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How Iran War Exposed Limits Of Chinese Influence In Middle East Authored by Terri Wu via The Epoch Times,The world had a moment of clarity during the Israel–Iran conflict.For years, analysts have noted that China is closing in on the United States as a peer competitor, whether in terms of high-tech industries, naval fleets, or the size of its diplomatic corps.That power shift seemed to have also played out in the Middle East, a region where the United States has traditionally held significant influence.Two years ago, Beijing brokered the normalization of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Later the same year, the China-led BRICS bloc, designed to counterbalance the U.S.-led Western democracies, admitted four new members from the region: Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.The bloc was formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in 2009 and expanded to include South Africa in 2010.However, the action of the United States—and the inaction of China—during the 12-day Israel–Iran conflict revealed that the power gap between Beijing and Washington remains sizable.The United States joined its ally Israel in the conflict on June 21 by attacking key Iranian nuclear sites with 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs. Two days later, President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire between Israel and Iran. The truce appears to be holding so far.By contrast, Beijing’s support for Iran remained largely rhetorical.The Chinese regime condemned Israel and criticized the United States over the strikes on Iran. It also released joint statements with member states of BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a China- and Russia-led security grouping, expressing “grave concern” that the attacks on Iran violated international law.The revelation of the power gap between the United States and China means that countries will move closer into Washington’s orbit, according to Yeh Yao-yuan, a professor of international studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston.That means Middle Eastern countries will shift from a pro-Beijing position to a neutral stance in the contest between China and the United States as the world moves into two camps led by the two powers, he told The Epoch Times.Beijing is keenly aware that the U.S. focus is on Asia, particularly China, according to Christopher Balding, a senior fellow at the UK-based Henry Jackson Society. The Chinese regime deliberately kept a low profile during the Israel–Iran military conflict, he said.“The more that they can keep the U.S. working on other non-China issues, I think that they see it as better for them,” Balding, also a contributor to The Epoch Times, told the publication.According to China expert Alexander Liao, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is uncertain about its next steps.“Beijing has realized that its existing assessment of the world—that the East is rising and the West is declining—doesn’t hold anymore,” Liao told The Epoch Times.“Should they change the course of their strategic directions? If so, how? They haven’t made up their mind yet.”Iran's Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh (C) attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization defense ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China, on June 26, 2025. The SCO’s nine official members include China, India, and Russia. China’s support has helped Iran sustain its economy and nuclear program despite decades of U.S. and UN sanctions. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty ImagesIran’s Role in China’s PlanChina’s support is the main reason Iran could sustain its economy and nuclear enrichment program despite decades of sanctions by the United States and the United Nations. The International Atomic Energy Agency verified a few days before the Israel–Iran conflict that Iran had 400 kilograms of enriched uranium.Iran holds high geopolitical value to China. Its location, linking East and West, has made it an important node for the CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative. This foreign policy platform presents itself as a global infrastructure development program.Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping visited Iran in 2016, during which the two countries formed a so-called comprehensive strategic partnership.In 2021, Beijing and Tehran signed a 25-year agreement. China committed $400 billion in investments in telecom, banking, ports, and other infrastructure in Iran. In return, Iran agreed to supply China with oil.Today, China purchases approximately 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil. Last year, the daily volume was about 1.5 million barrels, according to market intelligence company Kpler.To circumvent sanctions, the oil trade between China and Iran is typically conducted in Chinese yuan or as a barter. This reduces trade volumes transacted in U.S. dollars and aligns with Beijing’s ambition to de-dollarize and increase the importance of the yuan in global trade.The Rise of NATODuring this year’s NATO summit in The Hague, 32 member states agreed to increase defense spending to 5 percent of their gross domestic products (GDPs) by 2035.That means the NATO military spending will more than double, given that members on average spent 2 percent of their GDPs in 2024.According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, NATO members accounted for about 55 percent of the total $2.7 trillion in global military expenditure. With NATO’s double spending, the ratio is expected to increase to roughly 70 percent.NATO also reaffirmed its “ironclad” commitment to Article 5, which states that any attack on a member country is an attack on all.On June 25, the military alliance also released a statement, along with its Indo-Pacific partners, stating that “the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific is interconnected.” The four partners are Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.The Chinese regime is monitoring NATO developments closely.NATO heads of state and government pose for an official photo at the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Among other matters, 32 member states agreed to increase defense spending to 5 percent of their GDPs by 2035. A day later, China’s foreign ministry criticized the move as well as NATO’s increasing focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Omar Havana/Getty ImagesA Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, in a post on social media platform X on June 26, criticized the spending boost and the alliance’s growing interest in the Asia-Pacific region.Liao considers it “very likely” that democracies will expand their regional security alliances to one that’s global in scope.“If such a significant expansion happens, it will be lethal to the Chinese Communist Party,” he said.The expansion would mean that the Article 5-style commitment would cover Indo-Pacific nations, Liao said. He said he believes that the United States is poised to expand the current security alliance; it’s just waiting for the right time and opportunity.“Any conflict with South Korea or Japan will evolve to a conflict with a group that accounts for 70 percent of global military spending,” he said. “This will make China’s goal of taking over Taiwan very challenging.”Amy K. Mitchell, a founding partner at geopolitical consultancy Kilo Alpha Strategies, said that there’s a “very strong potential” that Trump will try to establish a NATO-like security alliance in the Indo-Pacific.That would be a “very big legacy project for President Trump,” she told The Epoch Times.For now, she sees the president himself and his unpredictability as the main deterrent to China.“The Chinese Communist Party is probably rethinking how it’s going to handle the administration,” Mitchell said.China still faces uncertainty in the ongoing trade war with the United States.Beijing announced new controls on two fentanyl precursors on June 20, a day after a rare meeting between Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong and U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue. Wang told Perdue that the regime was open to collaboration on curbing narcotics and illegal immigration, according to Chinese state media reports.The move was aimed at lifting the 20 percent fentanyl-related U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. The current tariff level on China is about 50 percent, which is the cumulative rate composed of fentanyl tariffs, 10 percent reciprocal tariffs, and existing levies from the Biden administration.A worker moves pieces of steel machinery at a manufacturing company in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on June 16, 2025. China’s factory output rose less than expected in May amid continued uncertainty from its trade war with the United States. STR/AFP via Getty ImagesChina signed an additional trade agreement with the United States last week, detailing the terms negotiated in Geneva in May. For now, the 20 percent U.S. tariff tied to China’s role in fentanyl trafficking will remain.Beijing’s slow walk on exporting rare earth elements has been a focal point in rounds of negotiations between the two countries.The Chinese Commerce Ministry on June 27 stated that it would “review and approve eligible export applications for controlled items in accordance with the law” as a part of the framework agreement. While it did not explicitly mention rare earths, the statement was made in response to an unnamed reporter’s question on rare earths exports.Rare earths are essential for producing permanent magnets, a must-have component of modern manufacturing. They are also critical to military and defense hardware. China’s export licenses only cover civilian purposes and need to be renewed every six months.Balding said China is likely to hold more tightly onto its near-monopoly control over rare earth supply.“In addition to demonstrating its power over the global economy, China does not want to be helping the U.S. military prepare when each side is focusing more and more on how to fight each other,” he said. Tyler DurdenTue, 07/01/2025 - 22:35
