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U.S. President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could hinge on two key tech flashpoints — critical minerals and market access for American companies. The much-anticipated bilateral meeting between the two countries that were locked in a tariff standoff just a year ago began on Thursday, with warm words exchanged between the two leaders. The discussions will continue into Friday and are expected to cover geopolitics in Taiwan and Iran, as well as key trade topics. But it’s issues relating to U.S. and Chinese tech sectors that could be crucial points of discussion and contention, with a roster…

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President Donald Trump onstage at the Treasury Department’s Trump Accounts Summit, in Washington, Jan. 28, 2026.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.With the Trump administration weighing whether to allow stock donations to “Trump Accounts” for American children, the potential expansion is raising questions about the legal path — and highlighting the powerful tax benefits — to doing so. “We all want to maximize more multi-billion gifts into kids accts & the gifts…

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Most likely, Taiwan will face pressure to move a certain amount of its semiconductor business elsewhere, but the “magic number” that would make that sustainable in the face of a Chinese military threat can’t be predicted yet, Schiffer said. Don’t expect a big win for Trump Experts agree that the US and China will likely extend the temporary trade truce established during Trump’s last meeting with Xi, as both sides would benefit from that stability. But it remains unclear how much Trump might be willing to trade as China uses its leverage to push for its biggest asks. Those will…

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China.Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAs the world watches U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s historic summit, analysts suggest it could mark a reset in ties between the world’s top two economies. The two leaders are expected to discuss a slew of thorny issues, including Chinese purchases of American agricultural and industrial goods, tariffs, Taiwan, and rare earths, with the backdrop of the war in Iran. After nine turbulent…

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David Ellison, the chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Skydance Corp. walks through Statuary Hall to the State of the Union address during a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 24, 2026, in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesA group of U.S. and European lawmakers told Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison that the company’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will be subject to careful scrutiny by European regulators and that he should not consider shareholder approval of the deal to be the final word.The three European Parliament members and two Democratic U.S. House lawmakers…

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Versant Media Group on Thursday unveiled results for its most recent quarter — its first as a stand-alone company after separating from Comcast’s NBCUniversal and beginning to trade on the Nasdaq earlier this year. The report revealed continued pressure in the traditional pay TV bundle but highlighted growth in digital platform and licensing businesses.Versant stock rose nearly 10% in premarket trading.Linear distribution revenue for its pay TV networks — which include CNBC, MS NOW and the Golf Channel as well as USA, E!, Syfy and Oxygen — was down roughly 7% during the period to $1.01 billion. The company said…

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