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CNN  —  President Donald Trump on Friday set negotiating terms for his administration’s first discussions with China, which are set to take place in Geneva this weekend. In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump appeared to lay out his demands — and concessions — for the meeting between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and their Chinese counterparts. Trump said China must import more US goods, and in return, he believes the United States should lower its 145% tariff on most Chinese goods to 80%. “CHINA SHOULD OPEN UP ITS MARKET TO USA —…

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to suspend the remainder of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 “with immediate effect for one week”, according to a statement on Friday. An IPL match on Thursday was abandoned midway after fighting began in India’s border regions, but the cricket board attributed the disruption to a power failure at the stadium in the hill city of Dharamsala. “Further updates regarding the new schedule and venues of the tournament will be announced in due course after a comprehensive assessment of the situation in consultation with relevant authorities and…

CNN  —  As Trump administration officials prepare to meet with Chinese officials in Geneva this weekend, it’s tempting to believe the momentum from the United Kingdom trade deal announcement on Thursday will carry over. Don’t hold your breath. “I’m keeping my expectations in check. Tariffs are high. Tensions are high. It’s easier to impose tariffs than to unwind them,” said Wendy Cutler, a former US trade negotiator who is now vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute. President Donald Trump despises trade deficits — a situation when the US buys more from another country than it sells. In his…

Source: TradingView.com Bitcoin surged above the closely watched $100,000 level on Thursday for the first time since early February. Thursday’s strong breakout above a consolidation period sets the stage for a potential retest of the cryptocurrency’s record high of $109,000 set in late January. Investors should watch crucial overhead areas on bitcoin’s chart around $107,000 and $120,000, while also monitoring key support levels near $100,000 and $92,000. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) will remain in the spotlight Friday after surging above the closely watched $100,000 level on Thursday for the first time since early February. The legacy cryptocurrency rallied along with stocks after…

Bitcoin’s rapid price rally has caught traders off guard, triggering large liquidations of bearish short positions. The leading cryptocurrency by market value has risen over 3% to $102,500 in the past 24 hours, with prices topping $104,000 at one point, the highest since Jan. 31. The bullish move came as President Donald Trump announced a comprehensive trade deal with the U.K. and the cumulative inflows into the spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hit a record high above $40 billion. The broader market rallied as well, with the total market cap of all coins excluding BTC surging by 10% to $1.14 trillion,…

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Super League wasn’t the only Twenty20 tournament to be impacted by the spike in India-Pakistan tensions on Thursday. The Indian Premier League match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was abandoned midway due to floodlights at Dharamsala’s HPCA stadium malfunctioning, India’s cricket board said. Punjab were batting at 122-1 against Delhi when the match was called off with only one floodlight functioning. Only 10.1 overs of the first innings were bowled after Punjab chose to bat first. “The Punjab Kings v Delhi Capitals match (Match#58) in Tata IPL was forced to be abandoned due to a…

ROME: Iga Swiatek dismissed Elisabetta Cocciaretto in just 52 minutes as she opened her account at the Italian Open on Thursday. World number two Swiatek came to Italy on the back of a demoralising straight-sets defeat to Coco Gauff in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open. But the 23-year-old Pole dropped just a single game in winning 6-1, 6-0 against Italian Cocciaretto to move onto a third-round meeting with Danielle Collins as the American defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania 6-3, 6-3. “I felt like the ball was kind of listening to me today and I had full control over the…

SOPA Images / Getty Images Coinbase said Thursday it agreed to acquire Deribit, a crypto options exchange, for $2.9 billion Coinbase (COIN) reported first-quarter earnings that missed analysts’ expectations, and shares dropped in extended trading on the heels of a Bitcoin-driven rally Thursday. The cryptocurrency exchange reported revenue of $2.03 billion, up 24% year-over-year but below below the analyst consensus from Visible Alpha. Adjusted net income of $526.63 million, or $1.94 per share, fell from $679.2 million, or $2.53 per share, a year earlier, well short of estimates. Coinbase shares slid close to 3% in extended trading following the release,…

KARACHI: Captain Rameen Shamim’s all-round show led Challengers to a four-wicket victory over Stars in their second-round match of the National Women’s T20 tournament here at the Oval Academy Ground on Thursday. Rameen first bagged two wickets for 17 runs and then made an unbeaten 12-ball 21 featuring two fours and one six in the last over, after walking in to bat at 88-5, to help Challengers register first win in the tournament as they chased the 118-run target in 19.2 overs. Challengers’ opener Sadaf Shamas made 32 laced with three fours and one six while Natalia Parvaiz (18) and…