China stimulus calls are growing louder, at home and abroad

China stimulus calls are growing louder, at home and abroad

Local residents with umbrellas walk out of a metro station in rain during morning rush hour on September 20, 2024 in Beijing, China.  China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — More economists are calling for China to stimulate growth, including those based inside the country. China should issue at least … Read more

China economy, Fed rate cut, BOJ rate, RBA

China economy, Fed rate cut, BOJ rate, RBA

A Chinese flag in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 18, 2023. Raul Ariano | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher Monday as investors digested monetary policy decisions from Japan and China as well as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s sharp rate cut last week. Data last Friday showed China’s youth … Read more

Surprises in a will can complicate estate plans

Surprises in a will can complicate estate plans

Steve Smith | Tetra Images | Getty Images Handling the estate of a deceased parent can be an emotional process for children already dealing with grief.  Those emotions can become more complicated if the estate plan doesn’t unfold as expected — say, if there is an uneven split of assets among children or a previously … Read more

India rules out joining RCEP, accuses China of non-transparent trade practices

India rules out joining RCEP, accuses China of non-transparent trade practices

Indian flag and Chinese flag displayed on screen. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images India’s commerce minister rejected the idea of joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the world’s largest trade deal, maintaining that it is not in the country’s interest to be part of a free trade agreement with China. “India is not going … Read more

How to invest for a lower interest rate environment

How to invest for a lower interest rate environment

It could be time to rethink popular portfolio strategies for a lower interest rate environment. The Federal Reserve’s half-percent rate cut on Wednesday marked the first time in more than four years it moved to lower the benchmark interest rate. According to VanEck CEO Jan van Eck, investors should start thinking about how the changing … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Recession concerns still linger

CNBC Daily Open: Recession concerns still linger

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2024.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters 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

6 things from my San Francisco trip reveal AI stock winners

6 things from my San Francisco trip reveal AI stock winners

It’s time for some of my reflections on a week in San Francisco talking to dozens of executives and workers in tech. It was a grueling trip, but a necessary one, because we are at a pivotal time when it comes to the revolution of artificial intelligence and accelerated computing. AI gets talked about a … Read more

Speaker Johnson axes Trump voting rules in government funding bill

Speaker Johnson axes Trump voting rules in government funding bill

 U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) (R-LA) departs a press conference with Republican leadership on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Win McNamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday announced a new temporary government funding proposal with key amendments from the original … Read more

Bipartisan national security group endorses Harris over Trump

Bipartisan national security group endorses Harris over Trump

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria Airport in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 2024.  Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty Images More than 700 former national security and military officials endorsed Kamala Harris for president over Donald Trump in the 2024 election in an … Read more

Here are 4 things we’re watching closely in the stock market this week

Here are 4 things we’re watching closely in the stock market this week

The Federal Reserve kicked off its long-awaited easing campaign with a bang this week, cutting the federal funds by hefty 50 basis points. Investors viewed the aggressive reduction — the first in four years — as largely positive, with the three averages all finishing in the black. The S & P 500 advanced 1.36%, while the … Read more