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SpaceX to report first earnings as public company on August 4

SpaceX to report first earnings as public company on August 4

The announcement comes as shares in the company have fallen well below their initial public offering price.

2 DAYS AGO

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister of Iraq Ali al-Zaidi (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Iraq PM to visit Iran this week after trip to US

Washington and Tehran are Iraq's main allies, but their enmity has long turned the country into a proxy battleground and left successive governments struggling to maintain a delicate balance between the foes.

3 DAYS AGO

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister of Iraq Ali al-Zaidi (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Iraq, US sign 48 agreements during PM's visit

"A total of 48 agreements, memoranda of understanding, cooperation agreements, and partnership declarations were signed between public and private sector entities in Iraq and the United States," the Iraqi leader's media office said.

4 DAYS AGO

US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

US ends its state of emergency over Hong Kong security threat

But it remains unclear whether Washington would restore preferential trade treatment for the financial hub -- a move that had accompanied the July 2020 emergency declaration.

4 DAYS AGO

US ends its state of emergency over Hong Kong security threat

US ends its state of emergency over Hong Kong security threat

The United States allows its Hong Kong national emergency declaration to expire, signaling a potential restoration of the city's preferential trade status amid improving US-China economic ties.

5 DAYS AGO

A student participates in a hands-on class of the Advanced Electrical program at Apex Technical School in Manhattan, New York, on June 4, 2026 (AFP)

'Job forever': Trade schools are all the rage in the AI era

Among 27- to 39-year-olds who use AI multiple times a week, only 22% believe their jobs are "safe from being eliminated," according to payroll group ADP's People at Work 2026 report.

July 2, 2026

Flags of the United States and China are displayed. (File photo: Missouri State University)

China sanctions 10 US firms over Pentagon blacklist

New export controls come "in response to the US government's egregious act of adding to its so-called 'Chinese military enterprise list'", the commerce ministry said in a statement, adding the move was also to "safeguard national security".

June 22, 2026

An aerial view of a cow on a field on May 28, 2026, in Luling, Texas (AFP/file)

US reports second case of dangerous livestock pest

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Friday it has detected a second case of a dangerous livestock pest whose flesh-eating larvae can kill cattle.

June 6, 2026

The hearing was held to examine the State Department's budget request for fiscal year 2027. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

US approves $1.5B sale of helicopters to New Zealand

The United States Department of State confirms the approval of a $1.5 billion sale of MH-60R helicopters and related equipment to New Zealand.

June 6, 2026