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The Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWest Texas dust, iron-tinged and orange-red, rides the wind and sticks like a film to everything you touch. It clings to skin and the inside of your mouth, a fine grit that turns every breath into a reminder of where you are. This is the landscape where OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is orchestrating something called Stargate — a fast-expanding constellation of data centers, backed by partners including Oracle, Nvidia, and SoftBank.Six thousand workers’ vehicles pour into the site each morning.…

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Tuesday released the minutes of a highly divided meeting held earlier this month that ended with a vote to cut interest rates again, a decision that appears to have been more tense than the final vote indicated.Officials expressed a variety of opinions during the Dec. 9-10 meeting, according to the brief, submitted the day before the annual announcement due to the New Year holidays.The Federal Open Market Committee ultimately approved the quarter-point cut by a 9-3 vote, the most opposed since 2019, as officials debated the need to support the labor market against inflation…

The US Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions aimed at isolating Venezuela’s oil industry as part of President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on the South American country.The sanctions announced Wednesday target four companies and their associated oil tankers allegedly involved in transporting Venezuelan oil.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listPresident Trump has claimed that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is leading a so-called “narco-terrorist” government aimed at destabilizing the United States, an accusation repeated in the latest sanctions announcement.”The Maduro regime has increased its reliance on a shadow fleet of vessels around the world to facilitate sanctioned activities, including sanctions…

Anthony Joshua has been released from hospital less than three days after two of his close friends were killed in a traffic accident in Nigeria.Joshua is currently recuperating at his home in Nigeria, the local governments of Lagos and Ogun states said in a statement late Wednesday night.The 36-year-old man was in the back seat of his car when it crashed into a stationary truck on a highway near Lagos, killing his friends Kevin ‘Latif’ Ayodele and Sheena Gami.Ayodele was Joshua’s personal trainer and Gami was his strength and conditioning coach.Joshua, who suffered minor injuries in the accident, and his…

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you the first information about tomorrow and the last information about today. Sign up for free to receive it straight to your inbox. As the S&P 500 index falls for the third day in a row, here’s what CNBC TV producers were watching and what they’re eyeing next. Weekly unemployment claims data will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET and will be featured live on “Squawk Box” with Becky Quick, Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin. The team will also be aware of the market’s immediate reaction as soon…

US president withdraws military deployment to US cities after legal setback, vows to return if crime ‘starts to spike’.In a major shift in policy, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would end Democratic-led efforts to send federal troops to several cities.Wednesday’s announcement came amid legal setbacks to President Trump’s efforts to send the National Guard to Chicago, Illinois. Los Angeles, California. and Portland, Oregon.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn a post on Truth Social, President Trump said he would “remove” the National Guard from those cities, although deployment of the National Guard has already been largely restricted by…

Trader Michael Pistillo wears “2026” glasses as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as the opening bell rings on December 31, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Imagesof S&P500 Despite a pullback on Wednesday, the index nevertheless capped off a bumper year.The market-wide S&P 500 index fell 0.74% to close at 6,845.50. Nasdaq Composite It fell 0.76% to end at 23,241.99. of Dow Jones Industrial Average It lost 303.77 points (0.63%) and settled at 48,063.29. Stock prices fell for four consecutive sessions, but the decline was modest, with the S&P 500 index…

According to New York-based psychologist Sabrina Romanoff, successful couples use the holidays as an opportunity to create new traditions and strengthen their relationships.They also see the new year as an opportunity to become closer and communicate about what is important to them. Romanoff is also the relationship expert for dating app Hily.New Year’s Eve is a time to “take a personal inventory of your life,” she says. “What we want for the future and how our partners fit into that.”According to Romanoff, this is the number one thing successful couples do to keep their relationships on track in the new…

Trump Media and Technology Group in the US has announced a partnership with a cryptocurrency exchange to grant digital tokens to shareholders.The announcement coincided with a modest rise in the company’s shares on Wednesday, with shares up 5% as of 11:00 a.m. ET (16:00 GMT).Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe majority of Trump Media’s shares are owned by its namesake, US President Donald Trump, who has been an active supporter of cryptocurrencies, especially during his second term.The company said in a news release that it is working with Singapore-based company Crypto.com to provide shareholders with one digital token…

Lujiazui business district in Pudong, Shanghai, China.Liu Liqun | Construction Photography | Hulton Archive | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets fell on the day, the last trading day of the year as the holiday was cut short.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.03% lower at 8,714.3.hong kong Hang Seng Index fell 0.87% to close at 25,630.54, while the mainland’s CSI300 fell 0.44%. China’s economy ended the year on a slightly less gloomy note as factory activity expanded more than expected in December for the first time since March, official data released on Wednesday showed.The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 50.1 in December,…