Prices that people pay for a variety of goods and services rose less than expected in September, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Friday that is the only official economic data allowed to be released during the government shutdown. The consumer price index showed a 0.3% increase on the month, putting the annual…
Boxes of Tide Pods dishwasher detergent are displayed at a Costco Wholesale store on July 12, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Procter & Gamble on Friday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, lifted by higher demand for its beauty and grooming products. Despite higher…
GE Aerospace and GE Vernova can keep climbing, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said, because the two companies’ products are relevant globally and can be useful amid trade tensions. “In the end, both GE Aerospace and GE Vernova are poised to be winners from the president’s trade war, because when other countries decide to make nice with Trump by narrowing their…
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Jim Watson and Peter Klaunzer | Pool, AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week as part of his trip to Asia, as the world’s top two economies seek to dial down tensions in search for a…
Senior Chinese officials speak at a press conference of the Central Committee of the Chinese People’s Congress after the Chinese Communist Party concluded its Fourth Plenum. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s top leaders on Thursday pledged to boost domestic consumption over the next five years, alongside widely expected plans…
China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao spoke alongside other senior officials at a press conference on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images BEIJING — The U.S. and China can still find ways to work together, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told reporters Friday, ahead of an expected meeting between…
A HDR evening shot taken at sunset of the Tokyo skyline. Fgm | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Friday, after the White House said that U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping were set to hold talks next week. U.S. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump will leave for Malaysia late…
Honeywell moved higher Thursday after the sprawling conglomerate reported a quarterly beat and a full-year guidance raise ahead of next week’s first step to split into three companies. Revenue in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 rose 7% year over year to $10.41 billion, topping expectations of $10.11 billion, according to market data service LSEG….
A new residential complex under construction in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 20, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese policymakers are unlikely to shore up the country’s struggling real estate sector, analysts told CNBC, even as the housing slump drags on economic growth. The assessment comes as China’s top…
General view of Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in the city of Orsk, Orenburg region, Russia Aug. 28, 2025. Stringer | Reuters U.S. decision to sanction Russia’s two largest oil companies threatens to disrupt the energy lifeline linking Moscow to its biggest customers in Asia, but without causing an immediate supply shock, industry experts told CNBC. The…
