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Asian chip stocks advance, Taiwan outperforms after trade deal with U.S.
The city skyline is seen with the landmark Taipei 101 building from a lookout point on Elephant Mountain in Taipei on April 14, 2025. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images) I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty Images Asian chip stocks climbed Friday, lifting several regional markets even as […]
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Venezuela oil fetching 30% higher price, U.S. energy chief says, after first sale worth $500 million
The Nave Photon, carrying crude oil from Venezuela, is docked at Port Freeport in Freeport, Texas, U.S., January 15, 2026. Antranik Tavitian | Reuters The U.S. is securing about 30% higher prices for Venezuelan crude, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday, as the country has started selling oil from the Latin American nation after capturing […]
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CNBC Daily Open: TSMC earnings draw investors’ eyes back to AI
A man walks past a TSMC logo at Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan April 15, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Thursday offered markets a rare respite from nonstop geopolitical upheaval. Yet the week’s headlines still reflected larger global dynamics. Case in point: Taiwan’s $250 billion investment in chip production in the U.S. is not […]
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Taiwan will invest $250 billion in U.S. chipmaking under new trade deal
The U.S. and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement to build chips and chip factories on American soil, the Department of Commerce announced on Thursday. As part of the agreement, Taiwanese chip and technology companies will invest at least $250 billion in production capacity in the U.S., and the Taiwanese government will guarantee $250 billion […]
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Billionaire Rams owner Stan Kroenke becomes America’s biggest private landowner
Stan Kroenke of the Los Angeles Rams on the sideline during a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at SoFi Stadium Inglewood, California, Oct. 8, 2023. Ric Tapia | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth […]
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Oil markets are being pulled in every direction. Here’s how market watchers are navigating it
Energy markets have been rocked by volatility in recent days, as investors weigh a violent crackdown on civil unrest in oil-rich Iran – and the response from Washington. The possibility of U.S. military action against Iran was only the latest geopolitical development in 2026 to concern traders, following the seizure of the president of Venezuela, […]
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U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked tanker ahead of Trump-Machado meeting, officials say
Nobel Peace Prize 2025 laureate Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gets out of a car in front of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, after an audience at the Royal Palace. Ole Berg-rusten | Afp | Getty Images The United States has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead […]
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Greenland talks, oil’s retreat, the latest on the Netflix-WBD deal and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. Nike’s first pickleball deal has me thinking I should fish my paddles out of the closet and start practicing. I’ll be spending this evening with some of our readers at CNBC Pro Live at the New York Stock Exchange, so […]
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Five takeaways from crunch White House talks on Greenland’s future
Greenlandic flags are fixed on a building in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 14, 2026. Alessandro Rampazzo | AFP | Getty Images A high-stakes meeting between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland over the Arctic island’s future ended without a major breakthrough, amplifying concerns about the prospect of a near-term solution. The White House meeting on Wednesday […]
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Oil prices fall 3% after Trump says ‘killing has stopped’ in Iran
Oil prices fell 3% on Thursday after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump calmed fears that an American strike on Iran could be imminent. Brent crude oil futures, the global benchmark, dipped by 2.8%, or $1.87, to settle at $64.63 a barrel. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude lost $1.79, or 2.9%, to trade at $60.23 […]
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