It was a closely held, urgent meeting.Iran was pondering a response to President Trump’s letter seeking nuclear negotiations. So the country’s president, as well as the heads of the judiciary and Parliament huddled with Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last month, according to two senior Iranian officials familiar with the meeting.Mr. Khamenei had publicly and repeatedly banned engaging with Washington, calling it unwise and idiotic. The senior officials, in an unusual coordinated effort, urged him to change course, said the two officials, who asked not to be named to discuss sensitive issues.The message to Mr. Khamenei was blunt: Allow…
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European stock markets were broadly higher at the Monday open, as investors parsed news of a U.S. tariff exemption for some tech items while the earnings season kicks into gear.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index jumped 1.6% in morning deals with all sectors in the green, bolstered by technology gains of 2.4%.U.S. President Donald Trump’s extreme and fast-changing tariff policy has led to one of the most volatile periods on record for global equities. After a strong start to the year in which it had been outperforming U.S. markets, the Stoxx 600 has fallen around 8% in April so far, while…
For the last three years, presidents, prime ministers, movie actors, rock stars and writers have traveled to Ukraine, seeking to show solidarity with a country under assault from its neighbor, Russia. Add Prince Harry to that list.On Thursday, Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, made an unannounced visit to the city of Lviv in western Ukraine, where he toured a rehabilitation facility for military and civilian victims of the conflict. He spoke with patients and staff members, according to a spokesman for his office.Harry’s office confirmed the visit only after he had left Ukraine, reflecting the fact that…
Erim Kaur, founder and CEO of luxury haircare brand ByErim.Erim Kaur, entrepreneur and influencer, made $4 million in sales after founding a hair-oil brand rooted in ancient Indian traditions.London-based Kaur has over 700,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok combined, and founded ByErim in 2019 — a luxury haircare brand known for its flagship hair growth oil containing eight pure oils, including Amla, Argan, Coconut, and Castor oil. It has raked in £3.3 million ($4.2 million) since its launch, CNBC Make It has verified.The 30-year-old pinned the popularity of her hair growth oil on having social media savvy and building a…
An oil pumpjack is seen in a field on April 08, 2025 in Nolan, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesJust as many mission-driven fund managers have reconsidered their defense policy in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an analyst at Goldman Sachs says it is now time for sustainable investors to re-evaluate their approach to oil and gas companies.It comes at a time when European energy majors have slashed renewable spending and doubled down on fossil fuels in an effort to boost near-term shareholder returns.Investments focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors tend to…
Baby boomers and first-time travelers appear to be driving a so-called “coolcations” trend, shunning Europe’s peak summer hotspots in favor of cooler climes — such as the Nordic and Baltic countries.Extreme summer heat, combined with cost and overcrowding concerns, are affecting where people choose to go on vacation.For some, the appeal of booking a trip to Mediterranean destinations like Italy, Greece and Spain in July and August has lost its shine.Instead, a growing wave of holidaymakers appears to be prioritizing summer trips to northern Europe to escape the blistering heat.”If you go back to post-pandemic, 2022 and even into the…
African music lost one of its titans last week with the death of Amadou Bagayoko, a guitarist who recorded with American rock stars, performed at the Nobel concert for Barack Obama, and became a national icon in his home, Mali.With his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, Mr. Bagayoko composed the duo Amadou & Mariam, which rose to international fame in the 2000s and 2010s with hits like “Beautiful Sundays.”Mr. Bagayoko was 70 when he died last week, of complications from a malaria infection. He and his wife, who is 66, were scheduled to perform across Europe next month. And while…
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023.Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell Monday. Here’s what Wall Street expects:Earnings: $12.35 per share, according to LSEGRevenue: $14.81 billion, according to LSEGTrading Revenue: Fixed Income of $4.56 billion and Equities of $3.65 billion, per StreetAccountInvesting Banking Revenue: $1.94 billion, per StreetAccountGoldman Sachs may prove to be a beneficiary of the recent market environment.On Friday, rivals JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley each topped expectations for…
A screen showing the Shanghai composite index (top), Shenzhen component index (C) and Beijing stock exchange 50 index (bottom) in Jing’an district in Shanghai on April 9, 2025. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty ImagesChinese bourses have set daily restrictions on net share sales by hedge funds and large retail investors, four sources said Friday, as Beijing steps up support for its stock markets in an intensifying trade war with the United States.Two investor sources said a soft limit on daily net sales by individual hedge funds and big retail investors – implemented through verbal warnings from brokerages – had been…
A general view of the container terminal in Qianwan of Qingdao Port, a port in Shandong Province, China, March 17, 2023.CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesChina’s exports jumped more than expected in March as businesses frontloaded outbound shipments to avoid prohibitive U.S. tariffs, while imports extended declines as sluggish domestic demand persisted.Exports jumped 12.4% last month in U.S. dollar terms from a year earlier, according to data released by customs authority on Monday, significantly outpacing Reuters’ poll estimates of a 4.4% growth and marking the biggest jump since October last year.Imports fell 4.3% in March from a year earlier,…
