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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Trump attends RNC, Dow record close, bitcoin 'digital gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

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. Dow record highThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at an all-time high after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt. Trump lauded at RNCFormer President Donald Trump was cheered and celebrated at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, his first appearance since an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally. [PRO] 'Super 8'UBS has updated its "Super 8" list of top Asian tech stocks, seen as alternatives to the US "Magnificent Seven."

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Biden urges unity
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

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. Trump assassination attemptPresident Joe Biden addressed the nation from the White House, where he condemned all political violence and called for unity. [PRO] Gearing up for electionsWith the U.S. presidential election approaching and stock markets at all-time highs, professional investors are emphasizing portfolio diversification to mitigate risks. Despite a brief downturn due to a rotation out of mega-cap growth stocks, the markets rebounded, setting new records.

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☆ Millionaires are leaving Hong Kong, but its art scene is booming
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Narration: Home to a host of financial institutions, Hong Kong is one of the world's wealthiest cities. The Hong Kong Art Gallery Association recorded a 27% increase in member galleries between 2021 and 2023. Nicolas Chow: Chinese art and ancient Chinese art is really at the genesis of Sotheby's Hong Kong when we came here. Angelle Siyang-Le: We firmly believe that Hong Kong is the best place to do art business in Asia, Hong Kong is a natural melting. Emily Tan: That's all from Hong Kong – join us next time in a new city as we explore 'The Art of Appreciation.'

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Fed's Powell says high rates could hurt growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

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. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose even as Powell said progress had been made on inflation. Growth in jeopardyPowell warned that keeping interest rates high for too long could harm economic growth. Mainland China's CSI 300 was little changed as consumer price inflation rose less than expected and producer prices fell, raising concerns about deflation in the world's second-biggest economy.

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☆ HK Express apologizes after two blind passengers removed from Hong Kong-Tokyo flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Andy Chui (left) and John Li at a press conference held by the Hong Kong Blind Union on July 7, 2024. They said were removed from an HK Express flight on May 22, 2024. Hong Kong Blind Union“They need to ensure that companies comply with these guidelines and that there are punitive measures when companies discriminate against people with disabilities,” Wong told CNN. HK Express said its staff had followed the airline’s “standard safety procedures,” during the incident, without specifying whether the two passengers had failed to comply with its protocols. All 35 passengers on the flight walked off in solidarity with Rizzi.

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Are markets too optimistic?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

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. While open to collaboration, Elliott plans to give shareholders a say in leadership changes if the board remains unresponsive. Despite selling $379 million worth of bitcoin in recent weeks, Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office still holds roughly 32,488 bitcoins — worth around $1.9 billion at today's prices. Japan stocks hit record highJapan's export-heavy Nikkei 225 as well as the broader Topix hit record highs amid a broader rise in Asia-Pacific markets.

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☆ Hong Kong's IPO market is finally starting to turn around, consulting firm EY says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing celebrates the 24th anniversary of its listing on June 21, 2024. "We are seeing more of these [U.S. dollar] funds, they are moving back to Hong Kong. "I would say if the interest rate can be further cut down, 1% maybe, that would have a significant effect on the IPO market," Chan said. Hong Kong IPO returns are improving. "These things added together are projecting an upward trend for the Hong Kong market [in the] next 5 years."

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☆ Younger generations of Asians are spending big on art
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Younger, wealthy shoppers in Asia are splashing their cash on art, according to a longtime collector and senior auction house executive. Chen Yongnuo | China News Service | Getty ImagesAnd, while the size of the global art market fell 4% last year to around $65 billion, according to the Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2024, sales in China rose by 9% in 2023, overtaking the U.K. as the world's second-largest art market. For Sotheby's, the rise in younger buyers is driven in part by an increase in online activity. "The definition of digital art nowadays has been expanded from simply photography to video art to NFTs to AI-generated art," she told CNBC's "Art of Appreciation." "With the younger generations becoming more and more prominent in the market ... digital artists ... will be the group of artists getting more attention," Siyang-Le added.

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☆ ‘Deeply concerned.’ 16 Nobel economists sound the alarm on Trump and inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Yet 16 Nobel Prize-winning economists are warning that Trump’s proposals wouldn’t just fail to fix inflation — they would make matters worse. “We the undersigned are deeply concerned about the risks of a second Trump administration for the US economy,” the economists wrote in the Tuesday letter, which was first reported by Axios. The letter, organized by famed economist Joseph Stiglitz, argued there are valid reasons to worry the Trump agenda will “reignite” inflation. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Road to Majority conference in Washington, Saturday, June 22, 2024. Jae C. Hong/Pool/APIn the letter, the 16 Nobel economists expressed concern about the rule of law and stability if Trump wins the White House again.

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Dow posts best week since May, Tesla cuts 14% of workforce
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Traders work on the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 6, 2024 in New York City. 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. The tech-centric Nasdaq Composite remained flat, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average had its best week since May, rising 1.45%. Most Asia markets fallMost Asia-Pacific markets were trading lower as investors awaited inflation data from Australia and Japan later this week.