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Santander has agreed to buy British high street lender TSB for £2.65 billion from Catalonia’s Sabadell in an all-cash deal. “We never thought of leaving the U.K. The U.K. is very important for us,” Santander Chief Financial Officer Jose Garcia Cantera told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday. The transaction further complicates the picture for consolidation in the Spanish banking sector, where TSB-owner Sabadell seeks to fend off the advances of BBVA. In one move, Santander has silenced months of speculation over it’s allegiance to the British high street – and complicated a year-long consolidation saga in Spain’s banking sector.On Tuesday, Spain’s largest lender said it agreed to buy British high street lender TSB for £2.65 billion ($3.6 billion) from Catalonia’s Sabadell in an all-cash deal subject to approval. The transaction will generate a return on invested capital of more than 20%, bringing its return on tangible equity in the U.K. from 11% last year to 16% by 2028, Santander said.Acquisitions have been at the heart of Santander’s British expansion after it entered the market in 2004 through the purchase of Abbey National. But the profitability of the U.K. branch has faltered — with pre-tax profit down by an annual 38% last year — sparking questions over Santander’s long-term presence in Britain. A March announcement of potential layoffs and 95 branch closures did little to abate the rumors despite CEO Ana Botin’s frequent denials.“We never thought of leaving the U.K. The U.K. is very important for us,” Santander Chief Financial Officer Jose Garcia Cantera told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday. “It’s actually the largest balance sheet of all the countries [where] we operate. It’s a high quality, low-risk business, predictable returns, in hard currency, in sterling, and this helps to stabilize our risk-return profile.” He added that the U.K. has “always been a very important and core component of Santander’s diversification strategy.”The TSB acquisition, meanwhile, “not only makes sense strategically, as I said, the U.K. helps with our risk-return profile, but it’s also financially very, very compelling.”The deal could work as a defensive play from Sabadell, which only took over TSB from Lloyds in 2015 and seeks to stop a takeover bid from Spanish peer BBVA. The two banks have been locked at odds since Sabadell rejected BBVA’s initial all-share merger offer in May last year, on grounds of it undervaluing the acquisition target.Now entrenched in a potential 14-billion-euro hostile takeover, BBVA has decided to keep its bid alive despite a recent condition from the Spanish government that the takeover may only proceed if the two banks do not integrate their operations for at least three years.Over this period, “both entities maintain [must] separate judicial identity and assets, as well as autonomy in the management of their activities,” Spanish Economist Minister Carlos Cuerpo said during a press briefing, according to a CNBC translation.Spanish banking competition ‘toughest in Europe’Madrid — whose government under Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez depends on parties in Sabadell’s home base of Catalonia — has long opposed the deal amid concerns over job losses, received a late-May caution from the European Commission against hindering the merger unduly.“It is important that banking sector consolidation can take place without undue or inappropriate obstacles being imposed,” said Olof Gill, the European Commission’s spokesperson for financial services, according to Reuters. Spain’s antitrust watchdog has already cleared the acquisition. It remains to be seen whether the TSB sale will dull BBVA Chairman Carlos Torres Vila’s appetite to press ahead with submitting a merger offer to Sabadell shareholders once permissions come through.RBC analysts on Wednesday assessed that Santander’s acquisition of TSB “seems to be a last major effort to convince [Sabadell]’s shareholders to not accept BBVA’s offer during the upcoming take-up period” and would “likely further complicate” BBVA’s takeover.“We are completely neutral on the Sabadell-BBVA transaction,” Santander’s Garcia Cantera told CNBC. “This is an asset that becomes available in one of the countries where we operate, and it’s our fiduciary duty to look at all these opportunities and try to do our best for our shareholders.”Yet he recognized that competition in Spanish banking at present is “probably the toughest in Europe,” citing the weak price of domestic mortgages.“I don’t think this is going to make banking in Spain more comfortable. Probably the opposite,” Garcia Cantera said.
