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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (right) and US President Donald Trump (left) shake hands as Starmer hands over Trump after giving his opening statement at a business event at Checkers in Aylesbury, central England, on September 18, 2025, on the second day of the US president’s second state visit. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesA year ago, as Britain negotiated a trade deal with Washington, President Donald Trump expressed goodwill for his mother’s birthplace and signaled a positive outlook for the two countries’ unusually close diplomatic ties.Britain was the first country to sign a trade deal with the United…
Ukraine attacked two Russian oil refineries and other major oil targets over Saturday, officials said, just hours after the United States granted Russia further exemptions on the sale of sanctioned oil. Kiev’s drone force commander Robert “Madiyar” Brobdy said in a telegram that Ukraine attacked the Novokybyshevsk and Syzran oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region, the Tikhoretsk oil terminal in the Krasnodar region, the Baltic Sea port of Vysotsk, and the Sevastopol oil depot in occupied Crimea. Russia’s Ministry of Defense did not confirm the attack, saying only that its air defense forces intercepted 258 Ukrainian drones overnight. However, Russian…
A man walks between buildings destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States in Tehran, Iran, April 6, 2026.Majid Saidi | Getty ImagesPolicymakers around the world are closely monitoring developments in the Middle East to determine the most prudent response to the economic impact of war. CNBC spoke with more than 30 central bankers, politicians and policymakers this week at the IMF World Bank Conference in Washington, D.C., to weigh in on the U.S.-Iran war and their biggest economic concerns. The interview took place before Iran’s declaration on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was fully open…
Everyone said AI would kill apps. Instead, new app releases are proliferating. Global app releases in the first quarter of 2026 grew 60% year over year on both Apple’s App Store and Google Play, according to new analysis from market intelligence provider Appfigures. Looking at the iOS App Store alone, the percentage was even higher at 80%. The total number of app releases so far in April 2026 is up 104% on both stores and 89% on iOS compared to the same period last year. Greg “Jos” Jozwiak, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, quipped in a recent interview…
For the first 30 years, Nvidia It wasn’t a household name unless you were a gamer. Now, as artificial intelligence has turned the chipmaker into the world’s most valuable company, some of its original fan base feels left behind. “The gaming division is no longer the driving force of the company, and there was clearly a time when that was the case,” said Stacey Rasgon of Bernstein Research.Nvidia popularized graphics processing units (GPUs) that enable fast frame rates and rendering for the best video game play. When Nvidia released its first GPU, the GeForce 256, in 1999, it laid off…
It’s hard to believe that two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry didn’t hit it off with his now-wife, Ayesha Curry, on his first move. But when the then-Davidson College standout tried to kiss her while hanging out with a former youth group mate, she bent over. Thankfully, “I got a do-over!” she told E! Jason Kennedy, News, October 2017. And several years after their first kiss in their parents’ driveway in their hometown of Charlotte, he proposed in that very spot. “Yes,” he told his parents. “It was like ‘The Notebook.'” When Ayesha found out she was pregnant with her first…
Iran declared on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial shipping during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, but confusion quickly arose over whether the sea lanes would really be open unconditionally. “Following the ceasefire in Lebanon, the navigation of all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared fully open for the remainder of the ceasefire period,” Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on social media. However, ships will have to follow a “coordinated route” announced by Iran’s maritime authorities, Araghchi said. It is unclear whether the Iranian government will force ships to pay tolls…
AP — Daniel Kinahan, the alleged leader of one of Ireland’s biggest criminal networks, has been arrested in Dubai, Irish media reported on Friday. Garda Síochána, the Irish National Police, announced on Wednesday that an Irish man in his late 40s had been arrested on an Irish court warrant on suspicion of serious organized crime. The force said it was “unwavering in its determination to pursue those suspected of being involved in serious organized criminal activity, wherever they go.” Dubai Police announced the arrest of an “Irish fugitive on suspicion of involvement in an international organized crime network”. Police have…
What is the coolest activity Blippi has tried? Blippi admitted that he has taken on many great jobs, but the one that really got him excited was his trip to the 2024 F1 United States Grand Prix. “I have to get in the truck,” he elaborated to E! “I sat in the car and met a lot of the drivers. It was pretty cool. We ended up racing around the track and we were going like 170 miles an hour. It’s really fast.” He also enjoys speeding up new scientific experiments, which is why he finds the recent volcanic activity…
My Top 10 Things to Watch for Friday, April 17th 1. The S&P 500 is headed higher this morning after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial traffic during the 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. Oil prices fell by about 10%. President Donald Trump said the war between the United States and Iran “should be over pretty quickly.” On track for another winning week, the S&P 500 once again closed at an all-time high in Thursday trading. 2. iPhone shipments in China increased 20% in the first quarter, according to data from CounterPoint Research. This was despite the fact that…