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Bank of Korea holds rates as country grapples with U.S. tariffs and upcoming election
South Korea's central bank held its policy rate at 2.75% Thursday, as the country grapples with U.S. tariffs and prepares for ...
9 jurors picked as defense wants Weinstein moved from jail to hospital during retrial
As nine jurors were picked on the second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial in New York, his ...
Ex-NYPD officer sentenced to 18 months after conviction for helping China stalk expat
A former New York police sergeant was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison in a U.S. case about China’s pursuit of ...
Trump admin plans to end the IRS' free tax filing program, AP sources say
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS ' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns ...
CNBC Daily Open: Tariffs are just one weapon in a trade war
Trade barriers can come in many forms. Tariffs are just one. Onerous licensing requirements, export restrictions and fines on ...
Japan exports growth misses expectations, rising by a modest 3.9% in March as tariffs bite
The growth missed expectations of a 4.5% rise from economists polled by Reuters, and was lower than the 11.4% jump in ...
Former cybersecurity agency chief Chris Krebs leaves SentinelOne after Trump targets him in executive order
A week after President Trump specifically targeted Chris Krebs in an executive order, the former head of CISA has left ...
Nvidia says it follows export laws ‘to the letter' a day after AI chip sales to China stopped
A day after Nvidia revealed it would incur $5.5 billion in costs related to canceled orders for the H20 chip, which the ...
Trump's tariff policies have put Big Tech in a jam, Jim Cramer says
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday explained why he thinks the Trump administration's tariffs and trade regulations have put ...
Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison?
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland sheet metal worker, was wrongfully deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Trump ...
Horrified Texas lawmakers demand crackdown on body broker industry
An NBC News investigation that exposed how corpses were used for research without consent prompted Texas legislators to push ...
When was the first Easter egg hunt? Where did the Easter Bunny come from?
The first Easter egg hunt is believed to have taken place in Germany around the 17th century. Martin Luther, a Protestant reformer, is said to have organized egg hunts for his congregation, with men ...