Visitors to the United States will need to pay a “visa integrity fee,” according to a provision of the Trump administration’s recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The fee applies to all visitors who need non-immigrant visas to enter, and cannot be waived. However travelers may also be able to get the fees…
A new round of layoffs at Microsoft has reignited a growing debate: is artificial intelligence beginning to replace human workers? CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal and Steve Kovach sit down with tech journalist Michal Lev-Ram to explore whether AI is truly taking our jobs—or simply reshaping the workforce. From Silicon Valley’s multi-million dollar talent wars to “vibe…
Co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang spoke to journalists during a trip to Beijing in July. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images If Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang were a student today, he says he’d focus on the physical sciences. During a trip to Beijing on Wednesday, Huang was asked by a journalist:…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on July 15, 2025. NYSE Despite the noise around tariffs and inflation fears, the U.S. economy seems to be holding its ground — for now. June retail sales came in stronger than expected, and weekly jobless claims dropped below forecasts. Add to that a solid start to earnings season, and you’ve got…
A customer visits a store at Togoshi Ginza shopping street in Tokyo on January 23, 2025. Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of easing. The figure — which strips out costs for fresh…
Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein, left, and Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in 1997. Davidoff Studios Photography | Archive Photos | Getty Images A “bawdy” letter to Jeffrey Epstein bearing President Donald Trump’s signature was included in an album of letters Epstein received for his…
A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025. Maxar Technologies | Via Reuters WASHINGTON — One of the three nuclear enrichment sites in Iran struck by the United States last month was mostly destroyed, setting work there back significantly….
From cruise ships to telecommunications, European companies are finding ways to increasingly pivot to military contracts as they seek to cash in on a defense boom that’s sweeping the continent. Europe’s defense sector has exploded in value this year, with the industry’s publicly listed companies riding a wave of bullish sentiment that has seen some…
Volvo vehicles seen outside a Volvo dealership in Edmonton, AB, Canada, on February 02, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Sweden-based automaker Volvo Cars rose 9% on Thursday as the company’s second-quarter operating profit beat analyst expectations despite a sharp year-on-year decline. Volvo Cars, which is owned by China’s Geely Holding, on…
Private equity firm EQT triples deal exits to 13 billion euros in 2025 Europe’s largest private equity EQT said it had divested 13 billion euros’ ($15.05 billion) worth of investments in the first half of the year — three times as much as in the same period of last year. The Sweden listed fund said…
