Japan’s Mount Fuji seen in the Tokyo’s horizon on January 1, 2011. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to kick-start the week higher on Monday with Nikkei 225 Chicago futures pointing to a 2% jump from the index’s last close, after a key U.S. inflation report late last Friday raised … Read more
SK Hynix logo displayed on a phone screen as seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 30, 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Memory chip giant SK Hynix on Friday said it plans to invest 9.4 trillion Korean won ($6.8 billion) to build a new semiconductor manufacturing plant in … Read more
Monthly rent in Shanghai’s city-center costs approximately $2,700, according to data by Numbeo. Zorazhuang | E+ | Getty Images Living in a major city can come with a hefty price tag, so it’s best to be informed before you make that big move. In Asia, Hong Kong and Singapore top the list for cost of … Read more
Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Japan – February 23, 2018; Top luxury shopping streets with multi colored neon signs. Ginza avenues are lined with shops of expensive brands and restaurants in the heart of Tokyo. It is half past five p.m. on Friday. People flock to Ginza for shopping, dinner and drinking with their friends. Ginza became … Read more
Center street shibuya. David Gee | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Friday after Thursday’s sell-off saw some indexes in the region hit their lowest level in months. The sell-off came as traders rotated out of tech on Wall Street, pushing major U.S. indexes on Wednesday lower, with the S&P and Nasdaq … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 24, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | 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 … Read more
In a photo taken on November 4, 2019 a subway train crosses a rail bridge over the Han river, before the skyline of the Yeouido business district of Seoul. Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 extended its six-day losing streak to plunge 3%, leading losses among Asian indexes as the region … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 24, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | 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 … Read more
A man walks past a logo of SK Hynix at the lobby of the company’s Bundang office in Seongnam on January 29, 2021. Jung Yeon-Je | AFP | Getty Images SK Hynix, one of the world’s largest memory chipmakers, on Thursday said second-quarter profit hit its highest level in 6 years as it maintains its … Read more
The Imperial Towers twin towers residential skyscrapers and business district development in Tardeo South Mumbai, India. Tim Graham | Getty Images India “clearly has a problem” figuring out new drivers for its economic growth even as its economy expands at a fast pace, JPMorgan’s Jahangir Aziz said, following the country’s union budget. “If you look … Read more
