybeans from the United States since November on Wednesday, the latest sign of improving trade ties as Beijing moves towards fulfilling commitments announced after US President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission recently fined three Hong Kong brokerages – Tiger Brokers, Futu Securities International and Longbridge Securities – over US$330 million for offering mainland investors access to overseas stocks without authorisation.
It's Wall Street's version of winning the lottery: a worker becomes a multi-millionaire overnight after their employer's success.
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Abel, a longtime Iowa resident who was born in the Canadian city of Edmonton in 1962, was among the roughly two dozen people from 16 countries who participated in an annual naturalization ceremony hosted by the Iowa Cubs Thursday night in Des Moines.
At least 75% of respondents under 35 feel family responsibilities hinder their long-term financial readiness
Wondering what rich people are doing with their money and where they're investing?
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Monday urged global leaders to discuss undervaluation of the Chinese currency as a facet of the imbalances endangering the global economy.
NetJets is not speculating on what caused one of its planes to crash onto a highway in Laredo, Texas late Tuesday, killing a prominent tech entrepreneur.
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AI is a technology with the power to upend jobs, investments and security.
The memorandum of understanding for the Iran conflict seems to be holding, with the signing in Geneva inching closer without a reversal so far.
Burry argued the company's market capitalization had reached levels that dwarf many established businesses and fortunes.
In 2018, Warren Buffett and Elon Musk indirectly debated a key question that persists for modern investors.
Hopes for lower interest rates are fading fast, putting renewed pressure on bond prices — and fixed-income investors' portfolios.
Gates reportedly prepared for his testimony with the help of Jake Greenberg, who previously was the Oversight committee's chief investigations counsel.
Warren Buffett tells CNBC's Becky Quick new Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel has "launched" with his first major deal.
Higher oil prices, interest rates and inflation may linger longer than investors expect.
Investors who stayed invested in May were winners as a microchip-driven technology stock rally pushed ahead.
After a glioblastoma diagnosis, value investor Guy Spier rethought wealth, time and legacy — and the impact he can have on rare disease research.
For years, Hong Kong’s obituary has been repeatedly written by international commentators.
The back-to-back deals offer one of the clearest signals yet that Abel is prepared to put Berkshire's enormous balance sheet to work.
Tiger Brokers reported a 17.5 per cent year-on-year jump in first-quarter operating profit in an announcement on Tuesday, without any mention of the looming punishment from China’s securities regulator over alleged unlicensed cross-border trading services.
Seeking safety in cash is a common reflex but experts warn that it can be a costly mistake
Inflation is taking the fun out of retirement.
Chinese billionaire Leaf Li lost more than a quarter of his fortune on Friday after Beijing announced a crackdown on online brokerages offering unauthorised cross-border trading.
China will improve access to healthcare, education and other public services for the nation’s 357 million-plus migrant workers, potentially boosting urban living standards and stimulating consumer spending.
Two Chinese nationals were indicted on charges of conspiracy to launder money for drug cartels, the US Justice Department announced on Friday.
Making six figures or even more a year and still feel broke?
Used thoughtfully, AI can help you understand retirement planning and ask better questions.
Understanding your longevity is essential to creating a successful retirement savings and investment plan.
Retirement investing is getting harder.
These health tests can help you and your doctor make treatment and lifestyle decisions for a better, longer retirement.
A million bucks in a 401(k) doesn't mean you have a seven-figure fortune to spend in retirement.
China may finally have a chance to loosen the grip of deflation.
Mutual fund investors who tuned out unsettling war news in April were richly rewarded for staying the course.
Want to add alternative assets to your retirement portfolio to spread out your bets and boost returns?
With bad loans and repayment collateral in focus, Chinese banks are increasingly using satellites to evaluate their clients’ terrestrial assets, mounting a hi-tech offensive to safeguard against rising credit risks.
China has launched a bond-market-connect scheme with Brazil, Chinese media outlets reported this week, marking the first such link among emerging markets.
More Americans are turning to AI for quick financial answers — especially for planning retirement withdrawals.
Private credit and private equity investments are closer to joining 401(k) plans.
Beijing has raised the limit on banks’ overseas lending – a move that analysts say will support Chinese firms in outbound investment expansions while helping to stabilise the yuan.
As the French central bank repatriates gold reserves from the United States, analysts say China should seize this “strategic window” to develop itself into the next global gold hub.
US dollar-denominated funds could face more hurdles when investing in Chinese tech and biotech companies as Beijing adopts a stricter approach to companies seeking listings via offshore incorporated vehicles.
How much money will you need to retire comfortably?
[SINGAPORE] With medical cost inflation in Singapore projected to hit a record high of 16.9 per cent in 2026, the Life Insurance Association...
[SINGAPORE] The widespread disruption across global aviation triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has exposed gaps in standard personal...
As the country with the world’s largest cohort of billionaires, China is no stranger to wealthy elites engaging in luxurious leisure activities, but one common pastime in the West does not seem to have attracted a commensurate level of interest across the Pacific – yachting.
Move over DIYers.
Professor Kenneth Rogoff of Harvard University has repeatedly warned that the US dollar is approaching a crisis of legitimacy.
As war in the Middle East escalates, the financial fallout extends beyond energy price and supply-chain disruptions.
Private equity investment in the Asia-Pacific region is increasingly flowing into advanced manufacturing and healthcare, as global uncertainties push investors towards businesses with more predictable cash flow, according to Bain & Co research.
