Asia markets traded mixed on Tuesday as most major exchanges outside of Tokyo resumed after being shut for a public holiday on Monday. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept its benchmark cash rate unchanged at a record low of 1.5 percent, largely in line with market expectations. Governor Philip Lowe said in the policy statement that conditions in the house market continue to vary considerable around the country. The Australian dollar traded as high as $0.7555 after the decision, before easin

These are the major market indexes and they show that the French market was not particularly worried about the outcome of the first round of French election. The French CAC chart shows a strong well-supported trend with good Guppy Multiple Moving Averages (GMMA) indicator behavior. The wide separation shows strong trend support. Although Le Pen talks of leaving the euro, the French market suggests this is unlikely to happen. Daryl Guppy is a trader and author of Trend Trading, The 36 Strategies

Two U.S. B-1B bombers were deployed over the Korean Peninsula on Monday during a joint drill with South Korea’s air force, South Korea’s ministry said. In response, North Korea accused the United States on Tuesday of pushing the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war after a pair of strategic U.S. bombers flew over the area in a training drill with the South Korean air force. “The reckless military provocation is pushing the situation on the Korean peninsula closer to the brink of nuclear

France, the second-largest economy in the euro zone and one of the biggest in the world, will once again head to the polls on May 7 to elect a new president. Investors will be closely watching the outcome of Sunday’s election and the impact on markets and the euro. After the first round, where Macron gained 23.75 percent of vote, the common currency reached a five-and-a-half month high against the dollar. Meanwhile, France’s CAC index spiked to a nine-year high the day after and Germany’s DAX br

During my tour of Oslo, Norway’s capital and most populous city, I spotted Teslas and Nissan Leafs on almost every street. That number is expected to rise, with EV’s representing nearly 40% of newly registered cars. To make it easy for citizens to drive EVs, electric charging stations are prevalent. From anywhere in the city, a station was no more than a 5 to 10 minute drive away. There’s also tool-free travel for electric cars and privileged parking.

Theranos said it has settled lawsuits with one of its biggest backers. The blood-testing start-up said on Monday it had reached a confidential settlement with hedge fund Partner Fund Management, which invested more than $96 million in Theranos in 2014. Partner Fund Management had accused Theranos of securities fraud, alleging that the company had attracted the investment ‘[t]hrough a series of lies, material misstatements and omissions.” Theranos has come under fire over the past few years, afte

For more on where the threats lie in the technology industry, Cramer interviewed Fortinet CFO Andrew del Matto to hear about what the cybersecurity company is tackling day to day. And there needs to be more spending,” del Matto said Monday. “It’s interesting, most businesses think they’re competing with other businesses, but in cybercrime, you’re competing with other countries, you’re competing with people in a garage somewhere, and they’re just spending a lot of money and there’s a lot of upsid

The “Fast Money” traders chose their favorite technology stocks out of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Tesla as the group helps push the Nasdaq to record highs on Monday. He said he also likes Apple and Google because of their consistency. Trader Tim Seymour said he likes Apple as well because of its wide reach as a company. Trader Brian Kelly said he likes Tesla in the long run because it is a disruptor that he expects to get the “biggest bang for your buck.” Grasso is long stock BABA, C

Bitcoin leaped to a fresh record high Monday, spurred by a jump in global trading activity. The digital currency briefly surged 5.5 percent to hit a high of $1,422.22 and was last near $1,415, according to CoinDesk. Alex Sunnarborg, a CoinDesk research analyst, pointed to a spike in global trading volume, especially from Japan and its bitFlyer bitcoin exchange. Analysts also pointed to continued investor interest in other cryptocurrencies such as ethereum that are near record highs, driving furt

That means you can build and create and extend and grow and do all these incredible things,” the CEO said. It’s constantly getting lower-cost and easier to use and you see that and that’s true with our company,” Benioff said. And as more of the world goes online and welcomes disrupting forces like artificial intelligence into the economy, the CEO stood firm in one long-lasting belief. “Nothing is more important, certainly during these times of artificial intelligence, than our public education,”

