India has reported its first case with the new mpox strain that has triggered a public health emergency alert by the World Health Organization (WHO), Reuters reports. Called clade 1b, the new variant is highly-transmissible and has been linked to the mpox outbreak in Africa. According to media reports, the strain has been detected in … Read more
Sea Life Melbourne Pesto the penguin has taken the world by storm Among the sea of glossy black and white penguins that call a popular Australian aquarium home, one baby bird stands out like a sore thumb. Chocolatey brown, obscenely fluffy, and towering a head above his own foster parents – plus weighing more than … Read more
European countries dominated the 2024 IMD World Talent Ranking. Didier Marti | Moment | Getty Images For the eleventh consecutive year, Switzerland topped the list as the world’s most talent-competitive country, according to the IMD 2024 World Talent Ranking, signaling its strong and stable talent pool despite the rapidly changing global work landscape. The ranking … Read more
Timothy Armoo sold his influencer marketing firm Fanbytes in 2022. Tim Armoo. Timothy Armoo became a multi-millionaire after selling his influencer marketing firm for an eight-figure sum when he was 27 years old, but he says that being extraordinary is no easy feat. Armoo, the co-founder and former CEO of Fanbytes, grew up in a … Read more
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that he expects policymakers to dial down the pace of interest rate cuts after last week’s half percentage point reduction. “I think after 50 basis points, we’re still in a net tight position,” Kashkari said in a CNBC “Squawk Box” interview. “So I was comfortable taking a … Read more
[The stream is slated to start at 1:15 PM ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] CNBC’s ETF Edge is dedicated to the fastest-growing trend in investing right now: ETFs. Every Monday, Bob Pisani will be joined by a panel of top market participants to offer … Read more
A television station broadcasts Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, … Read more
A Chinese flag in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 18, 2023. Raul Ariano | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese property stocks rallied on Tuesday after top financial regulators vowed a range of monetary easing measures to provide some relief for millions of families and boost a recovery in the real estate … Read more
Singapore’s former transport minister S. Iswaran arrives at the Supreme Court in Singapore September 24, 2024. Reuters | Caroline Chia Singapore’s former Transport Minister S. Iswaran has pleaded guilty to receiving gifts while in office, local media reported, as proceedings began on Tuesday in a rare graft trial involving a state official in this Asian financial hub. The case has gripped the wealthy city-state which prides itself on … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden announces increased tariffs on Chinese products to promote American investments and jobs in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday proposed prohibiting key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads … Read more