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Takaichi’s fiscal push could lift growth — and Japan’s already-rising interest bill

TazaPulseAugust 4, 2026

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Kiyoshi Ota | Via Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pushed forward with her plan to slash the consumption tax on food, which reportedly would be the first time the tax...

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Grab lifts outlook as Southeast Asian consumer demand stays resilient

TazaPulseAugust 4, 2026

CANADA – 2026/06/23: In this photo illustration, the Grab logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing and delivery firm, raised its full-year outlook on Tuesday as it reported record second-quarter results, with resilient...

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India to raise up to $3.3 billion by selling LIC stake at 10% discount

TazaPulseAugust 4, 2026

The LIC logo looms above a couple of passersby in Mumbai in India last week. The IPO of the biggest payer in life insurance in the country is expected to fetch $2.7 billion in the country’s biggest IPO so far. Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty Images The Indian government will sell up to a...

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AI wins create investor risks

TazaPulseAugust 4, 2026

The China Securities Regulatory Commission building in Beijing on July 20, 2026. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I’m seeing and hearing from local businesses. China’s tech advances may rile Washington...

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Alibaba shares rally after unveiling Qwen3.8-Max AI model

TazaPulseAugust 3, 2026

Alibaba debuts Qwen3-Max, its trillion-parameter AI model trained on 36T tokens. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Alibaba unveiled its latest and “most powerful” AI model Qwen3.8-Max on Monday as Chinese companies race to close the AI gap with the U.S. Qwen3.8-Max, which is scheduled for release next...

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What the market is saying about the U.S. yen intervention

TazaPulseAugust 3, 2026

A US 100 dollar banknote and a Japanese 10,000 yen banknote arranged in Kyoto, Japan, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Kentaro Takahashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. support for Japanese efforts to bolster the country’s struggling currency has offered a sharp bounce for the yen in recent sessions, strengthening some 5% before paring gains...

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Why analysts still see upside after this Japenese memory maker fell 40% in July

TazaPulseAugust 3, 2026

Kioxia ‘s shares are still on a growth trajectory, even after a 40% decline in the past month, thanks to its steady earnings growth, higher demand for its chips amid the AI boom. Shares of the Japanese semiconductor maker closed 5.6% higher on Monday after the company posted quarterly earnings late Friday. The stock is...

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Markets get a taste of peace as war trade unwinds

TazaPulseAugust 3, 2026

U.S. Army paratroopers prepare an M119 howitzer for a fire mission during a field artillery live-fire exercise in the Middle East. Courtesy: U.S. Army Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. President Trump’s decision to call off a planned strike on Iran sent oil...

India exam leak sparks protests over jobs crisis and pressures Modi

TazaPulseAugust 2, 2026

NEW DELHI, INDIA – JULY 20: Security personnel carry out Lathi charge during CJP protest March to near the Parliament House on July 20, 2026 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India’s youth unemployment crisis has become one of the...

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How Europe is preparing for extreme heat

TazaPulseAugust 1, 2026

On the Eurostar platform at St Pancras International station in London, Great Britain, on 1 November 2025. Stephane Mouchmouche | Afp | Getty Images Gripped by drought, raging wildfires and a summer of weather extremes, countries across Europe are scrambling to address the widely underestimated climate challenge of extreme heat. Supercharged by the climate crisis,...