TOPIC

/ company

CNBC

A selection of Business, Tech and Asian news hand-picked from CNBC.

Industry

Comms, Publishing & Media

Website

cnbc.com

Headquarters address

900 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, USA

Year founded

1989

Left: the Thai‑flagged cargo ship Mayuree Naree burns after being hit by Iranian missiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. Right: Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Photos: EPA/Royal Thai Navy, Iran Military Monitor via X

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran’s new supreme leader defies Trump, says Hormuz must stay blocked

In first declaration since his appointment as the country’s new supreme leader, Khamenei demands that US military bases in region must close.

13 Mar 2026 - 5:44PMvideocam

136

United States

Paramount counters Netflix with US$108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros

9 Dec 2025 - 9:42AM

United States

Nvidia can’t sell its most advanced AI chip to China, White House says

5 Nov 2025 - 5:24AM

US-China trade war

Trump team presses unlikely buyers to snap up US soybeans

Since China stopped buying US soybeans, Donald Trump is pushing countries like India to boost purchases while weighing a multi-billion-dollar farm bailout.

7 Oct 2025 - 4:03AMvideocam

A farmer handles soybeans from a field in the US state of Indiana. Photo: AP

Singapore

Is Singapore seeing slowdown of Chinese wealth inflows and should it be worried?

Single-family offices have expanded in Singapore in recent years, with the number rising by over 40 per cent to more than 2,000 last year.

17 Sep 2025 - 7:20PM

China GDP

Will China’s first-half GDP data reveal need for more fiscal stimulus?

Economists say rising external uncertainties linked to trade war with US could prompt more proactive fiscal policy.

11 Jul 2025 - 10:43AM

US-China trade war

Taco trade? US leader challenges claim that ‘Trump always chickens out’ in talks

President touts tariff successes as Wall Street acronym for a way to profit from his fitful negotiating style makes the rounds.

30 May 2025 - 9:15AMvideocam

The Taco trade refers to an investment strategy that benefits from the rise in share prices after US President Donald Trump relents. Photo: EPA-EFE

Thailand

Do tourists face more scams in Bangkok? Report points to high rate of taxi fraud

The Thai capital was listed among cities where tourists report higher rates of scams, with taxi and car rental frauds the most common.

23 May 2025 - 7:34PM

Millionaires and billionaires

8 of the richest news anchors in the US – net worths, ranked

Famous on-air faces from ABC, CNN, MSNBC and Fox are all bringing in the big bucks for their numerous broadcasting gigs – but who takes top spot, with a net worth of US$250 million?

28 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM

US presidential election 2024

Elon Musk sued in Pennsylvania over US$1 million US election giveaways

Civil lawsuit is the first official legal challenge that Trump-backer Musk has faced over his swing state sweepstakes.

29 Oct 2024 - 9:36AM

Elon Musk awards Kristine Fishell with a US$1 million cheque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo: AFP

Millionaires and billionaires

Mark Cuban wants to take out Chinese knockoffs. Is Kamala Harris on board?

In February 2022, the US called China the top country of origin for counterfeit goods seized by US customs.

19 Sep 2024 - 4:51PM

This is not the first time Mark Cuban has expressed support for Harris’ economic agenda. Photo: Instagram/mcuban

Singapore

‘It’s subjective’: is Singapore really Asia’s happiest country?

While Singapore ranked 30th in the World Happiness Report’s ranking, Singaporeans under 30 reported significantly lower quality of life than those over 60

27 Mar 2024 - 1:25PM

ByteDance

ByteDance investors could win in TikTok sale, says US lawmaker

‘It would be in the financial interest of ByteDance’s investors to effectuate a forced sale,’ said congressman Mike Gallagher.

18 Mar 2024 - 3:52AM

Malaysia

‘Got me a lot of publicity’: AirAsia CEO doesn’t regret topless LinkedIn photo

Tony Fernandes said he posted the topless photo on LinkedIn to show his company’s flexible work culture

11 Mar 2024 - 8:39PM

Tony Fernandes, the CEO of AirAsia has no regrets of a viral picture of him attending a meeting without a shirt. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

China’s economic headwinds could hit region, US treasury deputy says

Wally Adeyemo said China’s economy faces ‘significant headwinds … a slowing Chinese economy is going to have an impact, but mostly on their neighbours.’

12 Sep 2023 - 2:37AMvideocam

US deputy treasury secretary Wally Adeyemo. Photo: Reuters

Science

Opinion | Don’t ban students from using ChatGPT when they will have to work with AI

A ban won’t stop students from using the likes of ChatGPT, while incorporating AI tools into teaching can motivate learning. Importantly, it prepares them to work with AI when they enter the workforce.

