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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says ‘Let’s do a deal’, offering Trump mineral partnership, seeking security
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine Feb. 7, 2025. Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pored over a once-classified map of vast deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals during an interview with Reuters on Friday, part of a push […]
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Beauty stocks post major losses after a week of worrying results
An Estee Lauder counter is seen on the floor of a department store in Brooklyn on Feb. 5, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Several beauty stocks posted major losses this week, as companies like E.l.f. Beauty and Estee Lauder reported disappointing earnings and cut guidance. E.l.f. closed out its worst […]
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Watch live: Trump and Japanese prime minister hold press conference
[The stream is slated to start at 2:00 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are set to hold a joint press conference at the White House on Friday. The presser in the East Room […]
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White House pins ‘weak’ jobs numbers on Biden, touts Trump plan
President Donald Trump’s new Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is interviewed by FOX News on her first full day of work at the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tuesday marks the first full day of Trump’s second term in the White House. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The White House on Friday […]
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As the war on DEI intensifies, some companies hold the line while others work behind the scenes
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2025. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images There’s a delicate balance playing out at corporations across America. As the Trump administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, many prominent companies have publicly scaled back […]
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Stock futures are little changed as investors brace for big payrolls report: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 6, 2025. NYSE Stock futures were little changed early Friday as January’s big jobs report loomed. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 20 points or 0.04%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures also traded near the flatline. Amazon […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Global central banks are lowering rates — the Fed might not be as inclined
The Reserve Bank of India logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2025. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images On Friday, the Reserve Bank of India trimmed its repo rate by 25 basis points. A day prior, the Bank of England lowered interest rates by 25 basis points, following the European Central […]
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Trump administration sued by government workers over cuts to USAID
The flag of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) outside its headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The largest U.S. government workers’ union and an association of foreign service workers sued the Trump administration on Thursday in an effort to reverse its aggressive dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The lawsuit, filed […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall as investors await India rate decision, assess Japan’s spending data
Japan’s household spending massively beats expectations, boosting case for further BOJ hikes Japan’s household spending in December rose 2.7% year on year in real terms, according to a Friday report from the Statistics Bureau of Japan, massively beating expectations from economists polled by Reuters and marking its first rise since July 2024. The figure sharply […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Global central banks are cutting rates — the Fed might not be as inclined
The Bank of England on 6 Feb. 2025, in London, England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images The Bank of England lowered interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, following the European Central Bank’s cut of the same amount on Jan. 30. The Reserve Bank of India is also widely expectedly to […]
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