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Month: August 2025

OpenAI chases growth in India with its cheapest ChatGPT plan, costing $4.6 a month

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI on Tuesday launched a subscription plan in India priced at 399 rupees ($4.57) a month, the ChatGPT maker’s most affordable offering yet, as it looks to grow in its second-largest market by…

SoftBank Group shares plunge over 9% as Asian tech stocks track declines in U.S. peers

The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on January 22, 2025.  Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Shares Japan’s SoftBank Group plunged as much as 9.2% Wednesday, as technology stocks in…

Expanded tariffs mean extinguishing fires could be costlier

Cargo containers stacked aboard a ship at the Jakarta International Container Terminal in Tanjung Priok Port on Aug. 7, 2025. Str | Afp | Getty Images Tariff-related ruction appears to be settling down, but U.S. President Donald Trump is still reshaping…

UK inflation in July 2025:

The U.K.’s annual inflation rate hit a hotter-than-expected 3.8%in July, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated inflation would reach 3.7% in the twelve months to July, after…

CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: New bets, old worries

An aerial view shows people cooling off on a beach in Qingdao, in eastern China’s Shandong province on August 18, 2025. -Str | Afp | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings…

Stoxx 600, FTSE and UK inflation data

Ukrainian military personnel prepare a Leopard 2A4 tank ahead of a training exercise conducted by the Spanish military, at the San Gregorio military base outside Zaragoza, Spain, on Monday, March 13, 2023.  Paul Hanna | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON…

Potential return to China a final bid in Hong Kong listing

Key Points Analysts suggest Shein’s reported shift of its headquarters back to China could mark a final effort by the retailer to keep its embattled IPO on track. “After years of trying to position itself as a global brand rather…

The price is REIT: CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Each Wednesday, Ian King brings you expert insights on the most important business stories from the U.K. and other key developments you won’t want to miss. Like what you see?…

Labubu-maker Pop Mart’s shares rise after it posts 400% profit surge

Visitors visit the “the monsters Convenience Store” themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Shares in Chinese toymaker Pop Mart reversed course…

China LPR, Japan trade data

Dukai Photographer | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets closed mostly lower Wednesday, tracking Wall Street declines overnight, as investors parsed Japan’s trade data and China’s loan prime rate decision. Japan’s exports dropped 2.6% year over year in July, notching their…