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BEIJING (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s not yet made a determination on whether a major U.S. sale of arms to Taiwan can move forward, following his three-day visit to China.
Speaking to reporters as he flew back on Air Force One on Friday, Mr. Trump said he’d not decided on the sale, but added he...
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Nvidia, retailer reports to shed light on AI boom, consumer spending
By Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) – Two themes critical to the U.S. stock market — the artificial intelligence boom and inflation-pressured consumer spending — will come under the microscope next week with earnings reports from semiconductor giant...
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The Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans.
The Labor Department’s consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, the biggest jump in three years, and...
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Brass bands in Beijing make way for sticker shock at home as Trump returns to escalating inflation- North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike
- OpenAI seals deal in Malta to give all Maltese access to ChatGPT Plus
- Walmart and Amazon race to win over rural America with speedier deliveries
- Rising diesel costs from Iran war strain US school budgets
- Argentina’s beef consumption falls to lowest level in 20 years as prices soar
- Bill Ackman says Alphabet stake sale not a bet against the company
- Samsung Elec, South Korea union to resume pay talks on Monday, union says
- US CEOs follow Trump’s footsteps with diplomacy in Beijing
- A Latino grocery store in Delaware turns its produce aisle into a music stage
- SpaceX shareholders approve 5-for-1 stock split, Bloomberg News reports
- The US turns to Guyana’s bauxite in its latest push for Latin America’s resources
- Consumers sue Amazon for not refunding Trump tariff costs
- Berkshire Hathaway triples Alphabet stake and invests in Delta and Macy’s under new CEO
- Ackman, Loeb take different routes on tech bets in early 2026
- Fitch changes Goldman Sachs BDC’s ratings outlook to negative
- Arm Holdings to face US antitrust probe over chip tech, Bloomberg News reports
- Ares Management bulks up on credit funds in first quarter of 2026
- John Delaney’s Forbright discloses higher revenue in US IPO filing
- Fed names Powell as chair pro tempore until Warsh is sworn in
- Berkshire buys Delta, more Alphabet; sheds Amazon, UnitedHealth, Visa and Mastercard
- FIFA finally seals World Cup broadcast deal in China at just $60M
- AP finishes US restructuring with round of 20 layoffs, part of strategic pivot from print journalism
- Institutions bought more private credit as individuals balked, filings show
- Takeaways from Trump’s trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for Xi
- New Virginia law banning `assault firearms’ prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups
- US oil refiners finally profit from biofuels due to mandates, high fuel prices
- Exclusive-Blackstone, CD&R explore bids for Ben & Jerry’s owner Magnum, sources say
- US, Brazil see jump in ethanol exports as consumers seek to boost fuel supplies
- Markets begin eyeing a Fed rate hike around the turn of the year
- Starbucks to lay off 300 US corporate workers and close regional offices
- Trump and Boeing say China agreed to buy 200 aircraft, reopening a key market for the US planemaker
- Less is more: Marc Jacobs sale shows LVMH cutting complexity as downturn drags on
- Chinese automakers gain ground in South Africa as competitive pricing spurs demand
- Global equity funds draw eighth weekly inflow as AI rally lifts tech
- Wall St drop at open as yields jump on inflation worries
- Winner pays $9 million in charity auction for a private lunch with Warren Buffett and Stephen Curry
- Prediction markets see surge in suspicious trades as popularity explodes
- Yields surge to May 2025 highs as oil prices and inflation data rattle markets
- Trump: spoke with Xi about lifting sanctions on Chinese companies that buy Iranian oil
- Trump says China to buy 200 Boeing jets, order could rise up to 750
- Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike, halting busiest US commuter rail system
- Morning Bid: A bad case of the bond blues
- Schroders to exit wholly-owned China fund management unit, sources say
- US debt load could undercut Warsh’s plan to shrink Fed balance sheet
- Wall Street ends lower on mounting inflation worries
- America’s most powerful CEOs don’t have much to show from their China trip so far
- Stock markets worldwide drop from records as worries about oil prices rattle the bond market
- Caturus to start construction of major US LNG facility after securing $9.75 billion
- Global bonds battered as flaring inflation spooks investors
