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Comer launches Congress probe into insider trading on Kalshi, Polymarket
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced Friday on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that he is seeking information from the CEOs of Kalshi and Polymarket on their efforts to prevent insider…
Trump to send 5,000 troops to Poland as NATO touts defense spending
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersNATO will spend hundreds of billions of…
Oil-rich province to vote on whether to separate from Canada
A view of the Syncrude refinery at its Mildred Lake facility, which has a capacity of bitumen conversion to synthetic crude oil of 350,000 barrels per day, in the Wood Buffalo municipality of Alberta, Canada, on May 5, 2026.Daphne…
ECB ‘hell-bent’ on rate hike ‘mistake’: economist flags recession risk
The European Central Bank would be making "a big mistake" by hiking interest rates in a bid to combat inflation, according to one senior economist, who warns that such a move risks tipping the continent into recession.Holger Schmieding,…
Lenovo shares jump nearly 20% on record earnings as AI revenue nearly
Chinese multinational technology company, Lenovo logo seen in Shenzhen. (Photo by Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty ImagesShares of Lenovo surged 19.32% on Friday, after the…
U.S. and Iran at odds over uranium enrichment, Strait of Hormuz tolls
An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.Majid Saeedi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe U.S. and Iran have signaled progress in talks to end the…
European stocks set to rise as investors weigh Iran war, economy
City workers in the La Defense business district of Paris, France, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares listed in Europe look set to move higher at the open on Friday, with the U.S.-Iran war and…
The Cuba situation is starting to resemble a pre-conflict playbook
A man holds a sign outside Versailles Restaurant in support of charges announced by US federal prosecutors against the former Cuban president in Miami, Florida, on May 20, 2026. Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty ImagesThe U.S. pressure…
Bharti Airtel is doubling down on Africa and UK businesses
A man uses his phone as he passes by a signage of Airtel at the India Mobile Congress 2025 in Delhi, India, on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesIndia's second-largest…
Brent, Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index
A screen displays share prices inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, April 13, 2026. Oil surged and stocks fell after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions with Iran…