More than 75 employers were taking resumes and talking to prospective new hires at a career fair in Lake Forest, CA on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Paul Bersebach | Medianews Group | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Edward Bell, head of market economics at Emirates NBD, says that oil markets are trying to price in the ‘worst-case scenario,’ if energy infrastructure are targeted in the Mideast conflict. Source link
Asian shares advanced Monday after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report raised optimism about the economy, sparking a rally on Wall Street. U.S. futures slipped and oil prices also fell. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.8% to 39,332.74 after the yen sank against the U.S. dollar. The Japanese currency has bounced on speculation over the … Read more
PITTSBURGH – Dak Prescott drifted to his left, then drifted some more. On a seemingly endless night, what was another couple of seconds going to hurt? With a flick of the wrist as T.J. Watt and the rest of the Pittsburgh defense closed in, the NFL’s highest-paid player delivered a money throw to Jalen Tolbert … Read more
Anthony Tan didn’t need to start a business to be rich. He grew up as the youngest of three sons in one of Malaysia’s wealthiest families. His father, Tan Heng Chew, is the president of Tan Chong Motor, a multinational automobile distributor founded by Tan’s grandfather in the 1950s, that’s publicly listed on the Kuala … Read more
As Israel marks the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks, hopes for peace have faded as a spiraling conflict pushes the region to the brink of all-out war. CNBC’s Dan Murphy reports. Source link
KAYANZA, Burundi — Farmers in a remote part of Burundi know to look for a truck parked by a highway when it is time to sell their avocados. They materialize from villages and form a crowd around the vehicle, watching closely as crews weigh and load the crated fruits. Such roadside exchanges, repeated regularly during … Read more
Meta is facing calls from U.K. banks and payment firms like Revolut to financially compensate people who fall for scams on their services. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto via Getty Images Tensions are escalating between banking and payment companies and social media firms in the U.K. over who should be liable for compensating people if they … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Rocco Mediate missed a 4-foot par putt for the win, and then made from about the same distance on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat Bob Estes and win the Constellation Furyk & Friends on the PGA Tour Champions. Mediate, who closed with a 1-under 71 at Timuquana Country Club, won … Read more
People on the Mahanakorn skywalk overlooking Bangkok, shot on March 17, 2023. Lillian Suwanrumpha | Afp | Getty Images Thailand’s annual headline inflation quickened in September due mainly to higher prices of diesel and some vegetables, the commerce ministry said on Monday, and was still below the central bank’s target range of 1% to 3%. The headline consumer price index rose 0.61% in September from a year earlier, … Read more