Canada has formally requested the United States and Mexico to extend the USMCA trade deal for 16 years, seeking stability despite recent political remarks questioning Canadian sovereignty.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated the Trump administration may ease sanctions and unfreeze Iranian assets if Tehran agrees to dismantle its enriched uranium stockpile and verifiably limit nuclear activities.
Canada urges the United States and Mexico to extend their trilateral free trade agreement for 16 years, pushing back against provocative U.S. remarks about Canadian sovereignty.
A local official seeks to cancel El Paso’s tax break deal with Meta’s $10 billion data center project, citing environmental and fiscal risks amid community opposition.
The US Treasury sanctioned Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency platform, Nobitex, accusing it of facilitating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and central bank in bypassing sanctions.
The US Treasury added several Iranian crypto platforms and individuals to the sanctions list, aiming to disrupt Iran’s access to digital asset markets and expand enforcement reach.
Chinese authorities now allow certain independent refiners to reduce processing rates as fuel stockpiles remain high despite earlier mandates to sustain output.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that maintaining US leadership in artificial intelligence is critical to national security as the US faces ongoing strategic rivalry with China.
Stephen Curry signs a decade-long deal with Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning, a company banned in the U.S. over allegations tied to forced labor in Xinjiang.
The EU signals willingness to support sanctions relief for Iran if Tehran agrees to strict terms, linking progress to deeper negotiations on nuclear and security issues.
Polymarket executed its inaugural on-chain institutional block trade tied to AI compute pricing, signaling new uses for prediction markets in commodity futures.
The Chinese government is increasing childcare funding to address the country’s declining fertility rate, which has dropped below one child per woman.