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Trump’s tariff deal offers scant relief for Japan automakers as bigger threat looms
Tesla vehicles are lined up at a vehicle storage yard at an industrial port, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports, in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters Japanese automakers may have sidestepped crushing U.S. tariffs, but the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A week when everything happens
Traders wait for insurance marketplace Accelerant to begin trading during the company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 24, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Choose a comfortable seat and grab your popcorn. These five days will basically be the Olympics for market watchers: Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Amazon […]
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How the U.S.-EU trade deal impacts America’s imports overall: Tariff simulator
18 July 2025, Bremen, Bremerhaven: Containers are handled at the overseas port. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A tariff simulator shows a dramatic drop in global exports to the U.S. as a result of President Donald Trump new trade deal with the European Union. On Sunday, Trump announced a trade deal with the EU, following […]
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Samsung Electronics signs $16.5 billion chip-supply contract; shares rise
Samsung signage during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, March 20, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung Electronics has entered into a $16.5 billion contract for supplying semiconductors, a regulatory filing showed Monday. Samsung shares were up more than 2% in early trading. The South […]
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Massie warns blocking Epstein vote in the House could be political liability for GOP in midterms
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes questions from reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday criticized the push to force a vote in the U.S. House on releasing more federal files pertaining to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as “reckless,” while […]
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Private investors buy into largest-of-its-kind solar deal to electrify Kenya
Commercial banks have bought into a major $150 million financing deal for off-grid solar power in Kenya, in a sign of growing investor confidence in the electrification of sub-Saharan Africa. Sun King, an off-grid solar energy company, raised the Kenyan-shilling equivalent of $156 million by bundling future payments from its solar-power customers into an asset-backed […]
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Asia-Pacific markets poised for mixed open as traders await details of U.S-China talks
Here are the opening calls for the day Good morning from Singapore. Investors will be keeping a close watch on Chinese markets following reports that the country will resume trade talks with the U.S. in Stockholm on Monday to discuss longstanding economic disputes. The talks will be led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese […]
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Stock futures rise as U.S.-EU trade deal kicks off a hectic week for markets: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 25, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters U.S. equity futures rose on Sunday evening as Wall Street prepared for an especially busy week that’ll bring earnings from several major tech companies, a key Federal Reserve meeting, President Donald […]
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U.S. and China to resume tariff talks on Monday in effort to extend truce
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, prepare to discuss on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via […]
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Lutnick: U.S. to release result of probe into chip imports in two weeks
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House, flanked by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, on the day he signs executive orders for reciprocal tariffs, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Trump administration will announce the results of a national security probe into imports […]
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