Saudi says Houthis targeted Mecca with a drone, Iran-backed group rejects claim
International: Top News And Analysisby Anniek Bao·22d ago
Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone before it could enter the airspace over Mecca, with the Iran-backed Houthi militia group rejecting the...
Bond yields are spiking, oil is up — but investors aren’t giving up on stocks
International: Top News And Analysisby Chloe Taylor·22d ago
Surging oil prices and bond yields have made markets choppy in recent weeks — but many investors are digging ing and hoping returns are in sight.
Treasury yields hitting 5% may not break markets now — but the clock is ticking
International: Top News And Analysisby Lee Ying Shan·22d ago
The 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2007 on Tuesday, pushing borrowing costs deeper into territory that could expose some of the financial system's weakest links.
China's AI leaders keep quiet despite U.S. 'publicity' on tech risks
International: Top News And Analysisby Evelyn Cheng·22d ago
BEIJING — While frontier U.S. labs have sounded the alarm on artificial intelligence in recent high-profile speeches, Chinese companies have largely kept quiet.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sides with Nvidia's Huang on AI safety and slowdown debate
International: Top News And Analysisby Jonathan Vanian·22d ago
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his view of artificial intelligence safety on Tuesday, taking a stance that's more akin to the perspective of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang rather than Anthropic chief...
CNBC Daily Open: Is AI safe? Industry leaders and Trump disagree
International: Top News And Analysisby Justina Lee·23d ago
Hello, this is Justina Lee writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open. A social media frenzy about AI having the ability to "kill all humans" has brought U.S.
BOJ expected to hike rates by 25 basis points to fresh three-decade high: CNBC survey
International: Top News And Analysisby Lisa Kim·23d ago
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise rates to 1.25% at the end of its two-day meeting on Friday amid inflationary pressures, according to a CNBC survey.
Why de-dollarization discussions are more talk, less action
International: Top News And Analysisby Priyanka Salve; Lim Hui Jie·23d ago
When BRICS leaders met over the weekend, they talked about the economic power of the Global South and the need to expand trade in local currencies, signaling a push to cut dependence on the...
Americans' incomes rose and poverty fell in 2025, Census Bureau says
International: Top News And Analysisby Matt Peterson·23d ago
Americans' inflation-adjusted incomes rose and poverty declined in 2025, according to new Census Bureau data released Tuesday, as the Federal Reserve meets to decide whether inflation still...
Will AI really destroy humanity? Pioneers who created the tech weigh in
International: Top News And Analysisby Kai Nicol-Schwarz·23d ago
As researchers warn that AI could pose catastrophic risks, some of the pioneers who helped develop the technology are weighing in with additional warnings on the dangers of unfettered advances in...
U.S. confirms for first time it has weapons deployed in space
International: Top News And Analysisby Elsa Ohlen·23d ago
The U.S. said for the first time Monday that the Space Force has deployed weapons in orbit. U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told the Air and Space Cyber Conference that the U.S.
Treasury yields are hovering above a critical threshold. Here's what it means for stocks
International: Top News And Analysisby Chloe Taylor·23d ago
Treasury yields continued to rise sharply across the curve on Tuesday, sending the yield on the benchmark 10-year note above the closely watched 5% level.
CNBC Daily Open: A 'hoax,' a sell-off and a dilemma for Warsh
International: Top News And Analysisby Leonie Kidd·23d ago
Hello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open. This week's policy decision already presented a dilemma for Chairman Kevin Warsh.
Wealthy Chinese, tech talent confront tighter borders as Beijing widens exit controls
International: Top News And Analysisby Anniek Bao·23d ago
China's new border-control regulations are designed to keep two of its most valuable assets from leaving the country: money and talent.
China's August retail sales miss forecast while investment slump deepens, piling pressure on Beijing
International: Top News And Analysisby Anniek Bao; Evelyn Cheng·23d ago
China's investment slump deepened and retail sales growth slowed further in August while industrial output topped estimates with authorities warning of acute supply-demand imbalance at home.
Oil extends gains following Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia
International: Top News And Analysisby Justina Lee·23d ago
Oil extended gains Tuesday, amid reports of fresh Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and attacks by Iran on ships in the Gulf.
CNBC Daily Open: Beware AI naysayers, the 'Hoax Buster' is here
International: Top News And Analysisby Lim Hui Jie·24d ago
Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open. A rift seems to have formed between AI CEOs and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Samsung backs Nvidia AI chip rival in $230 million funding round as GPU alternatives boom
International: Top News And Analysisby Kai Nicol-Schwarz·24d ago
Samsung has backed a Dutch AI chipmaker in a $231 million funding round, amid a boom in investment in alternatives to Nvidia's graphic processing units.
Trump phones Nvidia’s Huang at All-In Summit, calls data center opposition a ‘hoax’
International: Top News And Analysisby Kif Leswing·24d ago
After using his social media site to blast Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's push for the AI industry to slow down development, President Donald Trump went a step further on Monday.
Microsoft sets limits for future AI models as industry throttles frontier development
International: Top News And Analysisby Jordan Novet·24d ago
Microsoft has posted a provisional code of conduct that would impose restrictions on its artificial intelligence models, days after Anthropic and OpenAI leaders agreed to slow development speed.
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