Chinese tech, auto stocks fall on regulatory fears; property developer Soho China drops 36% on failed deal
The Financial Times reported that Beijing wants to break up Ant Group’s Alipay and force the creation of a separate loans app.
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‘We were naive’: Ex-CIA, military and diplomatic veterans reflect on lessons learned, 20 years after 9/11
CNBC asked former CIA, military and diplomatic personnel what they feel America has learned — and failed to learn — since Sept. 11, 2001.
Apple can no longer force developers to use in-app purchasing, judge rules in Epic Games case
VIDEO 3:40 03:40 Court ruling could be long-term victory for Apple: The Verge’s Nilay Patel TechCheck Apple ‘s lucrative App Store business received a major blow Friday thanks to a …
Weeks after fleeing Afghanistan, former President Ashraf Ghani issues ‘explanation’ statement to Afghan people — only in English
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani attends a security meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan August 14, 2021. Afghan Presidential Palace | Reuters More than three weeks after fleeing Kabul by helicopter as the …
Asia-Pacific stocks slip; Tencent and Netease shares drop
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific fell in Thursday morning trade as investors reacted to the release of China’s August inflation data. The Shanghai composite in mainland China slipped 0.26% while …
WHO criticizes wealthy nations for hoarding Covid treatments and vaccines, saying it’s prolonging pandemic
Vials of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. Johnson & Johnson via Reuters The World Health Organization condemned wealthy nations for stockpiling coronavirus vaccines, treatments and protective equipment, …
Stock futures open slightly higher after Dow slips following August jobs report
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Getty Images U.S. stock futures opened slightly higher Monday night after the Dow slipped from a record high …
Japan’s Nikkei 225 surges nearly 2% as stocks continue to see gains for second day
U.S. jobs data released Friday came in far short of expectations, with the economy adding just 235,000 positions in August. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 720,000 …
Afghanistan pullout sparks EU calls for more military might
VIDEO 2:19 02:19 Gentiloni: Time for the EU to gain geopolitical power Squawk Box Europe Paolo Gentiloni, the EU’s commissioner for economics and taxation, has spoken to CNBC about a need …
Bitcoin rises this week to $51,000, highest since May
Bitcoin and ether climbed to their highest levels since the middle of May.