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Tariffs are keeping U.S. interest rates high. The S&P 500 dips from its record. Singapore stocks hit a high. XPeng maintains steady sales in June. Trump’s megabill squeaks through the Senate. Hedge funds are betting against the Swiss franc.It’s the what-could-have-beens that hurt the most. The childhood sweetheart who moved to a different country. The early opportunity to invest in a company designing graphics chips for games. The lower interest rates if not for tariffs.On Tuesday, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell confirmed that tariffs — and, specifically, their unexpectedly large “size” — are the chief reason the central bank hasn’t lowered rates this year since it last cut them in December.Imagine that. We could have been living in a world where the fed funds rate is at a range of 4% to 4.25%. If inflation was staying obediently below the Fed’s 2% goal, the range could even be 3.75% to 4%, given that the central bank in June kept last year’s projection of two rate cuts in 2025.The thought stings. But it might help to think that if U.S. President Donald Trump hadn’t slapped tariffs on partners and penguins, his other policies could have similarly pushed inflation forecasts higher.Remember how all three major U.S. indexes surged and hit new records on Trump’s election victory because Wall Street was anticipating tax cuts and looser corporate regulation. Without the dampening effect of tariffs, economic optimism might have spilled over into exuberance and higher inflation.Better to play the cards we were dealt with than to lapse into imagined futures.What you need to know todayTariffs are keeping U.S. interest rates high. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday the central bank would have lowered rates this year if not for Trump’s tariffs, which caused inflation forecasts to go up “materially.”The S&P 500 dips from record. On Tuesday, the index slipped 0.11%. Tesla shares tumbled after Trump suggested DOGE take a look at the company’s subsidies. Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Wednesday, but Singapore stocks hit a record high.XPeng maintains steady sales in June. The electric car startup delivered 34,611 cars, the eighth straight month of breaking the 30,000 level. BYD remained the market leader, delivering more than 10 times the number of vehicles XPeng did.Trump’s megabill squeaks through the Senate. Vice President JD Vance cast a final, tie-breaking vote that sends the bill back to the U.S. House for approval. While the bill would increase the deficit, some banks think it’ll give the U.S. economy a shot in the arm.[PRO] Hedge funds are betting against the Swiss franc. The move is part of a “carry trade,” a strategy in which investors borrow in a currency with a lower interest rate — the franc, in this case — to buy a currency with a higher rate and pocket the difference.And finally...Jack Guez | AFP | Getty ImagesIsraeli army soldiers ride in the turret of a Merkava battle tank.Germany’s defense industry is booming. Here’s where its weapons are goingThe value of German military exports hit 13.2 billion euros ($15.5 billion) last year, according to preliminary figures — more than double 2020′s 5.82 billion euros. Related stocks have also boomed.Where are the record orders going?According to the German government’s most recent export log, 80% of arms exports were to “close partner countries” in the first quarter of 2025. — Lily Meckel and Greg Kennedy
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U.S. Treasury yields rose on Wednesday as investors weighed the impact of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” which narrowly passed the Senate on Tuesday.At 5:17 a.m. ET, the 10-year yield rose over 3 basis points to 4.282%. The 30-year bond yield was also up 3 basis points to 4.814%. The 2-year note yield was up over one basis point to 3.793%.One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.Trump’s spending bill cleared the Senate on Tuesday with a final vote of 51-50. The megabill now has to go through the House, where there are still some holdouts from Republican lawmakers.The bill is expected to add $3.3 trillion to the fiscal deficit over the next decade, and some Republican lawmakers continue to show resistance to the bill. Trump has insisted that he wants the bill on his desk by July 4.“We expect to see more volatility in fixed income, even once they get the bill passed, whatever that looks like,” said Jose Rasco, CIO of HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth Management Americas, on “Closing Bell: Overtime.”“Once these things get resolved and once the [Federal Reserve] gets back in gear, there’s a lot of upside here,” Rasco said.Investors are also waiting to see more negotiations on trade deals as Trump’s 90-day pause on some of the highest tariffs are due to expire next week.On the economic data front, investors will await the nonfarm payrolls report for June on Thursday. The bond market will be closed on Friday for Independence Day.
