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Qantas’ continued shift away from Europe and into the Asia market — and other changes in its global business, are expected to boost its international earnings as a result, its CEO Alan Joyce told CNBC on Thursday. Speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” he said: “We have been re-balancing, for a […]

Walmart is offering its first glimpse of a redesigned Walmart.com, starting in the home department. The big-box retailer is preparing to roll out a revamped portion of its website, dedicated to home goods and furnishings. The experience will officially go live within the next few weeks, Walmart said Thursday. The […]

But during a separate trip in which CNBC followed AURA from its charging station in the lobby to the hotel room, things weren’t completely smooth. AURA has the ability to wirelessly call for an elevator (the staff says it has a preferred one), but this time it hesitated to enter […]

Australia’s currency is one of the most advanced in the world. The nation’s banknotes are totally waterproof, hard to counterfeit and relatively cleaner because they are resistant to moisture and dirt. Australian dollar notes are made of a polymer, which has a waxy feel, while the banknotes of the U.S. […]

The “best hope” for the impact of the Trump administration’s $1.5 trillion tax overhaul on the U.S. economy is that it boosts investment and thus productivity, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank president Neel Kashkari said on Wednesday. But whether it will do so and deliver faster economic growth in the process […]

China’s billionaire population is on the rise. Today, the country is home to 10 percent of the world’s almost 2,400 billionaires, according to the latest report from Wealth-X. But, perhaps more notably, a massive 94 percent of them are self-made. Growth in China’s technology, consumer retail and real estate sectors […]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is this week visiting India, but the young politician — known for rock-star treatment on the international stage — is not getting much of a reception in the South Asian giant. Media in the country has had its attention occupied by the scandal over the […]

South Korea’s largest family-run conglomerates may have contributed to the more than 1 trillion won ($910 million) in domestic sponsorship raised for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, but the event is tricky terrain for them to navigate. Chaebols, Korean conglomerates that are typically family-controlled, played a significant part during South Korea’s […]

Oily matter that reached two islands in southern Japan is highly likely to come from a sunken Iranian tanker, given its similarity to oil floating near the tanker and a lack of other oil spills in the area, the Japan Coast Guard said on Thursday. The Sanchi tanker sank in […]

Britain’s cross-party Treasury Select Committee of lawmakers on Thursday said it is launching an inquiry into digital currencies, as well as the underlying distributed ledger technology. The probe will focus on the opportunities and risks posed to consumers, businesses and the government by the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies, the committee […]