Salesforce employees call on CEO Benioff to cancel ICE ‘opportunities’
More than 1,400 Salesforce employees have signed a letter calling on CEO Marc Benioff to cancel all potential business with the U.S. ICE agency.
China consumer inflation rises less than expected in January as producer price deflation persists
China’s consumer inflation rose less than expected in January while the deflation in producer prices persisted.
Hong Kong proceeds with stablecoin plans despite Beijing’s reservations
Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority has proceeded with plans to distribute an initial batch of stablecoin issuer licenses, despite China’s prohibitions on crypto.
The world’s rich are relocating at a pace unseen in history — where are they going?
The movement of the world’s richest families across borders is accelerating into what some are calling the most significant private wealth migration.
CNBC Daily Open: AI might come for financial firms next — and a weak U.S. retail report weighs on stocks
Financial stocks wobbled on those claims as investors feared AI tools could replace — or at least lower the value of advisory firms and banking names.
Dow snaps three-day win streak as excitement over strong jobs report fizzles out: Live updates
Traders reacted to the release of the delayed January jobs report, which showed a gain of 130,000 on the month.
Asia markets mostly rise as investors shrug off weak U.S. retail sales, assess China inflation
Stocks in Asia moved higher Wednesday, extending recent gains despite softer-than-expected U.S. retail sales and growing unease over AI on Wall Street.
Shares of Australian biotech major CSL plunge to 8-year low after CEO departure, weak earnings
Shares of biotech company CSL plunged after the company announced that Chief Executive Officer Paul McKenzie will step down.
Crypto’s ‘age of speculation’ may be over, says Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz
The decline in bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies in 2026 is not just another dip but may mark end of retail speculation trading, says Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz.
Alphabet boosts debt sale again as total raise exceeds $30 billion, sources say
Alphabet again boosted the size of its bond sale as the internet giant prepares to accelerate its AI buildout.
