U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on June 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international … Read more
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images While inflation is 10 times higher now than 60 years ago, home prices are 24 times more expensive, a new study found. If home prices increased at the same rate as inflation since 1963, the median price of a typical house in the U.S. would be $177,511, according to … Read more
Singapore is the happiest country in Asia according to the 2024 World Happiness Report. Matthew Ng | E+ | Getty Images Singapore is the happiest country in Asia for the second year in a row, according to the 2024 World Happiness Report released Wednesday. The city-state ranked 30 out of the 143 places surveyed for … Read more
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday that investments in artificial intelligence computing remain in the early innings, predicting years of growth ahead as the technology affects a range of industries including health care. “We’re in the beginning of this AI computing ramp,” he said. “And we’re in the beginning of the … Read more
One lucky person will be more than $1 million richer this week — all they need to do now is check their lottery ticket. The $1.7 million winning ticket in Lotto Strike draw 5412 on Saturday is held by a mystery Western Sydney entrant. The ticket was purchased at a Quakers Hill newsagency and is … Read more
A photovoltaic module company in Hefei, Anhui province, on Feb. 20, 2024. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Trade tensions between Europe and Beijing will likely escalate due to China’s growing ability to manufacture more cheaply in strategic industries, according to Jens Eskelund, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce … Read more
US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, Republican of Ohio, speaks before former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. Kamil Krzaczynski | Afp | Getty Images Donald Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno will win Ohio’s Republican Senate primary, NBC News … Read more
A mother has made a desperate plea to “find that car” which hit and killed New Zealand national Mitch East, 28, in Tamarama on Sunday. Debra East has now arrived in Sydney, where Mitch lived and worked as a lawyer, and described standing on the roadside trying to comprehend the moment she lost her son. … Read more
(NewsNation) — Doctors are using medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to address obesity in children and teens as the drugs continue to gain popularity for their weight loss effects. Dr. Susma Vaidya, associate medical director at the IDEAL Clinic at Children’s National Hospital, says the approval of Wegovy for pediatric obesity in particular has been … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 19, 2024 4:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Liberal MP Anthony Housefather said he is “reflecting” on his future in the Liberal party after a heavily amended NDP motion on Palestinian statehood passed in the House of Commons on Monday. … Read more
