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Elena Teslova 12 May 2026•Update: 12 May 2026 Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said on Tuesday that despite sanctions pressure, the Russian economy “has performed very admirably.” Reshetnikov briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin on the current state of the national economy during a meeting in Moscow ahead of a scheduled government discussion on the economy.

Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech to agriculture have been invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, according to a White House official. Trump leaves on Tuesday for Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping. Aside from discussions about Iran, the two leaders are expected to discuss trade and artificial intelligence. Here’s a look at

BEIJING (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to leave on Tuesday for Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping after weeks of trying, and failing, to persuade the Chinese government to use its considerable leverage to prod Iran to agree to U.S. terms to end the 2-month-old war — or, at the very least,

Elena Teslova 12 May 2026•Update: 12 May 2026 Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, said on Tuesday that issues related to the conflict in Ukraine have become the central focus of her office’s work recently. Speaking at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Moskalkova noted that cooperation with Russian security and intelligence services had helped

Elon Musk at Space X (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images Few entrepreneurs have built multiple industry-defining companies. Elon Musk has done it repeatedly – from online payments and electric vehicles to reusable rockets, satellite systems, and AI infrastructure. Most observers explain Musk’s success through personality,

Elena Teslova 12 May 2026•Update: 12 May 2026 President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia has achieved nuclear capabilities with “no counterparts in the world” as work on improving its nuclear deterrence forces has continued uninterrupted since the early 2000s. “At that time, frankly speaking, we had other priorities. Russia was going through a very

Bill Gates’ $63 million estate, Xanadu 2.0, showcases a unique blend of technology and art. The home features digital art walls, Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester, and a periodic table sculpture, all designed to inspire creativity and reflection. Natural textures like reclaimed wood and concrete also contribute to its innovative ambiance. Bill Gates’ Xanadu 2.0

The rally in tech stocks looked poised to take a breather on Tuesday after chip stocks helped propel the major stock market indexes to all-time highs on Monday. UAE-based AI chipmaker Cerebras is expected to make a splashy public debut. The company filed paperwork Monday increasing its initial public offering to 30 million shares with

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to break down President Donald Trump’s Beijing trip, Iran tensions, and rising concerns over China’s economy and surveillance-linked EVs. Business figures including Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook and others will join President Donald Trump in China this week, according to reports citing a White

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) — Kwak Noh-jung, chief executive officer (CEO) of chip giant SK hynix, is expected to meet with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and its CEO Satya Nadella in the United States, industry sources said Tuesday. Kwak will attend the Microsoft CEO Summit 2026, which begins Tuesday (local time) at Microsoft’s headquarters in

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has been able to achieve considerable returns for decades, due to his stock-picking abilities and finding quality businesses to buy. Buffett has been able to do this by focusing on what he knows best and staying within what he refers to as his “circle of competence.” His gains may have been

New York, May 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges U.S. President Donald Trump to do everything possible to secure the release of jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai during his meeting this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Lai, a British citizen and founder of the defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was sentenced to

Legal defeats at home leave the White House with dwindling leverage as trade talks begin in Beijing. President Donald Trump heads into this week’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping with a major embarrassment back home: the legal foundation of his aggressive tariff strategy is rapidly eroding. Trump expects to meet Xi in Beijing from

OAKLAND, Calif. — In a trial featuring a clash between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, neither of the tech titans has emerged as an overly sympathetic character. But nobody has more to lose than Altman, who is expected to take the stand this week to defend himself. Already, testimony about Altman’s turbulent tenure

Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — The U.S. and China are rallying their East Asia ties ahead of a highly anticipated presidential summit in Beijing later this week. Trade negotiators from