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder and executive chairman, Jeff Bezos, has offloaded another significant chunk of the company’s shares, worth $737 million, over three transactions, late last week and early this week.Check out the current price of AMZN stock here.What Happened: According to an SEC Form-4 filing dated July 1, Bezos offloaded a total of 3,324,926 Amazon shares from June 27 to June 30. This was done as part of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 4, 2025, which essentially allows corporate insiders to sell shares at predetermined times and volumes, helping them avoid accusations of insider trading.According to the filing, the largest block of over 3 million shares was sold at a weighted average price of $221.41 on June 27. An additional 16,860 shares were sold the same day at an ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
Tariffs are keeping U.S. interest rates high. The S&P 500 dips from its record. Singapore stocks hit a high. XPeng maintains steady sales in June. Trump’s megabill squeaks through the Senate. Hedge funds are betting against the Swiss franc.It’s the what-could-have-beens that hurt the most. The childhood sweetheart who moved to a different country. The early opportunity to invest in a company designing graphics chips for games. The lower interest rates if not for tariffs.On Tuesday, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell confirmed that tariffs — and, specifically, their unexpectedly large “size” — are the chief reason the central bank hasn’t lowered rates this year since it last cut them in December.Imagine that. We could have been living in a world where the fed funds rate is at a range of 4% to 4.25%. If inflation was staying obediently below the Fed’s 2% goal, the range could even be 3.75% to 4%, given that the central bank in June kept last year’s projection of two rate cuts in 2025.The thought stings. But it might help to think that if U.S. President Donald Trump hadn’t slapped tariffs on partners and penguins, his other policies could have similarly pushed inflation forecasts higher.Remember how all three major U.S. indexes surged and hit new records on Trump’s election victory because Wall Street was anticipating tax cuts and looser corporate regulation. Without the dampening effect of tariffs, economic optimism might have spilled over into exuberance and higher inflation.Better to play the cards we were dealt with than to lapse into imagined futures.What you need to know todayTariffs are keeping U.S. interest rates high. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday the central bank would have lowered rates this year if not for Trump’s tariffs, which caused inflation forecasts to go up “materially.”The S&P 500 dips from record. On Tuesday, the index slipped 0.11%. Tesla shares tumbled after Trump suggested DOGE take a look at the company’s subsidies. Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Wednesday, but Singapore stocks hit a record high.XPeng maintains steady sales in June. The electric car startup delivered 34,611 cars, the eighth straight month of breaking the 30,000 level. BYD remained the market leader, delivering more than 10 times the number of vehicles XPeng did.Trump’s megabill squeaks through the Senate. Vice President JD Vance cast a final, tie-breaking vote that sends the bill back to the U.S. House for approval. While the bill would increase the deficit, some banks think it’ll give the U.S. economy a shot in the arm.[PRO] Hedge funds are betting against the Swiss franc. The move is part of a “carry trade,” a strategy in which investors borrow in a currency with a lower interest rate — the franc, in this case — to buy a currency with a higher rate and pocket the difference.And finally...Jack Guez | AFP | Getty ImagesIsraeli army soldiers ride in the turret of a Merkava battle tank.Germany’s defense industry is booming. Here’s where its weapons are goingThe value of German military exports hit 13.2 billion euros ($15.5 billion) last year, according to preliminary figures — more than double 2020′s 5.82 billion euros. Related stocks have also boomed.Where are the record orders going?According to the German government’s most recent export log, 80% of arms exports were to “close partner countries” in the first quarter of 2025. — Lily Meckel and Greg Kennedy
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Australian airline Qantas on Wednesday revealed it fell victim to a cyberattack that saw information describing six million customers stolen. “On Monday [June 30], we detected unusual activity on a third party platform used by a Qantas airline contact centre,” states a company announcement. “We then took immediate steps and contained the system. We can [...]
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Research from the University of Adelaide's School of Biological Sciences and Wildlife Crime Research Hub has highlighted evidence of shark products entering both Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand, including clear patterns in flows between the two countries.
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Developing countries pay less for the nutrition in seafood imports than developed countries
A radio host in Australia apparently got too personal with a question to Keith Urban about wife Nicole Kidman's love scenes. The Zoom interview abruptly ended before Urban could answer, though whether the country singer or a representative pulled the plug remains unclear, reports People . The incident unfolded Tuesday when...
A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Mars 2020 Science Team Meeting Written by Katie Stack Morgan, Mars 2020 Acting Project Scientist The Mars 2020 Science Team gathered for a week in June to discuss recent science results, synthesize earlier mission observations, and discuss future plans for continued exploration of Jezero’s crater rim. It was also [...]
The Govee Star Light Projector is an absolute game-changer for my kid's nighttime routine, and its potential is limitless. Plus, it's 32% off on Amazon.
The jury in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial has begun its second day of deliberation as the case nears a verdict. The post Diddy Trial Jury Asks For Clarification On Drug Distribution appeared first on HotNewHipHop.
