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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. tech shares pull back amid growing AI bubble worries
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. tech shares pull back amid growing AI bubble worries

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Sept. 17, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Individual equities and separate sectors popped Wednesday, but collectively, their moves weren’t forceful enough to lift indexes. Beleaguered American chipmaker Intel is finding itself in slightly less […]

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Trump claims ‘sabotage’ at U.N. from escalator, teleprompter and mic
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Trump claims ‘sabotage’ at U.N. from escalator, teleprompter and mic

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) on Sept. 23, 2025 in New York City. Alexi J. Rosenfeld | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he was the victim of a “triple sabotage” at the United Nations a day […]

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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: TikTok tops the trade talk
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: TikTok tops the trade talk

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story Many in business circles were hoping for a sweeping U.S.-China trade deal, but an agreement now looks even more elusive. The fate of TikTok in […]

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In major shift, Trump says he now thinks Ukraine can win back all of its territory taken by Russia
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In major shift, Trump says he now thinks Ukraine can win back all of its territory taken by Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Alexander Drago | Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday afternoon that he thinks Ukraine, with help from the European Union, could win back its territory from Russia and return the country […]

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Trump gripes he didn’t get UN renovations contract in speech to General Assembly
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Trump gripes he didn’t get UN renovations contract in speech to General Assembly

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump mocked the United Nations’ headquarters in a speech to the General Assembly, recalling his failed bid to renovate the building […]

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Trump-Xi meeting likely to happen next year, says U.S. ambassador to China
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Trump-Xi meeting likely to happen next year, says U.S. ambassador to China

U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue speaks to reporters in Beijing on Sept. 23, 2025. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — A highly anticipated meeting between the U.S. and Chinese presidents is more likely to take place next year than this fall, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Tuesday. “We’re looking forward to getting […]

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Saudi defense pact with Pakistan unlikely to disrupt oil flows to India, source says
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Saudi defense pact with Pakistan unlikely to disrupt oil flows to India, source says

An oil tanker delivers at the oil terminal in the harbor on Oct. 10, 2016, in Kochi, India. Kaveh Kazemi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s new mutual defense pact with Pakistan is unlikely to alter Riyadh’s energy relationship with key consumer India, a source told CNBC. Asked whether India would continue […]

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U.S. House lawmakers make rare China visit to stabilize ties
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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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Russian jets enter Estonia’s airspace in latest test for NATO
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Russian jets enter Estonia’s airspace in latest test for NATO

Three Russian military jets violated NATO member Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes on Friday in an “unprecedentedly brazen” incursion, its government said, the latest in a series of recent military actions by Russia that have rattled the alliance. Russia’s Defence Ministry denied its jets violated Estonian airspace, saying they flew over neutral waters. With tensions […]

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Trump, Xi call on TikTok deal underway
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Trump, Xi call on TikTok deal underway

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. Dan Kitwoodnicholas Kamm | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday began a much-anticipated call aimed at finalizing a deal to keep TikTok from going dark in the U.S. The call began at 8 a.m. ET, a White House […]

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