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Cans of Canadian Molson beer sit on a shelf at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) Queen’s Quay store on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs diplomatic and trade relations with Ottawa continue to deteriorate, the White House announced a ban on imports of Canadian motorcycles and a number of other products starting later this month. Late Monday, US President Donald Trump announced a ban on a number of alcoholic beverages, including Canadian whey products and molasses, non-alcoholic beer, and malt beer, wine, cider, whiskey, vodka and other spirits, using a…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 8, 2026 in New York City, USA.Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersStock futures were mixed in early trading Wednesday after falling in the previous session as oil prices continued to rise.Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures The stock was down less than 0.1% as of 3:57 a.m. ET. S&P500 Futures rose less than 0.1%, but Nasdaq 100 futures Added 0.16%.In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average ended 0.19% lower, while South Korea’s Nikkei Stock Average closed 0.19% lower. Kospi It rose by 1.40%. australian benchmark S&P/ASX 200 It fell by…

Icelandic Prime Minister Kristórn Hróstadóttir will participate in a hearing session regarding the referendum scheduled for August 26, 2026 in Reykjavík, Iceland.Jonathan Knackstrand | AFP | Getty ImagesIceland has harshly criticized US President Donald Trump for posting a map on social media that appears to show the island and several other countries covered in American flags.On Monday, President Trump posted an image on Truth Social depicting the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean under the Stars and Stripes.The map was published without comment, following a flurry of posts suggesting that the U.S. state of New…

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. Here’s what CNBC TV producers were looking at when the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost about 630 points, and what they’re looking at next. Two Big CEOs and the Great American Economy CNBC’s “Morning Call” anchor Morgan Brennan speaks live with IonQ CEO Niccolo De Masi and Martin Marietta CEO C. Howard Nye on Wednesday at 5 a.m. ET. IonQ stock is down 52% from its…

Andrei Rudakov Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThere is a more than 10% chance that artificial intelligence will “wipe out all of humanity,” a human safety researcher said on Tuesday, hours after another employee announced he was leaving the AI ​​Institute over concerns that it was “putting our lives on the line.” The comments highlight growing concerns among those at the center of AI development that the technology could spin out of control and pose a threat to humanity, even as Anthropic and OpenAI continue to raise significant funding and move toward expected public listings. Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon announced Tuesday that…

But another federal court ruling contradicts the Supreme Court’s ruling, leaving the map in limbo.Published September 9, 2026September 9, 2026The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to restore Missouri’s Republican-backed congressional map, leaving the old map in place for November’s midterm elections.On Tuesday, Missouri state emergency judge Brett Kavanaugh denied the state’s request for the new map to go into effect. He did not refer the case to the nine-member court or explain his decision.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe decision is a setback for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party, which had supported redistricting efforts as part…

This photo taken from the village of al-Khaniya in southern Lebanon shows smoke rising from the scene of an Israeli-controlled explosion in al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon on September 7, 2026. Kawanat Haju | AFP | Getty ImagesHello, my name is Hui Jie from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.The US government claims economic pressure will help end the war with Iran. However, it appears the missile is still flying. The US military has destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Iranian government twice targeted US warships. Meanwhile, the Treasury Department has sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines. Elsewhere,…

The reading proficiency of 15-year-olds in the United States has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 25 years, according to an international education assessment.On Tuesday, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the findings of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025, a global indicator of educational attainment.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe results showed that U.S. reading proficiency scores have fallen 14 points since 2022, the last time PISA results were released.This decline is part of a broader international trend, with the 23-nation OECD average also falling by 16 points.However, the magnitude of…

(GERMANY OUT) SGP, Singapore: Singapore Financial District / HSBC, Maybank, UOB (Photo by Unkel/ullstein bild via Getty Images)Ulstein Build | Ulstein Build | Getty ImagesAsia’s ultra-rich are increasingly keen to tap into new asset classes, with gold heading from Dubai to Singapore and wealthy Chinese flocking to Malaysia, said Bank Malayan’s Singapore CEO.Alvin Li said in an interview that ultra-high-net-worth individuals are “always looking at both financial products as well as physical assets such as real estate and precious metals.” “Gold’s rising price proves that gold is a good store of value. Gold remains very attractive,” he said. meanwhile gold…

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong attends the 28th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit during the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, October 27, 2025 (Photo by Vincent Thian/POOL/AFP) (Photo by Vincent Thian/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Vincent Tian | AFP | Getty ImagesSingapore’s Prime Minister is often described as the world’s highest-paid elected leader. The current pay gap between incumbent Lawrence Wong and his global peers is set to widen further. Mr Wong announced on Tuesday that ministers’ salaries would be adjusted upward after 15 years of unchanged pay. Following the revision, Mr Wong’s annual salary…