The 46th fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy sets sail from a military port in Zhanjiang, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 21, 2024. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images China said Wednesday it warned and “drove away” a U.S. destroyer that had sailed nearRead More →
An Aldi grocery store on May 2, 2025, in Washington, DC, U.S. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Waiting for tariff-induced price increases in the U.S. to show up can feel like watching an M. Night Shyamalan movie. July’s consumer price index came in mostly benign. TheRead More →
Asia-Pacific markets open in the green Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Wednesday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark rose 1% after hitting a record high Tuesday, while the broader Topix index added 0.72%, as of 8:02 a.m. Singapore time (8:02 p.m. ET Tuesday). In South Korea, the Kospi index advanced 1.07%, while the small-capRead More →
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on August 12, 2025. NYSE Stock futures are little changed Tuesday night as investors look ahead to inflation data due later this week. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 13 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P futures fell 0.04%,Read More →
FILE PHOTO: DJ D-SOL performs during the ‘Safe & Sound’ Drive-In Concert Fundraiser Presented by JAJA Tequila and In The Know Experiences In Partnership with Bumble at Nova’s Ark Project on July 25, 2020 in Water Mill, New York. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday saidRead More →
The Perplexity app in the Apple App Store on a smartphone arranged in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, June 1, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid for Google’s Chrome browser, CNBC confirmed on Tuesday. That figureRead More →
A widely followed measure of inflation accelerated slightly less than expected in July on an annual basis as President Donald Trump’s tariffs showed mostly modest impacts and investors grew more confidence about interest rate cuts ahead. The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% for the month and 2.7%Read More →
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on April 9, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images Stock futures rose early Tuesday as investors breathed a sigh of relief over a tamer-than-expected inflation report. Futures tied to the Dow JonesRead More →
This week’s inflation data will be huge for markets, and not just for the numbers. Beneath the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ reports on consumer and producer prices will be simmering questions over the data’s validity. Those concerns have accelerated as budget cutbacks have forced the agency to change the wayRead More →
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right, speaks alongside President Donald Trump about investing in America, at the White House in Washington, on April 30, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has singaled that he’d be open to allowing Nvidia to sell a downgraded version ofRead More →
