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Why Amazon sellers and retailers are flocking to TikTok Shop despite looming U.S. ban
A file photo of a livestreamer selling handbags at a TikTok Livestreaming E-commerce Base on October 12, 2021 in Wuhan, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images Sporting a sparkly dress and a Santa hat atop her distinctly pink hair, Sarah Potempa stood in front of her smartphone at her haircare company’s warehouse in Waukegan, […]
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President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden
US President Joe Biden, left, and Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, right, during the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 1, 2024. The First Lady, a teacher for more than 30 years, created this year’s theme of “EGGucation.” Michael Reynolds […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The markets are living in Trump’s world for now
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Nov. 19, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A new day, a new Trump policy for markets to digest
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) attend the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors […]
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Israel-Lebanon permanent ceasefire has been accepted, Biden says
Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Tuesday agreed to a permanent ceasefire in cross-border hostilities, following a year-long conflict between the Jewish state and Iranian-backed groups. President Joe Biden announced the deal, which was brokered by France and the U.S. “Under the deal reached today, effective at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow, local time, the fighting across the […]
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Senate Democrats seek evidence from FBI sex-trafficking probe of Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is seen outside a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Senate Judiciary Committee asked the FBI on Wednesday for its “complete evidentiary file” of a prior investigation into the alleged sex trafficking […]
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Euro-dollar parity is back in focus as Trump win sparks trade jitters
The prospect of the U.S. introducing a swathe of new tariffs under President-elect Donald Trump has led economists to say the euro could return to parity with the U.S. dollar in their 2025 outlooks. Since Trump’s decisive victory in the Nov. 5 election, which also handed the Republican party control of both houses of Congress, […]
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Trump urges Senate GOP to block Biden’s last judicial nominees
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) gala at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 14, 2024. Carlos Barria | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed his fellow Republicans in the Senate to stop Democrats from confirming any more of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees. “The Democrats are trying […]
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Trump hush money case prosecutors support sentencing delay but oppose case dismissal
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media amid his trial on charges of covering up hush money payments linked to alleged extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 16, 2024. Angela Weiss | Via Reuters The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office told a judge Tuesday that it […]
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Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S.-made missiles, signals it’s ready for nuclear response
Moscow signaled to the West that it’s ready for a nuclear confrontation after Ukraine was given permission to attack Russian territory — and appeared to quickly act on that greenlight — using U.S.-made long-range missiles. Kyiv appeared to waste little time after reportedly being given the go-ahead by Washington Sunday to use U.S.-made ATACMS missiles […]
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