The Trump administration on Friday issued a 30-day sanctions waiver for the purchase of Iranian oil at sea to ease energy supply pressures since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

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China’s $7 trillion consumer market was once a reliable growth engine for Western brands, but as competition intensifies and trends move at digital speed, success if no longer a given. Still, they haven’t given up. Global companies are now turning to private equity partners to navigate a market that is less forgiving than before, but will that be enough to stay competitive?

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On today’s episode of CNBC Crypto World, crypto markets are on pace to outperform Wall Street despite a Wednesday pullback driven by hotter-than-expected wholesale data. Also, the SEC and CFTC issue joint guidance on the regulatory classification of crypto assets. Bam Azizi, CEO of Mesh, discusses what it takes to run a crypto business in a slowdown.

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