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China industrial profits jump 15.8% in March, fueled by AI and chip boom despite oil shock risks
Employees work on the production line of solar panels at a workshop of Jiangsu DMEGC New Energy Co., Ltd. on July 22, 2025 in Suqian, Jiangsu Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Profits at China’s industrial firms grew at their fastest pace in six months in March, even as the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Security scare and stalled Iran talks
President Donald Trump on stage as gun shots heard at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C. on April 25th, 2026. Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. The attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner dominated headlines over the weekend, […]
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Asia-Pacific stocks poised to open higher as investors shrug off stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations
Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to rise Monday as investors looked past renewed diplomatic setbacks between the U.S. and Iran, even as escalating tensions in the Middle […]
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Brent oil tops $107 per barrel after Iran peace talks stall
Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Oil prices jumped about 2% Sunday, after plans for a second round of peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran unraveled again. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard also reportedly boarded two cargo ships near the Strait of […]
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Iran’s top diplomat briefly returns to Pakistan but Trump says the sides can talk by phone
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) meets with Pakistani Chief of General Staff Asim Munir (R) amid efforts to revive stalled peace talks between the U.S. and Iran to end their eight-week war, in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on April 25, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran’s foreign minister briefly visited Islamabad again […]
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Netanyahu’s biggest rivals join forces for Israel’s next election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in the state memorial ceremony for the fallen of the Iron Swords War on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on October 16, 2025. Alex Kolomoisky | Pool | Via Reuters Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most formidable political rivals said on Sunday they were joining forces in a […]
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Everything we know about Cole Allen, the D.C. correspondents dinner shooter
Photo of the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting posted on President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account on April 25th, 2026. @realdonaldtrump | Truth Social The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner was derailed Saturday night after an armed man, Cole Allen, rushed through a security checkpoint and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement. The […]
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Trump presses his case for White House ballroom following press dinner shooting
US President Donald Trump takes questions during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for construction to […]
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World leaders express shock, support after White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting
President Donald Trump on stage as gun shots heard at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C. on April 25th, 2026. World leaders reacted on Sunday with shock and support for U.S. President Donald Trump after a man armed with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., on […]
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Sen. Tillis prepared to end blockade of Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., talks with reporters outside the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, nominee to chairman of the Federal Reserve, in Dirksen building on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday he is willing to end […]
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