Apple to launch Vision Pro in China this year, Tim Cook says

Apple to launch Vision Pro in China this year, Tim Cook says

Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook attends the China Development Forum in Beijing on March 24, 2024.  Pedro Pardo | AFP  | Getty Images Apple will launch its Vision Pro headset in China this year, CEO Tim Cook told Chinese state media. In a video posted on one of CCTV’s accounts on Chinese social media … Read more

U.S. labor market is in ‘good shape’

U.S. labor market is in ‘good shape’

A “Hiring” signs at a restaurant in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, June 26, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more

Student loan forgiveness deadline in April: What you should know

Student loan forgiveness deadline in April: What you should know

Maria Korneeva | Moment | Getty Images The Biden administration has set a key deadline for student loan borrowers hoping to get forgiveness. Those with multiple federal student loans who request a consolidation by April 30 — which will leave them with one, larger loan — could benefit from the U.S. Department of Education’s overhaul … Read more

Man who allegedly shot fiancee’s nine-year-old daughter in Blue Mountains, NSW to face trial

Man who allegedly shot fiancee’s nine-year-old daughter in Blue Mountains, NSW to face trial

A man who allegedly shot his fiancee’s nine-year-old daughter while she was staying with him at a Blue Mountains property will face a murder trial within weeks. Justin Stein has pleaded not guilty to murdering Charlise Mutten, whose January 2022 disappearance sparked a major search effort. A trial date of May 6 was confirmed during … Read more

Nissan targets 1 million extra vehicle sales in next 3 years, aims to cut EV costs

Nissan targets 1 million extra vehicle sales in next 3 years, aims to cut EV costs

A Nissan Ariya electric car is on display during 2020 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2020) at China International Exhibition Center on September 27, 2020 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Nissan is targeting an additional 1 million vehicle sales by the end of fiscal 2026 and a 30% … Read more

Feeling too busy hurts your brain—how to fix it

Feeling too busy hurts your brain—how to fix it

There’s a reason you dread looking at the stacked blue, yellow and green blocks on your Google calendar. Feeling too busy, or like you don’t have time to do what you want, can lead to “time famine,” according to Yale University psychology professor Laurie Santos. Time famine can lead to poorer work performance and burnout, … Read more

Chilling footage captures final moments before execution-style murder

Chilling footage captures final moments before execution-style murder

Footage capturing the final moments before the execution-style killing of an underworld crime figure could hold the clue to finding all of those responsible for the murder. Ferenc “David” Stemler was gunned down on a suburban street in Canterbury, in Sydney’s inner southwest, on July 27. The 28-year-old died at the scene from multiple gunshot … Read more

Best- and worst-paying college majors, 5 years after graduation

Best- and worst-paying college majors, 5 years after graduation

If you want to make the most money possible right after college, study to be an engineer. As a major, it’s the safest bet in terms of earning power. Engineering degrees occupy nine of the top 16 college majors with the highest incomes five years after graduation, a recent New York Federal Reserve study reveals.  … Read more

China faces ‘fork in the road,’ IMF chief Georgieva says at CDF forum

China faces ‘fork in the road,’ IMF chief Georgieva says at CDF forum

Kristalina Georgieva, Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks during the China Development Forum 2024 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 24, 2024 in Beijing, China.  China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images China has two choices right now: return to its old economic policies, or choose reforms to spur … Read more