CNBC Daily Open: New year, old problems for stocks
On the first trading day of the year, all major indexes advanced, but they started tilting down before long. The likely culprit? Rising Treasury yields.
Sugar Bowl goes on in New Orleans after deadly attack
“We’ve got to show the people we’re not stopping. We are going to move on,” he said. “Even this evil stuff that came against us is not going to stop us.” Mr Miller described the city as one where people…
European markets: stocks, news and data
European markets were on track to pull back when trading begins Friday amid a rocky start to 2025 for stocks around the world. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 was set to dip by around eight points to 8,243, Germany’s DAX was…
Venezuela offers $100,000 reward for arrest of exiled opposition candidate
The United Nations’ Human Rights Committee has ordered Venezuela “to refrain from destroying” the voting tallies from the presidential election in July 2024. The voting tallies – a detailed official breakdown of the votes from each polling station – have…
Europe’s real estate recovery looks set to pick up steam in 2025
Residential 19th century style residential buildings in historic center of Paris, France. Kolderal | Moment | Getty Images Europe’s real estate sector is poised for further recovery in 2025, as investment activity picks up and growth returns across key market…
South Korea: Officials suspend arrest of president Yoon Suk Yeol
The CIO said that concern for the safety of the team on the ground was another factor in their decision to call off the attempted arrest. Investigators have until 6 January to arrest Yoon before the current warrant expires. They…
Why Apple is offering rare iPhone discounts in China
The US firm re-entered China’s top five smartphone makers in the third quarter of 2024 after briefly dropping off the list. According to IDC’s latest research, Vivo was China’s best-selling smartphone maker in the period as its sales jumped by…
Tahlequah: Bereaved whale spotted pushing another dead calf
The Center for Whale Research said, external the death of any calf was a “tremendous loss” but added that the death of Tahlequah’s newborn was “particularly devastating” given its history. The centre, which studies the Southern Resident killer whale and…
What we know about the Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas
Las Vegas police have identified Matthew Alan Livelsberger as the man they believe to have been inside the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in front of the Trump International Hotel on Wednesday. They say Livelsberger, an active-duty US special forces soldier,…
Treasury yields are putting pressure on stocks again
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day of trading of the new year on January 02, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s…
