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Ukraine says it has signed the outline of a minerals deal with the U.S.
Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Yulia Svyrydenko and the US Secretary of Treasury, Scott Bessent (not seen) sign the outline of a rare earth minerals deal over an online call, in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 17, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukraine said Thursday that it had signed the basis of […]
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Where ‘Made in China 2025’ missed the mark
Smart robotic arms work on the production line at the production workshop of Changqing Auto Parts Co., LTD., located in Anqing Economic Development Zone, Anhui Province, China, on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China missed several key targets from its 10-year plan to […]
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Where ‘Made in China 2025’ missed the mark
Smart robotic arms work on the production line at the production workshop of Changqing Auto Parts Co., LTD., located in Anqing Economic Development Zone, Anhui Province, China, on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China missed several key targets from its 10-year plan to […]
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Japan markets trade flat as investors parse key inflation data
View of the Skytree from Ueno and Asakusa in Tokyo Jackal Pan | Moment | Getty Images Japan markets traded flat with most markets in the region closed for Good Friday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 inched up 0.01% after the country’s inflation grew 3.6% year on year in March, marking three straight years that the headline […]
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Trump administration announces fees on Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports
Shipping containers are stacked on a cargo ship as they are offloaded at PortMiami on April 15, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Trump administration on Thursday announced fees on Chinese-built vessels after a United States Trade Representative investigation by the Biden-Trump administrations found China’s acts, policies and practices were unreasonable […]
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Japan inflation comes in at 3.6%, surpasses BOJ target for three straight years
Shop owners of a 70-year-old “takoyaki”, or octopus balls, restaurant chat while cooking along a street in the Taito Ward area of Tokyo on February 21, 2025. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s inflation grew 3.6% year on year in March, marking three straight years that the headline inflation figure is above […]
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‘Fortunes are made during recessions’: Venture capital CEO reveals where he’s looking to invest
As President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs raise expectations of a U.S. recession , one venture capital chief says “bring it on.” The biggest risk for investors right now is uncertainty, according to Mitchell Green, founder and CEO of Leap Edge Capital, which has stakes in several U.S. and international blue-chip companies. But he said this […]
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Goldman Sachs says buy call options on these stocks ahead of earnings
Wall Street is heading into a long weekend, but when bankers return to work on Monday, earnings season will be in full swing — with a lot of potential targets for options traders. “We expect single stock call buying to be an unusually profitable strategy this earnings season given 1) Put-buying pressure in single stocks […]
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Goldman Sachs says buy call options on these stocks ahead of earnings
Wall Street is heading into a long weekend, but when bankers return to work on Monday, earnings season will be in full swing — with a lot of potential targets for options traders. “We expect single stock call buying to be an unusually profitable strategy this earnings season given 1) Put-buying pressure in single stocks […]
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These stocks could be primed for strong gains even as tariff volatility persists
Investors may have parted too soon and too fast from a handful of stocks, indicating they may be due for a rebound ahead. Stocks were lower again on Thursday , following a sharp pullback one day earlier and ahead of a long three-day weekend and market holiday. U.S. equities have been whipsawed in April following […]
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