Outbound travel from China is set to receive a much-anticipated jolt as “Golden Week” bookings show changes in where and why Chinese people are traveling. Buoyed by falling airfares, Chinese travelers are booking more overseas trips for the National Day holiday period, which extends from Oct. 1 to 7, according to Fliggy, a major travel … Read more
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announces interest rates will remain unchanged during a news conference at the Federal Reserves’ William McChesney Martin Building in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2024. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images A flurry of major central banks will hold monetary policy meetings this week, with investors bracing for interest rate moves … Read more
The U.S. is home to the majority of the world’s data centers, with more than 2,800. The closest nation after that is the United Kingdom, with less than 400, according to the Data Center Map. Data centers are the physical vertebrae of internet infrastructure, supporting cloud computing capabilities and artificial intelligence. The value of the … Read more
More than 50 police officers were injured in violent clashes in the English town of Southport (AFP) London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet senior police leaders on Thursday, his office said, between after a second night of clashes between protesters and police prompted by the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied … Read more
Years ago, the manager of a hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand told me about an unusual booking that he once received during the middle of the night. A traveler had flown his entire family via private jet from Brunei to the Thai island after learning upon landing in Brunei that it is a “dry country” … Read more
Britain’s Finance Minister Rachel Reeves has pledged to make the “necessary”, “urgent” and “incredibly tough” choices to restore the country’s economic stability. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Britain’s Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Monday announced a raft of project cuts after detailing how the newly elected Labour government has inherited a projected … Read more
Golden Horn and Bosphorus at sunset, Istanbul, Turkey Matteo Colombo | Digitalvision | Getty Images Turkey came out miles ahead of the rest of the world in an annual global wealth ranking — in a result that may come as surprising, given the country’s high levels of inflation. “Türkiye stands out with a staggering growth … Read more
When a woman in her early twenties requested to book Vicky Borman’s one-bedroom Heritage-listed cottage in the English village of St Neots last summer, something didn’t feel right. The user had no reviews on her Airbnb profile, so Borman, who has ‘Superhost’ status on the platform, took to social media to investigate. There it was … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 29, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | 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 … Read more
An exchange trader at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange looks at his monitors. Boris Roessler | Picture Alliance | 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 see? … Read more
