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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday.

European markets climbed higher Friday, regaining momentum after a dip in yesterday’s session.

One of Sacha Jafri’s paintings sold for $62 million at a charity auction, making him one of the world’s most expensive artists.

With future military aid looking uncertain, uncomfortable questions are being asked as to what “victory” Ukraine could realistically achieve against Russia.

While the protestors are beginning to up the ante by blocking railway tracks, the agitation this time seems a pale shadow of their movement in 2020.

Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from extreme weather and climate in 2023, exacerbated by climate change, according to a new UN report. 

The BOJ did not comment specifically on the yen, which has steadily weakened since the last BOJ meeting

Drew Baglino, who announced he’d be leaving Tesla on April 15, is selling 1.14 million shares of the electric car company, according to a filing on April 25.

Last month, the government rolled out key initiatives, aimed at boosting the country’s position in EV manufacturing.

Microsoft has more demand than supply for running artificial intelligence models in the cloud.

Japan stocks gained but the yen weakened as the BOJ left its benchmark policy rate at 0%-0.1%, in line with expectations.

Alphabet’s revenue jumped 15% in the first quarter and profit in the company’s cloud business more than quadrupled.

Tractor Supply CEO Hal Lawton told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday that a substantial number of Americans are leaving cities, and many are headed to rural areas.