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Japanese exports rose a stronger-than-expected 10.1 percent in May from a year earlier, compared with a 3.8 percent rise the previous month in a sign that a weak yen is starting to boost exporters, data on Wednesday showed.
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U.S Treasury Secretary Jack Lew clearly knows how to take criticism. The man who was famously teased by President Obama for his loopy signature unveiled his new one overnight.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 7:53 PM ETFacebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg ditched his trademark gray hoodie as he arrived in Seoul to meet with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Samsung Electronics officials to discuss ways to enhance business cooperation.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:09 PM ETCNBC's Steve Sedgwick discusses the accomplishments of the G8 leaders in regards to the summit's official agenda of trade, tax and transparency.
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal wants to build the world's tallest building, a mile-high skyscraper. |
A Chinese theme park is one of the more unusual attempts by Australia to boost tourism. |
Siberia is being touted as a beacon of light by the Russian government as it looks east for growth. |
China's government has been meddling in the markets by buying shares in the country's four big banks. |
As trade between African nations rises, hopes are growing the continent's air travel will get a boost. |
From Union Jack booties to "Born to Rule" sleepwear, here's how baby fever can boost the British economy. |
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Rising home prices in China make it difficult to loosen monetary policy in a bid to boost growth, say analysts.
CNBC Meets
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Former tennis player Andre Agassi tells CNBC the private sector is the best means through which to create better schools in America.
Charting Asia with Daryl Guppy
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How far can the Nikkei fall? It could well be to 11,500 and any rebound will encounter resistance.
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Asia-Pacific News
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Hong Kong's central bank said on Tuesday that its investigation into possible benchmark rate manipulation has been extended to include HSBC and a number of other banks.
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Japanese exports rose a stronger-than-expected 10.1 percent in May from a year earlier, compared with a 3.8 percent rise the previous month in a sign that a weak yen is starting to boost exporters, data on Wednesday showed.
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As investors prepare for the Federal Reserve's slow exit from its extraordinary easing measures, emerging markets are taking perhaps the biggest hit.
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Asia's emerging markets have been among the worst hit in the recent rout in global stocks, but Goldman Sachs advocates buying Seoul stocks now, on the basis that the market will fare well in a rising rate environment.
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Japan's trade data is expected to show a rise in exports and a pick-up in domestic consumption that could offer Japan's radical economic policies a respite amid recent bad press.
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Rising home prices in China make it difficult to loosen monetary policy in a bid to boost growth, say analysts.
Europe News
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High youth unemployment in parts of Europe and disappointing growth expectations in the emerging world could mean mass protests this summer, Niall Ferguson told CNBC Tuesday.
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Britain's fraud prosecutor charged former UBS trader Tom Hayes with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud.
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After an opening day at the Paris Air Show that saw Airbus announce an impressive amount of orders, Boeing fought back on Tuesday with a raft of orders and the launch of the latest in the line of 787 Dreamliners, the 787-10.
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Positive business activity data for the euro zone on Thursday will fail to stop a much larger fall over the long-term for the single currency.
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He's the favorite to win at Tuesday's Royal Ascot race in Britain, but a victory could also make Animal Kingdom the most popular horse among the ladies – literally. The thoroughbred will retire at the end of the race, and his owners plan to use him as a stud to breed new race horses.
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The European Central Bank is "ready to act" if need be to aid the euro zone economy and its interest rates are becoming a more effective tool again.
Paris Airshow 2013
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As trade between African nations rises, there is also a growing need for fast, efficient travel between countries. Yet air transport links remain under-developed.
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Bombardier Commercial Aircraft's President says the Canadian aircraft manufacturer is bullish on the BRIC nations as it details its new CSeries planes at the Paris Air Show, hoping to take advantage of a gap in the market.
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After an opening day at the Paris Air Show that saw Airbus announce an impressive amount of orders, Boeing fought back on Tuesday with a raft of orders and the launch of the latest in the line of 787 Dreamliners, the 787-10.
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The FAA did "everything right" in the dealing with the battery issues that grounded Boeing's new Dreamliner for months, the aircraft maker's chairman and CEO James McNerney tells CNBC.
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Big finance waded into a rain-soaked Paris Airshow with more than $10 billion in orders for jumbo passenger jets as planemakers duelled over strategy for large aircraft.
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In the heated battle for leadership in commercial airplanes Boeing and Airbus believe they are positioned to have strong showings at the Paris Air Show.
Industrial Revolutions
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Find out how self-driving cars could revolutionize the auto industry in the next decade.
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From the first flight in 1903, air travel has come a long way - and trips to outer space could be next.
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Start-ups are using social networking and technological advances to innovate personal banking and give control back to the consumer.
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MIT is focusing on technology that could redefine the process of construction.
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Companies are moving beyond the mouse and touchscreens to create the next form of computer interactivity.
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Experts believe that fusion energy - which would never run out and is environmentally-friendly - could one day form 50% of the energy market, although it may not come into use for another few decades.
Technology
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Adobe earnings beat expectations but the company's forecast was to either meet or miss in the current quarter. Still, one analyst said the guidance "continues to be pretty impressive."
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New York is second to only Silicon Valley when it comes to a burgeoning tech industry, but some city policies threaten its growth, mayoral hopefuls say.
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3-D printing holds much promise for many sectors. But innovation brings risks, such as 3-D guns. In addition, is America's workforce ready for advanced manufacturing jobs?
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Facebook may announce a video feature to its photo-sharing app Instagram at an event it is hosting on Thursday.
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There's always an excuse for shrinkage. For the information technology sector, that excuse is Apple.
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China has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost twice as fast as the previous U.S. holder and underlining the country's rise as a science and technology powerhouse.
Finance
NetNet
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Treasury yields have been rising in anticipation of the Fed slowing down QE. When the central bank officially shifts directions, yields might actually fall.
Market Insider with Patti Domm
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Whatever Ben Bernanke says on Wednesday threatens to rock some part of the financial markets. "Tomorrow is dangerous," said veteran trader Art Cashin.
By the Numbers
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The CBOE Volatility Index, the market's so-called fear gauge, stretched over a 22 percent range in each of the last two weeks, its first such streak since March.
Opinion
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Forcing businesses to pay the minimum wage for interns ignores both the costs incurred by the host business and the value received by the intern.
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A panel of experts and Larry Kudlow discuss the Supreme Court's refusal to declare "pay to delay" deals between pharmaceutical companies and generic drugmakers illegal.
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Can anyone tell me with a straight face that they knew the S&P 500 would be flirting with all time highs right now, asks investment adviser Michael Farr.
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The euro is a unique example of an asset class with intrinsic investment features, but is it a reliable store of value?
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Scott Rasmussen, Rasmussen Reports, discusses a recent poll that found 57 percent of people believe the government will use NSA surveillance data against political opponents.
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Scott Minerd, Guggenheim Partners LLC, discusses why he believes the bond market has become a bit like a Ponzi scheme. With CNBC's Rick Santelli.