Police in Denver have arrested a suspect accused of killing his cellmate at the Downtown Detention Center overnight.
EXCLUSIVE: Nava Mau, the Emmy-nominated star of Baby Reindeer, has said that the fraught climate for transgender people means the community needs authentic screen representation “more than ever.” In an interview, Mau said trans people require safe spaces where “we don’t have to contend with prying questions, judgment, hate, and bigotry that often becomes the [...]
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in May, a sign that the American labor market remains resilient in the face of high borrowing costs and uncertainty over U.S. economic policy
Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories, which oversees humanitarian and civil efforts in Gaza, released conversations with residents who say Hamas uses violence to disrupt aid distribution.
The Chester County man who authorities say stole mail from dozens and dozens of residents of Chester and Montgomery counties was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in state prison by a Common Pleas judge.
Ever since Drake responded to Rick Ross's IG unfollow with "Push Ups" last year, the latter has taunted the former to no end on social media.The post Rick Ross Has Internet Cackling For This Image That Trolls Drake’s Suspicious Abs appeared first on HotNewHipHop.
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Despite ongoing reports and warnings of worsening port congestion levels in North European ports, container shipping lines’ schedule reliability to the region saw a...
Once the exception and now the rule, disruptions are a way of life in the global supply chain. But experts told a recent podcast that shippers can still make hay even as they take steps to find their way.The post “Brace!” Endless disruptions mark new path to supply chain resiliency appeared first on FreightWaves.
Molly-Mae Hague mingled with the stars on day two of Wimbledon Championships 2025.
A diplomatic rift is deepening between Iran and Western powers following Tehran’s suspension of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog and rising tensions over its director’s safety. French President Emmanuel Macron brought diplomatic urgency to the fore during a recent phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, urging Tehran to respect the ceasefire with Israel and resume cooperation with the IAEA. Macron called for a return to negotiations addressing both ballistic missile and nucl
Social services and Gunter’s family were worried about the ‘lack of emotional warmth’ the couple showed their child
VANCOUVER — All-star goalie Thatcher Demko and winger Conor Garland are staying in Vancouver, signing extensions with the Canucks on Tuesday.
He hasn't played in a Major League Baseball game for more than two decades. One team is still paying him more than $1 million every year.
Shares of renewable energy companies are rising after a tax on solar and wind was removed from the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Senate narrowly passed the legislation Tuesday and will now be considered by the House of Representatives. The American Clean Power Association had warned that tax would up to $7 billion to the wind and solar industry’s burden.Clean energy stocks rose on Tuesday after a tax on solar and wind projects was removed from the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.Shares of NextEra Energy, the largest renewables developer in the U.S., rose nearly 3% after the Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s bill on Tuesday. AES, a leading renewable provider, rose almost 2%. The megabill will now go to the House of Representatives, where lawmakers will consider the Senate’s changes.The clean energy industry was surprised and outraged to find over the weekend that a tax on wind and solar projects had been inserted into a version of the Senate legislation. The tax applied to projects that use components from foreign entities of concern above a certain threshold. Foreign entities of concern is widely understood to basically refer to China.The American Clean Power Association and Solar Energy Industries Association told CNBC that the tax was struck from the Senate legislation. ACP had described the tax as punitive and warned that it would add up to $7 billion to the solar and wind industry’s tax burden.The Senate bill, however, still phases out the investment and electricity production tax credits that have supported the growth of solar and wind power in the U.S.The benchmark Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) was up about 4%, while the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (ICLN) was trading more than 1% higher after the legislation passed.Shares of First Solar, the largest solar panel manufacturer in the U.S., slipped less than 1%. Sun tracker manufacturers Array Technologies and Nextracker jumped more than 11% and about 5%, respectively.Residential solar installer Sunrun rose 9% while inverter manufacturers SolarEdge and Enphase were up about 8% and 4%, respectively.But the Solar Energy Industries Association cautioned that the improvements in the Senate bill are “limited” and the legislation overall is still harmful to renewable energy.“This legislation undermines the very foundation of America’s manufacturing comeback and global energy leadership,” CEO Abigail Ross Hopper said in a statement. “If this bill becomes law, families will face higher electric bills, factories will shut down, Americans will lose their jobs, and our electric grid will grow weaker.” Why oil prices swung so wildly during the Iran-Israel conflict and where the market goes from herePlay this natural gas stock for a big breakout, says Carter WorthRooftop solar stocks face ‘wipe out’ but First Solar shares could double, says clean energy investorWall Street thinks these comeback stocks can keep going as S&P 500 nears a new highTrack all the latest coverage of oil prices and the oil and gas industry at CNBC.com.
