Jan 29, 2026 • 1 min

Europe would lose more than the US in a trade war, research finds

Aston University study highlights the economic risks to the EU and UK of matching Donald Trump’s tariff threats

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Jan 29, 2026 • 1 min

Prada cuts ties with over 200 suppliers after labour abuse audit

Italian label has been investigating since 2020 as allegations of worker exploitation plague luxury industry

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Jan 29, 2026 • 3 min

SK Hynix overtakes Samsung in annual profit for the first time as AI reshapes rivalry

SK Hynix beats rival Samsung Electronics in profits for 2025 for the first time ever, as the memory maker retains a lead in AI products.

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Jan 29, 2026 • 2 min

Advantest shares jump as much as 14% as AI chip boom drives record sales and higher profit outlook

Shares of Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Advantest jumped over 7% after the company posted record quarterly sales in the October-December period.

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Jan 29, 2026 • 6 min

Microsoft's quarter shows once again that it must get its growth to spending ratio right

Investors wanted more Azure cloud growth to justify a 66% year-over-year increase in capital expenditures.

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Jan 29, 2026 • 4 min

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg gets green light from Wall Street to keep pouring money into AI

Meta's stock pop following the company's latest earnings beat is a sign that investors are OK with hefty AI spending as long as the core business stays strong.

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Jan 29, 2026 • 3 min

Samsung profit triples, beating estimates as AI chip demand fuels memory shortage

Samsung Electronics reported an over three-fold surge in fourth-quarter profits, hitting a new record and beating analysts' estimates.

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Jan 29, 2026 • 3 min

Gold jumps over 3% to fresh highs as Asia markets trade mixed after U.S. Fed holds rates

The bullion rose more than 3% on Thursday to breach the $5,500 per ounce mark for the first time.

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Jan 28, 2026 • 2 min

Here is Jim Cramer's cheat sheet to navigating this stock market

"Shortages are true north" for investors, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday.

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Jan 28, 2026 • 3 min

Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X production, converting Fremont factory lines to make Optimus robots

On Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Elon Musk said the company is ending production of its Model S and X vehicles.

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Jan 28, 2026 • 5 min

'ICE is not a law unto itself,' Minnesota judge says after immigrant released following contempt threat

Minneapolis has become a focal point of immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration, whose agents have killed two U.S. citizens there.

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Jan 28, 2026 • 7 min

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China-made humanoid robots set sights on Middle East and U.S. markets

Chinese humanoid robot companies are expanding globally, piling pressure on Elon Musk’s Optimus before it reaches mass production.

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