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Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio standing behind him, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 23, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks following a meeting in the White […]
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Intel’s stock soars 16% as results top estimates, with chipmaker showing signs of growth
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan holds a wafer of CPU tiles for the Intel Core Ultra series 3, code-named Panther Lake, outside the Intel Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona. Courtesy: Intel Intel reported first-quarter earnings Thursday that blew past Wall Street’s expectations, as the struggling chipmaker shows signs of a revival. Shares of the U.S. chipmaker […]
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Trump administration moves to reclassify cannabis in major shift that could expand research
The Trump administration moved Thursday to reclassify cannabis under federal law, which could significantly expand scientific research into the drug’s medical uses. The change would not legalize the drug at the federal level, but shift cannabis from its current status as a Schedule I substance to Schedule III under the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s controlled […]
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Regeneron inks drug pricing deal with Trump, will offer new hearing-loss therapy for free
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) speaks during an event on advancing health care affordability in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Regeneron agreed to lower U.S. drug prices for some Americans as part of a deal with President Donald Trump, the White […]
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Brent oil tops $105 as tensions simmer in Strait of Hormuz, Israel threatens attacks
A picture taken on March 12, 2017, shows a view of an oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Brent oil prices jumped more than 3% on Thursday, as tensions run high in the Strait of Hormuz with the U.S. and Iran enforcing […]
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Traders are betting on big moves in Intel on earnings
Options Action Traders are betting on big moves in Intel on earnings Published Thu, Apr 23 20261:59 PM EDT Oliver Renick@OJRenick WATCH LIVE Source
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White House warns of ‘industrial-scale’ efforts in China to rip off U.S. AI tech
The Trump administration on Thursday accused Chinese entities of waging “industrial-scale campaigns” to rip off U.S. artificial intelligence systems, and said it will explore ways to hold the foreign actors accountable. “There is nothing innovative about systematically extracting and copying the innovations of American industry,” Michael Kratsios, the top science and technology advisor to President […]
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Spirit Airlines lawyer says cash ‘not going to last for very much longer,’ but government rescue on the table
A Spirit Airlines plane at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Leslie Josephs/CNBC Spirit Airlines’ accessible cash to keep operating won’t last long and a government rescue package is on the table, a lawyer for the struggling budget carrier said at a hearing Thursday. The company needs access to existing cash or new funding in the next […]
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Roche CEO laments Swiss franc strength as drugmaker doubles down on U.S. investment
Roche reported falling sales in the first three months of the year, as the strength of the Swiss franc and generic competition for some of its older drugs weighed on the drugmaker. First-quarter sales came in at 14.7 billion Swiss francs ($18.7 billion), down 5% year-on-year — but up 6% on a constant currency basis. […]
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These charts show how Iran’s economy is in freefall
An Iranian salesperson sits beside a portrait of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at his fruit shop in the Shahid Boroujerdi residential complex in southern Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2026. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images The war in the Middle East is plunging Iran’s already fragile economy into freefall. Tehran’s […]
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