Foreign policy

Former President Donald Trump and his allies on the Republican National Committee want to convince Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to speak at the GOP convention in July, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.Republican leaders believe that giving Musk a speaking slot at the convention could lead to some of his fans boosting what has been the party's historically lagging support among young adult voters on Election Day, said a source with knowledge of that belief.Trump is expected to be confirmed at the Milwaukee,…

Chairman and C.E.O. of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jaime Dimon speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that his bank would exit China if the U.S. government ordered him to."If the American government makes me leave China, I'm leaving China," Dimon said at the DealBook Summit during a discussion about a potential future conflict over Taiwan. "If there's a war in Taiwan, you would take all bets…

Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesModerna on Wednesday said it struck a deal with Chinese officials to research, develop and manufacture messenger RNA medicines in the country, despite rising tensions between the U.S. and China. The Massachusetts-based biotech company signed a memorandum of understanding and a related land collaboration deal to develop drugs that will "be exclusively for the Chinese people" and "not be exported," a Moderna spokesperson told CNBC.  Chinese media outlet Yicai first reported on…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk.Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty ImagesElon Musk met with Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday and discussed the risks of artificial intelligence and birth rates, among other topics, the Italian leader tweeted Thursday.The Tesla CEO landed in Rome on Thursday on a flight from Austin, Texas, according to the Instagram account that tracks the billionaire's private jet.It marks the start of what is expected to be a short European tour. Musk will travel to France on Friday to speak at the Viva Tech…

Elon Musk last visited China in 2020 for the delivery ceremony of the Model 3. His first visit in 3 years saw the Tesla CEO meet with top government officials and speak to staff at the Shanghai Gigafactory.Ding Ting | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesMusk meets Chinese officialsMusk met with China's foreign minister, Qin Gang, on Tuesday.Qin talked up the potential of the electric vehicle market in China, which he said "has broad prospects for development," according to a statement from the Chinese ministry.Musk praised…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 7, 2020.Ding Ting | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesElon Musk met with China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Tuesday as Beijing pushed to show it is open to foreign business and the Tesla CEO reportedly signaled further expansion in China.Qin, who was until recently China's ambassador to the U.S., said "Chinese-style modernization," characterized by a huge population and "common prosperity" will create…

Chinese tourists walk past an installation depicting Taiwan (R) and mainland China at a tourist area on Pingtan island, the closest point to Taiwan, in China's southeast Fujian province on April 6, 2023.Greg Baker | AFP | Getty ImagesFraying U.S.-China relations and rising tensions over Taiwan have influential business leaders such as Elon Musk and Warren Buffett sounding alarms about a possible invasion – a matter that will likely loom over the 2024 election.China is already bound to be a major issue in the U.S. campaign…

Western companies were quick to shutter operations in Russia after the country's military invasion of Ukraine last February. But U.S. and European microelectronic tech continues to power the Kremlin's war.Key components from more than a dozen Western countries have been found in the military equipment used by Russian forces in Ukraine, according to research from the British academic journal Royal United Services Institute. A separate report from the nonprofit research group Conflict Armament Research analyzed the…

TikTok has been making headlines as of late, but not for reasons pertaining to the content on the app. Instead, several governments across the globe have been looking into the app’s origins and even calling for bans in some cases. Currently, TikTok is in something of a state of limbo in a lot of regions as different governments work on creating litigation and inspecting its roots. Recently, the U.S. held a congressional hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew over privacy and security concerns — causing many citizens to…

An undated ID photo of journalist Evan Gershkovich. - A US reporter for The Wall Street Journal newspaper has been detained in Russia for espionage, Russian news agencies reported Thursday, citing the FSB security services.- | Afp | Getty ImagesRussian authorities plan to detain an American journalist who works for The Wall Street Journal for two months.The reporter, Evan Gershkovich, was detained on suspicion of espionage, according to Russia's Federal Security Service. Shortly after, a Moscow court ordered Gershkovich's…