A retired four-star admiral was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison after he was convicted in a corruption case for steering lucrative government contracts to a government vendor in exchange for a high-paying job.
China keeps tight grip on rare earths, costing at least one company ‘millions of euros’
The European Chamber of Commerce in China said that after a pickup in rare-earth export license approvals this summer, members have found it harder to get access.
China calls US-China framework deal to move TikTok’s US business to American ownership a “win-win”; Trump and Xi are expected to confirm the agreement on Friday (Reuters)
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China calls US-China framework deal to move TikTok’s US business to American ownership a “win-win”; Trump and Xi are expected to confirm the agreement on Friday — China on Wednesday called the framework deal rea…
Charlie Kirk assassination: Read full text messages between Tyler Robinson and his roommate
Tyler Robinson has been charged with the aggravated murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty. Text messages reveal Robinson confessing to his roommate and romantic partner about the assassination, citing …
CNBC Daily Open: Nearly everything slows down the day before the Fed meeting
A 25 basis point cut is almost certain. A 50 point slash is unlikely, unless the “outies” of some Fed officials overpower their independent “innies.”
FBI chief Kash Patel spars with Democrats in heated Senate hearing
Patel has been lambasted from both the right and the left since being named by Trump to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Singapore-based used car marketplace Carro raised $60M led by Japan sovereign wealth fund Cool Japan Fund to promote Japanese cars in the Asia-Pacific region (Reuters)
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Singapore-based used car marketplace Carro raised $60M led by Japan sovereign wealth fund Cool Japan Fund to promote Japanese cars in the Asia-Pacific region — Carro, Southeast Asia’s largest used-car online marketplace, ha…
‘Too big for the site’: Tasmanian AFL stadium should not be built, says independent planning commission
Proposed Macquarie Point venue a condition for state entering AFL in 2028, but report argues it would cause ‘unacceptable adverse impacts on Hobart’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily new…
LimeWire, former file-sharing service, is revealed as buyer of Fyre Festival
LimeWire, the file-sharing platform that followed Napster in the early 2000s, has been revealed as the buyer that paid $245,000 for the rights to the doomed festival.
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