Japan's Nikkei 225 drops more than 2% as Asia stocks fall following tumble on Wall Street

MORNING SQUAWK APAC Thursday, 19 May 2022 Japan's Nikkei 225 drops more than 2% as Asia stocks fall following tumble on Wall Street Major indexes on Wall Street declined more than 3.5% overnight, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at its lowest since March 2021. » Read more Why Tesla was kicked out of the S&P 500's ESG index The S&P said that Tesla's "lack of a low-carbon strategy," and "codes of business conduct" affected the company's score. » Read more U.S. reopens Kyiv embassy; Turkey rejects swift NATO approval for Finland and Sweden The status of the besieged Azovstal steelworks complex in Mariupol, a heavily-destroyed port city in southern Ukraine, remains unknown. » Read more Goldman Sachs cuts its China GDP forecast to 4% on Covid controls Goldman Sachs analysts cut their forecast for China GDP to 4% after data for April showed a slump in growth as Covid controls restricted business activity. » Read more Here's what Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe's tell us about the state of the American consumer Four major retailers — Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe's — reported quarterly financial results this week. » Read more Today's Guest Highlights on CNBC All times in SIN/HK 09:40 Simon Yuen Founder / Surich Asset Management Tencent 10:40 Thomas Jensen CEO / Milestone Systems Responsible use of video surveillance tech 11:40 Vinita Gupta CEO / Lupin Earnings 12:30 Angela Wilkinson Secretary General & CEO / World Energy Council EU ban on oil Send to a friend  |  Advertise  |  More newsletters  |  Digital Products  |  Unsubscribe © CNBC Inc. All Rights Reserved. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632