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Japan GDP climbs 1.1% annualized, missing estimates

TazaPulseAugust 17, 2026

This photo taken on April 21, 2025 shows a customer walking past a display of instant noodles at a branch of Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote, also known overseas as Don Don Donki, in the Shibuya district of central Tokyo. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)...

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Beijing said to move to clarify ambiguity in offshore trust tax rules

TazaPulseAugust 15, 2026

A growing appreciation of family-oriented leisure pastimes and rapidly increasing prosperity are driving demand for vessels from dinghies to yachts. Nelson Ching | Bloomberg | Getty Images Beijing is moving to clarify new tax rules on offshore trusts that have sowed confusion among wealthy Chinese citizens and their advisers. China’s State Taxation Administration is conducting...

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Russia’s wartime economy faces growing pressure

TazaPulseAugust 15, 2026

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with Moscow-installed leader of the Russian-controlled parts of the Zaporizhzhia region, at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 20, 2026. Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images After four-and-a-half years of full-scale war with Ukraine, Russia has become a...

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Washington tightens squeeze on the Iranian economy

TazaPulseAugust 14, 2026

Children swim as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Ali Saeedi | Getty Images Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. Six months into its Iranian blockade, Washington is shifting...

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Putin visits disputed Kuril Islands, Japan protests

TazaPulseAugust 14, 2026

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions from reporters at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on May 25, 2026. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on May 25 the government will compile a $19 billion supplementary budget to support households grappling with soaring everyday costs driven by the Iran war. (Photo by JIJI PRESS...

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Tata chairman’s shock exit move puts JLR owner’s key strategic bets at risk

TazaPulseAugust 14, 2026

N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, is seen at the Tata group headquarters in Mumbai, India, on August 13, 2026, a day after announcing his resignation from the post. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The future of India’s first semiconductor plant and the country’s ambition to replace China as a major supplier to Apple...

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China built robots that can do backflips – but can they make money?

TazaPulseAugust 14, 2026

An exhibitor demonstrates a Unitree Robotics G1 humanoid robot at the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, May 29, 2026. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images As retail excitement around the listing of China’s best-known humanoid maker, Unitree Robotics, reaches fever pitch, skeptics are questioning how long it will take before these robots...

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An ‘indefinite’ war, and a record-breaking rally

TazaPulseAugust 14, 2026

A Currency trader work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank head quarters in Seoul, South Korea, on 2 November 2016. Japans Nikkei 225 index fell 1.8 percent to 17,118.29 as the yen rose against the U.S. dollar. The Hang Seng of Hong Kong dropped 1.4 percent to 22,819.92 and South...

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How Chinese tech is becoming harder for global companies to ignore

TazaPulseAugust 14, 2026

Washington has been stepping up efforts to curb Beijing’s technological ambitions, but from artificial intelligence to electric vehicle batteries, Chinese technology is becoming increasingly embedded in the businesses of some of the world’s biggest companies. Apple has tapped Alibaba and Baidu for AI in China, while Ford has turned to CATL for battery technology. Volkswagen...

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Total solar eclipse crosses Europe

TazaPulseAugust 13, 2026

A total solar eclipse crossed parts of Europe on Wednesday, drawing millions of spectators to watch the once-in-a-generation spectacle. Parts of Greenland, northern Spain, and Iceland saw a total solar eclipse, while other parts of Europe, including the U.K. and France, saw a partial eclipse. During the eclipse, the Moon passed between the Earth and...