He hasn't played in a Major League Baseball game for more than two decades. One team is still paying him more than $1 million every year.
Dan Stevens has joined the cast of Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past animated sequel series at Disney+. Stevens will voice Solitus, a fallen Jedi who sought out access to Forcehold – a secret realm full of discarded pieces of the past. The Lego Star Wars animated sequel is a [...]
Dan Stevens has joined the cast of Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past animated sequel series at Disney+. Stevens will voice new villain Solitus, a fallen Jedi who sought out access to Forcehold – a secret realm full of discarded pieces of the past. The Lego Star Wars animated sequel ...
If you love starting your day with a fresh cup of coffee, the best drip coffee maker can help make your morning routine more efficient.
(TestMiles) - There’s something refreshingly un-German about launching a charger that can match a 1,300-horsepower electric AMG. It’s brash. It’s bold. It’s exactly what the AMG GT XX demands. And Mercedes-Benz is betting big that fast charging is no longer just a convenience it’s a core performance metric. Why does this car matter right now? Electric vehicles [...]
The Washington Capitals announced a long-term contract with defenseman Martin Fehervary on a seven-year, $42 million extension with an average annual value (AAV) of $6 million per season.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made a decisive move to reshape the company's entire AI strategy by consolidating all artificial intelligence efforts under a newly formed division called Meta Superintelligence Labs. The restructuring aims to drive Meta toward its goal of creating superintelligence—AI systems that surpass human cognitive abilities.Read Next: What Happened With Apple Stock Today?Unified AI Leadership and VisionLeading the new Superintelligence Labs is Alexandr Wang, the 28-year-old founder and former CEO of Scale AI, who now serves as Meta's Chief AI Officer. Wang, known for building Scale AI into a critical infrastructure provider for training data powering major AI models like ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
Some say it's em dashes, dodgy apostrophes, or too many emoji. Others suggest that maybe the word "delve" is a chatbot's calling card. It's no longer the sight of morphed bodies or too many fingers, but it might be something just a little off in the background. Or video content that feels a little too real.
Propeller, North and Lightship Brewing all gave me a great reason to head back to Halifax next summer.
McDonald's surprises fans by bringing back a discontinued menu item years later.
The latest New Jersey tax laws include a new ‘mansion tax’ and Stay NJ payouts. Here’s what to know.
Lega Serie A president Ezio Maria Simonelli has confirmed Saudi Arabia will host the 2025 Supercoppa Italiana in December.Per Simonelli via FCInterNews, the latest Super Cup edition will take place be...
BioStar Capital and Cue Growth co-lead financing to accelerate pivotal trial readiness and expand the ventricular tachycardia (VT) treatment marketNew board leadership reflects Field's momentum and readiness for pivotal execution
Hurricane Flossie strengthens to a Category 2 off Mexico's Pacific coast.
The Bruins have just under $13 million in cap space.The post Bruins free agency live coverage: Boston trades for Arvidsson appeared first on Boston.com.
Netflix and 3000 Pictures announced on Tuesday that People We Meet on Vacation, their adaptation of the Emily Henry bestseller starring Tom Blyth and Emily Bader, will begin streaming globally on January 9, 2026. Hailing from director Brett Haley (I’ll See You in My Dreams), the film follows free-spirited Poppy and routine-loving Alex, who have [...]
Several recent productions have featured a range of L.G.B.T.Q. stories, from strained familial relationships to self-discovery via Disney cosplay.
The Vancouver Canucks this morning announced that they have agreed to terms with goalie Thatcher Demko as well as forward Conor Garland. Demko’s deal is for three years with an $8.5 million AAV.
