The city skyline is seen with the landmark Taipei 101 building from a lookout point on Elephant Mountain in Taipei on April 14, 2025. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images) I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty Images The Taiwanese government’s double-digit GDP forecast growth in 2026 may reflect…
The JPMorgan Chase & Co. global headquarters building in New York, Jan. 20, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. government’s efforts to manage pressure in the Treasury market may merely shift the problem down the road as a surge in global debt issuance tests investor demand, according to JPMorgan. The Treasury…
Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi showed off its humanoid robot in Beijing at the World Humanoid Conference in August 2026. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — The big challenge for humanoid robots is still getting the technology to work well, according to industry leaders speaking alongside the World Robot Conference in Beijing this week. Robots…
Michael Selig, chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting convened on Thursday to discuss the…
People looks at the fruits at a shop at the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo on August 22, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images) Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s headline inflation rate hit its highest level this year, coming in at 1.9% for July…
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra did plenty to quiet the bears. That’s our conclusion from Jim Cramer’s extended interview with Mehrotra, which aired Thursday night on “Mad Money.” Mehrotra’s pioneering career in the volatility-prone memory industry spans more than four decades, beginning at Intel in the early days of the personal computing era, before going on…
If Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent truly wants to bring the full force of the federal government to bear on what he sees as a misbehaving bond market, he can’t go it alone. A sustained effort to bring down Treasury yields would eventually require coordination with Bessent’s longtime friend, now at the Federal Reserve, Chairman Kevin…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, Aug. 20, 2026. Yuri Gripas | Abaca | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted Thursday that he has multiple weapons at his disposal to quell liquidity problems in the government debt market and restore calm. While…
Jose Munoz, CEO of Hyundai Motor Company, speaks during a press meeting during Milan Design Week, as Hyundai launches the new Ioniq 3 electric vehicle, in Milan, Italy, April 20, 2026. Claudia Greco | Reuters SAN FRANCISCO – Hyundai Motor plans to further expand its U.S. production at a new multibillion-dollar vehicle assembly plant in…
The record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers is being felt far beyond Hollywood. The pending $12.5 billion sale by Mark Walter to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger will have a big impact on all NBA team valuations. If the sale is approved, the average value of an NBA team would increase 21% to $6.68…
