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Disarmament is a key condition of Donald Trump's plan for the future of Gaza

Disarmament is a key condition of Donald Trump’s plan for the future of Gaza

Donald Trump’s “Peace Board” presented Hamas with a written proposal on how it could lay down its armsaccording to two sources, a measure that Palestinian militants have so far refused to take, as the US president presses ahead with his plan for the future of Gaza. The proposal, first reported by NPR, was presented to ...

Meta and Alphabet enter the credit risk index due to the rise of AI coverage

Meta and Alphabet enter the credit risk index due to the rise of AI coverage

The Addition of Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to a Highly Rated Corporate Credit Default Swap Index It’s another sign that investors are increasingly covering hyperscale companies’ debt amid skyrocketing bond sales. The trio are among those included in S&P Dow Jones Indices’ CDX Investment-Grade index, which went into effect Friday. This ...

FedEx improves prospects as confidence rises from network redesign

FedEx improves prospects as confidence rises from network redesign

FedEx Corp. raised its full-year profit forecast, indicating that the courier company’s plan to restructure its delivery network is gaining ground despite geopolitical conflict and economic volatility. The Adjusted earnings will be between $19.30 and $20.10 per share for the fiscal year, down from $19 previously forecast. the company announced Thursday in a statement that ...

Tricolor founder Daniel Chu will be tried in October on fraud charges

Tricolor founder Daniel Chu will be tried in October on fraud charges

Daniel Chu, founder of Tricolor Holdings, will be tried in October on charges of having defrauded the used car dealership’s banks and investors before the company went bankrupt last year. During a hearing Thursday, federal Judge Kevin Castel set a trial date for Chu and former Tricolor COO David Goodgame for Oct. 19.. In September, ...

Trump suspends US shipping law for oil and gas

Trump suspends US shipping law for oil and gas

President Donald Trump temporarily suspended a century-old shipping mandate to reduce the cost of transporting oil, gas and other raw materials in the United States, his latest attempt to combat the rise in energy prices caused by its war in Iran. On Wednesday, the president authorized foreign-flagged ships to transport various products between US ports ...

Congress of El Salvador endorses life sentences for murderers, rapists and terrorists

Congress of El Salvador endorses life sentences for murderers, rapists and terrorists

The Congress of El Salvador, with a pro-government majority, reformed the Constitution on Tuesday to endorse life sentences in the Central American country for those found guilty of homicide, rape and terrorism, in the midst of a offensive against gangs that is about to complete four years of validity. The deputies approved the change that ...

Chinese AI startup secures funding at $18 billion valuation

Chinese AI startup secures funding at $18 billion valuation

Moonshot AI seeks to raise up to $1 billion in an expanded financing round that would value the startup at about $18 billion, which would more than quadruple its valuation in just three months and would highlight the growing interest of Chinese AI developers in competing with Silicon Valley leaders. According to sources close to ...

The US will order its diplomats in Saudi Arabia to leave the country

Trump says Iran wants deal to end war, but Iran denies

President Donald Trump said Iran is willing to reach a deal to end the war, but the United States wants better conditions.indicating that there will be no truce in a conflict that has almost completely paralyzed maritime transport in the strategic Strait of Hormuz and has disrupted energy markets. Besides, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ...

China approves its new five-year plan with a focus on domestic consumption and technology

China approves its new five-year plan with a focus on domestic consumption and technology

The National People’s Congress of China approved this Thursday the general guidelines of the 15th five-year plan (2026-2030), with 2,758 votes in favor, one against and two abstentions. This is the document that will guide the country’s economic policy for the next five years, with a marked emphasis on boosting the nation’s domestic consumption and ...