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Stock futures are little changed Wednesday night after the Federal Reserve’s latest interest cut sparked a boost in U.S. equity markets. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 40 points, or 0.1%. S&P futures slipped about 0.2%, while Nasdaq 100 futures fell nearly 3%. In after-hours trading, Oracle shares tumbled 11% after the …
China and Japan Are in a Showdown, With Trump in the Middle With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone to try to pry the U.S.-Japan alliance apart. If anyone needed evidence that a critical moment is developing in Asia-Pacific …
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/russia-china-iran-charlie-kirk-conspiracy-theories.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m08.iCx0.mWxCcpMhl2lB State media and online trolls have seized on the assassination to score geopolitical points against the United States, according to a new report. In the week since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Russia, Iran and China have spread thousands of false or incendiary claims about what happened to the conservative activist, in an effort to stoke …