North Korea launched a ballistic missile that passed right over Japan, and that’s set markets on high alert, with four big movers. U.S. stock futures were a big early mover, with the Dow Jones industrial average mini futures dropping as much as 147 points to 21,644 in a knee-jerk reaction. That compared with the index’s […]
Read moreThe top U.S. and South Korean military officers agreed to make a strong response to North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch on Tuesday, including possible unspecified military measures, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said. The chairmen of both countries’ Joint Chiefs of Staff agreed on a phone call “to take response measures at the earliest […]
Read moreUN Security Council wastes no time, plans to meet late Tuesday to discuss North Korea missile launch
The United Nations Security Council will meet late Tuesday to discuss the latest North Korea missile launch, Reuters reported, citing diplomats. North Korea fired a ballistic missile that passed over Japan early Tuesday local time, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters. A South Korean military official told NBC News that the missile was fired around […]
Read moreCall it a conundrum. Despite North Korea launching a ballistic missile that passed over Japan, in what Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an “unprecedented, serious and significant threat,” traders still see the yen as a safe-haven play, and they’re pushing the currency higher. The yen has surged, with the dollar fetching as little as […]
Read moreAsian shares fell in early Tuesday trade as investors turned to safe-haven assets and U.S. futures opened lower after North Korea fired a missile. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 0.72 percent in early trade after a North Korean missile flew over the country early on Tuesday. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a statement that […]
Read moreNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile that passed over Japan early Tuesday, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had strong words about its gravity. Abe said the missile was an unprecedented, serious and grave threat to Japan. The Japanese prime minister also said he would ask the United Nations to up the pressure on Pyongyang. A […]
Read moreWhile Uber’s choice for CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, may seem less familiar than choices like Meg Whitman or Jeff Immelt, Khosrowshahi knows who matters. Sources told CNBC he’s seen as a very qualified and respected choice for Uber’s CEO. “He’s got an extraordinarily deep network,” said Brad Gerstner, founder and CEO of investment firm Altimeter Capital, […]
Read moreAmazon's web site will be flooded with Whole Foods brands, meaning more competition for food sellers
That was fast! On Monday, Amazon Fresh began selling hundreds of new items from Whole Foods’ house brands, including fancier fare and bath products from Whole Foods Market, staples from 365 Everyday Value, and pet foods from Whole Paws. The influx of new products to Amazon’s e-grocery service spells competition for the fresh food and […]
Read moreWhile the fatal effects of Hurricane Harvey continue to dominate headlines, CNBC’s Jim Cramer pointed out that the storm’s financial impact was not top-of-mind for Wall Street traders. “If you want to talk about the themes that dominated today’s session before this North Korean missile, Harvey’s just not one of them,” the “Mad Money” host […]
Read moreAs federal and local authorities rush to mitigate the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey, CNBC’s Jim Cramer took to tracking the storm’s impact on industries in its path. “No two horrendous storms are alike. They’re all terrible, and while it continues, the only thing that matters is that people are dying. Anything else is just […]
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