China says no ongoing trade talks with the U.S., calls for canceling 'unilateral' tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week indicated that there might be an easing in tensions with China.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/china-says-no-talks-with-the-us-on-trade-calls-for-canceling-unilateral-tariffs.html

Shares of Gucci-owner Kering drop 5% after first-quarter sales slump

Shares of Kering fell on Thursday after the French luxury goods group posted lower than expected first-quarter sales and pointed to further macroeconomic headwinds ahead.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/kering-ker-fr-earnings-q1-2025.html

European markets set for somber open as relief rally stalls

European stocks are heading for a flat to mixed open Thursday as a relief rally stalls.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/european-markets-live-updates-stocks-news-data-and-earnings.html

Tariffs will harm us all, European officials warn — with more work needed to reach a trade deal

European officials say they're optimistic a trade deal can be reached with President Donald Trump, warning of significant harm to both sides if it isn't.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/european-officials-warn-more-work-needed-to-reach-a-trade-deal-with-us.html

Japan is wooing retail investors by lowering entry barriers to investing in this stock market

Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange is asking listed companies to reduce their minimum investment thresholds to attract smaller retail investments.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/tokyo-stock-exchange-japans-wooing-more-retail-investors-by-making-it-cheaper-for-them-to-invest-in-the-local-stock-market.html

British fintech Revolut tops $1 billion in profit as revenue jumps 72%

Digital banking unicorn Revolut said Thursday that net profit for the year ending Dec. 31, 2024, totaled £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion), up 149% year over year.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/british-fintech-revolut-tops-1-billion-in-profit-as-revenue-jumps.html

Why gold became the safe haven of choice as U.S. Treasurys and dollar sold off

J.P. Morgan expects the yellow metal to reach $4,000 by the second quarter of 2026 and an average of $3,675 per ounce by the fourth quarter of 2025.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/gold-rallies-as-investors-re-evaluate-us-treasurys-and-dollar.html

Pakistan finance minister says China and U.S. are Islamabad's 'critical and strategic allies'

Pakistan's federal minister says the South Asian nation is not inclined to choose between China and the U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/china-and-the-us-are-critical-and-strategic-allies-pakistan-minister.html

CNBC Daily Open: Trump starts trade war but also blinks first

The president's softer tone towards China despite no formal talks was in stark contrast to his more combative rhetoric earlier in April

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/cnbc-daily-open-trump-starts-trade-war-but-also-blinks-first.html

Asia-Pacific markets set to climb as Trump softens trade stance against China

South Korea's GDP contracted 0.1% in the first quarter of 2025, according to advance figures, missing the 0.1% rise expected by Reuters' poll.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/asia-markets-live-korea-gdp-sk-hynix-us-china-trade.html

South Korea GDP contracts 0.1% in the first quarter amid political uncertainty

Data from the Bank of Korea showed that the drop was mostly due to a fall in construction, with the sector contracting 12.1% year-on-year.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/south-korea-gdp-contracts-in-the-first-quarter.html

SK Hynix quarterly profit soars 158% to top estimates as chip demand surges on AI boom

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/sk-hynix-quarterly-earnings-top-estimates.html

Stock futures slip after major averages post back-to-back gains: Live updates

The major averages ended Wednesday higher on hopes that trade tensions between the U.S. and China could soon ease.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/stock-market-today-live-updates.html

Google forcing some remote workers to come back 3 days a week or lose their jobs

Several units within Google have told remote staffers that their roles may be at risk if they don't start showing up at the office for a hybrid work schedule.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/google-teams-are-including-remote-workers-in-their-cuts.html

IBM beats on earnings and revenue, maintains full-year guidance

IBM is sticking with its expectations for 2025 despite a "fluid" economic environment.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/ibm-q1-earnings-report-2025.html

Boeing CEO says China has stopped taking its aircraft amid trade war

CEO Kelly Ortberg said that a few 737 Max planes that were in China set to be delivered to carriers there have been flown back to the U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/boeing-ceo-trump-trade-war-tariffs-china.html

European Central Bank should only cut interest rates once more this year, IMF Europe head says

The ECB should hold its key rate at 2% from the summer barring major shocks, Alfred Kammer, director of the European department at the IMF, told CNBC.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/ecb-should-only-cut-rates-once-more-this-year-imf-europe-head-says.html

Treasury Sec. Bessent says China, U.S. have 'opportunity for a big deal' on trade

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/bessent-china-tariffs-trade-trump.html

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Tesla, Enphase Energy, Oklo, Bristol Myers Squibb and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in extended trading.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/22/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-after-hours-tsla-enph-oklo-bmy.html

Apple fined $571 million and Meta $228 million for breaching European Union antitrust rules

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/eu-fines-meta-and-apple-for-breaching-digital-antitrust-rules.html