The China stock play right now is to focus on artificial intelligence-related names, regardless of the slower economic growth , several analysts said. “AI is the cleanest and most obvious theme right now,” said Leonid Mironov, portfolio manager at Gavekal. More than half of the holdings in his new China stock fund, just approved in…
China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao held a press conference on May 23, 2026, at the end of the APEC trade ministers’ meeting in Suzhou, China. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng SUZHOU, China — Just over a week after the U.S. and Chinese presidents met in Beijing, the world’s two largest economies are sending different messages about…
Kevin Warsh, then U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, delivers an opening statement during his Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh‘s talk…
In this photo illustration, Apps for online prediction market sites are shown on an electronic device on Feb. 25, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images States and the federal government may be battling over who has the power to regulate prediction markets, but the companies building them are chugging along as the…
The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, Dec. 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Quantum stocks jumped this week on news that the U.S. government was taking equity stakes in nine companies, including IBM, as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to acquire shares of private sector companies. So where might…
U.S. treasury bonds typically occupy a special place in an investor’s portfolio — the asset class against which all other market risk is measured. But a surge in long-dated yields is forcing investors to rethink this assumption. The yield on the 10-year treasury recently surged to a level it had not seen in over a…
Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters SUZHOU, China — The U.S. is working hard to ensure American technology is used in Asia, a senior State Department official told CNBC, as China races to…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Estee Lauder – The cosmetics company saw shares jump almost 10%. Estee Lauder and Puig confirmed on Thursday that they have ended talks about a potential merger. Workday — Workday shares jumped more than 8% after the provider of finance and human-resources software posted stronger-than-expected results…
SUZHOU, China — Li Chenggang, China’s international trade representative, opened the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers’ meeting on Friday with a call for regional economies to “send a strong message to the world” in support of cooperation. Li said he was chairing the opening meeting in place of China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, who had…
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Estee Lauder Companies – The cosmetics company saw shares jump almost 12%. Estee Lauder and Puig confirmed on Thursday that they have ended talks about a potential merger. Workday — Workday shares jumped as much as 11% in after-hours trading Thursday after the provider of…
