Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index

View of the Skytree from Ueno and Asakusa in Tokyo Jackal Pan | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific shares mostly rose Thursday, tracking a mixed session on Wall Street and a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, which passed a short-term funding bill that will end the longest federal shutdown on record. Japan’s benchmark…

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AI trade, Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index

A landscaped Sunset shot over Osaka toward the Dojima River, we see the modern city skyline of Osaka in the shot, this is a beautiful shot of the sunset with beautiful orange colors, over the modern city. ©Fitopardo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday after Wall Street gains on revived artificial…

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Trump admin orders food stamp payments be undone

A volunteer displays information on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a memo late Saturday evening, threatened to enact financial penalties on states that issued full monthly SNAP benefits…

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How Trump’s tariffs are crushing small businesses

U.S. small businesses are reeling under the weight of President Donald Trump‘s tariffs. Unlike large retailers, many of which have the resources and scale to blunt the effects of higher costs, many small companies facing bigger tariff bills are struggling to survive. Eunice Byun, the CEO of Material Kitchen, a small business that sells kitchenware…

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India’s ‘back offices’ are evolving into leadership hubs for global companies

The SAP Labs India Pvt. office in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, on April 27, 2023. Global capability centers have evolved far beyond tech support, but their growth presents challenges for multinationals and Indian cities alike. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter, which brings you timely, insightful…

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AI stocks valuation, China October trade data

SHENZHEN, CHINA – AUGUST 26: An aerial view of the Shenzhen skyline on August 26, 2020 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by He Shaoping/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Friday, tracking Wall Street declines on persistent concerns over lofty valuations in artificial intelligence stocks….

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Pony.ai debut, Hong Kong, WeRide, AI stocks

Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.45%, while the Topix index climbed 1.11%. Shares of SoftBank, which fell 10% on Wednesday, recouped losses to gain 1.5%. Artificial intelligence-related…

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How entrepreneurship is rising in small cities

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…

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