A decade ago, almost everything could be downloaded for free in China: from music and books, to movies and software. But today, there’s an increasing awareness of intellectual property rights in the country, as China tops the rest of the world in patent filings. In fact, the world’s second-largest economy […]
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Southeast Asia is hugely at risk of cyberattacks. It’s not doing enough about that, report says
Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations need to significantly step up their spending on cybersecurity to tackle digital threats, according to a new report. Not doing so can potentially cost the top 1,000 companies in the region about $750 billion in market capitalization, and derail digital innovation. […]
Major Asian indexes trade mixed; dollar index briefly slips below 90
Asian markets traded mixed early on Wednesday after Wall Street closed mostly higher as investors stateside focused on earnings releases. The Nikkei 225 slipped 0.45 percent after the index hit a fresh 26-year high on Tuesday. The decline came as the yen firmed. Major automakers, financials and manufacturing companies recorded […]
Now is the best time to invest in bitcoin, says digital currency hedge-fund manager
Market watchers should invest in bitcoin now that prices are down, says BK Capital Management founder Brian Kelly. “Now, when everyone is saying … it’s over, that’s it, bitcoin is dead, for the 175th time. Now’s the time you start looking at it, on the buy side,” Kelly, portfolio manager […]
Asian shares poised for a mixed open; dollar slides
Wall Street closed mostly higher as investors stateside focused on earnings releases ahead of Asia’s Wednesday trading day. U.S. stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with market focus shifting from politics to corporate earnings after a three-day government shutdown came to an end on Monday. Of note, shares of Netflix jumped […]
Cramer Remix: Netflix’s recent run makes me upset
CNBC’s Jim Cramer would usually be happy about Netflix’s huge Monday earnings beat, but this time around, he was a little disappointed. “Normally I love it when my favorite stocks surge higher, but today’s 10 percent run in Netflix kind of had me bummed me out,” the “Mad Money” host […]
Barstool Sports CEO: ‘There is nothing that this company can’t do because we have an audience’
Having built a huge media brand with its finger on the pulse of a cult-like following, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy told CNBC on Monday that he could see himself eventually stepping down. “I’d like to sell the company for at least $250 million and retire and go live and […]
Amazon’s cloud business acquires Sqrrl, a security start-up with NSA roots
Amazon’s cloud business has acquired Sqrrl, a cybersecurity start-up that spun out of the National Security Agency. The deal, which Sqrrl confirmed on Tuesday, comes as Amazon Web Services aims to pick up more business from U.S. intelligence agencies. In November AWS announced the formation of a “secret” region of […]
Cramer: Check your bias at the door with stocks like Facebook and P&G
It used to be an unspoken rule for investors to sell stocks at the first sign of negative news, but sometimes, the rules have to change, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday. “This time is indeed different, which means you can’t take your cue from the playbook that worked in more […]
GE’s stock is the ‘mangiest dog of the Dow,’ stay away, says market watcher
General Electric is set to report quarterly earnings Wednesday before the opening bell, and some are looking for any indication of a turnaround in store. The beleaguered stock is already the worst-performing Dow component of 2018, coming off of a historically bad year. “Who would have thought that General Electric, […]