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Stock chart iconStock chart iconClover Health Investments’ year-to-date stock performance.Clover Health Investments: “We’re in pure spec mode because this quarter wasn’t great. Revenue was OK, but profit wasn’t there. So take the upward revisions with a grain of salt, because it wasn’t a great quarter.”Stock chart iconStock chart iconAmkor Technology’s year-to-date stock performance.Amkor Technology: “It’s packaging, but the right kind of packaging is semiconductor packaging. But I like Cadence better. I also like Intel’s packaging division, which is booming under Rip Boutin, who used to run Cadence.”Stock chart iconStock chart iconEllington Financial’s year-to-date stock performance.ellington financial: “When I look at…

President Trump is weighing next steps on the Iran deal, as Tehran insists negotiations are ongoing and there is no final deal.Published May 30, 2026May 30, 2026The prospects for a deal between the United States and Iran to end the conflict remained uncertain on Friday, with President Donald Trump saying he would make a “final decision” on the deal but Iranian officials stressing that no understanding had yet been reached.Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Iran would judge any deal by actions, not words, adding that it would not take any steps unless the United States acted first.Meanwhile, fighting…

German Rheinmetall MAN tactical military transport vehicle parked at the Edvard Peperko military barracks.Luka Dakskovler | Light Rocket | Getty ImagesEuropean defense stocks had a bumper year in 2025, driven by sharp increases in national military spending targets in response to increasing geopolitical instability. However, the sector’s fortunes have plateaued somewhat this year. Stoxx Europe Aerospace and Defense The Stoxx 600 index has returned 4.8% year-to-date, compared with a year-to-date decline of 1.2%. But analysts see 2026 as a period of realignment for the sector, with bullish stances on increased European defense spending giving way to greater scrutiny of individual…

Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yesilgos-Zegelius, leader of the VVD party, speaks during the weekly press conference after the Council of Ministers meeting in The Hague, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Robin Utrecht/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)/Netherlands OUTRobin Utrecht | AFP | Getty ImagesDutch Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yesilgos-Zegelius says the United States is justified in asking its allies to increase their defense spending.Speaking to CNBC’s Sri Jegaraja on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Yesilgoz said that before the Ukraine war broke out, the Netherlands relied heavily on its allies. “So I think this is a very clear message.…

Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yesilgos-Zegelius, leader of the VVD party, speaks during the weekly press conference after the Council of Ministers meeting in The Hague, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Robin Utrecht/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)/Netherlands OUTRobin Utrecht | AFP | Getty ImagesDutch Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yesilgos-Zegelius says the United States is justified in asking its allies to increase their defense spending.Speaking to CNBC’s Sri Jegaraja on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Yesilgoz said that before the Ukraine war broke out, the Netherlands relied heavily on its allies. “So I think this is a very clear message.…

Outgunned, outnumbered and on borrowed time, Papa Rao emerged from the jungle of central India wearing a faded checkered shirt, dusty trousers and scuffed sports shoes. He had a rifle slung over his shoulder and a $26,000 bounty on his head. Behind him, in single file, trailed a troop of men and women carrying decades-old L1A1 and Lee-Enfield rifles. In sandals, and carrying Puma-branded sports backpacks, this group were some of the world’s last Maoist rebels, heirs to a global revolutionary movement that fought capitalism for control of the 20th century. They were on their way to surrender. Fired by…

Stock chart iconStock chart iconJoby Aviation’s year-to-date stock performance.joby aviation: “Jovie has great specs. I have to say, I also like some of the drone companies that come up at the top of the show. I think they could be even better specs because of the president’s major election on investing in drone companies.”Stock chart iconStock chart iconQXO’s year-to-date stock performance.QXO: “Buy QXO here. We have a new Fed chief and I think interest rates have peaked.”Stock chart iconStock chart iconEchostar’s year-to-date stock performance.echo star: “It’s not my expertise…I’m not going to speculate.”Stock chart iconStock chart iconMNTN’s year-to-date stock price…

summary Ukraine has introduced unmanned robots and drones to transform its war effort and gain an advantage over Russia. Veterans now sit in gamer chairs and lead missions, and the robots have carried out 22,000 operations since January alone. CNN incorporates such forces to help counter Russia’s human superiority. AI-generated summaries were reviewed by CNN editors. Eastern Ukraine — There’s a whoosh, a flurry of dust, a pause while the grainy image recalibrates, and a devastating explosion. Tens of miles away, underground, Avdiivka and Bakhmut, veterans of Ukraine’s most brutal urban warfare, are masterminds of a new kind of killing…

Asia-Pacific markets rose on Friday, with South Korea’s Kospi hitting an intraday high and Japan’s TOPIX hitting a new all-time high as investors overlooked new Iran-related military activity and focused on rising technology stocks and a record close on Wall Street.South Korea’s Kospi soared more than 3% to close at 8,476.15, hitting a new intraday high before paring its gains slightly. The small-cap Kosdaq fell 2.68% to 1,074.8.Japanese Nikkei Stock Average rose 2.53% to close at 66,329.5, while TOPIX rose 1.41% to a record high of 3,957.17.Samsung Electronics shares soared more than 5% after the company announced it had begun…

The charges stem from the Jan. 14 shooting death of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celiz during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent accused of fatally shooting a Venezuelan man during a controversial immigration raid in Minnesota has been arrested in Texas, U.S. authorities said.Agent Christian Castro, 52, was taken into custody Friday after being tracked down in the southern state by Minnesota agents and arrested with assistance from the Texas Rangers and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General. He is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting…