In a Thursday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks detailed how the toy maker is trying to diversify its supply chain and adapt to President Donald Trump’s steep tariff hikes on China, one of its top suppliers. “I think we’re making rapid changes,” he said. “You know, our goal was to get…
Top executives at well-known US firms are warning about the impact that tariffs are having on their companies and the wider economy. Technology giant Intel, footwear maker Skechers and consumer goods firm Procter & Gamble, have either cut their profit forecasts or withdrawn them citing economic uncertainty. US President Donald Trump has been trying to…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Remember when inflation readings were the headline news of the day, and were as feverishly anticipated by investors as Nvidia earnings reports? CNBC Daily Open remembers. If Thursday’s consumer price index…
Pedestrians walk outside a Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA bank branch in Milan, Italy. Alessia Pierdomenico | Getty Images Siena, ITALY — Monte dei Paschi di Siena is holding firm on its plans to acquire Mediobanca for 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) despite ongoing market turbulence, telling CNBC it will complete the deal…
L’Oreal could avoid the worst of the tariff war with the U.S., the beauty giant’s CEO Nicolas Hieronimus, told CNBC, warning that the price impact could still hit consumers Hieronimus said he is “not overly concerned” over the impact of White House tariffs on L’Oreal, as the group produces most of its goods sold in…
Gan Kim Yong, Singapore’s deputy prime minister, during a panel session, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 20 to 24. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore will likely see only a “limited”…
Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank Of England, pauses before the start of the Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank Of England on February 6, 2025 in London, England. Kin Cheung – WPA Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Even if the U.K. is not the “direct recipient” of potential tariffs…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to slap tariffs on goods from many top trading partners. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company may…
LONDON — European stocks opened in mixed territory on Tuesday, as traders reviewed the first executive orders that newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump signed on Monday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 opened flat, while Germany’s DAX fell slightly after hitting a record high. While the FTSE 100 opened 0.05% higher, the Italy’s FTSE MIB and…
The climate-damaging vapours left behind by jet planes could be easily tackled, aviation experts say, with a new study suggesting they could be eliminated for a few pounds per flight. Jet condensation trails, or contrails, have spawned wild conspiracy theories alleging mind control and the spreading of disease, but scientists say the real problem is…