Twitter detailed its plans to become a 24-7 live streaming video network at its NewFront presentation in New York, an annual event for advertisers to preview upcoming online programming. “With Twitter, advertisers can have both quality content and massive, accelerating scale,” said Twitter’s vice president of global revenue and operations Matt Derella at its Digital Content NewFront presentation on Monday. “With Twitter, advertisers are in control and are able to choose the type of video content

Phoebe Robinson started out podcasting out of her one bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. Soon she’s hoping she’ll be a household name with a live streaming show on Twitter. Robinson was announced as the host of Twitter’s #WhatsHappening, a 20 minute live pop culture show that will air Monday through Friday. She also hosts her own series “Sooo Many White Guys,” which features guests who aren’t white or male in an effort to balance mainstream media. “My pet peeve is when Uber drivers or Lyft drivers m

Jefferies lowered its rating on Western Digital to hold from buy, citing the risk of too much flash memory supply in the coming year. The company reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter earnings Thursday. Western Digital manufactures hard drives and flash memory chips for smartphones.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg are busy doing things quite atypical for top executives of a high-profile public company. Zuckerberg has been criss-crossing the country — in the Deep South in February, then the Midwest last week — on visits that closely resemble those of an aspiring politician. Rather than meeting with the leaders of other companies that either partner with or advertise on Facebook, for example, he’s seeking out everyday citizens who vo

“We’ve all lived through the supposedly disappointing Facebook quarters that weren’t really disappointing at all … yet the stock gets hammered anyway,” Cramer said. “Amazon reported a fabulous quarter where it felt like the company couldn’t hide its amazing profitability even if it wanted to,” Cramer said. “There’s another aspect that has Netflix’s stock ramping endlessly: takeover talk,” Cramer said, pointing to Apple’s upcoming earnings report. After Alphabet’s stock ran from $895 to $925 on

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook knows when teens are feeling “insecure,” “worthless,” “stressed” or defeated” — and it quietly shared that information with an advertiser. More from USA Today:The 23-page report showed Facebook’s ability to detect when users as young as 14 are feeling emotions such as defeat, stress, anxiety or being overwhelmed. Not only is Facebook able to track these emotions, it can track how they fluctuate during the week. When conducting consumer research Facebook says it carefully

Tech stocks have been on a winning streak of late. The Nasdaq hit record highs last week while several of the largest names including Netflix and Microsoft continued their rallies. The event may cause some concern among investors as the Nasdaq first breached 5,000 in March 2000 which was followed quickly by the bust in tech stocks. But the feeling in the market is that things are different this time around, with a supportive environment for many of the large-cap tech companies. Apple, Alphabet,

Japanese supermarkets, manufacturers and consumers are snapping up all the potato and chips they can find as a poor harvest from the country’s top potato producing region hits fresh supplies, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Monday. The northern island of Hokkaido is Japan’s top potato producing region, accounting for 80 percent of Japan’s potatoes, but bad weather last summer has hit potato arrivals. Although snack makers do import fresh potatoes, stringent Japanese government regulations on

Asia is one of the most challenging regions in the world to lead a company due to the diversity in business practices, corporate cultures and the availability of talent in local markets. But Asia also has tremendous potential. Unlocking this potential requires a smart strategy, and more than a little determination. In the past 20 years, CNBC’s ” Managing Asia ” has spoken with some of the top business leaders in the world to drill down the recipe for success in the region. Here are some of the k

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc is in talks with Blackstone Group LP about submitting an offer to buy Tribune Media Co, one of the largest U.S. television station operators, sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Representatives for Tribune Media and Blackstone declined to comment. Nexstar Media Group Inc has also been carrying out due diligence on Tribune Media, and is weighing a bid this week, according to two sources. Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc is also bidding for Tribune Media, Reut