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Senate voting on halting military action after Maduro capture
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), as Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of labor testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)…
Defense stocks rise as Trump calls for military spending hike
US President Donald Trump departs after addressing senior military officers gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on September 30, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty ImagesGlobal defense stocks rallied on Thursday,…
What is Russia’s reaction to Trump’s Greenland bid?
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesWhen U.S. President Donald Trump said the…
Seven U.S. troops injured while capturing Nicolás Maduro: Pentagon
Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on…
Bitcoin (BTC) price predictions for 2026
After an all-time high and a big tumble for bitcoin last year, industry executives and investors told CNBC that the cryptocurrency could reach new heights in 2026 — but with the potential for huge volatility.In CNBC's annual roundup of…
Trump’s Greenland gambit puts China on edge after Venezuela operation
SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 06: China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrives at Waigaoqiao port after over 5-month Antarctic expedition on May 6, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesU.S.…
The first of China’s ‘AI tigers’ goes public as Zhipu climbs in Hong Kong
The Zhipu AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesShares of Knowledge Atlas Technology JSC, better known as Zhipu, edged higher on their Hong Kong debut, following a $558 million initial…
Samsung Electronics estimates nearly three-fold profit surge as memory
Headquarters of Samsung in Mountain View, California, on October 28, 2018. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesSouth Korea's Samsung Electronics expects its profits to triple in the final three months of last year,…
No dividends, stock buybacks for defense companies
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he "will not permit" defense companies to issue dividends or stock buybacks until those firms speed up their production of military equipment and address his other complaints about the…
Rumbles within the Magnificent Seven
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There's movement going on in the Magnificent Seven group of stocks. Shares of Alphabet, the parent of Google, rose 2.4% on Wednesday, to give the firm a market capitalization of $3.89 trillion.…