China is moving to make it more expensive for U.S. shipments of a key industrial chemical to enter the Chinese market, shortly after Washington called for higher tariffs on Chinese steel.
Israel has signaled it would retaliate against Iran’s drone and missile attack on its territory, a move that would threaten to push the countries deeper into an escalatory spiral that could lead to a regional war.
U.S. stocks ended mixed, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq falling 0.2% and 0.5%, respectively, and the Dow eking out a gain of less than 0.1%. Treasury yields rose.
Schneider Electric is in talks to take control of the engineering-software company Bentley Systems in a deal that could be valued at more than $15 billion.
A congressional investigation found that Wall Street used billions of dollars of U.S. retirement savings and other investments to buy shares in index funds that included more than five dozen blacklisted Chinese companies.
Mortgage rates have surged past 7% and home sales in March posted their biggest monthly drop in more than a year, renewing pressure on the U.S. housing market as uncertainty over real-estate commissions buffets the industry.
TSMC is reshaping its business to respond to the artificial-intelligence boom, including doubling capacity for a type of chip technology in demand from companies like Nvidia.
The Biden administration is pushing for a long-shot diplomatic deal in the coming months that presses Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel to accept a new commitment to Palestinian statehood in exchange for diplomatic recognition by Riyadh.
The U.S. ambassador to Russia visited Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter being held in Moscow, as negotiations continue behind closed doors to secure his release.
A senior Iranian official warned that Iran could work on building nuclear weapons if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities, a new escalation in threats by the two sides.
More aid has been entering Gaza through the south of the enclave and a newly opened crossing in the north, but relief workers said it is inadequate to avert a looming famine.
Congress is fast-tracking a bipartisan effort to crack down on TikTok that could lead to passage of a law this month forcing a sale or eventual ban of the Chinese-controlled app in the U.S.
A 12-person jury was picked to decide Trump’s fate in his hush-money case, setting the stage for the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president to kick off in earnest next week.
Produced by Hillary Clinton, writer-composer-actor Shaina Taub’s Broadway show is a generally rousing if occasionally heavy-handed history of the fight for the 19th Amendment.
Gold was steady in early Asian trade, as risk-off sentiment offsets concerns over hawkish Fed comments earlier this week which dampened hopes for interest-rate cuts.