25 May 2023 - 4:39AMvideocam

Macroscope

Macroscope | As prices rise, central bankers can no longer dismiss inflation concerns

China seems alert to the threat but the US Federal Reserve and other major central banks in the West need to show more concern about rising prices. If consumers lose confidence in central banks’ ability to control inflation, they will seek higher wages and push prices even higher.

28 Apr 2021 - 2:01AMvideocam

US-China trade war

Trump’s trade tariffs to remain on China ‘for the moment’

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNBC on Thursday that tariffs on China put in place by the Trump administration will be ‘kept in place for the moment’.

19 Feb 2021 - 10:31AMvideocam

The White House last month said it would review all national security measures put in place by former president Donald Trump, including an interim trade deal with Beijing. Photo: AFP

Coronavirus pandemic

Biden goes to US heartland for support on US$1.9 trillion economic package

Biden will address ordinary voters at a prime time CNN event in Milwaukee – his first official trip away from Washington as president.

16 Feb 2021 - 11:41PMvideocam

Donald Trump

‘Wear a mask!’ Republicans break with Trump as coronavirus cases soar

Former vice-president Dick Cheney’s daughter, lawmaker Liz Cheney, tweeted photo of him wearing a surgical mask with the hashtag #realmenwearmasks.

30 Jun 2020 - 2:42AM

Coronavirus pandemic

US presses on with reopening, but coronavirus first wave lingers

A majority of states do not meet the criteria set by the White House for reopening their economies, but many are moving ahead regardless.

13 Jun 2020 - 3:03AMvideocam

A woman cleans the railings at Universal CityWalk near Universal City, California. Photo: AP Photo

Coronavirus pandemic

Pompeo begins using ‘Wuhan virus’ name as illness spreads in US

Top US diplomat ignores pleas from Beijing and world health officials over the use of names for the Covid-19 disease that incite racial discrimination. New nomenclature comes as President Donald Trump’s administration faces criticism for its response to community transmission.

7 Mar 2020 - 10:47PMvideocam

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been speaking of the “Wuhan virus” despite Beijing’s protests. Photo: Xinhua

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Goldman Sachs ‘lining up Prince Harry for its interview series’

He is likely to want to speak about mental health and needs of military veterans during appearances, which are not paid, US report adds.

14 Feb 2020 - 4:08AMvideocam

US-China trade war

US and China to sign phase one trade pact in early January, Mnuchin says

Agreement will not be subject to any renegotiation and is already on paper and translated, US Treasury secretary adds.

20 Dec 2019 - 5:06AM

US-China trade war

US critics worry the numbers don’t work in Trump’s trade deal with China

Concerns include a lack of specifics on farm purchase commitments and enforcement mechanisms, a shortage of trust on both sides and the US president’s mercurial negotiating style.

14 Dec 2019 - 11:37PMvideocam

A cornerstone of the new deal is Beijing’s commitment to buy more US farm goods. Photo: AP

IPO

Chinese owner of SharkNinja revives Hong Kong IPO amid US tariff risks

Hangzhou-based JS Global, the maker of Ninja, Joyoung kitchen appliances and Shark vacuums, is meeting investors from Monday on its Hong Kong listing plan after delaying its stock offering in late October.

9 Dec 2019 - 10:37PMvideocam

JS Global showcases its Joyoung product range during the Appliance and Electronics World Expo in Shanghai, China in March 2015. Photo: Imaginechina

US-China tech war

US treasury secretary seems to defuse Trump’s threat to Google over China

‘We’re not aware of any areas where Google is working with the Chinese government that in any way raises concerns,’ says Mnuchin.

25 Jul 2019 - 5:36AM

US-China trade war

US commerce secretary rules out ‘definitive’ deal at Xi-Trump G20 parley

‘The trade deal is going to be thousands of pages,’ he tells a US business news channel. ‘The G20 is not a place where anyone makes a definitive deal.’

12 Jun 2019 - 5:15AM

Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.

SUPPORT NOW

CNBC

Iran’s new supreme leader defies Trump, says Hormuz must stay blocked

In first declaration since his appointment as the country’s new supreme leader, Khamenei demands that US military bases in region must close.

Paramount counters Netflix with US$108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros

Nvidia can’t sell its most advanced AI chip to China, White House says

Trump team presses unlikely buyers to snap up US soybeans

Since China stopped buying US soybeans, Donald Trump is pushing countries like India to boost purchases while weighing a multi-billion-dollar farm bailout.

Is Singapore seeing slowdown of Chinese wealth inflows and should it be worried?

Single-family offices have expanded in Singapore in recent years, with the number rising by over 40 per cent to more than 2,000 last year.

Will China’s first-half GDP data reveal need for more fiscal stimulus?

