timef 05/15/2026

U.S. drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb inked a partnership with a Chinese company that some say could mark the next wave of collaboration across continents.

China and the U.S., the world's two largest economies, wield great influence over the oil market and are using it to help plug the supply gap.

China relies heavily on crude oil imports from the Middle East but those supplies are mostly cut off due to Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said in an interview that Xi told him he "would like to be of help" in efforts to resolve the conflict in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump spoke about Taiwan after a two-day visit to China, where he said he discussed Iran, and trade deals with Chinese President Xi Jingping.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will make a decision over the next few days about lifting sanctions on Chinese oil companies that buy Iranion oil.

Traders fear a new left-leaning U.K. government led by Andy Burnham would challenge the country's fiscal discipline.

China President Xi welcomed deeper commercial engagement from the U.S., but uncertainty still hangs over American access to rare earths and chip sales.

Mounting inflation fears, geopolitical tension and ongoing uncertainty around the Iran war has prompted selling pressure across asset classes.

Cerebras Systems' shares were lower in early trading Friday, after its blockbuster stock market debut on Thursday.

It comes just six months after Magnum Ice Cream Company spun off from Unilever to create the world's largest standalone ice cream maker. 

The second pipeline project comes as global energy supplies remain under pressure and flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain severely limited

The two-day meeting wrapped up Friday, setting the tone for further U.S.-China talks this year.

The U.S. has been restricting oil shipments to Cuba since January, plunging the country into blackouts lasting days at a time.

U.S. President Donald Trump wraps his trip to China, while political uncertainty grows in the U.K.

U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to China this week for two days of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, after a year of heightened trade tensions.

London's FTSE 100 looks set to open 0.8% lower, according to IG data.

Air India has been a big drag on SIA's earnings, but the airline says its investment is part of the "long game"

Honda Motor rose over 7% on Friday, even after posting its first annual operating loss in nearly 70 years

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani have agreed to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over allegations they misled investors.

Oil prices rise Friday on news that China has agreed to purchase oil from America

Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet Friday to close out a two-day summit that has featured pageantry and dealmaking.

Investors are monitoring Day 2 of a high-stakes Xi-Trump summit in Beijing after the first day signaled an easing of trade tensions and some deals.

Asia-Pacific markets are set to rise as investors tracked the second day of high-stakes talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

Cerebras narrowly missed out on joining Facebook-parent Meta and Alibaba with market cap of over $100 billion on the market close of IPO day.

Elon Musk's reusable rocket company is getting closer to what's expected to be a record stock market debut.

Cerebras is taking advantage of a bull market for silicon, as the chipmaker becomes one of the most notable pureplay AI IPOs to date.

The Senate Banking Committee advanced a rules-of-the-road crypto bill known as the Clarity Act by a vote of 15-9.

Musk sued his OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, alleging they had violated a promise to keep their company a nonprofit.

President Donald Trump told Fox News that China has agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets, according to a clip that aired Thursday.