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Asia-Pacific markets open mixed as investors assess U.S.-Vietnam trade deal
The Otemachi One Tower building in Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Thursday as investors await details on the U.S.-Vietnam trade agreement that President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. The U.S. is imposing a 20% tariff on goods imported from the Southeast Asian nation, while the latter will impose “ZERO […]
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Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street awaits June jobs report: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on July 2, 2025. NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed on Wednesday night as traders braced for June’s big jobs report. S&P 500 futures were fractionally higher, while Nasdaq 100 futures traded near flat. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29 points, or […]
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case
2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., 04/03/2018 – Rapper P. Diddy. Danny Moloshok | Reuters A judge declined Wednesday to set Sean “Diddy” Combs free on bond to await sentencing in his sex crimes case. The bond decision came after a jury convicted one of hip-hop’s celebrated figures of […]
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EV maker Lucid misses second-quarter delivery estimates on soft demand
The Lucid display is seen at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Lucid missed Wall Street expectations for second-quarter deliveries on Wednesday, hit by softer demand for its luxury electric vehicles as consumers grapple with economic uncertainty and higher costs. The company delivered 3,309 vehicles in the […]
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With June jobs report looming, DOGE government layoffs could start becoming a factor
A hiring sign is displayed in a Dominos Pizza window on June 25, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images For federal government workers who worked at agencies tied to this year’s job cuts, an apparent slowdown in the labor market is happening at the worst possible time. A gradual pullback in hiring […]
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Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Build AI Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft said Wednesday that it will lay off about 9,000 employees. The move will affect less than 4% of its global workforce across different teams, geographies and levels of experience, a […]
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Trump announces U.S. trade deal with Vietnam
A worker stitches apparels at a garment factory in Vietnam’s Thai Nguyen Province on July 2, 2025. Nhac Nguyen | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has struck a trade deal with Vietnam. Trump’s Truth Social post announcing that deal provided no additional information, but assured that more […]
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UK government borrowing costs spike amid tensions in ruling Labour party
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks on the phone to U.S. President Donald Trump at a car factory in the West Midlands, Britain, Thursday, May 8, 2025. Alberto Pezzali | Via Reuters U.K. government borrowing costs spiked on Wednesday, amid mounting signs of division within the governing Labour party. The yield on benchmark 10-year government […]
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A bare-bones deal is Europe’s best hope in trade talks with the U.S., sources say
The EU and US flags flutter next to the military hub for Ukraine, in Jasionka, south-east Poland on March 6, 2025. Sergei Gapon | Afp | Getty Images The clock is ticking in trade talks between Washington and the European Union, with European officials now saying their best hope is striking a “political” deal before […]
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London stock market could face its biggest blow yet if AstraZeneca exits
AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot, pictured in London on June 28, 2023, reportedly wants to move the company’s stock listing from London to the United States. Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images Pressure is piling on London’s stock exchange, with reports that British pharma giant AstraZeneca may move its listing to the U.S. delivering yet […]
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