Iran calls for global pushback against U.S. sanctions, says diplomacy ‘isn’t impossible’
Iran said the conflict in the Gaza Strip has to end, Israel has to withdraw from Lebanon and also halt its attacks on Syria.
Trump ratchets up rhetoric against Beijing as U.S.-China officials meet for Xi’s Washington visit
U.S. and Chinese officials met in Beijing this week, despite the White House’s tough talk on China.
CNBC Daily Open: Tariffs in spotlight — and Trump has a new name for a lake
President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly mulling over new tariffs on chips, while Nvidia increases support for Chinese AI models.
DeepSeek looks for fresh capital as founder’s quant empire navigates China’s choppy IPO market
High-Flyer Quant, which bankrolled DeepSeek, has come to the fore, making a push into new listings as it chases returns in China’s red-hot IPO market.
China’s super-rich fled Singapore. Now they want to come back
Wealthy Chinese are reconsidering Singapore as Beijing’s offshore wealth scrutiny and geopolitical risks make alternatives less attractive.
S&P 500 falls Friday after Fed’s Warsh highlights inflation worries, but index posts positive week
The three major indexes posted winning weeks.
Friday’s big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session
A post-earnings rally in Nvidia helped lift the tech sector, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite to their best sessions since Aug. 4 on Thursday.
How soccer’s crypto sponsorship gold rush unraveled
How the crypto crash unraveled multimillion-dollar soccer sponsorships, sent fan token prices tumbling and brought greater scrutiny to the relationship between clubs and digital assets.
UAE ‘spy sheikh’ backs 49% stake in Trump family’s crypto bank venture, WSJ reports
World Liberty’s proposed trust bank has preliminary federal approval as the Trump-backed crypto venture deepens its ties to a senior UAE official.
SpaceX shares are doing something very unusual. Options traders are taking note
After debuting as the most volatile stock among its large-cap peers, Elon Musk’s astronomic equity hasn’t moved in three weeks.




