China says military spending growth in 2024 to stay the same as last year at 7.2%

China says military spending growth in 2024 to stay the same as last year at 7.2%

Missiles on the background of the Chinese flag Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images China is set to increase its defense spending by 7.2% in 2024, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an official government work report released as part of the country’s annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing. This year’s military budget announcement comes against the … Read more

The Budgetnista Tiffany Aliche: How to start budgeting

The Budgetnista Tiffany Aliche: How to start budgeting

A young woman in her early 20s riding a chopper cycle. Karan Kapoor | The Image Bank | Getty Images Having a strong budget can help you build financial wellness. “A budget is a picture of what your money is doing,” Tiffany Aliche, also known as The Budgetnista, told CNBC during a Women & Wealth … Read more

Europe is having its worst earnings season since the onset of Covid

Europe is having its worst earnings season since the onset of Covid

Arc of Triomphe Paris, Champs-Elysees France at night vichie81 / iStock / Getty Images Plus LONDON — Around a half of European companies missed earnings expectations in the latest reporting season despite already low expectations, analysts told CNBC, who predicted that the region will continue to struggle amid high interest rates. As of Feb. 29 … Read more

Japan’s factory activity contracts most in over three years

Japan’s factory activity contracts most in over three years

An employee checks gaskets after processing them in an automatic press machine at the Hamamatsu Gasket Co. factory in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. Noriko Hayashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s February factory activity shrank at the fastest pace in more than three years on the back of weakening demand. … Read more

How much wealth do you need to join the 1% club in your country?

How much wealth do you need to join the 1% club in your country?

The sun sets on the skyline of midtown Manhattan, the Empire State Building and Hudson Yards in New York City on February 17, 2024. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images The entry barriers to the 1% rich club have been getting tougher across the world. Here’s how much you need to join the … Read more

Markets brace for Fed’s key inflation gauge

Markets brace for Fed’s key inflation gauge

A trader works during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 17, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City.  Johannes Eisele | Afp | 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 … Read more

Wall Street on edge over Fed’s key inflation gauge

Wall Street on edge over Fed’s key inflation gauge

A trader works, as a screen displays a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2023.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more

Hong Kong property stocks jump after city scraps cooling measures

Hong Kong property stocks jump after city scraps cooling measures

An urban view of high-rise buildings at dusk as seen from Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Stocks of Hong Kong developers rose after Financial Secretary Paul Chan scrapped property cooling measures in a bid to bolster the sector, which has been weighed down by high borrowing costs and weak economic … Read more

Americans’ mood on the economy sinks

Americans’ mood on the economy sinks

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with workers while visiting CS Wind, the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world, in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S., November 29, 2023.  Evelyn Hockstein | 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 … Read more

China’s oil demand growth could halve from pre-Covid levels

China’s oil demand growth could halve from pre-Covid levels

A view shows part of the state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) refinery in Salamanca. State of Guanajuato, Mexico, Monday, December 19, 2022. Danil Shamkin | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s oil demand growth this year could be half of pre-Covid 2019 levels, according to Eurasia Group, as key segments of the world’s second-largest economy … Read more