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US-China Relations & Trade > The Trump-Xi summit concluded with vague promises and few concrete agreements, highlighting persistent tensions despite a push for business-first ties. The Trump administration concluded its summit with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, with both leaders moving towards a "business-first" relationship but failing to resolve key differences on issues like Iran and Taiwan,...

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UAE to complete second oil pipeline bypassing strait of Hormuz by 2027

State oil company fast-tracks previously undisclosed project, which is expected to double export capacity Business live – latest updates The United Arab Emirates has announced it will complete a new oil pipeline bypassing the strait of Hormuz by next year to secure its future crude exports against the threat of disruption. The current blockade of the vital waterway, through which 20% of oil and seaborne gas flowed before the Iran war, is approaching the 11-week mark, sending energy prices soar

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Christopher Harborne, tycoon who gave £5m to Farage, enters UK rich list at No 6

Crypto billionaire goes straight into top 10 on Sunday Times list, with Noel and Liam Gallagher among other first-timers Business live – latest updates UK politics live – latest updates Christopher Harborne, the crypto billionaire who controversially gifted Nigel Farage £5m, has been named in the list of the UK’s wealthiest people for the first time. Other first-timers in the top 350 include Noel and Liam Gallagher and Emily Eavis, the daughter of Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis, a

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King’s College and Cranfield hope to be stronger together in surprise merger

News will come as a shock to staff, especially at Cranfield, but the institutions’ bosses say intention is growth The announcement that King’s College London is to absorb Cranfield University came as a surprise but not a shock to England’s higher education leaders, who have been braced for sudden announcements about job cuts and course closures. But for staff and students at both institutions the news will have come as a shock, particularly at Cranfield, the smaller, highly focused postgraduate

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Fears of ‘postal deserts’ as owner of former WH Smith stores puts counters under threat

Exclusive: Contract changes mean Post Office outlets inside TG Jones stores would be easier to close, with up to 60 possibly affected The owner of WH Smith’s former high street business is aiming to change contracts with the Post Office to make it easier to close outlets within its stores, increasing fears that communities will become “postal deserts”. TG Jones operates 180 post offices and it is understood that as many as 60 could be closed under a restructuring plan by Modella, the private equ

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Trump China visit live: Rubio hoping for ‘positive response’ to appeal for release of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai

Secretary of state says US made clear America’s position on Taiwan, as Trump-Xi talks continue for second day Xi warns Trump of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with US over Taiwan Analysis: For anxious Taiwan, Trump’s silence after Xi talks is best possible outcome Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to meet on Friday to wrap up a high-stakes two-day state visit that has featured pomp and business deals but also a stark warning from Xi that mishandling the Taiwan issue could push US-China relat

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Photo of US-China delegation criticized over absence of women: ‘masculine, militarized and exclusionary’

‘Backward’ photo panned for display of patriarchy, signaling that ‘women’s voices don’t matter in shaping global order’ By the time Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday, the bilateral had featured all the expected pomp and pageantry: a meticulously choreographed display of Chinese soldiers, children waving American and Chinese flags, and rows of senior officials and the US’s top business executives. Conspicuously absent at the table, however, were wom

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The Met Will Expand by Merging With the Nearby Neue Galerie - The New York Times

The Met Will Expand by Merging With the Nearby Neue Galerie  The New York Times ‘It’s Personal’: Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer and Max Hollein on the Met’s Groundbreaking Merger With the Neue Galerie  Vogue New York's Metropolitan Museum set to merge with Neue Galerie in 2028  Yahoo Lauder heir hands gallery and $135mn Klimt to New York’s Metropolitan Museum  Financial Times The Met Will Merge With Neue Galerie, Gaining Over $1.5 Billion in Art  WSJ

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Hedge fund proposes £1bn buyout of UK’s biggest private hospital operator

Shares in Spire Healthcare jump after approach from Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’ Business live – latest updates The board of Britain’s largest private hospital operator has backed a buyout proposal worth £1bn from its second-biggest shareholder, a hedge fund manager known as “the Rottweiler”, sending its shares soaring by nearly 50%. Spire Healthcare, which owns the Claremont hospital in Sheffield and St Anthony’s hospital in south London, said it had received a

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King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University

Merged insistutions, whose name has not yet been formally decided, will be second largest mainstream university in UK King’s College London has signed an agreement to merge with Cranfield University, creating a new UK “super-university” that would rival many of its international competitors in size and research output. The merger would result in KCL taking on another 5,000 mainly postgraduate students and become the second largest mainstream university in the UK, with about 47,000 students, over

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Reeves says ‘if economy ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ - as fight to keep her job goes on

Whoever wins the Labour leadership tussle, the chancellor’s prospects for staying inpost have risen given the surprise GDP boost Business live – latest updates UK economy records surprise 0.3% growth despite Iran war The message from Rachel Reeves is clear. After Britain’s economy defied the predictions for a slump in March, despite the fallout from the Iran war, why put things at risk with a roll of the dice in domestic politics? Responding to bumper growth of 0.3% in March – much stronge