Shares of renewable energy companies are rising after a tax on solar and wind was removed from the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Senate narrowly passed the legislation Tuesday and will now be considered by the House of Representatives. The American Clean Power Association had warned that tax would up to $7 billion to the wind and solar industry’s burden.Clean energy stocks rose on Tuesday after a tax on solar and wind projects was removed from the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.Shares of NextEra Energy, the largest renewables developer in the U.S., rose nearly 3% after the Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s bill on Tuesday. AES, a leading renewable provider, rose almost 2%. The megabill will now go to the House of Representatives, where lawmakers will consider the Senate’s changes.The clean energy industry was surprised and outraged to find over the weekend that a tax on wind and solar projects had been inserted into a version of the Senate legislation. The tax applied to projects that use components from foreign entities of concern above a certain threshold. Foreign entities of concern is widely understood to basically refer to China.The American Clean Power Association and Solar Energy Industries Association told CNBC that the tax was struck from the Senate legislation. ACP had described the tax as punitive and warned that it would add up to $7 billion to the solar and wind industry’s tax burden.The Senate bill, however, still phases out the investment and electricity production tax credits that have supported the growth of solar and wind power in the U.S.The benchmark Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) was up about 4%, while the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (ICLN) was trading more than 1% higher after the legislation passed.Shares of First Solar, the largest solar panel manufacturer in the U.S., slipped less than 1%. Sun tracker manufacturers Array Technologies and Nextracker jumped more than 11% and about 5%, respectively.Residential solar installer Sunrun rose 9% while inverter manufacturers SolarEdge and Enphase were up about 8% and 4%, respectively.But the Solar Energy Industries Association cautioned that the improvements in the Senate bill are “limited” and the legislation overall is still harmful to renewable energy.“This legislation undermines the very foundation of America’s manufacturing comeback and global energy leadership,” CEO Abigail Ross Hopper said in a statement. “If this bill becomes law, families will face higher electric bills, factories will shut down, Americans will lose their jobs, and our electric grid will grow weaker.” Why oil prices swung so wildly during the Iran-Israel conflict and where the market goes from herePlay this natural gas stock for a big breakout, says Carter WorthRooftop solar stocks face ‘wipe out’ but First Solar shares could double, says clean energy investorWall Street thinks these comeback stocks can keep going as S&P 500 nears a new highTrack all the latest coverage of oil prices and the oil and gas industry at CNBC.com.
NEW YORK (AP) — Anne Wojcicki’s bid to buy 23andMe, the genetic testing company she cofounded nearly 20 years ago, has received the court greenlight. That means Wojcicki’s nonprofit TTAM Research Institute will purchase “substantially all” of San Francisco-based 23andMe’s assets for $305 million. The transaction — which arrives more than three months after 23andMe [...]
A signing for Bret Hart...The post Bret Hart Appearing at WrestleCon: Destination Newark appeared first on 411MANIA.
The American rock icons offer their own take on track ‘I Don’t Wanna Hear It’
One year remains on Taylor Moton‘s contract. The Panthers are set to have their longtime right tackle play out the 2025 campaign while carrying an inflated cap charge, but it remains to be seen how the parties will move forward beyond that point.
The LEGO lineup for July 2025 is a small one, but they’ll be back with a huge collection of new sets in August. Naturally, new Star Wars sets will be included, and five of them were revealed today. The LEGO Star Wars UCS AT-ST Walker (75417) is the star of the show, but fans will [...]The post Here Are The LEGO Star Wars Sets Launching In August 2025 appeared first on ComicBook.com.
Syracuse basketball adds 4th game to Las Vegas trip outside of Players Era Festival Syracuse.comPlayers Era Festival 2025 schedule: St. John's, Houston, Auburn lead field battling for millions in NIL money CBS SportsMichigan to face Auburn, San Diego State at Players Era Festival UM Hoops.comRutgers basketball to face SEC power, get ACC rematch in Las Vegas NJ.comAlabama’s opponents revealed for Players Era Tourney in Vegas Roll 'Bama Roll