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European powers threaten ‘snapback sanctions’ if Iran doesn’t return to nuclear talks
The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. Michael Gruber | Getty Images News | Getty Images France, the U.K. and Germany have told the United Nations they support reinstating snapback sanctions on Iran, if it doesn’t […]
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‘Big beautiful bill’: These are the sectors investors are betting on and avoiding in a new fiscal era
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” has drawn mixed reactions from Wall Street, but for some investors, it represents a blueprint for a new phase of U.S. economic policy. The bill , which became law in July, is characterized by extensive tax reforms and selective incentives, is forecast to add to the federal deficit and […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The U.S. inflation jump scare is not here — at least not yet
A sale sign inside a clothing store in Artesia, California, U.S. on August 7, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Waiting for tariff-induced price increases in the U.S. to show up can feel like watching an M. Night Shyamalan movie. July’s consumer price index came in mostly benign. The headline annual rate […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Will the other shoe drop when it comes to U.S. inflation?
An Aldi grocery store on May 2, 2025, in Washington, DC, U.S. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Waiting for tariff-induced price increases in the U.S. to show up can feel like watching an M. Night Shyamalan movie. July’s consumer price index came in mostly benign. The headline annual rate of 2.7% […]
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FDA may pull authorization of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for children under 5
A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccination event at Josephine’s Southern Cooking in Chatham, Illinois, Dec. 30, 2021. Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration is weighing revoking its authorization of Pfizer‘s Covid-19 vaccine for healthy children under the age of 5, the […]
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SpaceX rival AST SpaceMobile prepares to deploy nearly five dozen satellites
Jaque Silva | Lightrocket | Getty Images Satellite designer AST SpaceMobile said it’s preparing to deploy nearly five dozen satellites to power cellular-based broadband networks, a move that establishes the company as a rival to Elon Musk’s dominant SpaceX. The company, based in Texas, released its second-quarter earnings after the bell on Monday, reporting that […]
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$4,000 gold? Trump’s tariffs exemption has market watchers predicting another rally for the metal
Market watchers are predicting another rally for gold after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the metal would be exempt from new tariffs — even as some uncertainty lingers. Last week, U.S. gold futures touched on an all-time high following reports that some gold bars could be hit with Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs. There had been […]
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Why a new UK internet safety law is causing an outcry on both sides of the Atlantic
As of July 25, porn sites are required to implement effective age verification methods for U.K. users. Jack Taylor | Getty Images It was well intentioned but a U.K. law mandating age verification on adult sites and a number of other platforms has sparked a backlash from both internet users in the country, and U.S. […]
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Trump says he’s open to letting Nvidia sell a downgraded version of its most advanced chip to China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right, speaks alongside President Donald Trump about investing in America, at the White House in Washington, on April 30, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has singaled that he’d be open to allowing Nvidia to sell a downgraded version of its most advanced artificial intelligence […]
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Sidelined from Trump-Putin talks, Ukraine warns the world not to trust Russia
US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, Feb. 28, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Sidelined from forthcoming talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump to negotiate an end to the war, Ukraine has warned […]
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