Residents walk through disinfectant spray as their residential community lifts epidemic-control lockdown on August 14, 2021, in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. Ruan Zhong | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China released economic data for July that showed slower-than-expected growth as the world’s second-largest economy battled floods […]
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Educational psychologist: If there’s one skill you should teach your kids, this is it
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images There are numerous ways to help a child’s learning and development, but one leading educational psychologist says there is a simple aspect that is “intrinsically valuable” to fostering basic skills. Dan O’Hare, founder of Edpsy, an online community for educational psychologists, told CNBC […]
This husband-and-wife team shares their tips for going into business together
As the husband-and-wife team behind clothes rental app Style Theory, Raena Lim and Chris Halim are united not only in marriage, but also in business. That “definitely has some really good advantages,” Halim told CNBC Make It. And it also has its drawbacks: “Makes you work longer hours,” laughed Lim. […]
Taliban seize presidential palace in Kabul as Western diplomats flee
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Zabi Karimi | AP WASHINGTON — The Taliban seized the presidential palace in the war-weary Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday, a dramatic development that marks the […]
Game consoles were once banned in China. Now Chinese developers want a slice of the $49 billion pie
Gamers visit Sony’s PlayStation booth at the annual China Joy gaming conference in Shanghai on July 30, 2021. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC GUANGZHOU, China — For 14 years, gaming consoles from the likes of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo were banned in China. The ban was finally lifted in 2014. While […]
Stock futures decline after the Dow and S&P 500 set records
The Wall St. sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, May 4, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes slipped Sunday evening as the S&P 500 hovered in record territory after last week’s modest gains. Futures […]
China’s retail sales growth slows more than expected in July
Residents walk through disinfectant spray as their residential community lifts epidemic-control lockdown on August 14, 2021, in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. Ruan Zhong | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China released economic data for July that showed slower-than-expected growth. Retail sales rose by 8.5% in July […]
United Airlines reroutes planes around Afghanistan, Emirates suspends Kabul flights
United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landing in London Heathrow International airport in England, UK. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images United Airlines on Sunday started rerouting its India flights to avoid Afghanistan airspace, after Taliban fighters entered the capital Kabul and U.S. officials scrambled to evacuate its personnel, the […]
Stock futures pull back after the Dow and S&P 500 set records
The Wall St. sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, May 4, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes slipped Sunday evening as the S&P 500 hovered in record territory after last week’s modest gains. Futures […]
Market bull Ed Yardeni says ‘buy a little bit of everything,’ sees a productivity burst ahead
Ed Yardeni believes the U.S. economy is on the cusp of “nirvana.” Despite uncertainty surrounding inflation and Covid-19 variants, the longtime bull believes the pandemic is significantly accelerating corporate America’s adoption of cutting-edge technology designed to expand productivity. According to Yardeni, the move is ushering in a modern roaring ’20s […]