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Biden and Xi to speak after rare U.S. security advisor trip to China

BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to speak over the phone in “coming…

Trump Media stock falls below $20 per share, a first since company went public

The monthslong Trump Media stock slide continued Wednesday, as shares of the company majority-owned by former President Donald Trump fell…

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hits $1 trillion market value, first U.S. company outside of tech to do so

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Wednesday, the first nontechnology company in the U.S. to…

U.S. government researchers visit a Korean mine as the race against China for critical minerals heats up

BEIJING — U.S. government researchers recently visited a South Korean mine to assess progress towards boosting supply of a critical…

Chinese EV company Xpeng sees shares pop 6% after it launches mass-market car

BEIJING — Xpeng shares rose after the Chinese electric car company launched its new mass-market Mona brand on Tuesday with…