Conflicting signals on U.S. jobs market

Conflicting signals on U.S. jobs market

Miami Beach, Florida, McDonald’s restaurant, now hiring sign, starting at $11 an hour. Jeffrey Greenberg | Universal Images Group | 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 are. Like what … Read more

A mixed picture on U.S. jobs growth

A mixed picture on U.S. jobs growth

Workers at a restaurant at Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.  Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | 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

Japan averts technical recession as revised fourth-quarter data shows economy grew 0.4%

Japan averts technical recession as revised fourth-quarter data shows economy grew 0.4%

Commuters walking at Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Japan averted a technical recession as revised official data on Monday showed the economy returned to growth in the the October-December period last year. Japan’s gross domestic product expanded 0.4% in the fourth quarter compared with a year earlier. Provisional data … Read more

U.S. CEOs feel more upbeat on economy

U.S. CEOs feel more upbeat on economy

Workers look on ahead of remarks by US President Joe Biden, not pictured, at an Amtrak facility in New Castle County, Delaware, on November 6, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | 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 … Read more

No news is good news for Wall Street

No news is good news for Wall Street

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., January 31, 2024.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more

Mount Fuji in Japan to introduce visitor cap and entry fee to target overcrowding issues

Mount Fuji in Japan to introduce visitor cap and entry fee to target overcrowding issues

Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan, is putting new regulations in place for climbers amid concerns about overcrowding. Human traffic jams, foothills littered with garbage and inappropriately attired hikers — some attempting the ascent in sandals — are among the issues plaguing the popular Japanese site. To ease congestion … Read more

U.S. services pace slows slightly

U.S. services pace slows slightly

Shoppers are seen at Whole Foods Market on October 14, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | 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 need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you … Read more

Will Nikkei 225 rally sustain even as Japan’s economy sputters?

Will Nikkei 225 rally sustain even as Japan’s economy sputters?

Mt. Fuji and Tokyo skyline Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei stock index has been on a record-breaking spree on the back of robust earnings and investor-friendly measures. But the country’s ailing economy has experts divided over this sustainability of this rally. The Nikkei 225 surged past the 40,000 mark on Monday, with … Read more

No rate cuts in 2024?

No rate cuts in 2024?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell takes his seat to testify before a U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2023.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more

U.S. manufacturing struggles to recover

U.S. manufacturing struggles to recover

Workers assemble printed circuit boards at the Intervala manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. The US Census Bureau is scheduled to release factory orders figures on February 2. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily … Read more