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Tesla shares climb as Musk pledges to be ‘super focused’ on companies ahead of Starship launch
Elon Musk listens as reporters ask U.S. President Donald Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa questions during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Tesla shares gained about 5% on Tuesday after CEO Elon Musk over the weekend […]
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Trump hails ‘positive’ step in U.S.-EU trade negotiations as markets hope for a deal
U.S. President Donald Trump gives a speech, during the commencement ceremony at West Point Military Academy in West Point, New York, U.S., May 24, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was monitoring “positive” steps in trade talks with the European Union, after he agreed to delay a 50% tariff on […]
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Trump advisor Hassett says ‘we don’t want to harm’ Apple with iPhone tariffs
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett gives a TV interview outside of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Tuesday that the Trump administration does not want to “harm Apple” with tariffs. “Everybody is trying to make it seem like it’s a catastrophe if there’s […]
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NPR sues Trump over executive order cutting federal funding
The National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, May 5, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images National Public Radio on Tuesday sued President Donald Trump over his executive order to cease all federal funding for the nonprofit broadcaster. Trump’s May 1 order violates the First Amendment’s protections for speech […]
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Trump administration moves to cut rest of Harvard contracts with federal government
Yu-Hsuan Lin, 27, lays out a Harvard hat, mug, hoodie and her admission letter to Harvard University on a table in Taipei, Taiwan May 24, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters The Trump administration moved Tuesday to terminate all remaining federal government contracts with Harvard University, which are worth a reported $100 million, escalating an already […]
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India’s iPhone exports to the U.S. soared an estimated 76%. But Trump, Beijing won’t make further growth easy
“This latest trade war with China, is the type of disturbance that Apple has long been trying to prepare itself for,” says Le Xuan Chiew, a research manager at Omdia. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shipments of iPhones from India to the U.S. rose 76% in April year on year, estimates […]
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CNBC Daily Open: European nations and companies reposition themselves in response to Trump tariffs
French President Emmanuel Macron at a luncheon with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, on May 26, 2025. Chalinee Thirasupa | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Vietnam and Swedish automaker Volvo Cars laying off employees might not appear to have much in […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Europe is already responding to Trump tariffs
France’s President Emmanuel Macron gives a press statement near the Metropole Hotel before attending a state dinner in Hanoi on May 26, 2025. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Vietnam and Swedish automaker Volvo Cars laying off employees might not appear to have much in common. But they are, […]
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Dow futures rise 400 points after Trump announces extension on EU tariff: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 21, 2025. NYSE Stock futures jumped Monday night after President Donald Trump said over the holiday weekend that he agreed to delay tariffs of 50% on the European Union. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 407 points points, or 1%. S&P 500 […]
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Trump considers redirecting $3 billion in Harvard grants to U.S. trade schools
The Harvard University seal on the university’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, May 5, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering taking $3 billion of previously awarded grant money for scientific and engineering research away from Harvard University and giving it to […]
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