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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee sparks a global race to grab top talent
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed two executive orders, establishing the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise […]
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U.S. House lawmakers make rare China visit to stabilize ties
U.S. lawmakers head to a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 21, 2025. Mahesh Kumar A. | Afp | Getty Images A group of U.S. lawmakers on a rare visit to Beijing told China’s No.2 leader, Premier Li Qiang, that the world’s two largest […]
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China’s defense minister urges greater unity to avoid ‘law of the jungle’
China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun speaks at the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center in Beijing on September 18, 2025. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images China’s defence minister on Thursday urged greater efforts for global unity, warning against an increasingly divided world “defined by the rule of […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Alibaba, Workday, Netflix and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Nvidia — The artificial intelligence chip darling dropped more than 1% after a report by the Financial Times , which cited three people with knowledge of the matter, said China’s internet regulator has banned the biggest tech companies in the country from buying Nvidia’s AI chips. […]
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Where Asians want to travel in Asia in 2025
Bali. Bangkok. The Maldives. These destinations often top “bucket lists” for global travelers, but travelers from Asia-Pacific are planning trips to other destinations in the region, search data from Booking.com this year showed. The data, which analyzes searches from Jan. 1 to June 30, showed travel interest in Asia-Pacific varies by country. However, one country […]
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S&P 500 rises to record as Nvidia results validate AI boom: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 30, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 reached new heights on Thursday as traders pored over Nvidia’s earnings results and forecast. Investors largely looked at the numbers as affirming the AI boom. The broad market index was last 0.2% […]
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The U.S.’ deep-sea mining plans could hurt global rules-based order and benefit China, policy experts warn
The U.S. is preparing to mine the sea floor for critical minerals to reduce its dependence on China. But doing so in international waters could undermine a global rules-based order and indirectly benefit Beijing, policy experts warn. Efforts to create international guidelines on seabed mining through the International Seabed Authority (ISA), a U.N. regulator, have […]
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Europe markets set to open higher as investors assess Nvidia results
European stock markets are heading for a higher open Thursday, as investors assess an above-consensus quarterly earnings report from chipmaker Nvidia. The U.S.-listed firm, which makes products for tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon, said sales growth this quarter will remain above 50% in a sign of the continued resilience of the artificial […]
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Lynas flags uncertainty over Texas rare earths plant, posts profit slump
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths warned of considerable uncertainty over the future of its heavy rare-earths processing plant in Texas. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths warned of considerable uncertainty over the future of its heavy rare-earths processing plant in Texas and also reported a steeper-than-expected drop in its annual profit on Thursday. Lynas, the world’s largest rare-earths producer outside China, said it is in negotiations with the U.S. […]
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