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SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite constellation has become a prime target for Russia and China, according to a new report assessing the counterspace capabilities of a dozen countries over the past year.

May WTI crude oil (CLK25 ) today is down -0.07 (-0.12%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK25 ) is up +0.0041 (+0.20%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are mixed. Hopes that the US will accomplish trade deals have sent stock prices soaring today and boosted risk-on sentiment for asset markets....

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +2.79%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +2.69%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +3.29%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +2.80%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

A new report has found that the AI race is “tighter than ever” with the United States and China ceding ground.

Elon Musk escalated the feud with Trump adviser Peter Navarro, who had dismissed his stance on tariffs

Performance of leading AI models built in US and China shrank to ‘near parity’ in 2024, Stanford researchers say

Amid escalating trade war with the US, the EU reached out to China on Tuesday in a telephone exchange between Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +3.05%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +3.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +3.39%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +3.04%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: - 19th century Opium Wars - In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China…