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Trump flip-flops on Intel CEO, calls him ‘success’ days after demanding resignation
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan makes a speech on stage in Taipei, Taiwan May 19, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters President Donald Trump said Monday that he and members of his cabinet met with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, days after he called on the head of the chipmaker to resign. Intel shares rose 2% in extended […]
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Trump extends China tariff deadline by 90 days
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington to bolster the local police presence, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington D.C., U.S., August 11, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will prevent high U.S. […]
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California Gov. Newsom warns Trump he’ll retaliate if Texas draws new congressional maps
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference with Texas lawmakers at the Governor’s Mansion on July 25, 2025 in Sacramento, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned President Donald Trump on Monday that he will push to redraw his state’s congressional district maps if Trump […]
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Judge rejects unsealing Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts
Ghislaine Maxwell on September 20, 2013 in New York City. Laura Cavanaugh | Getty Images A federal judge in New York on Monday rejected a request by the Justice Department to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the criminal investigation of Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted procurer for notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Paul Engelmayer, […]
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Sequoia’s Moritz backs Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan after Trump’s ‘artless bullying’
Michael Moritz, Sequoia Capital Scott Mlyn | CNBC Renowned venture capitalist Mike Moritz called on Intel to stand by CEO Lip-Bu Tan after President Donald Trump demanded his resignation last week. “Trump’s assault has no modern precedent,” Moritz wrote, calling the attack a “vindictive political sideshow.” Moritz, who spent decades at Sequoia Capital and has […]
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Trump weighs deploying National Guard in Washington, D.C., as he targets crime, homeless
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Purple Heart Day event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump is considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., as he complains about violent […]
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Here’s what U.S. automakers are saying about Trump’s changing EV policies
Tesla electric vehicles at a charging station in Alhambra, California on March 11, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, he signed an executive order aiming to eliminate the “electric vehicle mandate” and remove subsidies that favor EVs. Since then, his administration has taken steps […]
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Trump-Putin talks are already a ‘triumph’ for Moscow, its economy and markets
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. Jorge Silva | Reuters Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. counterpart Donald Trump are still days away, but the two leaders’ upcoming meeting to negotiate an […]
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Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales revenues to the U.S. government, FT reports
A smartphone with a displayed AMD logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. Florence Lo | Reuters Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to give the U.S. government a share of revenues from certain chips sold in China, the Financial Times reported, in an unprecedented arrangement with […]
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European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
European Union flags and a Ukrainian flag flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 24, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters European nations have rallied behind Ukraine, saying peace in the war-torn nation can’t be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of an upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin […]
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