Climate change became a major point of conversation in 2019: TwitterMaya Hari of Twitter says K-pop and climate change are likely to continue to be “very top of mind” for millennials and Gen Z users on the social media platform.

Stocks in Asia dipped in Tuesday morning trade as investors await the release of Chinese inflation data. Japan’s Nikkei 225 declined 0.19% in early trade while the Topix index was largely flat. Investors will await the release of Chinese inflation data, with the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index for November expected around 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN. Investors have been watching for more concrete details on an anticipated “phase one” deal between the two economic powerhouses ahead of Dec. 15.

We’re ‘very biased’ toward an economic recovery story: JP MorganJames Sullivan of J.P. Morgan discusses predictions for economic recovery in 2020. He says he expects fiscal stimulus and another 50 basis points in rate cuts in India, and that the economy should recover in the second quarter of the year.

Vietnam’s banking sector is an attractive investment opportunity because it is generating a lot of capital and growing fast, according to a senior banker at J.P. Morgan. It is a rare combination where Vietnamese banks are growing fast and are quite profitable, Harsh Modi, co-head of Asia ex-Japan for financials research at the investment bank, told CNBC. As such, they are able to sustain high growth without needing too much capital for long periods of time”The return on equity that they’re gener

North Korea’s nuclear issue is ‘unresolvable’: Control RisksDane Chamorro of Control Risks says North Korea will not give up its nuclear weapons because that’s their “last guarantee of survival.”

Japan’s stimulus has a ‘vastly inflated headline figure’: EconomistThe “absolute volume” of Japan’s latest stimulus package is big, but the net impact on demand is likely to be small, says Marcel Thieliant of Capital Economics.

Expect Japan’s fiscal package to be spread over a few years: EconomistTomohiro Ota of Goldman Sachs Japan says fiscal projects in Japan are likely to be spread over three to five years, and their impact on economic growth will be diluted.

Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin attends a Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council Meeting at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium on December 02, 2019. Finland’s Sanna Marin has been selected to become the next leader of her Social Democratic party, paving the way for the 34-year-old to become the world’s youngest-serving prime minister. The transport minister is expected to be sworn in as the country’s head of state over the coming days. When Marin ent

EU is not where it should be to deal with the next crisis, former Greek finance minister saysGeorge Papaconstantinou, former Greek finance minister and professor at the European University Institute, discusses European politics and the euro zone economy.

TOPSHOT – Vehicles run on the Paris’ ring road, the “Peripherique”, on December 9, 2019 in Porte de Vincennes in Paris, during a strike of Paris public transports over French government’s plan to overhaul the country’s retirement system, as part of a national strike. French commuters experienced a chaotic journey getting to work on Monday as public sector workers entered a fifth consecutive day of nationwide strikes. Nationwide, public sector workers have protested against government plans to up

Ivanka Trump attends U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategy and policy forum with chief executives of major U.S. companies at the White House in Washington, February 3, 2017. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersSteele since has become a target of President Trump and Trump’s allies, who say Steele’s dossier, which contains unverified and salacious claims about Trump, was a “hoax” that was used in 2016 to unfairly spark an FBI investigation of Trump campaign contacts with Russians. That probe bedeviled the Tr

Tesla CEO Elon Musk debuted his not-yet-released Cybertruck this weekend, stirring up attention at Malibu’s famed Nobu restaurant. Several videos captured the Cybertruck, which is not due for sale until 2021, driving down Los Angeles roads Saturday evening. The vehicle was spotted the same night parked outside the upscale sushi restaurant Nobu in Malibu, where Musk dined that evening. Musk later came out of the restaurant along with curious patrons, including actor Ed Norton, to take a look at t

Perhaps that why a then 22-year-old Brady put together a resume listing his summer internships at Merrill Lynch and odd jobs he had in school. Tom Brady had been determined to become a professional football player since his childhood days idolizing quarterback Joe Montana. Brady’s old resume lists that he was a summer intern assisting a senior sales broker in 1998 and 1999 at Merrill Lynch in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Brady’s boss at Merrill Lynch, Oliver Owens, said Brady stood out as intern. Now 42

Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said that the beverage giant waited too long to make a sparkling water brand. As soda consumption falls, flavored sparkling water or seltzer has become a popular alternative for consumers. In 2018, bottled sparkling water volume grew by 6% to 531 million gallons, according to data from Beverage Marketing. Coke’s rival PepsiCo expects that its Bubly sparkling water brand, launched in 2018, will become one of its next billion-dollar brands. In 2017, it acquired Topo Chi

Canadian athleisure apparel maker Lululemon’s Chief Operating Officer, Stuart Haselden, will leave in January to head privately owned luggage maker Away. Haselden joined Vancouver-based Lululemon as chief financial officer in 2015 from peer J Crew and became the COO in May 2017. He was part of the team that guided the company after Laurent Potdevin’s exit as chief executive officer in February 2018 until Calvin McDonald took charge in July last year. Haselden, a former U.S. army captain, will jo

The National Basketball Association denied the Houston Rockets’ protest of their Dec. 3 contest against the San Antonio Spurs, which resulted in a 135-133 double-overtime loss, the league announced Monday. The incident that sparked the protest came with 7:50 left in the fourth quarter, with the Rockets leading the Spurs 102-89. NBA commissioner Adam Silver agreed with the Spurs’ statement and determined a “game protest was not warranted.” The league acknowledged that if “properly granted” the in

Committee chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) listens as constitutional scholars testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 4, 2019 in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee on Monday was the scene of bitter partisan sparring, as lawmakers questioned staff attorneys who presented the evidence so far gathered in the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The Judiciary Committee is expected to me

Crewman tow in a Boeing Max 737 jet after landing at King County International Airport in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. On March 10, 2019, a 737 Max crashed in Ethiopia, killing all 157 people aboard the Ethiopian Airlines flight. No conclusive evidence has emerged linking the crashes to the problems Pierson said he observed at the Boeing plant in Washington. The FAA ordered a temporary grounding of the 737 Max three days after the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Using p

“We are amicably parting ways with SoftBank and SoftBank will no longer have Board representation,” Wag CEO Garrett Smallwood said in the internal memo to employees. Wag, which pairs dog owners with available walkers in their neighborhood, landed its first investment from SoftBank’s Vision Fund in January 2018. Since then, SoftBank’s $100 billion Vision Fund has come under scrutiny for plowing money into unprofitable start-ups, such as WeWork and Uber. WeWork’s spectacular rise and fall has shap

President Donald Trump takes part in a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on November 19, 2019. The report, however, found no evidence of political bias in connection with the origins of the Russia investigation. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday said a new report from the Justice Department’s internal watchdog is “far worse than I ever thought possible,” calling the findings of the report “a disgrace.” Trump said he was looking forward to the r