Antonio Masiello | Getty Images News | Getty Images Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Luigi di Maio(L), Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte(2L), Italian deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini(2R) and Italian Economy and Finances Minister Giovanni Tria(R) hold a press conference on the Italian budget on October …

Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices Microsoft’s recovery has been slow and steady. “If you look back over the last four years, it’s hard to sneeze at how well it’s done. Ever since [CEO Satya] Nadella came in and changed the focus,” said Paul Hickey, co-founder of Bespoke. “It was able …

Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images remiumP: S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile launchers are seen during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia on May 09, 2018.  Russia will deploy new S-400 surface-to-air missile systems on the Crimean peninsula soon, Russian media said Wednesday, citing the Russian defense …

Dave Zhong/Getty Images for CNBC International Catherine Cai, Executive Vice Chairman & Chairman of Greater China of UBS, speaks during Fireside Chat on Day 2 of CNBC East Tech West at LN Garden Hotel Nansha Guangzhou on November 28, 2018 in Nansha, Guangzhou, China Cai was asked her opinion on …

Dave Zhong | Getty Images for CNBC International Jing Ulrich, MD & Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific of JPMorgan Chase, speaks during Fireside Chat on Day 1 of CNBC East Tech West at LN Garden Hotel Nansha Guangzhou on November 27, 2018 in Nansha, Guangzhou, China.  More start-ups valued at …

Dave Zhong/Getty Images for CNBC International Jim Wang, Chairman & Founder of Nova Vision Group, speaks during Fireside Chat on Day 2 of CNBC East Tech West at LN Garden Hotel Nansha Guangzhou on November 28, 2018 in Nansha, Guangzhou, China. Artificial intelligence (A.I.) will level out the quality of …

Dave Zhong/Getty Images for CNBC International Cindy Mi, Founder & CEO of VIPKid, speaks during Fireside Chat on Day 2 of CNBC East Tech West at LN Garden Hotel Nansha Guangzhou on November 28, 2018 in Nansha, Guangzhou, China The balancing act of maintaining a high quality online teaching platform …

Maxym Marusenko | NurPhoto via Getty Images Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko during a parliament session in Kyiv, Ukraine November 22, 2018. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has warned that Russia will face serious consequences if it attacks its neighbor Ukraine, days after Russia seized three Ukrainian navy ships and their crew …

Dave Zhong | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Duo Yuan, founder and chairman of Blue Stone Asset Management, speaks with CNBC’s Evelyn Cheng the East Tech West conference in Nansha, Guangzhou. Relations between China and the U.S. have the potential derail global economic growth, but the ongoing tariff fight …

Dave Zhong | Getty Images  Jim Breyer, Founder and CEO of Breyer Capital, speaks during Fireside Chat on at the East Tech West conference in Nansha, Guangzhou in China on November 28, 2018. Jim Breyer, an early investor in Facebook and the cryptocurrency Ethereum, said he thinks investors should reset …