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Bank Indonesia faces mounting pressure to hike after MSCI threat fuels market rout
20 October 2026Bank Indonesia faces growing pressure to raise rates after MSCI’s threat to cut its market to standalone status triggered a rout in stocks, weakened the rupiah. -
BlackRock, GIC among investors chasing Indian telecom major Jio's IPO as anchor bids top $26 billion
20 October 2026Jio Platforms plans to raise up to $3.2 billion through an IPO, which is India's largest ever in rupee terms, but the second largest in dollar terms. -
‘Open your doors for AI’: German chancellor urges businesses to embrace AI as Nvidia announces new investments
20 October 2026Nvidia announced planned investments in four German startups as Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged businesses to embrace AI at an industry summit in Berlin. -
JD Vance refrains from endorsing Israeli leader Netanyahu as Trump offers praise
20 October 2026Vice President JD Vance declined to follow Trump in endorsing Netanyahu, saying he’s “not getting involved in Israeli elections” a week before Israelis vote. -
Top venture capitalist Jenny Lee says Asian startups are speeding toward IPOs
20 October 2026The timeline for startups to do initial public offerings has accelerated, according to Granite Asia's Jenny Lee -
Three big takeaways from the IMF-World Bank meetings
20 October 2026Debt, AI and Ukraine dominated the conversation at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok, while China, the focus in 2018, slipped into the background. -
CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Navigating a tech-heavy world
19 October 2026While economists and former central bankers discuss tech and monetary policy at the Bund Summit, companies are moving faster to capture new revenue. -
Trump says he'd meet with Putin and Xi, criticizes Zelenskyy
19 October 2026Tensions between Trump and Zelenskyy have steadily risen in recent weeks, while Russia, which invaded Ukraine, has received multiple breaks from the U.S. -
OpenAI bugging suspect Alfozan held without bail after Saudi government offers to pay
19 October 2026Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan is accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco. -
Apple announces product launch event for Oct. 28. Analysts expect touchscreen laptop
19 October 2026Apple sent invitations for an event next week, calling it "Pro and tell." -
Saudi Arabia postpones big investor conference to 2027 as Iran-backed Houthis escalate attacks on kingdom
19 October 2026Iran-backed Houthi militants have launched repeated volleys of missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia since a deadly airport attack earlier this month. -
Crushed tech stocks bounce — plus, new doctor survey keeps us positive on Lilly
19 October 2026Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading. -
Elon Musk says he'll give a SpaceX share to every child in America next year
19 October 2026The SpaceX boss said Monday that he'll give one of his company shares to every child in the U.S. next year. He didn't say how the share giveaway would happen. -
Anthropic is AI trade's last big hope for a major IPO this year
19 October 2026On Kalshi, Anthropic is seen as the last major IPO in 2026 after OpenAI delayed its public market debut. Others have postponed too. -
Cornell sexual assault case has some prospective students rethinking plans, consultants say
19 October 2026Some prospective Cornell University students are rethinking applications amid the Jane Doe sexual assault lawsuit, college admissions consultants say. -
Boomers are buying into the promise of monthly income from options ETFs, but there's a tax catch
19 October 2026Covered call ETFs have been widely adopted by baby boomers to meet monthly income needs, but unlike most ETFs, the tax implications can be significant. -
Robot factories and hypersonic missiles: JPMorgan Chase's first $5 billion of defense investments
19 October 2026With $5 billion already deployed off its balance sheet, JPMorgan Chase is racing ahead on direct investments in defense tech, hardware and supply chains. -
Anthropic commits 5% of shares to new public benefit fund that could address AI job disruption
19 October 2026The Claude maker said that establishing the fund as an LLC will provide greater flexibility in how the money is used. -
Putin reportedly proposes three-way summit with Trump and Xi on Ukraine war — without Zelenskyy
19 October 2026The report comes amid mounting tensions between Ukraine and the United States, its largest military backer. -
Why hedge funds could be making a bond market shock more likely
18 October 2026The Bank of England's deputy governor has warned that hedge funds' activities could raise the risk of a global bond market shock.