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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average hit a record high on Wednesday amid mixed Asian markets as traders assessed the prospects for conflict in the Middle East after President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire between the United States and Iran. “Not unexpectedly, given the fact that the Iranian government is deeply divided, and at the request of Pakistan’s General Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, we have been asked to halt attacks against Iran until our leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.He added that the ceasefire will be extended…

Samuel Boivin | Null Photo | Getty ImagesRobin Hood’s A proprietary investment vehicle for retail investors has made a small investment in privately held OpenAI, the trading company announced Wednesday.of Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI)The company, which provides investors with exposure to several privately held tech companies, has invested $75 million in the artificial intelligence giant. The fund went public in March of this year and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.”OpenAI is one of the leading artificial intelligence companies, and we are very proud to add them to our fund,” Sara Pinto, president of Robinhood Ventures Fund…

In the lawsuit, Sun alleged that World Liberty illegally froze its holdings in tokens issued by the company.Published April 22, 2026April 22, 2026Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has sued World Liberty Financial, a digital currency venture co-founded by US President Donald Trump and his sons, alleging that World Liberty illegally froze his holdings in tokens issued by the company.Sun alleges in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in California that World Liberty secretly installed tools to prevent the sale of its tokens after they became tradable in September 2025. The complaint also alleges that World Liberty threatened to “burn” or…

Chelsea will play all of their WSL home games at Stamford Bridge from next season, the club has announced.This is a move that follows in the footsteps of Arsenal, who made a similar move to the Emirates last summer. They still play their domestic cup and Champions League matches at Meadow Park. However, this season the Blues have played all of their home matches in Europe at grounds in west London, with the majority of games still being played at their home base at Kingsmaddow in Kingston, south-west London. It was the first ground owned by a women’s team and…

Google announced new generative AI capabilities for mapping and geospatial apps designed with enterprise users in mind. New features announced this week at Cloud Next in Las Vegas add generative AI capabilities to Google’s mapping platform, enhancing its visual and data analysis capabilities. One of the new features, Maps Imagery Grounding, allows business users to use generative AI to create realistic scenes in Google Street View to visualize what a particular project will look like, such as a movie set or a proposed construction site. Users simply enter a prompt into the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and as long as…

On March 31, 2026, a tugboat guides the Russian oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin as it arrives at the oil terminal in the port of Matanzas in northwestern Cuba. (Photo courtesy of Yamil LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)Yamil Raji | AFP | Getty ImagesOil prices were volatile on Wednesday amid uncertainty over the fate of the U.S.-Iranian conflict, with President Donald Trump extending a fragile ceasefire with Iran but suggesting tensions are still far from resolved.international benchmark brent crude oil and the usa west texas intermediate After falling earlier in the day, futures were back in positive territory by 4:52 a.m. ET.…

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Wednesday. With the volatility in the oil market, I’ve found it helpful to look at this timeline to remind myself of everything that’s happened over the past eight weeks.Stock futures are rising this morning. All three major indexes ended yesterday’s trading lower.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Grant of extensionU.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the NCAA Collegiate National Champions Day event at the White House on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski AFP |…

Reuters — After months of suspension, Russian crude oil passed through the Ukrainian section of the Druzhva pipeline on Wednesday, officials said, after months of suspension, allowing Hungary to lift Hungary’s veto on a 90 billion euro ($105.79 billion) EU loan that Kyiv urgently needs. The Druzhba pipeline has become one of Europe’s most politically charged infrastructure projects since a Russian drone attack damaged the pipeline in western Ukraine and halted Russian oil shipments to Hungary and Slovakia. Hungarian oil group Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced on Wednesday that it had been notified by Ukraine that shipments of Russian crude oil…

Sky Sports’ Paul Merson says in his latest column that the Premier League title race could be fought on goal difference, with Manchester City needing to beat Burnley to take top spot.City’s 2-1 win over title rivals Arsenal on Sunday took Josep Guardiola’s side to just three points behind the Gunners with a game in hand. City (+36) are just one goal behind Arsenal (+37) but have scored more points and would move into the top spot with a win over second-bottom Burnley on Wednesday, but Melson says Guardiola’s side need more than just a small win to lead the…

Google Cloud Next takes place in Las Vegas this week, and one clear message is clear. That’s what Google wants AI startups on its cloud. To that end, we made several startup-related announcements. Most importantly, the tech giant has allocated $750 million in new funding to help cloud partners sell more AI agents to enterprises. This funding is available to partners ranging from start-ups to large consulting firms. Can be used for costs such as Gemini proof-of-concept projects, Google forward deployment engineers, cloud credits, deployment rebates, and more. Google also highlighted a long list of startups that are using Google…