The Associated Press

Japanese stocks led the gains in Asian markets Friday after Wall Street rallied to one of its best days of the year as data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected, with particular credit going to the country’s shoppers. U.S. futures were higher while oil prices...

Japan stocks lift Asian market higher after US retail data boost Wall Street

GOBankingRates

Is your dream vacation abroad about to get cheaper? Or is your international investment portfolio in for a wild ride? Buckle up, folks, because some major global currencies might be headed for a...

7 International Currencies Expected To Plummet in Value by the End of 2025

The Independent

 Asian shares traded mixed Wednesday, as Japan’s benchmark perked but quickly ran out of steam from news the prime minister won’t seek re-election as head of the ruling party.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was down 0.1% in morning trading at 36,192.93. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 7,869.40. South Korea’s Kospi added 0.7% to 2,640.10. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.3% to 17,127.65, while the Shanghai Composite shed 0.4% to 2,857.90.Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party controls the majority in the lower house of parliament, which picks the nation’s leader. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s public support ratings are sagging lately amid...

Asian shares mixed as jitters calm over global markets while uncertainty lingers

David Riedel of Riedel Research Group says Beijing needs to be "very focused on domestic strength" as the country can no longer count on an export-led recovery.

Diversification of supply chains is 'holding back' China's economic recovery: David Riedel

TheStreet

Wall Street extends its winning streak as investors feel more confident about the economy.

Stock Market Today: Stocks end higher as consumers defy recession fears; Walmart soars

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NewsNinja

"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer weighs in on stock including: Global Foundries, Sentinel One, Clorox, Google, and Ferrari.

Lightning Round: I'm a buyer of Clorox, says Jim Cramer

People are leaving New Zealand in record numbers as unemployment rises, interest rates remain high and economic growth is anemic, government statistics show. Data released by Statistics New Zealand on Tuesday showed that 131,200 people departed New Zealand in the year ended June 2024, provisionally the highest on record for an annual period. Around a third of these were headed to Australia.

People leave New Zealand in record numbers as economy bites

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck areas near Las Vegas on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The quake, which occurred at 8:06 p.m., was centered approximately 45 minutes from Las Vegas, near Indian Springs.

Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Areas Near Las Vegas

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Akeena

If you're a fan of hearty breakfasts and brunches in Florida, you might have had Keke’s Cafe on your radar. Known for its generous portions and friendly service, Keke’s has been a go-to spot for many. However, the Lake Mary location recently hit a bump in the road, resulting in a temporary shutdown following a state inspection that uncovered 15 violations.

Breakfast Eatery Closed in Florida for Roaches, Dirty Hands, and Cold Foods Over 41 Degrees

Thu Ha Chow, Robeco's head of fixed income, talks about what's weighing in both US & China economies, and how that's playing out in bond markets.

Strategist: Market volatility is just beginning

This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. Jewells Chambers doesn't look like a typical Icelander. In a country where 94% of people identify as native Icelandic, Chambers, a Black American woman, is among the other 6%.

38-year-old American expat lives on $73,000 in one of the world's most expensive countries: 'I feel safe, I feel at home'

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said in a recent talk at Stanford that tech giants are planning for increasingly large investments into Nvidia-based AI data centers. "I'm talking to the big companies, and the big companies are telling me they need $20 billion, $50 billion, $100 billion" in AI infrastructure, Schmidt said.

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt sees Nvidia as big AI winner: 'You know what to do in the stock market'

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday offered his thinking on five stocks outside the Investing Club portfolio.

Tuesday's rapid fire: Home Depot, On Holding, Baxter, Hormel Foods and Micron

More than a week into Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region and the gains made have likely exceeded even Kyiv's highest expectations. Ukrainian forces now occupy more than 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory and have captured 74 settlements, Ukraine's top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said. Moscow has yet...

Ukraine must decide how its Russian incursion ends — advance further or retreat before it's too late

U.S. industrial production fell sharply in July, the Federal Reserve said Thursday, pointing to a larger-than-expected impact from Hurricane Beryl. The news is likely to add to calls for the Fed to cut its key lending rate from a two-decade high next month as its long-running campaign against inflation continues to percolate through to the broader economy.

US Industrial Production Contracts Sharply in July

Major U.S. stock indexes surged in afternoon trading Friday, as a volatile week of equities trading gets set to draw to a close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4% recent trading, while the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 were both up 0.7%. All three indexes closed sharply higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recording their biggest one-day point gains since 2022, as the economic concerns that had roiled the market for the past week subsided after a benign weekly jobless claims report.

Dow Jones Today: Stocks Move Higher; S&P 500, Nasdaq Back in the Green for the Week

Brad Conger of Hirtle Callaghan expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to signal a 25 basis point rate cut at its Jackson Hole meeting and says the European market has "better value" than the U.S. one.

European markets offer an 'extremely good bargain': Hirtle Callaghan

Jeff deGraaf, Renaissance Macro Research, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss under-the-surface market moves.

Renaissance's Jeff deGraaf breaks down what he's seeing in the charts for under-the-surface stocks

As new government data shows inflation subsiding, Social Security beneficiaries may expect a lower cost-of-living adjustment in 2025. The prospective Social Security COLA for 2025 could be the lowest since 2021, according to a new estimate. Even as new government inflation data shows inflation subsiding, many retirees are still struggling...

Social Security cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.6% in 2025, new estimate finds

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Japan's Nikkei rises 3% to lead gains in Asia after Wall Street rallies on easing recession fears

Asian markets track the rally on Wall Street after U.S. economic data eased fears of a recession. Traders in Asia also assess non-oil exports data from...

Japan's Nikkei rises 3% to lead gains in Asia after Wall Street rallies on easing recession fears

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