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The Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker Shenlong Suezmax successfully docked at Mumbai Port after navigating the high-risk Strait of Hormuz amid the intensifying West Asia conflict on March 11, 2026 in Mumbai, India. Hindustan Times | Getty ImagesOil prices jumped Monday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the conflict with Iran was “not over,” raising fears that tensions in the Middle East could escalate again and further threatening energy supplies. U.S. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, rejected Iran’s counteroffer to end the war with the U.S. and Israel. “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called “Representatives.” I don’t like it —…

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TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their bruising trade war on October 30, with the US president predicting a “great meeting” but Beijing being more circumspect. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE – When U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping meet in Beijing on Thursday, they…

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A woman walks past a “Now Hiring” sign in front of a store on January 13, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia.Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty ImagesRetailers are ramping up hiring this year, defying economic concerns as consumers keep shopping.The retail trades added nearly 22,000 jobs in April, accounting for almost one-fifth of total job growth, according to preliminary federal data released Friday. Nearly 15.5 million employees now hold retail industry jobs, the most since July 2024.Consumers have kept their wallets open in the face of war in Iran, higher gasoline prices, faster inflation and President Donald Trump’s tariff policy. Lately,…

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Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesCerebras Systems is set to raise the size and price of its initial public offering as soon as Monday, as demand for the artificial intelligence chipmaker’s shares continues to climb, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.The company is considering a new IPO price range of $150 to $160 a share, up from $115 to $125 a share, and raising the number of shares marketed to 30 million from 28 million, said the sources, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public yet.At the top of the new…

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Prediction markets ETFs may soon be coming to retail investors and even into retirement plans, but maybe just not as fast as anticipated.The Securities and Exchange Commission during the second Trump administration has sought to distinguish itself from Biden era regulators with what it calls a move away from the “regulatory creep” that it says has held back markets and innovation. But it caught some in the financial industry off guard on Tuesday when it delayed the launch of 24 prediction markets ETFs, saying it needed more time to study the products before they were released to investors. Roundhill Investments,…

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