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Commuter bikes don’t come with the same constraints many other bikes do. Mountain bikes must glide gracefully through all sorts of abusive terrain; road bikes need to mix high performance with enough comfort to let riders stay in the saddle for hours on end. All a commuter bike needs to do is comfortably and reliably get you from A to B on typical roads with minimal fuss. So it’s been surprising how rarely the commuter bikes I’ve tested have gotten it right. At the low end of the price scale, as you’d expect, the required compromises have a big impact…

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour Zhongnanhai Garden on May 15, 2026 in Beijing, China.China Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said Friday that he refused to directly answer Chinese President Xi Jinping when asked if the United States would defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China.”That question was asked to me today,” Trump told reporters.”That question was asked to me today by President Xi. I said I don’t talk about that,” the president said.This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never…

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Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Inc., attends his company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in New York City, U.S., April 29, 2026. Brendan McDermid | ReutersBill Ackman’s Pershing Square has built a position in Microsoft, as the hedge fund manager said the software giant’s recent pullback created a rare opportunity to buy one of the world’s dominant technology franchises at a compelling valuation.Ackman disclosed the investment in a lengthy post Friday ahead of his firm’s quarterly 13F filing, saying Pershing Square began accumulating shares in February after Microsoft’s stock declined following its fiscal second-quarter…

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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 9: British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosts the first roundtable of regional English mayors with Andy Burnham (R) Mayor of Greater Manchester, at Downing Street on July 9, 2024 in London, England. Sir Keir Starmer hosted the first roundtable with metro mayors from 11 regions across England. (Photo by Ian Vogler – WPA Pool/Getty Images)Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — U.K. gilts and sterling have come under increasing pressure, amid fears a new left-leaning prime minister will challenge the country’s fiscal discipline and take up a confrontational stance towards bond markets.Investors…

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Fish farm nets on the East coast.Shaunl | E+ | Getty ImagesA 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.Equity Group Investments, backed by the family of late billionaire Sam Zell, owns a John Deere dealership, a bluefin tuna fishery and a pedestrian bridge that connects San Diego to Tijuana International Airport. While those holdings sound entirely unrelated, what unites the private investment firm’s wide-ranging portfolio is a focus on old-economy businesses that are less…

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Andrew Feldman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Cerebras Systems Inc., holds the Wafer Scale Engine 3 AI chip during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCerebras Systems narrowly missed joining Facebook-parent Meta and Alibaba as one of the few companies to have ended its first day trading on Wall Street with a market cap of over $100 billion.The semiconductor company’s shares were 68% higher at the closing bell on Thursday, giving it a market cap of about $95 billion.During Alibaba’s IPO…

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Cerebras Systems Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCerebras Systems’ shares were volatile in early trading Friday after the company completed the largest IPO by a U.S. tech firm in years.The semiconductor firm initially sold shares at $185 as it started trading on the New York-based Nasdaq stock exchange, before closing at $331.07 per share. Cerebras’ stock soared 68% by the closing bell, giving it a market cap of about $95 billion. The firm sold 30 million shares…

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