Markets in Asia on Monday are expected to react to elevated tensions on the Korean Peninsula after North Korea said it tested a hydrogen bomb over the weekend. North Korea claimed on Sunday that it had conducted a test of a hydrogen bomb meant to be carried by a long-range missile. The test — which […]
Read moreListening to Brad Gilbert cover tennis matches at the U.S. Open — which heats up this weekend at Flushing Meadows in New York — there’s no doubt about his passion for the sport he played professionally, and coached at the highest levels. But Andre Agassi’s former coach told CNBC recently he’s also really passionate about […]
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I really wanted to write about the next great sport sedan. About how Hyundai had done it, making an affordable, comfortable and stylish alternative to the segment stalwarts. It’s a shame that it left me a bit cold. Straight-line performance wasn’t the problem. The 1.6-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder comes on boost around 2000 rpm, pulling strong […]
Read moreRoku is poised to test the public markets, but it first has a big question to answer: Why should investors be excited? Consumer devices have been a sinkhole for public investors of late. GoPro, the adventure camera company, has plunged 38 percent in the past year and is trading 63 percent below its IPO price […]
Read moreItaly’s finance minister delivered an upbeat tone on his country’s banking sector but highlighted that major hurdles still remain in the euro zone, including in Germany. Germany might be the known as the powerhouse of the euro zone economy but it has its own banking problems to deal with, Pier Carlo Padoan told CNBC on […]
Read moreA recent study found that more than half of Americans are afraid they will lose their job to a robot. While plenty of jobs could be in jeopardy, there are certain fields that could be considered “robot proof.” Lee Rainie, director of Internet and technology research at the Pew Research Center, calls these positions “high […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump on Sunday condemned North Korea’s latest weapons test, saying the nation’s actions were very “hostile and dangerous” to the United States, and an embarrassment to China. Early Sunday, the regime led by Kim Jong Un claimed on state television that it had successfully conducted a test of a hydrogen bomb that could […]
Read moreNorth Korea’s biggest nuclear test to date was condemned around the world on Sunday, with the U.N. nuclear watchdog expressing grave concern and Russia saying it could lead to serious consequences. The explosion of what North Korea said was an advanced hydrogen bomb caused residents across the border in China to flee their homes, fearing […]
Read moreSouth Korea was seeking “the toughest retaliation measures” after the North tested another nuclear weapon, a national security official said. “President Moon Jae-In ordered the toughest retaliation measures against North Korea’s ICBM level missile and nuclear provocations, mobilizing all diplomatic means to totally isolate North Korea,” Chung Eui-Yong, director of the national security office in […]
Read moreThe North Korean agency responsible for developing nuclear weapons released a statement on Sunday afternoon local time describing its alleged test of a hydrogen bomb. The awkwardly phrased statement from the country’s Nuclear Weapons Institute claims North Korea “successfully carried out a test of H-bomb for ICBM in the northern nuclear test ground of the […]
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