Here’s how China became the world’s No. 2 economy and how it plans on being No. 1

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Mon, 23 Dec 2019 MORNING SQUAWK EMEA TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 28,455.09 78.13 +0.28%  S&P 500 3,221.22 15.85 +0.49%  NASDAQ 8,924.96 37.74 +0.42%  FTSE 100 7,582.48 8.66 +0.11%  CAC 6,021.53 0.00 0.00%  DAX 13,318.90 0.00 0.00%  Quotes and charts as of Mon, 23 Dec 2019 07:44 AM CET. Top News Sun, 22 Dec 2019 03:08 PM CET Here's how China became the world's No. 2 economy and how it plans on being No. 1 Inside China's plan to become the world's leading economy Summary: Over the past several years, China became the world's second leading economy. The nation now faces the challenge of continuing its momentum to eventually become number 1. Mon, 23 Dec 2019 05:54 AM CET China will lower import tariffs on over 850 products from January 1, finance ministry says It will also further lower import tariffs on some information technology products from July 1 next year, said the ministry, in a statement on its website. Sat, 21 Dec 2019 05:55 PM CET Chip stocks are the top performers of the decade as the industry's products infiltrate everything Semiconductors now power products users consider essential and the stocks reflect that. Sun, 22 Dec 2019 09:26 PM CET Satellite photos show work on North Korean site linked to long-range missiles U.S. military and intelligence officials are increasingly concerned that North Korea is poised to conduct a long-range missile test in the next few days or weeks. Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:45 AM CET Japan's 'Abenomics' sputters as trade damage spreads, tax revenues undershoot Japan's "Abenomics" stimulus program appears to be reaching a turning point as growth is sputtering and the hit to exports from slowing global demand is spreading to various sectors of the economy. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in CET. 08:30 Lord Francis Maude Senior Advisor, Covington/Former U.K. Trade Minister/ Brexit 09:30 Alan Gelder Vice President - Refining and Chemicals, Wood Mackenzie Shipping Outlook 10:30 Nick O'Donnell Partner, Baker McKenzie 2020 IPO Outlook 10:45 Jason Benowitz Senior Portfolio Manager, The Roosevelt Investment Group U.S. Markets Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us