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Trump puts extra 100% tariff on China imports, adds export controls on ‘critical software’
U.S. President Donald Trump points a finger as he speaks during a roundtable on “Antifa,” an anti-fascist movement he designated a domestic “terrorist organization” via executive order on September 22, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 8, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States would […]
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U.S. will host Qatari Air Force facility in Idaho, Defense Secretary Hegseth says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani present a signed agreement as they meet at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced an agreement to build a Qatari Emiri Air […]
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Trump reaches deal with AstraZeneca to lower U.S. drug prices, MSNBC reports
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Finland’s President Alexander Stubb (not pictured), in the Oval office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 9, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The Trump administration and AstraZeneca have reached an agreement for the U.K.-based pharmaceutical giant to cut drug prices in the […]
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U.S. crude oil falls 4% after Trump-China trade flare-up threatens to slow global growth
Oil prices were little changed in early Asian trade on Friday after falling more than 1% in the previous session. Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images U.S. crude oil fell 4% on Friday, after President Donald Trump threatened China with higher tariffs in retaliation for Beijing imposing stricter export controls rare earth minerals. U.S. […]
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Trump official says federal layoffs ‘have begun’ amid government shutdown
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Layoffs of federal workers have begun amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought […]
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European markets tumble as Trump threatens China with tariffs hike
Stocks listed in Europe dropped Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened China with a fresh wave of tariff increases. The pan-European Stoxx 600 finished Friday’s trading session down 1.3%, with most sectors and major bourses in the red. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 was down 0.9% and Germany’s DAX was lower at 1.4%. The CAC […]
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Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariff hike on China over rare earths dispute
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a “massive increase of Tariffs” on Chinese products imported into the United States to “financially counter” new export controls that China imposed on rare earths from that country. Trump also threatened in a social media post to cancel his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping because […]
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More than half of entrepreneurs are considering moving to a new country. Singapore is their top option
The Merlion statue in the central business district of Singapore, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Lionel Ng | Bloomberg | 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 investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Moneyed […]
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China opens antitrust probe into the U.S. chip giant Qualcomm
Microchip and Qualcomm logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 10, 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Qualcomm shares slipped on Friday after Chinese regulators said they would investigate the American tech giant’s acquisition of chip firm Autotalks, ramping up […]
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Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500, Nasdaq pullback from record highs: Live updates
Traders work during the Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc. initial public offering (IPO) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures are little changed after both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite closed lower following […]
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