A Taco Bell restaurant in El Cerrito, California, US, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images With more consumer companies preparing to report third-quarter earnings this week, Wall Street will be watching for signs of a bifurcated or “K-shaped” economy as consumers diverge in their spending behaviors. There have…
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter, which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here. The big story Aarushi Kilawat is a fashion entrepreneur from India’s Jaipur, a small city with less than 5 million residents — a far cry from Indian metropolises like Mumbai, Delhi…
Pedestrians wear protective face masks while passing stores and cafes on Rue Montorgueil in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The euro zone economy eked out 0.2% growth in the third quarter, just beating expectations, according to flash data from Eurostat on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated the bloc’s…
Digital render of NEOM’s The Line project in Saudi Arabia The Line, NEOM When Saudi Arabia first announced plans to reinvent its oil-based economy, huge infrastructure projects like the futuristic region NEOM and smart city The Line were championed as central to the transformation. Almost a decade on from the launch of its “Vision 2030”…
The shutdown of the U.S. federal government could cost the economy up to $14 billion, depending on how long it lasts, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The shutdown, now in its fourth week, will result in the loss of at least $7 billion of gross domestic product by the end of 2026 as a…
Homes in the south suburban Chicago area on April 26, 2023. Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty Images A home is most Americans’ single largest investment. The returns are losing ground. Home prices nationally rose 1.5% in August compared with the same month last year, down from the 1.6% annual gain recorded in…
LONDON — European stocks are expected to open flat to higher on Tuesday as global markets await the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening a touch higher, Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 0.2% lower and Italy’s FTSE MIB just below the flatline, according to data from IG. The…
People shop for food at a supermarket in Monterey Park, California on September 9, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images A tamer-than-expected U.S. inflation report for September injected optimism into markets. Traders are now betting that the Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut rates at its October meeting — scheduled for later…
A shopper at a grocery store in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 21, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released its much-anticipated consumer price index report, delayed a week and a half because of the government shutdown. Here are the five most important takeaways: While inflation is still…
People watch a light show on the banks of the Sarayu River on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Ayodhya, India, on October 19, 2025. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you…