China is betting artificial intelligence will solve its labour shortage, as policymakers ramp up a nationwide push to deploy AI and robotics across the economy.
My grandmother kept her banknotes under the mattress.
US crypto advocates have increasingly pointed to competition with China’s new interest-bearing e-CNY to demand legislative clarity on stablecoin yields, but China is charting a completely different course for the future of digital money, experts said.
Headline risk is back on Wall Street as the U.S.
The wealth management businesses of Chinese investment banks in Hong Kong are growing faster than those of international rivals, as a buoyant initial public offering (IPO) market and rising cross-border flows strengthen their competitive edge.
In a landmark development, Neuracle Medical Technology has secured the country’s first-ever approval for an implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) system designed to restore hand motor function in patients with spinal cord injuries, in a regulatory milestone that underscores China’s accelerating push in neurotechnology.
The full implementation of taxation reforms pledged in China’s new five-year plan would substantially ease the fiscal strains on local governments, a leading tax policy expert said, while adding that it would not alter the central government’s dominant role in the country’s fiscal landscape.
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Beijing has stressed that it does not intend to rely on a weaker yuan for trade gains, amid a recent rally in the currency and mounting pressure from trade partners to allow it to strengthen.
Fund investors with diversified portfolios didn't fare badly in February — even though the stock market got a case of the heebie-jeebies.
Mainland China and Hong Kong should ease listing rules for biotechnology companies and lower takeover thresholds for listed firms to capitalise on renewed foreign interest in the healthcare sector, venture capitalist Nisa Leung said.
Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is the eighth entry in a series examining the complex economic recalibration driving China’s growth philosophy and its wide-ranging implications for local governments, financial investors and private enterprises.
The iPhone 17e, the entry-level addition to Apple’s latest iPhone 17 series, faces an uphill battle in China’s highly competitive smartphone market, according to analysts, as presales for the new handset start on Wednesday.
Beijing should create a “connect” scheme for initial public offerings (IPOs) in the Greater Bay Area to allow mainland Chinese and Hong Kong investors to buy into new listings across the border, HSBC Asia-Pacific chairman Peter Wong Tung-shun said on the eve of China’s annual “two sessions” meetings.
Hong Kong and Shanghai have signed an accord deepening their collaboration in promoting digitised cargo trade finance and strengthening mainland China’s connection to the global data ecosystem.
Income-focused shareholders may prefer special dividends, while value investors may favour buybacks
Until last year, Fidelity International’s most significant cornerstone commitments on the Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) market dated back to 2021, when Chinese short-video platform Kuaishou Technology raised US$5.4 billion and healthcare firm Medlive Technology completed a US$543.4 million listing.
With China’s currency having steadily strengthened in recent months, the central bank has rolled out a pair of measures to lower foreign exchange hedging costs and support cross-border yuan financing.
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Beijing is encouraging equity investors to pursue representative action against unscrupulous listed or delisted firms in an apparent effort to bolster confidence in the country’s stock markets, as trading resumed on Tuesday following a 10-day break.
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People across China are buying up gold in large volumes ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, as surging prices for the precious metal fuel its popularity as both a festive gift and an investment.
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China’s state-backed investors are stepping up funding for artificial intelligence-driven drug developers as Beijing pushes for technological self-reliance, with at least one company already advancing an AI-designed therapy into late-stage clinical trials.
With China explicitly banning onshore tokenisation of real-world assets (RWAs) while tightening scrutiny of related offshore activities, analysts say the clampdown is aimed at curbing financial fraud and disorderly capital outflows, while still preserving space for regulated innovation in markets such as Hong Kong.
For those in China’s cross-border trade business, a sweeping tax crackdown is beginning to be felt.
The stock market kicked off the new year on a bullish note with fresh faces at the top of the performance charts.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he “would not be surprised” if China is already looking into ways to challenge the US’ pre-eminence in digital assets, given Hong Kong's efforts to develop the industry.
Cathy Zhang, head of Asia-Pacific equity capital markets at Morgan Stanley, sounded hoarse after a day of back-to-back meetings with companies keen to go public in Hong Kong.
China’s economic locomotive Shanghai is aiming for a growth rate of around 5 per cent this year, after gradually rebounding since 2023 and reaching a better-than-expected 5.4 per cent growth last year.
China has tightened tax incentives and raised preferential rates in several sectors as part of a broader push to generate more government funds, after experiencing a sharp drop in fiscal revenues amid an economic slowdown and persistent deflationary pressure.
President Xi Jinping has called for China’s yuan to become a global reserve currency, underscoring ambitions to carve out a greater role for it in world finance.
Another gold fund in mainland China suspended new investments as precious metals extended a plunge on Monday, heightening dilemmas for investors.
China did not slip into outright deflation last year and that in itself matters.
Labubu toymaker Pop Mart plans to establish its European headquarters in London, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met the company’s founder during a high-profile China visit aimed at rebuilding Britain’s economic ties with the world’s second largest economy.
Chinese regulators have slapped a 26 million yuan (US$3.7 million) fine on a unit of Kuaishou Technology, operator of the country’s No 2 short video platform, over multiple violations and misconduct in its live-streaming e-commerce operations, signalling tighter oversight of this market segment.
Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of chipmaker Nexperia, is expected to post a loss of between 9 billion yuan (US$1.3 billion) and 13.5 billion yuan in 2025, owing to the Dutch government’s takeover of the semiconductor firm, the Shanghai-listed company said in a statement on Friday.
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