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A real estate project under construction in Shanghai’s newer Pudong district on Feb. 23, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — More people in China want to buy houses again, according to a first quarter survey released Monday by the People’s Bank of China. The share …

The crypto ecosystem has expanded significantly in recent years. While institutions such as the IMF are starting to embrace its innovation, they are also calling for investors to exercise caution. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images Niche cryptocurrency dogecoin spiked more than 30% on Monday after Twitter CEO Elon …

A woman leaves a Signature Bank branch on March 13, 2023 in New York City. The bank was closed by regulators Sunday. Leonardo Munoz | View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images The sudden failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank last month created a nervous waiting game …

Noah Kerner, CEO of Acorns. Adam Jeffery | CNBC LONDON — American micro-investing platform Acorns acquired GoHenry, a digital banking startup focused on educating kids about money, for an undisclosed sum. The company told CNBC exclusively that it agreed an all-stock deal with GoHenry that will see the firm become a …

There’s a corner of the market gaining traction among ETF investors, according to The ETF Store’s Nate Geraci. The firm’s president finds international ETFs are experiencing stronger inflows. “There is a little bit of performance chasing going on here, because broad international stocks have fairly significantly outperformed U.S. stocks since …

A cargo barge on the River Rhine near the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters at sunset in the financial district in Frankfurt, Germany, Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Europe learned its lessons after the financial crisis and is now in a strong position to weather further stress in its …

One Canada Square, at the heart of Canary Wharf financial district seen standing between the Citibank building and HSBC building on 14th October 2022 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images The prolonged period of loose monetary policy after the global financial crisis equated to …

China’s Premier Li Qiang addressed an international audience at Boao Asia forum in Boao, Hainan on March 30, 2023. Lintao Zhang | Getty Images News | Getty Images BO’AO, China — Chinese Premier Li Qiang sought to rally Asian countries behind China in his first public address to an international …

Sergio Ermotti, chief executive officer of UBS Group AG. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Incoming UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti on Wednesday said his return to the helm was “a call of duty,” as the Swiss veteran takes on the task of restoring order to the country’s battered financial …

Chinese technology stocks such as Alibaba and Tencent have been hammered in 2022 as regulatory pressure and a slowing Chinese economy weighed on growth. But investors are starting to feel slightly more optimistic toward Chinese tech giants in 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Check out the companies …