Nikkei 225, Nifty 50, CSI 300

Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly traded higher on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, widely believed to bring a second straight 25 basis point cut. Markets are…

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States sue over SNAP food stamps funds cutoff

“SNAP/EBT Food Stamp Benefits Accepted” is displayed on a screen inside a Family Dollar Stores Inc. store in Chicago, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Read more CNBC government shutdown coverage CNBC has requested comment from the USDA on the lawsuit. The department’s website greets visitors with a large message about the discontinuation…

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Nvidia takes $1 billion stake in Nokia

BARCELONA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 26: A logo sits illuminated at the Nokia booth in the Mobile World Congress 2024 on February 26, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images) Xavi Torrent | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nokia announced on Tuesday that Nvidia will purchase $1 billion in new Nokia shares, the…

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Apple, Microsoft cross $4 trillion market cap

Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Reuters Apple and Microsoft shares rose on Tuesday, pushing the companies over a market cap of $4 trillion. Both companies are still behind Nvidia, which is the world’s most valuable company with a market cap of over $4.6 trillion. Microsoft previously hit the $4 trillion…

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