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Intel shares drop after Trump calls for CEO to resign immediately
Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. April 29, 2025. Laure Andrillon | Reuters Intel shares were under pressure Thursday after President Donald Trump called for the chipmaker’s CEO to resign immediately. In a Truth Social post, Trump said Intel Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan “is […]
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Trump order will allow alternative assets like cryptocurrencies, private equity in 401(k)s
Key Points President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday to allow alternative assets into 401(k)s, CNBC has learned. The executive order will direct the U.S. Secretary of Labor to review fiduciary guidance on private market investments in 401(k) and other defined-contribution plans. An executive order would mark a major victory for private asset […]
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India isn’t flinching: Why Trump might be misreading India’s tariff playbook
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images India’s stock market showed little sign of panic a day after the U.S. announced a 50% tariff on […]
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Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs come into effect, hitting dozens of U.S. trading partners
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters ahed of boarding Marine One to depart for New Jersey, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 1, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” tariffs took effect on Thursday, imposing higher duties on many of the country’s trading partners’ exports to […]
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India’s $434 billion merchandise exports engine: What’s at stake after Trump doubles tariffs to 50%
India’s exports to the U.S. face a steep 50% tariff after U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday slapped an additional 25% duty on Indian goods over the country’s oil purchases from Russia. The extra duties — set to come into effect within 21 days — will be stacked on top of the 25% tariffs on […]
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Trump vows 100% tariff on chips, unless companies are building in the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Apple CEO Tim Cook in the Oval Office of the White House on August 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips, but not for companies that […]
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Trump plans to meet with Putin as soon as next week: Report
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet in person with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar […]
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Trump contorts timeline of jobs report revisions in effort to justify firing BLS chief
President Donald Trump has tried to justify firing former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer by claiming that her agency’s gold standard employment reports were “rigged” in order to harm him politically. Trump has provided no evidence to support his allegation. Nonetheless, he has repeatedly claimed that the BLS issued “phony” strong-looking jobs numbers […]
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Apple shares pop 5% ahead of Trump-Cook investment announcement at White House
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 09, 2025 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Apple shares popped 5% Wednesday, ahead of an Oval Office event touting an update to the company’s stated plans to spend and invest in the U.S. CEO […]
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OpenAI is giving ChatGPT to the government for $1
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ “Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference” at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images OpenAI on Wednesday announced it will offer its ChatGPT Enterprise product to U.S. federal […]
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