Economists say rising external uncertainties linked to trade war with US could prompt more proactive fiscal policy.

Taco trade? US leader challenges claim that ‘Trump always chickens out’ in talks

President touts tariff successes as Wall Street acronym for a way to profit from his fitful negotiating style makes the rounds.

Do tourists face more scams in Bangkok? Report points to high rate of taxi fraud

The Thai capital was listed among cities where tourists report higher rates of scams, with taxi and car rental frauds the most common.

8 of the richest news anchors in the US – net worths, ranked

Famous on-air faces from ABC, CNN, MSNBC and Fox are all bringing in the big bucks for their numerous broadcasting gigs – but who takes top spot, with a net worth of US$250 million?

Elon Musk sued in Pennsylvania over US$1 million US election giveaways

Civil lawsuit is the first official legal challenge that Trump-backer Musk has faced over his swing state sweepstakes.

Mark Cuban wants to take out Chinese knockoffs. Is Kamala Harris on board?

In February 2022, the US called China the top country of origin for counterfeit goods seized by US customs.

‘It’s subjective’: is Singapore really Asia’s happiest country?

While Singapore ranked 30th in the World Happiness Report’s ranking, Singaporeans under 30 reported significantly lower quality of life than those over 60

ByteDance investors could win in TikTok sale, says US lawmaker

‘It would be in the financial interest of ByteDance’s investors to effectuate a forced sale,’ said congressman Mike Gallagher.

‘Got me a lot of publicity’: AirAsia CEO doesn’t regret topless LinkedIn photo

Tony Fernandes said he posted the topless photo on LinkedIn to show his company’s flexible work culture

China’s economic headwinds could hit region, US treasury deputy says

Wally Adeyemo said China’s economy faces ‘significant headwinds … a slowing Chinese economy is going to have an impact, but mostly on their neighbours.’

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | Don’t ban students from using ChatGPT when they will have to work with AI

A ban won’t stop students from using the likes of ChatGPT, while incorporating AI tools into teaching can motivate learning. Importantly, it prepares them to work with AI when they enter the workforce.

Macroscope | As prices rise, central bankers can no longer dismiss inflation concerns

China seems alert to the threat but the US Federal Reserve and other major central banks in the West need to show more concern about rising prices. If consumers lose confidence in central banks’ ability to control inflation, they will seek higher wages and push prices even higher.

Trump’s trade tariffs to remain on China ‘for the moment’

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNBC on Thursday that tariffs on China put in place by the Trump administration will be ‘kept in place for the moment’.

Biden goes to US heartland for support on US$1.9 trillion economic package

Biden will address ordinary voters at a prime time CNN event in Milwaukee – his first official trip away from Washington as president.

‘Wear a mask!’ Republicans break with Trump as coronavirus cases soar

Former vice-president Dick Cheney’s daughter, lawmaker Liz Cheney, tweeted photo of him wearing a surgical mask with the hashtag #realmenwearmasks.

US presses on with reopening, but coronavirus first wave lingers

A majority of states do not meet the criteria set by the White House for reopening their economies, but many are moving ahead regardless.

Pompeo begins using ‘Wuhan virus’ name as illness spreads in US

Top US diplomat ignores pleas from Beijing and world health officials over the use of names for the Covid-19 disease that incite racial discrimination. New nomenclature comes as President Donald Trump’s administration faces criticism for its response to community transmission.

Goldman Sachs ‘lining up Prince Harry for its interview series’

He is likely to want to speak about mental health and needs of military veterans during appearances, which are not paid, US report adds.

US and China to sign phase one trade pact in early January, Mnuchin says

Agreement will not be subject to any renegotiation and is already on paper and translated, US Treasury secretary adds.

US critics worry the numbers don’t work in Trump’s trade deal with China

Concerns include a lack of specifics on farm purchase commitments and enforcement mechanisms, a shortage of trust on both sides and the US president’s mercurial negotiating style.

Chinese owner of SharkNinja revives Hong Kong IPO amid US tariff risks

Hangzhou-based JS Global, the maker of Ninja, Joyoung kitchen appliances and Shark vacuums, is meeting investors from Monday on its Hong Kong listing plan after delaying its stock offering in late October.

US treasury secretary seems to defuse Trump’s threat to Google over China

‘We’re not aware of any areas where Google is working with the Chinese government that in any way raises concerns,’ says Mnuchin.

US commerce secretary rules out ‘definitive’ deal at Xi-Trump G20 parley

‘The trade deal is going to be thousands of pages,’ he tells a US business news channel. ‘The G20 is not a place where anyone makes a definitive deal.’

Opinion | Don’t ban students from using ChatGPT when they will have to work with AI