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With U.S. and Chinese leaders scheduled to meet this week, experts say now is the best time for President Xi Jinping to negotiate. The United States is busy fighting wars in the Middle East, and domestically President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are plummeting. He is desperate for a victory, which could give China an advantage.Trade between the world’s two largest economies has been disrupted since President Donald Trump returned to office last year and imposed a series of tariffs on the world, with one of the highest tariffs of 145% on China.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Chinese…

Beijing — When I began covering U.S.-China relations as a young journalist in the late 1990s, the points of conflict between the two countries, especially during high-level talks, often boiled down to the three T’s: Tiananmen, Tibet, and Taiwan. The first two T’s refer to the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and to the Chinese-controlled Himalayan region once ruled by the exiled Dalai Lama, and both are tied to China’s human rights record. Moving on to the latest meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which took place in Beijing this week. In the nearly 10 years…

Stockport County defeated Stevenage 3-0 on aggregate to reach the League One play-off final and secure their passage to Wembley.Leading 1-0 from the first leg of the semi-final, Stockport quickly asserted their dominance with a 2-0 win at Edgeley Park in the second leg. Louis Barry opened the scoring early on and Kyle Wootton headed home Stevenage defender Karl Piergianni for a second before half-time. This means they did one better than last season under coach Dave Challiner, when they were eliminated at the semi-final stage of the play-offs.Stockport finishes work early at Edgeley Park image: Stockport players celebrate after…

In May 2023, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was sworn in and testified before Congress on regulating artificial intelligence. Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana heard his thoughts on licensing advanced models and asked if Altman might be qualified to run a hypothetical AI regulator. “I love what I do now,” Altman said with a laugh. “You make a lot of money, right?” Kennedy asked him. “No, I get paid enough for my health insurance. I don’t have any OpenAI stock,” Altman declared. “I need a lawyer,” Kennedy replied. Mr. Altman now has a number of lawyers who have watched their client…

New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani speaks about the 2027 budget in New York City on May 12, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty ImagesFrom New York to Vancouver to London, once niche policy ideas are moving into the mainstream of urban finance. It would impose a tax on pied-a-terre properties, villas, holiday homes and partially or completely unoccupied luxury homes.New York City is just the latest example, with Mayor Zoran Mamdani and New York Governor Kathy Hochul supporting the tax as part of the state and city’s efforts to plug large…

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins speaks at the Semafor World Economic Summit in Washington on April 15, 2026.Alex Wong | Getty ImagesCisco Shares soared 15% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the networking company announced earnings and guidance that beat Wall Street expectations.The company announced fewer than 4,000 job cuts this quarter, representing less than 5% of its workforce.Here’s how the company performed compared to the LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $1.06 adjusted vs. $1.04 expected Sales: $15.84 billion vs. $15.56 billion expectedCisco said in a statement that revenue for the quarter ended April 25 increased 12% from $14.15 billion in the same…

Mr. Venturella will take the helm of the Office of Immigration Enforcement after serving as an executive at GEO Group.Published May 13, 2026May 13, 2026President Donald Trump’s administration has announced that David Venturella, a former executive at private prison company GEO Group, will be the new acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the agency, announced Tuesday that Venturella will replace Todd Lyons, who is retiring on May 31.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”Following the resignation of Todd Lyons, Dave Venturella will serve as Acting Director of ICE,” DHS said…

After a series of ups and downs, Hearts face a final day clash for Scottish Premiership glory.The Jambos, who have been top of the table virtually all season, had to hope for a win and Celtic a loss to secure a historic night at Tynecastle Park. However, after a stoppage-time penalty gave the Hoops a win at Fir Park, Saturday’s game at Parkhead will have to be broadcast live on Sky Sports. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Cameron Devlin scores for Hearts as they move one step closer to winning the Scottish Premiership It was a…

Anthropic is having a very good year as the tech industry focuses specifically on AI models. The company aims to raise tens of billions of dollars in a funding round that would value it at about $950 billion (OpenAI was valued at $854 billion in a round in March), and enterprise customers are increasingly preferring Claude over ChatGPT, potentially putting it ahead of major competitors soon. Anthropic recently surpassed OpenAI among enterprise customers, quadrupling its market share since May 2025, according to a recent report. Cat Wu, Anthropic’s head of product for Claude Code and Cowork, is the driving force…

People often struggle with deciding when to speak up and how to make their case for how to ask for a raise at work. Some companies want to take the tension out of this scenario. We plan to give all employees a 10% raise on their work anniversary.Stockholm-based AI software company Loveable, which has 200 employees around the world, will increase each employee’s salary by 10% because “the longer people stay, the more valuable they become and they don’t have to worry about getting a raise,” co-founder Anton Osika said in a LinkedIn post on Friday.The boost will be awarded…