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Avishek Das | Light Rocket | Getty ImagesMajor investment trust franklin templeton As the company ramps up its efforts in digital assets, it has agreed to acquire 250 Digital, a small crypto investment firm, to join its newly formed division, Franklin Crypto.By bringing 250 in-house, Franklin Templeton expects to be able to increase its offering of actively managed crypto investments for institutional clients beyond basic exposure through products such as Bitcoin ETFs. The company manages $1.8 billion in global assets.”The investment capabilities and differentiated strategies of both companies strengthen our capabilities in digital assets, position us among a small group…

Miami —  We were living in “historic and prophetic times” at the Miami Security Forum. “God has anointed President Donald Trump as a modern-day Cyrus,” declared Pastor Mario Bramnick, referring to the ancient king of Persia. Think-tankers, Latin American politicians, officials from the US defense establishment and at least one journalist watched as Bramnick paced the stage of the Donald J. Trump Grand Ballroom at the Trump National Doral, a sprawling golf resort eight miles from the airport and eighteen from the Everglades. For two-and-a-half days in Miami, we were gathered here to review Trump’s foreign policy pivot to the Western…

Behind the goal after the shootout, the Bosnian ultras performed a choreography showing their U.S. visas. Fanatico will be participating in the World Cup. The crowd of Italian players who had been watching them from the halfway line turned away and tried to comfort each other. They cried while everyone partied around them.”It’s a nightmare,” Leonardo Spinazzola said through tears. “I’ve been with the national team for nine years and I haven’t played in a World Cup yet. It’s terrible, for Italy and for us.” None of his other teammates spoke, including captain Jijo Donnarumma. They were too distraught and…

Cutting-edge silicon chips are accelerating the development of artificial intelligence. So, can AI return the favor? CogniChip builds deep learning models to help engineers design new computer chips. The problem the company is solving is one the industry has had for decades. Chip design is extremely complex, prohibitively expensive, and time-consuming. Advanced chips take three to five years to go from concept to mass production. The design phase alone can take as long as two years before physical layout begins. Consider that the latest Nvidia GPU, Blackwell, contains 104 billion transistors. This is a considerable amount when put side by…

View of BBC Broadcasting House in London, UKRashid Nekati Aslim | Anadolu | Getty Images Hello. Welcome to CNBC UK Exchange.This week we look at the challenges facing former Google executive Matt Brittin as he prepares to take the helm of the BBC, one of Britain’s most enduring cultural exports and a vital part of media and communications.The BBC, cherished by most Brits and loathed by a significant minority, has faced pushback from all sides as it enters negotiations with the government over its funding model and governance. These negotiations, in turn, will be influenced by developments in other parts…

Chelsea have announced the biggest pre-tax loss ever recorded by a Premier League club.Chelsea’s pre-tax loss of £262.4 million for the year ending 30 June 2025 is higher than Manchester City’s £197.5 million in the 2010/11 season. The announcement comes just three weeks after the club was handed the heaviest fine and one-year transfer ban in Premier League history for historic self-declared financial breaches during the Roman Abramovich era. Chelsea said this record deficit was partly due to higher operating costs in 2024/25 compared to the previous year.Revenues reach up to £490.9m, making him the second-highest amount in the club’s…

Shibuya pedestrian crossing in Tokyo.Marco Bottigelli | Moments | Getty ImagesJapan’s leading manufacturers posted the highest level of business optimism in more than four years, despite the uncertainty brought on by the Iran war. This is based on the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey, which is a closely watched public opinion poll that measures business confidence among domestic companies. According to the survey results released on April 1, the economic optimism index for Japan’s major manufacturers in the first quarter of 2026 was 17, up from 15 in the previous quarter and contrary to the 16 expected by economists…

Ranking Member Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks with the media before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress” on Thursday, February 5, 2026, in the Dirk Sen Building.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call Inc. | Getty ImagesSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wants to know why the Trump administration is pressuring European allies to ease regulations to hold big tech companies accountable for enabling online child sexual exploitation.In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday, Warren accused the trade agency of threatening countries…

President Donald Trump said the United States “will continue to drive Iran into oblivion” until the Strait of Hormuz is reopened.Published April 1, 2026April 1, 2026A senior Iranian official has denied claims by US President Donald Trump that Iran’s “new president” is calling for a ceasefire as the US and Israel continue their war against Iran.Reporting from the Iranian capital on Wednesday, Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem said Iranian officials rejected President Trump’s social media post claiming that “the new president of Iran…just asked the United States for a ceasefire!”Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”Iran denies that it has…

Havana, Cuba — An FBI technical team is in Cuba to investigate a February shootout between Cuban soldiers and a boat crew from Florida, CNN has confirmed, citing two sources familiar with the trip. The unusual visit by U.S. law enforcement to the communist-ruled island comes amid some of the highest tensions between the U.S. and Cuba in years, with the Trump administration saying Cuban officials need to make fundamental changes to the system of government. Cuban officials say a boat carrying 10 people headed to the island from Florida in late February to carry out an “attempt to overthrow…