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U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. CEO CC Wei (left) shake hands at the announcement of TSMC’s additional $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing at the White House on March 3, 2025 in Washington, DC.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBoosted by another blockbuster earnings report and a new trade deal between the US and Taiwan; Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is poised to accelerate its multibillion-dollar expansion in Arizona. The world’s largest contract chipmaker has already invested $165 billion in the United States, in line with Washington’s efforts to reshape domestic chip manufacturing. But TSMC…
Beijing — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney praised a new “strategic partnership” with China in a meeting with leader Xi Jinping on Friday, as the U.S. ally took steps to mend relations with China in the face of historic friction with Donald Trump. In a statement after the meeting, Ottawa said Canada will ease tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and expects China to significantly lower barrier tariffs on Canadian canola seed later this year, a major step toward easing long-standing trade tensions. Mr. Carney’s visit to Canada will be his first since 2017, when relations between the two countries soured…
Nikki Glazer reveals cut jokes about Brad Pitt and other celebs at 2026 Golden Globessean penn I’m going out one after another. Three days after he attended the meeting, 2026 Golden Globe Awardsthe two-time Oscar winner enjoyed a low-key date with his girlfriend in Santa Monica, Calif. Valeria Nikov. During their Jan. 14 outing, Sean and Valeria, who made his red carpet debut at the Marrakech International Film Festival in November 2024, walked hand in hand with the actor, 65, who wore a navy jacket over a white long-sleeved button-down, gray pants, and white sneakers. Meanwhile, the 30-year-old model wore…
SEOUL, South Korea – Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner entered an all-white hall wearing costumes that embody the yin and yang of their bodies. Last week, at Hyundai Card’s headquarters in Seoul, Sinner, dressed all in black, and Alcaraz, in a white top and black bottoms, were greeted with thunderous applause.Their contrasting playing styles and on-court demeanors make the tennis rivals stand out as modern-day examples of a famous Chinese philosophy, but the two superstars, who flashed wide smiles and surprised faces in front of a crowd of reporters, photographers and nearly 100 employees in the South Korean capital, had…
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sports Newsletter with Alex Sherman. This newsletter brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the world of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions directly to your inbox.As prediction market trading volume soars, Trust analysts say there may be a surprising reason behind the surge. Analyst Barry Jonas wrote this week that 18- to 20-year-olds, who are too young to gamble legally in most states, could be a big contributor to prediction market growth.Specifically, data from HoldCrunch, founded by a former FanDuel executive, shows that…
alphabet The stock price began 2025 as investors questioned whether Google could catch up with ChatGPT maker OpenAI in the AI race. By the end of the year, the stock had recorded its best performance since 2009. Google has regained its AI mojo. Much of it came from DeepMind, a British company that Google acquired in 2014 for around £400m.In a wide-ranging interview on CNBC’s new podcast “The Tech Download,” DeepMind founder and CEO Demis Hassabis called DeepMind the “engine room” for Google’s AI efforts, adding that the changes were made to help the tech giant quickly deploy AI products…
Aaliyah’s story was just beginning before it left her hands. But even though January 16th would have been her 47th birthday had she not died in a plane crash at the age of 22, there is still much to be learned about her influence on pop culture. “Sometimes, when it’s just my mom and I going through it, I say, ‘I’m 22 years old and I’ve accomplished a lot,'” she told E! News a few months before her death on August 25, 2001. “I know I have to appreciate every moment.” Aaliyah’s debut studio album, 1994’s Age Ain’t Nothing But…
Obamacare sign at an insurance agency in Miami, November 12, 2025.Joe Radle | Getty ImagesThe White House on Thursday reiterated its support for sending direct benefits to households to cover health care costs, something President Donald Trump has championed for months. But health policy experts CNBC spoke to said they were skeptical of the proposal. “I think that’s a bad idea,” said Gerald Anderson, a professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.The policy was part of a broader health care plan announced by the White House to lower drug prices and insurance…
Anthropic has appointed former Microsoft India managing director Irina Ghose to head its India operations as the US AI startup prepares to open an office in Bengaluru. The move highlights how India is becoming a key battleground for AI companies looking to expand beyond the US and into key growth markets. Ghose brings deep operational experience in big technology to this role. She worked for Microsoft for 24 years before retiring in December 2025. Her appointment gives Anthropic an experienced executive with relationships with local businesses and governments as it prepares to establish a presence on the ground in one…
A view of the TSMC Global R&D Center in Hsinchu, Taiwan on April 15, 2025. Anne Wang | Reuters Thursday gave markets a rare respite from the constant geopolitical upheaval. Still, the week’s headlines still reflected larger global trends.Case in point: Taiwan’s $250 billion investment in chip production in the United States. This is both commercial and strategic. Under the agreement, the U.S. will reduce tariffs on Taiwanese imports from 20% to 15%, and completely eliminate tariffs on other products such as generic drugs and aircraft parts. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC’s Brian Sullivan…