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☆ World’s best airline for 2024 named by Skytrax
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Barry Neild | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

We look forward to more wins in the future.”Close-run contestSaudia was named by Skytrax as winner of the World's Most Improved Airline award. Singapore also won for Best First Class service and Best Airline in Asia. ANA, meanwhile, picked up the accolade for World’s Best Airport Services, as well as Best Airline Staff Service in Asia. Saudia was named World’s Most Improved Airline, beating Taiwan’s Starlux and Iceland’s Play into second and third places. Delta Air Lines was declared the Best Airline in North America, also picking up the award for Best Airline Staff Service for the region.

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☆ Move over, Tokyo. Hong Kong is now the most expensive city to build, survey shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Hong Kong has surpassed Tokyo as Asia's most expensive city to build property as rising construction prices add to a worsening labor crunch, a new market survey released by Turner & Townsend showed. The UK-based property consultancy projected that Hong Kong's average construction cost this year will rise 4.8% to $4,500 per square meter, ranking it ninth globally out of 91 cities surveyed. This has been especially true in Hong Kong, with the city's construction industry facing a manpower shortage as the city grapples with an aging population. According to the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council, this skilled labor gap is expected to reach as high as 40,000 people by 2027. Last year, the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department projected that Hong Kong's aging population would get worse amid low fertility rates last year.

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Le Pen's 28-year old protégé
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

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. China holds rates, stocks dipMarkets in the Asia-Pacific region were trading mostly lower after the People's Bank of China held interest rates unchanged. Russia-North Korea partnershipRussia and North Korea signed a "comprehensive strategic partnership" deal on Wednesday, including a mutual defense pact, during President Vladimir Putin's first state visit to North Korea in 24 years. Musk clarifies remarksElon Musk attempted to clarify his controversial remarks after advertisers threatened to leave X. Musk previously told advertisers to "go f--- yourself."

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Workers at the construction site of resettlement housing in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 17, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets started the day mixed as investors awaited China's one- and five-year loan prime rates. The one-year loan prime rate serves as a benchmark for most corporate and household loans, while the five-year rate serves as a peg for property mortgages. The one-year LPR currently stands at 3.45%, while the five-year LPR is at 3.95%. Japan's Nikkei 225 and the broad-based Topix started the day with losses of 0.28% and 0.12%, respectively.

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☆ Asia-Pacific markets rebound as Wall Street rallies overnight; Australia holds rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A pedestrian and jogger pass the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) building, during a partial lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus, in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, May 18, 2020. David Gray | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets rebounded on Tuesday as Wall Street rallied overnight, with investors assessing the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision. The RBA held its benchmark interest rate at 4.35% for its fifth straight meeting, saying that inflation "remains above target and is proving persistent." The RBA also noted that the economic outlook remained "uncertain," with recent data signaling that achieving the inflation target was unlikely to be smooth. Automaker Hyundai also hit a fresh record, gaining about 1.62% on news that it plans to list its India unit in Mumbai.

Persons: David Gray, Kazuo Ueda, Akio Toyoda, Kospi Organizations: Reserve Bank of Australia, Bloomberg, Getty, Wall Street, Bank, Japan's Nikkei, Reuters, Bank of Japan, Toyota, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai, CSI Locations: Sydney, Australia, Asia, Pacific, Mumbai, Hong

☆ Cost of living survey: The most expensive cities for expats in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But which international city is the most expensive in the world for expats to move to? Hong Kong has once again taken the title of most costly city for overseas workers in the 2024 Mercer Cost of Living Survey, which was released Monday. Rising housing costsNew York was ranked as the eighth most expensive city for international employees to move to on the 2024 Mercer Cost of Living Survey. At 92, Toronto was ranked as the most expensive city in Canada for international employees, followed by Vancouver at 101. Financial impactsMexico City jumped 46 places to number 33 on the list of most expensive cities for international employees to move to.

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☆ Hong Kong wants residents to smile more but experts warn prices and competition are bigger issues for tourism
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Guests posing for a group photo at the "Let's Go the Extra Mile" hospitality campaign launch ceremony at the Central Government Office in Hong Kong on June 3, 2024. In response, the Hong Kong government launched a campaign – titled "Let's Go the Extra Mile" – encouraging frontline staff and members of the public to demonstrate good hospitality and "reinforce Hong Kong's brand as the best tourism destination." Hong Kong's currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar, which has helped the city's status as an international financial center. "Both have become equal problems for Hong Kong," he said. While the city's borders were closed during the pandemic, nearby Shenzhen continued to develop into a top-tier Chinese city, Lee said.

