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China urges Beijing-backed development bank to focus more on Belt and Road Initiative
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China urges Beijing-backed development bank to focus more on Belt and Road Initiative

Chinese Premier Li Qiang spoke at the opening ceremony of the ASEAN-China-GCC Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 27, 2025. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday urged the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to increase its support for Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. “I hope […]

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Stock futures are little changed as S&P 500 nears new record high: Live updates
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Stock futures are little changed as S&P 500 nears new record high: Live updates

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stock futures were relatively unchanged on Wednesday as the S&P 500 remains within striking distance of its all-time high. S&P 500 futures traded around the flatline, as did Nasdaq 100 futures. […]

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Zohran Mamdani’s victory in NYC mayoral primary leaves Wall Street ‘alarmed’ and ‘depressed’
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Zohran Mamdani’s victory in NYC mayoral primary leaves Wall Street ‘alarmed’ and ‘depressed’

New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) speaks to supporters during an election night gathering at The Greats of Craft LIC on June 24, 2025 in the Long Island City neighborhood of the Queens borough in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images To say Wall Street isn’t a fan of […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Micron, H.B. Fuller, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Micron, H.B. Fuller, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and more

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Micron – The maker of memory and storage products rose almost 4% after its fiscal third-quarter results topped analysts’ expectations. Micron posted adjusted earnings of $1.91 per share on $9.30 billion in revenue, while analysts surveyed by LSEG were calling for $1.60 per share and $8.87 […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: AeroVironment, BP, Flagstar, QuantumScape and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: AeroVironment, BP, Flagstar, QuantumScape and more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: AeroVironment — The defense contractor rallied more than 22% after reporting better-than-expected results for its fiscal fourth quarter. AeroVironment earned $1.61 per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $275.1 million. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $1.38 per share on revenue of $241.5 […]

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This chip stock that’s been hotter than Nvidia is set to report earnings. Here’s what analysts expect
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This chip stock that’s been hotter than Nvidia is set to report earnings. Here’s what analysts expect

Micron Technology is scheduled to post its fiscal third-quarter earnings Wednesday after the bell, and some analysts are taking a rather optimistic view. The semiconductor manufacturing company is expected to earn $1.60 per share on $8.872 billion in revenue, according to analysts surveyed by LSEG. That would mark a more than 158% gain in earnings […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: FedEx, Coinbase, Yum Brands and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: FedEx, Coinbase, Yum Brands and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Rubrik — Shares of the data management software vendor rose 1% after it agreed to buy startup Predibase , a company that helps deploy artificial intelligence models. A person familiar with the transaction said Rubrik intends to pay as much as $500 million as part of […]

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China’s Li urges not to turn trade into a political or security issue
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China’s Li urges not to turn trade into a political or security issue

Key Points Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaking at the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum’s annual conference in China, often dubbed “Summer Davos.” Engaging in the international economy is a way of “reshaping the rules and order,” Li said. Source

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China doubles down on promoting yuan as confidence in U.S. dollar takes a beating
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China doubles down on promoting yuan as confidence in U.S. dollar takes a beating

Key Points China is introducing ways to bolster yuan’s usage as confidence in the U.S. dollar falters. Three major Chinese exchanges have allowed certain foreign institutional investors to trade more futures and options contracts listed in mainland China. From expanding investment channels to building digital infrastructure, Beijing has been laying the groundwork to accelerate international […]

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S&P 500 futures are little changed as index nears all-time high: Live updates
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S&P 500 futures are little changed as index nears all-time high: Live updates

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 18, 2025. NYSE S&P 500 futures are near flat Tuesday night as investors watch to see if the benchmark index can return to its all-time high. Futures tied to the broad index ticked down 0.1%, as did Nasdaq 100 futures. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures […]

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