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Nvidia shares were not doing much on Tuesday as Wall Street failed to see the bigger picture of how the company can benefit from finally getting the green light from the U.S. government to sell its second-best chips in China. After Monday’s close, President Donald Trump said on social media that Nvidia will be allowed to ship H200 chips to “approved customers in China,” and the U.S. government would take a 25% cut. Trump said he informed Chinese President Xi Jinping , who “responded positively.” The post confirmed a media report earlier in the day that an announcement was coming.…

HEC, Karachi University detail alleged forgery and dual enrollment irregularitiesJustice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. Photo Courtesy: IHC The Islamabad High Court has issued notices to all relevant parties in the degree controversy involving Justice Tariq Mehmood Jehangiri. Notices were sent to the federal government through the Ministry of Law, the President through the Principal Secretary, the secretary of the Judicial Commission, and the parliamentary committee on judges’ appointments. Notices were also sent to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Karachi University. Justice Tariq Mehmood Jehangiri has been served notice, and all parties have been asked to submit responses within three days.…

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks are higher ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve interest rate decision. The U.S. central bank is expected to cut rates by 25 basis points, making it the third cut of 2025 and a catalyst for the market. “If the Fed cuts, that’s just gigantic for some of our stocks,” Jim Cramer said, mentioning rate-sensitive Club name Home Depot and technology stocks. Meanwhile, our “own it, don’t trade it” name, Nvidia , is in the headlines…

China has resumed buying U.S. soybeans, but still lags goals set by a trade agreement with President Donald Trump, an NBC News analysis found.China previously was a top buyer of U.S. soybeans, but last spring stopped purchasing American soybeans because of a trade war launched by Trump.The country resumed purchasing soybeans in October after reaching a trade agreement with the United States.Under that deal, China promised to buy at least 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans during the last two months of 2025.But China has bought just 2.85 million metric tons of soybeans since Oct. 30, according to U.S.…

In January 2003, Pappu stood accused of killing Baloch’s father Mama Faizu. Legend has it that Pappu never intended to kill Faizu, having only abducted him for ransom. After a brief altercation, however, Pappu shot him in the leg and left the injured on a road to bleed to death. Muhammad tried to reach an understanding with Baloch but the latter, determined to avenge his father’s death, had already sworn allegiance to Muhammad’s estranged protégé.A turf war between Rehman Dakait and Pappu’s gang ensued, with Lyari’s delinquent morphing into groups of organised crime.  In the early 2000s, Zikri was arrested…

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.The recovery in commercial real estate has been slow and bumpy, much like interest rate policy over the past few years. The two, of course, are deeply connected. After gaining significant momentum coming out of the pandemic, this year has been rough. October was the first month of negative year-over-year…

Sisters denied meeting PTI chief; authorities deploy extra police and prepare for possible operationSisters of PTI chief Imran Khan sit outside Adiala Jail after a meeting was denied on Tuesday. Photo: X/PTI Sisters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan staged a fresh protest outside Adiala Jail on Tuesday after being denied permission to meet him, prompting authorities to deploy additional police contingents. According to Express News, Noreen Khan, Aleema Khan and Dr Uzma, along with other party leaders, arrived for a scheduled family meeting but were stopped by police at the Factory Naka checkpoint. Despite Tuesday being designated for…

David Ellison, chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Skydance Corp., center, outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. One battle after anotherParamount Skydance CEO David Ellison isn’t taking his loss to Netflix in the bidding war for Warner Bros. on the chin. Paramount announced yesterday that it’s going directly to WBD shareholders with a $30 per share, all-cash hostile…

Regional bank Fifth Third on Tuesday announced a deal making fintech firm Brex the provider of its commercial cards and expense management tools for business clients. The program will run on Brex’s embedded payments platform, which lets banks issue corporate cards and automate expense reporting using artificial intelligence tools, the companies said in a release.The move shows how some banks are choosing to partner with fintech firms rather than building their own platforms to keep up with clients’ evolving technology expectations. Fifth Third is in the process of acquiring Comerica, a deal expected to make it the ninth largest U.S.…

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend the Batman Forever/R. McDonald Event in New York City on June 13, 1995.Patrick McMullan | Getty ImagesA New York federal judge on Tuesday ordered the unsealing of grand jury materials related to the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite convicted of acting as the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s procurer.Judge Paul Engelmayer’s order in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan came at the request of the Department of Justice, which cited the Epstein Files Transparency Act that Congress passed nearly unanimously in November.The act mandates the disclosure of material held by the DOJ…