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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: India looks ready for a deal with the U.S. — but at what cost?
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend “Howdy, Modi!” at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, September 22, 2019. Tens of thousands of Indian-Americans converged on Houston on Sunday for an unusual joint rally by Donald Trump and Narendra Modi, a visible symbol of the bond between the nationalist-minded leaders. With many […]
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China defense stocks surge as India-Pakistan tensions escalate
A J-10C fighter jet of the Chinese air force’s Ba Yi’s aerobatics team conducting adaptive training. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Tensions between India and Pakistan are rising, and Chinese defense stocks are surging after Pakistan’s apparent use of China-made weapons to down Indian jets. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar claimed on […]
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Trump offers to ‘help’ relieve conflict between India and Pakistan
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for the new U.S. ambassador to China, former U.S. Senator David Perdue, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered to help dial back tension between India and Pakistan, which has escalated as […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Countries want to strike deals with U.S. — but are also making them without it
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a meeting of the Fifa Task Force at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters After U.S. President Donald Trump shattered — or at least fractured — global trade relationships and supply chains, there are promising signs of reconstruction in recent days. Indeed, […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Tourism surge defies consumption slowdown
Tourists visit Pingyao Ancient City on the second day of the May labor day holiday on May 2, 2025 in Jinzhong, Shanxi province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images This report is from this week’s edition of CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump says the U.S. doesn’t need a trade deal — the UK and India have made one without it
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Macomb Community College on April 29, 2025, at Warren, Michigan, U.S. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images After U.S. President Donald Trump shattered — or at least fractured — global trade relationships and supply chains, there are promising signs of reconstruction in recent […]
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UK and India strike a trade deal amid U.S.-led tariff tensions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 18: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (L) during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi as he attends the G20 summit at the Museum of Modern Art on November 18, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Keir Starmer is attending his first G20 Summit since […]
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Why the Panama Canal is a big, long-term prize in Trump’s global trade war
The Panama Canal has spent the past few years battling extreme weather, with the El Niño phenomenon and severe drought leading to a water-level crisis. Now, it’s President Trump’s trade war that is threatening the global trade gateway. A critical passage for U.S. East Coast bound ocean freight container traffic, the Panama Canal is facing […]
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White House moving ‘as fast as possible’ on India trade deal, Navarro says
President Donald Trump’s top trade advisor Peter Navarro said Wednesday that the White House is moving in “Trump time” as they negotiate a tariff deal with India, “which is to say, as fast as possible.” “In Indian democracy, it’s got to go through the prime minister and the parliament, we can’t just do that, but […]
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Trump: ‘I think we’ll have a deal with India’ on tariffs and trade
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One as he departs for Michigan to attend a rally to celebrate his first 100 days in office, from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 29, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday that tariff […]
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