Asia markets mixed after China manufacturing slumps to 6-month low; real estate drags Hang Seng index
Among the economic data coming out from major markets in the region this week are inflation data from South Korea and Australia’s second-quarter GDP data
CNBC Daily Open: All cleared for a soft landing?
With tamer inflation, hotter economy, stable jobs market, there are signs that the economy’s cleared for a soft landing.
‘Reacceleration ahead’: Bank of America names global tech stocks to buy — predicting growth in the second half
Despite a challenging earnings season and mixed results in the second quarter, the bank sees potential for acceleration in critical areas of the industry.
Want a well-diversified portfolio? Here’s how to create one, according to a Morningstar portfolio manager
A well-diversified portfolio has “exposure to asset classes that have different drivers of growth,” says Morningstar’s Nicolo Bragazza.
Macao did it. Singapore too. Now Thailand looks to build casinos to attract tourist dollars
If the law gets passed, Thailand could be Macao and Singapore’s largest competitor by the end of the decade, industry watchers told CNBC.
German far-right party wins its first state election and is very close in a second
The far-right Alternative for Germany won 32.8% of the vote in Thuringia — beating center-right Christian Democratic Union, the main national opposition party.
Far-right state win shakes Germany’s fragile coalition
German state elections and historic wins for two anti-establishment parties are likely to aggravate instability in an already fractious ruling coalition.
Hotel key cards are being replaced by digital options like Apple, Google wallets
Hotel chains are racing to ditch the plastic room key card and replace it with digital options like Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.
Japan protests second territorial incursion by China in under a week
An uptick in Chinese military activity near Japan and around Taiwan in recent years has stoked concerns in Tokyo.
Six hostages, including Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, found dead in Gaza
The hostages, taken by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack, were recovered in a tunnel under Rafah, President Joe Biden said.
