Apple has left negotiations to participate in an OpenAI funding round expected to raise about $6.5 billion (roughly Rs. 54,464 crore), the Wall Street Journal said on Friday. The tech giant recently fell out of the talks for the round, set to close next week, the newspaper said, citing a person familiar with the matter….
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met with leading Vatican officials on Thursday, ahead of an international conference in the Italian capital focused on EU security and the war in Ukraine. Germany’s top diplomat was received by Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with foreign states….
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kiev on Thursday, saying he wants to speak with Ukrainian leaders about the situation in the country and discuss additional military aid. “We are doing everything we can to support Ukraine so that it can defend itself and get into a position where Russia is ready for serious…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Bessent testified on the priorities of the Treasury Department. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled the Trump administration’s openness on Wednesday to extending President Donald…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leaves on his way back to the U.S., while trade talks between the U.S. and China continue, in London, Britain, June 10, 2025. Toby Melville | Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday he is departing ongoing trade talks with China because he has to travel to Washington, D.C.,…
He Lifeng, China’s vice premier, arrives for trade talks at Lancaster House in London on June 9, 2025. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China have met in London, and talks are expected to continue Tuesday, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC’s Megan Casella. It seems…
Here’s what to expect today Investors can expect a mix of economic data and earnings out of Europe today. The big release will be the unemployment rate from the U.K., along with figures on average earnings in the country. Economists polled by Reuters are expecting Britain’s unemployment rate to have hit 4.6% in April, up…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (center) at Lancaster House in London, U.K., on Monday, June 9, 2025. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China have met in London, and talks are expected to continue Tuesday, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC’s Megan Casella. At the top…
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers returned to the bargaining table last week under federal mediation after the government declined Canada Post’s request to pursue a forced vote of union members on its May 30 “best and final” offer. At the request of Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu, both parties…
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Thursday and agreed that officials from the U.S. and China will meet soon for more talks to resolve an ongoing trade war. Trump said he had a “very good” call with Xi for about 90 minutes, which focused “almost entirely” on trade. The call “resulted in…