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Amazon's four-day Prime Day event starts June 23, as shoppers battle inflation

Amazon's four-day shopping fest comes after U.S. consumer sentiment dropped in May to a record low....

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Trump administration proposes 25% tariff on Brazilian goods over unfair trade practices

U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that the investigation under Section 301 was launched at the direction of U.S. President Donald Trump....

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Blackstone closes its largest Asia private equity fund at over $13 billion

Blackstone raised $13.1 billion for its latest Asia private equity vehicle, marking the largest private equity fundraise the firm has done in the region....

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NBA star Stephen Curry signs deal with Chinese sportswear giant Li-Ning

Stephen Curry has entered into a partnership with Li-Ning, which would involve product development as well as sports culture initiatives....

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Asia-Pacific stocks open lower as uncertainty over U.S.-Iran peace talks dents sentiment

Asia-Pacific markets open mixed on Tuesday as investors weighed renewed uncertainty over U.S.-Iran peace negotiations....

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Blue Origin launchpad damaged in rocket explosion may not be restored until 2028, NASA's Isaacman says

NASA has tapped Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin for several contracts in the agency's Artemis return-to-the-moon program....

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Alphabet plans to raise $80 billion from stock sales to fund AI buildout

Alphabet said it plans to sell $80 billion in stock, including through a $10 billion investment by Berkshire Hathaway....

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Microsoft and Google are late to AI coding, but 'absolutely critical' they compete for growth

Coding tools are becoming an increasingly big target for Google and Microsoft as they try to catch up to Anthropic and OpenAI....

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HPE skyrockets 30% on biggest earnings beat since 2018

HPE's blowout second-quarter earnings report was highlighted by a strong Cloud & AI segment that showed soaring server revenue....

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McDonald's unveils new global growth strategy to win over diners as competition rises

McDonald's new growth plan comes as inflation and high gas prices mean restaurants are competing for a smaller pool of customers....

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Trump administration plans to drop DOJ's $1.8B 'lawfare' fund, reports say

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he was launching an effort to kill "slush fund" by forcing Republicans to vote on it....

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SpaceX sets aside up to 5% of shares in IPO for certain employees and friends

In an updated IPO prospectus, SpaceX said that up to 5% of stock being offered by the company in the offering will be available in a direct share program....

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Trump tells CNBC: 'I don't care' if Iran negotiations are over

President Trump spoke with CNBC's Eamon Javers about the latest with the Iran war in an interview Monday....

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Anthropic confidentially files IPO prospectus with SEC

Anthropic said it confidentially filed its IPO prospectus with the SEC, setting up a potentially historic share sale for investors ready to jump into AI....

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Remote work is worsening youth unemployment, New York Fed finds

The expansion of remote work may explain the recent surge in youth unemployment, according to research by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York....

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Anthropic to offer EU access to its advanced Mythos model

Anthropic is sharing access to its most advanced AI model, Mythos, with the EU after the region sought permission over cybersecurity concerns....

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Treasury yields hold steady after U.S. and Iran exchange strikes

Treasury yields rose Monday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire near the Strait of Hormuz....

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Nvidia, Meta and Schlumberger rank among top companies adopting AI, new study says

The AI-Driven Enterprise Institute released new research that breaks down how well S&P 500 companies are adopting AI compared to their peers....

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AI revolution is '50x bigger' than the dotcom boom: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to CNBC

The AI revolution will be 50 times bigger than the Dotcom revolution in the 2000s, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son told CNBC Monday....

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Berkshire buys Taylor Morrison for $6.8 billion. Buffett touts Abel’s dealmaking

The acquisition marks one of the first major strategic deals under Warren Buffett's successor Greg Abel, who took over as CEO in the beginning of 2026....

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Arm, IBM and Hewlett Packard soar as Nvidia chip 'reinvention' extends software rally

Shares in software compares surged ahead of Monday's opening bell....

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Trump hits out at ‘chirping’ critics as Iran peace talks enter new month at impasse

Trump's Truth Social post comes as air strikes between the U.S. and Iran resumed over the weekend....

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Nvidia jumps into PCs with new Arm-based chip debuting in laptops from Microsoft, Dell, HP

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a long-awaited Arm-based PC chip, breaking into PCs for the first time on new laptops by Dell, Microsoft, HP, ASUS and others....

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Nvidia picks Unitree for humanoid robot platform as Chinese startup eyes IPO

The U.S. chipmaker's first publicly available humanoid robotics system will use humanoids from Chinese startup Unitree....

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China’s factory activity beats forecasts in May, private survey shows, despite softer official data

China’s manufacturing activity expanded faster than expected in May, according to a private survey released Monday, although growth slowed from April....

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Oil jumps 2% as Israel expands Lebanon offensive, rattling ceasefire hopes

Oil prices surged on Monday after Israel instructed troops to push deeper into Lebanon amid renewed clashes with the Iran-backed Hezbollah group....

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Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed as Trump signals no rush on Iran agreement

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed on Monday as investors monitored lingering uncertainty around U.S.-Iran negotiations....

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Japanese bond yields are the highest in 40 years. The budget and a 'red flag' from PM Takaichi have markets nervous

Japanese bond yields have reached the highest levels in 40 years. The budget and a `red flag' from Prime Minister Takaichi have made markets nervous....

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