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A group of 12 states sued Paramount Skydance Corp. Monday seeking to block its $110 billion bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., alleging the blockbuster Hollywood deal would leave viewers with higher prices and fewer choices for movies and television. Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior

China's electric-vehicle industry is often held up as proof that the central government successfully engineered global champions through massive subsidies. But for the likes of dominant players BYD Co., Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Chery Automobile Co., breakthroughs came after years of decentra

President Donald Trump reinstated the US blockade of Iranian ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and demanded a 20% reimbursement on all other cargo shipped through the waterway.

Trump: Iran blockade reinstated, US to charge 20% on Strait of Hormuz cargo Reuters

President claims Washington will be ‘guardian’ of waterway and seek reimbursement to provide security for vessels

Wall Street slips as Iran tensions hit sentiment; chipmakers drop Reuters

Iranian-born engineer convicted in US of exporting technology to Iran Reuters

New Jersey is initiating a process to develop new nuclear power plants to meet rising demand for electricity.

The death of Senator Lindsey Graham leaves key US allies like Ukraine, which have at times struggled to influence the Trump administration, without one of their most effective conduits to the White House. Rebeccah Heinrichs, senior fellow at Hudson Institute, joined Balance of Power and said there's

European shares edge lower amid renewed US-Iran tensions Reuters