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☆ Asia-Pacific markets range bound ahead of Bank of Japan rate decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters is seen beyond the cherry blossoms in Tokyo on March 20, 2023. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were largely range bound on Friday ahead of the Bank of Japan's rate decision. Economists polled by Reuters expect the BOJ will maintain its benchmark interest rate at 0%-0.1%, but Nikkei reported the central bank is considering reducing its holdings of Japanese government bonds. The BOJ currently aims to purchase about 6 trillion yen ($38.5 billion) in bonds per month, and has informed the market of plans to purchase between 4.8 trillion yen and 7 trillion yen of bonds per month. Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 17,964, lower than the HSI's last close of 18,112.63.

Persons: Kazuhiro Nogi, Kospi Organizations: Bank of Japan, Afp, Getty, Bank of, Reuters, Nikkei Locations: Tokyo, Asia, Pacific, Hong Kong

☆ Asia-Pacific markets mixed as traders await China and India inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were mixed on Wednesday, ahead of inflation data from both China and India. Traders in Asia will also look toward the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday stateside, which will come hours after the country's May inflation report. China's May inflation rate is expected to increase by 0.4%, slightly higher than the 0.3% seen in April. Separately, India's inflation rate is also forecast to climb marginally to 4.89%, according to a Reuters poll of economists, slightly higher than April's 4.83% increase. Japan's corporate goods inflation rate accelerated to 2.4% in May, beating expectations and marking its fastest rate of increase since August.

Persons: Kospi Organizations: Nurphoto, Getty, Traders, U.S, U.S . Federal, Nikkei Locations: Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu, Asia, Pacific, China, India, U.S ., Hong Kong

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Musk threatens Apple ban
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Technology stocks Nvidia, Meta and Microsoft boosted the indexes. Apple ban threatElon Musk threatened to ban Apple devices from his companies after Apple announced a partnership with OpenAI. Ailman suggested Musk should focus on one of his ventures and let professional managers handle Tesla's daily operations. The Taiwan Weighted index hit a record high, before paring back gains, as technology and utility stocks rose.

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☆ From hiking to exploring arts and inspired cuisine, enrich your Hong Kong "bizcation" itinerary with these daytime activities between meetings
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hong Kong is known as a global center of trade and finance, but the city has much more to offer. Here are some must-do daytime experiences to check out between meetings and conferences, transforming your time in Hong Kong from "work trip" to an enriching "bizcation." Sample daytime bizcation itinerary Grab a plastic stool at Shui Kee Coffee to try some of the city's best French toast and Hong Kong milk tea. Find inspiration in Hong Kong's colorful art sceneThere are dozens of museums sprinkled around Hong Kong, but M+ is arguably its most impressive. Hong Kong Tourism BoardIf you're looking for a quiet escape, hop on a ferry to Cheung Chau, a much-loved getaway for Hong Kongers.

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☆ A memorable bizcation requires a unique blend of work and play. Hong Kong is the perfect destination to make it happen.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

When the sun sets in Hong Kong, the sprawling urban metropolis transitions from work to play. Arguably the world's best "bizcation" destination, Hong Kong offers endless activities once business travelers close their laptops for the day. Hong Kong Tourism BoardTo add a bit of mystery into your bizcation, consider exploring Hong Kong's speakeasies. Hong Kong Tourism BoardBut that's not the only attraction lighting up Hong Kong. A memorable bizcation requires a unique blend of work and play — and Hong Kong is the perfect destination to make it happen.

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☆ Vigilante Hong Kong cabbies went undercover to ensnare illegal Uber drivers. It backfired
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

They are vigilante taxi drivers taking direct action, having become increasingly frustrated about Hong Kong authorities’ failure to regulate the ride-hailing platform. Noemi Cassanelli/CNNA Uber app is seen on a mobile phone in Hong Kong, China, on May 24, 2024. Patrick Tam, secretary general of the Hong Kong Taxi & Public Light Bus Association, acknowledged the complaints against some unruly taxi drivers, and said he supported the police going after them. “We just want fair treatment.”So far, Hong Kong police have said they had not arrested any Uber drivers ensnared in the amateur sting operations. And CUHK’s Chan said that, after years of ambiguity, Hong Kong is already playing catch-up.

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☆ Virtual reality could unlock better treatment for psychosis — a use case that's gaining traction globally
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Jake Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Some researchers are advocating the benefits of VR therapy for psychosis treatment. A clinical trial showed VR therapy reduced anxiety and agoraphobia in people with psychosis. Anywhere from 15 to 100 people out of 100,000 develop psychosis annually, according to the National Institute for Mental Health. AdvertisementThere's a growing body of research that demonstrates the efficacy of VR treatment, yet Bullock described healthcare providers as a "cautious group by nature." Despite reluctance among US healthcare providers, researchers in the UK, Hong Kong, Canada, and elsewhere are building a convincing case for VR treatment.

Persons: —, Daniel Freeman, Freeman, Kai Conibear, Conibear, It's, Kim Bullock, neuropsychiatrics, Bullock, who've, Jessica Wong, Wong, — Conibear Organizations: Service, Oxford University, National Institute for Mental Health, National Health Service, Stanford University, VR, Museum, hospital's Institute of Mental Health Locations: Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong, Canada

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