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Is ‘America First’ starting to backfire as Washington’s allies go it alone?
World

Is ‘America First’ starting to backfire as Washington’s allies go it alone?

Members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, including Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, listen to Trump address the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Davos Congress Center on Jan. 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty […]

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Trump gets a boost as Panama court voids Hong Kong firm’s canal contract
Politics

Trump gets a boost as Panama court voids Hong Kong firm’s canal contract

The Portuguese cargo ship MSC Maxine is pictured at the Port of Balboa at the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City on April 23, 2025. The Port of Balboa is managed by CK Hutchison Holdings, based in Hong Kong. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images Panama’s top court has ruled against Hong […]

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CNBC Daily Open: We’ll soon find out who the new Fed chair is
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CNBC Daily Open: We’ll soon find out who the new Fed chair is

A digger sits at the construction site of the Federal Reserve headquarters, after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his threat to bring a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over Powell’s management of renovations of the building, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 12, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The current moment feels like the finale […]

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Scenic trains, cruises and concerts: China’s new plan to get consumers spending again
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Scenic trains, cruises and concerts: China’s new plan to get consumers spending again

BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 6: Women wearing Qing Dynasty-style costumes take photos inside the Forbidden City on November 6, 2025, in Beijing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News As Chinese households remain reluctant to spend on big-ticket goods, Beijing is leaning on a new lever to revive consumption: experiences and everyday services. China’s cabinet […]

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How Trump’s tariffs, and forced labor, led China to new record trillion-dollar trade surplus: Supply chain data
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How Trump’s tariffs, and forced labor, led China to new record trillion-dollar trade surplus: Supply chain data

Labors work at a factory’s workshop in Huaying, Sichuan province of China. Getty Images China’s recent record $1.1 trillion trade surplus showed that despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to use tariff policy to slow China’s manufacturing export strength, the geopolitical and economic rival has not only found global workarounds, but thrived. Trade and supply chain […]

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Can we control AI? Google DeepMind’s plan for responsible AI
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Can we control AI? Google DeepMind’s plan for responsible AI

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Google DeepMind’s Dawn Bloxwich and Tom Lue join “The Tech Download” to explore one of the biggest questions in technology today: Can we control AI? They break down how DeepMind is building safeguards, stress‑testing its models and working with global regulators to […]

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Russia and China control a key metal for military use. This company is helping the U.S. find a solution
World

Russia and China control a key metal for military use. This company is helping the U.S. find a solution

One American company is working to replace a key, rare earth mineral used by the military by using a technology of its own. LightPath Technologies , an Orlando, Florida-based optics and photonics provider that came public 30 years ago, won a buy rating as Canaccord Genuity began research coverage of the $600 million microcap on […]

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AI industry looks to repeat crypto lobbying success and put war chest to work in midterm elections
Technology

AI industry looks to repeat crypto lobbying success and put war chest to work in midterm elections

The polling site at Davies Student Center on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images The age of the AI super PAC is here, and it has ballot boxes across the U.S. in its sites ahead of […]

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China’s next DeepSeek moment could come from a group of AI chipmaking ‘dragons’
Technology

China’s next DeepSeek moment could come from a group of AI chipmaking ‘dragons’

One year after DeepSeek upended the U.S. markets, investors are bracing for what could be the next moment of reckoning out of China: A rapid and coordinated push to scale home-grown Nvidia rivals for artificial intelligence chips.  In just the past two months, four startups, dubbed China’s “four dragons,” have already gone public or filed […]

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Chip stocks rally after bumper earnings and a report of a game-changing China approval for Nvidia
Technology

Chip stocks rally after bumper earnings and a report of a game-changing China approval for Nvidia

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Siemens and Nvidia announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to develop industrial and physical AI solutions to bring AI-driven innovation to industrial workflow. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg […]

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