CNBC International

CNBC International

Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

An international perspective from the world leader in business and finance news.

About us

An international perspective from the world leader in business and finance news. Follow us for the top stories from our newsrooms around the globe.

Industry
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
Company size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
London
Founded
1989
Specialties
News, Business News, Finance News, Business, Markets, Investing, Technology, Small Business, Economy, Wealth, Politics, Europe Business News, Asia Business News, China, and Geopolitics

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  • The price of cocoa has soared, as deforestation and climate change make it more difficult for chocolate producers to get their hands on the precious beans. Sacramento-based startup California Cultured Inc. is hoping it has found a solution to the industry's supply issue - lab-grown cocoa. But does it taste like the real thing? We put it to the test. Find out more: https://cnb.cx/3ZSCx80 With thanks to California Cultured's CEO and Co-Founder Alan Perlstein and Head of Strategy Steven Stearns MBA.

  • Asia-Pacific stocks had a good run in 2024, with most major markets ending the year in positive territory, as the region’s central banks eased monetary policy while an AI boom lifted tech stocks. ➡️ Taiwan’s Taiex led gains in the region, up 28.85% as of Dec. 23, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index came in second with 16.63%. ➡️ Asia successfully reduced inflation faster than the rest of the world, said Mike Shiao, chief investment officer for Asia ex-Japan at investment management firm Invesco, paving the way for monetary easing. Read more: cnb.cx/3PbQ9X4

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  • Shares of Japanese automaker Honda were on track for their best day in 16 years after it announced to buy back up to 1.1 trillion yen ($7 billion) of its shares on Monday amid merger talks with Nissan. ➡️ Nissan Motor Corporation and Honda said they had begun official negotiations to merge, which could catapult them to the world’s third-largest carmaker by sales. ➡️ Honda also announced to buy back 24% of its issued shares by Dec. 23 next year. Its shares were last up 15.51%, and would clock their best day since October 2008, if gains hold. Nissan shares fell over 1%. Read the full story here: https://cnb.cx/4j1MqZQ

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  • Britain’s economy failed to achieve any growth in the three months to September, revised figures from the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics showed on Monday. ➡️ An earlier estimate had put GDP growth at 0.1% for the third quarter of the year. ➡️ Monday’s figures deal another economic blow to Britain, after a series of weak data prints have dampened sentiment and raised questions about the newly elected Labour government’s fiscal strategy. Read more: https://lnkd.in/etEWAGYp

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  • The Biden administration on Monday said it launched a new probe into legacy Chinese semiconductors that may go into everything from cars to household goods and defense systems. ➡️ The so-called Section 301 investigation will look into China’s “acts, policies, and practices on the production of silicon carbide substrates or other wafers used as inputs into semiconductor fabrication,” the White House said in a statement. ➡️ Washington’s probe looks to assess the U.S. dependency on legacy Chinese chips in areas spanning everything from telecommunications to the electrical grid. Find out more by reading Arjun Kharpal's full article here: https://cnb.cx/49PGu1I

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  • Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Corporation and Honda on Monday announced they had entered into official talks to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales. ➡️ In a press conference on Monday, Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe said the companies needed greater scale to compete in the development of new technologies in electric vehicles and intelligent driving. A business integration would give the companies an “edge that will not be possible under the current collaboration framework,” Mibe said, according to a translation. ➡️ The deal would aim to share intelligence and resources but protect both brands, he said. Discussions are set to conclude in June 2025. Read the full story here: https://cnb.cx/3P8jh1e

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  • Sands China CEO and President Grant Chum said Macao was diversifying its economy away from gaming to become “a city of sports and ... a city of entertainment,” during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the city that concluded Friday. ➡️ In an interview on “Squawk Box Asia,” Chum cited a deal announced in early December between Sands China and North America’s National Basketball Association to play two NBA pre-season games in China. ➡️ The games are part of Sands China’s commitment to invest $4.5 billion into the city through 2032, of which “over 90% ... will be in non-gaming investments,” said Chum. Read the full story here: https://cnb.cx/4a7JlDz

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  • “Pet sitter,” “chauffeur,” “bakery assistant” and other service jobs are drawing a surge of interest in Singapore, according to the 2024 Rising Jobs list by job matching and hiring platform Indeed. ➡️ While workers in the country eye service and support roles, employers are focused on finding talent in high-demand fields such as artificial intelligence, according to Indeed’s study which analyzed job postings and click trends on the platform between November 2023 and November 2024. ➡️ “This trend clearly paints a picture of a job market with contrasting priorities — employers chasing innovation while job seekers gravitate toward roles that feel accessible and practical,” according to the report. Scroll to find out trending roles among job seekers in Singapore. Read CNBC Make It reporter Ernestine Siu's full report here: https://cnb.cx/4frHKcr

  • The use of artificial intelligence has grown across industries globally, but there is still some confusion over how to properly use the technology at work. ➡️ The demand for AI talent in Singapore has grown. There has been a 4.6x increase in generative AI-related job postings in the city-state between September 2023 and September 2024, according to Indeed. ➡️ But despite the fact that demand for AI talent has surged in Singapore, 45% of the employees in the country report feeling uncomfortable admitting to managers that they are using the technology for workplace tasks. Read CNBC Make It reporter Ernestine Siu's full report here: https://cnb.cx/3VIV0SX

  • Russia’s central bank on Friday unexpectedly left its key interest rates unchanged at 21%, citing improved monetary tightness that had created the conditions to tame sky-high inflation. ➡️ Markets had widely expected the central bank to hike interest rates by another 200 basis on Friday, after taking such a step in October. ➡️ Russia’s consumer price index hit 8.9% in November on an annual basis, up from 8.5% in October. Read more here: cnb.cx/3P76k7W

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