The latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey found the high cost of goods has emerged as a major factor affecting how much shoppers spend and where they spend.
India's exports rose in November even as the goods from the country continue to be subject to high U.S. tariffs.
The FDA sent 31 staffers to a Singapore conference during the shutdown, records show, raising questions of optics, spending and the agency's strained resources.
Defense companies sold off Monday after Kyiv offered to drop its NATO ambitions during negotiations in Berlin.
Russia's opposition made NATO membership unlikely for Ukraine, but it's a major policy shift to publicly abandon the goal.
European stocks opened higher at the start of a busy week for Europe's central banks.
In the near term, investors may still be flighty, unless something concretely reassuring, such as Oracle achieving positive cash flow, takes place.
Yoon and his military commanders tried to lure North Korea into mounting an armed aggression against the South, thereby creating grounds for martial law imposition.
The 78-year-old was charged under Hong Kong's controversial national security law, enacted by Beijing in 2020.
China's retail sales growth and industrial production missed estimates in November while investment declined more than expected.
In the near term, investors may still be flighty, unless something concretely reassuring, such as Oracle achieving positive cash flow, takes place.
China will release its November retail sales, fixed asset investment and industrial output numbers, while Japan will announce its fourth-quarter Tankan survey.