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Dollar softens amid deficit worries, more downside risks remain: ING Source link
ING sees potential hurdles for euro's global ambition Source link
Economists at Goldman Sachs say the Trump administration’s tariff policy will lift prices but not trigger an inflation surge. Source link
Research shows no one values your possessions and ideas more than you do. In this case, that’s not a good thing. Source link
Elon Musk interviews on CNBC from the Tesla Headquarters in Texas. CNBCEuropean sales of Tesla vehicles plunged in April, as the U.S. electric carmaker continues to face reputational damage regionally and rising competition.Tesla sold 7,261 cars in Europe in April, down 49% year-on-year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). That drop came even as overall battery electric car sales rose 34.1% annually in April.Tesla has faced brand damage over the past few months because of CEO Elon Musk’s political involvement with U.S. President Donald Trump, with protests erupting at Tesla dealerships across Europe in March.Tesla sales tanked nearly…
Diamond rings and bracelets on display in a show window in Antwerp, Belgium. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images)Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThey might be made of the hardest material on earth, but diamonds, with their complex supply chains and expensive price tag, are particularly fragile to U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff agenda. The precious mineral is facing a baseline 10% import duty to the U.S. — a market accounting for over half of the global demand for polished diamonds. The sector is also bracing for additional duties should Trump’s 90-day pause come to an end with no…
Samantha Mui, 34, is the founder of Thirsty Dumpling, a do-it-yourself dumpling-making startup.Courtesy of Samantha MuiSamantha Mui teaches people how to make dumplings for a living, making as much as $10,000 an hour, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. That’s more than what she used to make a month from her corporate job.”The biggest win in my life right now is I can go to a corporate office wearing a crop top and ripped jeans, teaching a cooking class and make more in one hour than I’ve ever made in a month,” Mui said.The 34-year-old founded Thirsty Dumpling, which sells…
Asia FX muted amid trade worries; yen gains on BOJ rate hike bets Source link
“The idea of putting physical metal in a safe jurisdiction like Singapore with parties they can trust is becoming a big trend nowadays,” says Gregor Gregersen, founder of The Reserve.Alessia Pierdomenico | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe ultra-wealthy are increasingly moving their gold offshore as economic and geopolitical uncertainty roils markets — and Singapore is emerging as a favored destination.Not far from the city-state’s airport sits a six-story facility covered in onyx and fortified by tight security. Tucked behind its steel doors are gold and silver bars amounting to about $1.5 billion.Known as “The Reserve,” the storage facility features scores of…
An employee works on a vehicle crankshaft production line at a factory which produces engine parts in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 14, 2025. Str | Afp | Getty ImagesChina’s industrial profits rose for a second straight month in April, official data showed Tuesday, despite prohibitive U.S. tariffs and persistent deflationary pressures.Cumulative profits at major industrial firms climbed 3% in April after returning to growth in the first quarter of this year, rising 0.8% from a year earlier, reversing the trend of declines since the third quarter of last year.In the first four months this year, industrial…