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Cisco announces 5% job cuts, raises annual revenue forecast - Yahoo Finance

Cisco announces 5% job cuts, raises annual revenue forecast  Yahoo Finance Cisco's stock pops 15% on surging AI orders, as company says it's cutting almost 4,000 jobs  CNBC Cisco to cut jobs so it can invest more in AI, and the stock rockets toward a record  MarketWatch Cisco Earnings, Revenue Beat As Stock Hits Record High Amid Strong AI Orders  Investor's Business Daily Our Path Forward  Cisco Blogs

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Allegiant CEO makes case for low-cost airline model as Sun Country acquisition closes - CNBC

Allegiant CEO makes case for low-cost airline model as Sun Country acquisition closes  CNBC Allegiant Completes Acquisition of Sun Country Airlines, Creating the Leading Leisure-Focused U.S. Airline  Yahoo Finance The Allegiant-Sun Country merger is cleared for landing (ALGT:NASDAQ)  Seeking Alpha [POS AM] Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. SEC Filing  Stock Titan Allegiant Travel (ALGT) and Sun Country Airlines (SNCY) Merger S  GuruFocus

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Ford’s stock is the S&P 500’s biggest gainer. The carmaker is putting a very Tesla spin on things. - MarketWatch

Ford’s stock is the S&P 500’s biggest gainer. The carmaker is putting a very Tesla spin on things.  MarketWatch Ford Goes Full Tesla—Again  Barron's Ford stock surges 13% on investor optimism for new energy storage business  Yahoo Finance Ford launches ‘Ford Energy’ battery energy storage subsidiary  WardsAuto Ford Soars Most in Six Years on Possible Hyperscaler Tie-Ups  Bloomberg.com

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What to know about Kyle Diamantas, the new acting FDA commissioner

The ex-lawyer who Trump described as ‘very talented’ was previously deputy commissioner for food at the FDA The new acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), who Donald Trump described as a “very talented person”, is a former corporate lawyer who previously defended a popular formula maker against claims of its product harming premature babies. Kyle Diamantas, who most recently served as the FDA deputy commissioner for food, will be taking over as acting FDA commissioner.

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Nissan ponders building cars for Chinese rivals at Sunderland plant

CEO admits talks with Chery as other European carmakers discuss plans with Chinese firms to share factory space Nissan’s chief executive has confirmed he would consider building cars for other manufacturers at the UK’s largest car factory in Sunderland, amid talks with China’s Chery. Ivan Espinosa said Nissan was “looking at options” for Sunderland and its 6,000 workers as the struggling Japanese carmaker on Wednesday reported steep losses for the year to March. Continue reading...

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Lab testing group Intertek to back £10.6bn takeover by Swedish firm EQT

FTSE 100 business ‘minded to recommend’ £60-a-share tilt from company owned by billionaire Wallenberg family The laboratory testing company Intertek has become the latest FTSE 100 business to agree to a takeover, backing a £10.6bn approach from a private equity firm owned by Sweden’s billionaire Wallenberg family. After rebuffing three previous approaches, Intertek’s board said it was “minded to recommend” the £60-a-share tilt from the Swedish buyout firm EQT to shareholders, if there is a firm

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Nvidia says CEO Jensen Huang is joining Trump's China trip - CNBC

Nvidia says CEO Jensen Huang is joining Trump's China trip  CNBC Trump to Be Joined by Elon Musk and Other CEOs at Xi Summit in China  The New York Times Elon Musk Is Expected to Join Trump in China. What It Means for Tesla Stock.  Barron's Nvidia’s Huang Joins Trump’s China Trip as Last-Minute Addition  Bloomberg.com Musk, Cook and other prominent US executives invited to join Trump on trip to China  AP News

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Altman Testifies About ‘Hair-Raising’ AI Safety Chat With Musk - Bloomberg.com

Altman Testifies About ‘Hair-Raising’ AI Safety Chat With Musk  Bloomberg.com OpenAI's Altman testifies he was 'extremely uncomfortable' with the idea of Musk being named CEO  Yahoo Finance OpenAI trial updates: Musk lawyer presses Altman about their relationship in tense moment  CNBC OpenAI’s Sam Altman takes the stand to fend off Elon Musk’s accusations he ‘stole a charity’  NPR Inside the Elon Musk-OpenAI Trial Courtroom  The New York Times

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US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans

Anil Kochhar hopes textile graduates of North Carolina State can leave with ‘greater freedom to pursue goals’ Anil Kochhar, a North Carolina State University donor, gave graduates of the school’s Wilson College of Textiles a lot more than just words of wisdom when he delivered their keynote commencement address recently. The Indian American entrepreneur also announced that he would pay off any student loans taken out by the college’s graduating pupils during their senior year. Continue reading.

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