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Alibaba, Baidu, BYD named on Pentagon’s China military list

TazaPulseJune 9, 2026

A general view of the office building of Baidu is in Pudong, Shanghai, on Feb. 9, 2026. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Pentagon added a slew of Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group, Baidu Inc and carmaker BYD, to a list of entities it believes have aided the Chinese military, complicating the fragile...

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Humanoid robots are great, but they need buyers too

TazaPulseJune 9, 2026

Chinese companies ramp up humanoid robot development and production, often with global aims. Source link

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Why foreign investors are selling

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

A currency dealer monitors exchange rates in a trading room at KEB Hana Bank in Seoul on June 21, 2021. JUNG YEON-JE | AFP via Getty Images Foreign investors have dumped billions of dollars’ worth of South Korean stocks this year, even as the Kospi has emerged as one of the world’s standout performers thus...

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China’s Xi visits North Korea as Russia ties test Beijing’s grip

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, holds talks with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept....

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Delta wants to take United’s crown over the Pacific, too

TazaPulseJune 8, 2026

United Airlines and Delta Airlines jets Sam Hodgson | Bloomberg | Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO — Delta Air Lines is the nation’s most profitable carrier, but its hungry rival, United Airlines, is far bigger over the Pacific. Delta’s new president, Peter Carter, says that just won’t stand. “We want to become stronger, better, faster...

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SoftBank’s Son says AI is designing OpenAI’s next model

TazaPulseJune 5, 2026

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Reuters OpenAI’s next model is being designed by another model in a sign that AI is reaching “super intelligence,” SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son told CNBC. The billionaire’s comments come...

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India’s economy expands faster than expected at 7.8% in fourth quarter

TazaPulseJune 5, 2026

A labourer works on a construction site near the Amazon India headquarters in Bengaluru on December 29, 2025. Idrees Mohammed | Afp | Getty Images In a quarter partially affected by the economic disruptions from the Middle East conflict, India’s economy grew at 7.8% year-on-year in the three months to the end of March, a...

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India scraps tax on overseas bond investors in bid to attract foreign capital

TazaPulseJune 5, 2026

A money lender counts Indian rupee currency notes at his shop in Ahmedabad, India. Amit Dave | Reuters India is doubling down on measures aimed at attracting foreign portfolio investments, as capital outflows hit a record high. The government on Friday announced that it has exempted foreign investors and the Bank for International Settlements —...

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Chips are down — but not for the Dow

TazaPulseJune 5, 2026

Traders work on the floor of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. Wall Street had...

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India’s cenbank keeps rates steady at 5.25%

TazaPulseJune 5, 2026

A pedestrian walks past an Indian rupee symbol installation outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building in Mumbai on May 17, 2026. Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty Images India’s central bank on Friday held interest rates at 5.25% at a time when surging global energy costs have hammered its currency, while the Iran...