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President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the rift widens between the United States and one of its closest allies in Europe over Berlin’s criticism of the war against Iran.The US president on Thursday suggested to Merz that he should focus on German and European issues rather than commenting on the Middle East conflict.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”The German Chancellor should spend more time ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (totally ineffective!), rebuilding broken nations, especially immigration and energy, and less time interfering with countries trying to eliminate the Iranian nuclear threat,” Trump…
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Financial services platform Stripe is introducing a digital wallet purpose-built for the AI era. This digital wallet allows autonomous agents to perform tasks such as shopping, paying for reservations, and purchasing tickets. At its annual conference this week, the company announced Link, a wallet that lets you connect to different payment methods, track your spending, and view your recurring subscriptions. You can also integrate AI agents to safely spend on your behalf. Link is available on the web, iOS, and Android and offers many of the features you’d expect from a digital wallet. Connect payment methods like cards, banks, crypto…
U.S. President Donald Trump watches a press conference on the Iran conflict in the James S. Brady Press Conference Room at the White House on April 6, 2026 in Washington, DC.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Hello, my name is Hui Jie from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.Iran is back in the headlines after US President Donald Trump issued a new warning to Tehran, this time using a photo straight out of a James Bond movie, as the US Federal Reserve makes its most divisive decision in decades.Elsewhere, tech companies are in the spotlight for…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said he’s bullish on Amazon after the company released one of the two best earnings reports he’s ever seen. “Amazon will go to $300, but it’s not going to stop there,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street” Thursday, a day after a strong quarter. “All analysts have targets in excess of $300.” Amazon delivered a strong profit, reporting earnings of $2.78 per share and revenue of $181.52 billion. The company’s cloud division, Amazon Web Services, also beat expectations, bringing in $37.59 billion. For Cramer, the most important driver was AWS, with growth accelerating to 28%. This…
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which tracks press freedom every year, has announced that the United States’ performance has hit a “historic low,” continuing a decade of decline.Thursday’s report recorded a global decline in media freedom indicators in 2025, with more than half of the world’s countries classified as “challenged” or “very severe” for the first time.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, the United States remained in the “troubled” category, but dropped seven places from 57th to 64th in the world. Norway topped the list, while Eritrea came in last…
Israeli grain importers have announced they will no longer accept cargo from a ship allegedly carrying stolen grain from Ukraine after the ship became the focus of a major diplomatic spat between the two countries. The Israeli Grain Importers Association said the cargo – which Kiev said was stolen by Russia from the occupied territories of Ukraine and was scheduled to be unloaded at the port of Haifa – needed to be moved elsewhere. “Russian suppliers of wheat shipments need to find alternative destinations,” the association said in a statement. MarineTraffic tracking data showed the bulk carrier Panormitis leaving the…
Manchester United midfielder Koby Mainu has signed a new five-year contract until 2031.The 21-year-old’s previous contract at Old Trafford, which he signed in 2023 when he was just 17, is due to expire in the summer of 2027, and his new terms better reflect his progress and current status in the first team. Mainu’s long-term future at United was in doubt under manager Ruben Amorim, who limited him to just one start in the Carabao Cup this season before being sacked in January. The academy graduate, who requested a loan move in the summer, returned to a central role under…
Surviving the long road to FDA approval requires more than just building great technology. It’s important to keep your team motivated, find the right investors, and learn how to operate when schedules are uncertain. In this week’s Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen speaks with Robhy Bustami, co-founder and CEO of BioticsAI, a Startup Battlefield winning company developing an AI co-pilot for ultrasound to help detect abnormalities in fetuses. From $100,000 prototypes to FDA clearance, Bustami shares what it really takes to build in one of the world’s most regulated industries. This episode details what it’s really like to build a medical…
Workers produce clothing at a textile factory that supplies clothing to fast fashion e-commerce company Shein in Guangzhou, southern China’s Guangdong province.Jade Gao | AFP | Getty ImagesChina’s factory activity in April exceeded analysts’ expectations, but new orders slowed and the growth rate slowed from the previous month, which hit a yearly high. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index of 50.3 was higher than the 50.1 expected by economists polled by Reuters. The non-manufacturing PMI fell into contraction territory at 49.4 compared to 50.1 in March, with activity in both the services and construction sectors contracting. A number above 50…