People walk around the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on May 15, 2024. Hector Retamal | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s leaders doubled down on boosting domestic technology in a high-level meeting called the Third Plenum that ended Thursday, according to a state media readout. China must “adapt to the new round of scientific … Read more
Chinese-made cars wait to be loaded onto a ship for export at Yantai Port on July 12, 2024, in Shandong province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s National Bureau of Statistics on Monday said the country’s second-quarter GDP rose by 4.7% year on year, missing expectations of a … Read more
PIctured here is the Qianwen container terminal in the port city of Qingdao, Shangdong, China on July 11, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s imports fell in June, missing expectations for slight growth, while exports grew more than expected, customs data released Friday showed. China’s imports fell by 2.3% in … Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Ring has the ability to track various health metrics such as heart rate. It is Samsung’s first foray into the smart ring category of product as it hopes to keep users locked into its ecosystem of devices from smartwatches to smartphones. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC PARIS — Samsung launched the Galaxy Ring … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting at Taj Exotic Hotel on October, 15, 2016 in Benaulim, Goa, India. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, marking his first visit … Read more
The Bank of Japan is largely expected to hold interest rates steady at the end of its 2-day meeting ending June 14, 2024. Seen here, the Japanese flag flying high at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Friday, … Read more
Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory of Chinese EV startup Leapmotor on April 1, 2024 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. Shi Kuanbing | Visual China Group | Getty Images The European Union on Wednesday said it would slap higher tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, which it … Read more
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi displays his inked marked finger after casting his ballot at a polling booth at Ranip, Ahmedabad on May 7, 2024. Sajjad Hussain | Afp | Getty Images The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance was set to come to power in India again, according to the Election Commission of India … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting at Jerenga Pathar in the Sivasagar district of India’s Assam state on Jan. 23, 2021. Biju Boro | AFP | Getty Images India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks set for a rare third consecutive term in power, as local exit polls on Saturday suggested his Bharatiya … Read more
JPMorgan Chase‘s chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon says the U.S. economy could see a “hard landing.” When asked by CNBC’s Sri Jegarajah about the prospect of a hard landing, Dimon replied: “Could we actually see one? Of course, how could anyone who reads history say there’s no chance?” The CEO was speaking at the JPMorgan … Read more
