China needs U.S. dollars but is building a hedge against Washington’s sanctions

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BEIJING The U.S. is threatening to cut businesses that help Iran evade sanctions off from the American financial system. It puts China's banks in an uncomfortable position: Beijing can reject the demands, but its biggest lenders still have strong incentives to preserve access to U.S. dollars. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Monday that any entity facilitating "money laundering or sanctions evasion on behalf of Iran risks being cut off from the U.S. financial system." It was part of the "economic D-Day" against Iran announced by U.S. President Donald Trump . When asked specifically about Chinese banks, Bessent said, "If they facilitate transactions and are part of the ecosystem that turns Iranian oil into money, into repression, they will be targeted ." China said Tuesday it would "take all necessary measures" to protect itself. "China has made clear on many occasions its firm opposition to illicit unilateral sanctions...

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Dick's Sporting Goods, Marvell, AMD, Kura Oncology & more

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: DKS, MRVL, AMD, KURA Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics & Policy Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Dick's Sporting Goods Shares plunged more than 27% following a revenue disappointment out of the sports equipment retailer, which cited a "challenging" market for footwear. Dick's posted sales of $5.59 billion, lower than the $5.65 billion expected by analysts polled by LSEG. The stock was on pace for its worst day ever. Dynatrace The AI-powered observability platform's stock moved 3% higher on the back of an upgrade to overweight at Morgan Stanley. The investment bank believes demand should help propel growth of at least 20% and margin expansion for Dynatrace over the next couple of years. Shift4 Payments Shares were up nearly 4% after Wells Fargo upgraded Shift4 Payments to overweight from equal weight on Tuesday, citing "improved set up" after the second quarter. Wells Fargo noted that the company, which provides software and payment processing solutions, has multiple opportunities for expansion. Moderna The biotech giant's stock rallied 13%, building on its strong gains from last week when shares more than doubled in value. On Tuesday, Wolfe Research upgraded the stock to peer perform, citing its outperformance last week on the positive trial results for a cancer vaccine developed jointly with Merck. "We suspect MRNA will trade largely around intismeran narrative in the near-term and see excitement and momentum from specialist, generalist & retail investors alike to continue," Wolfe analyst Alexandria Hammond wrote. Marvell Technology Shares of the semiconductor producer jumped 5% after a couple of Wall Street firms raised their price targets. Susquehanna boosted its price target to $265 from $230, noting that the "longer-term 'custom XPU' story is also brightening amid an expanded partnership with Google." Rosenblatt also raised its price target, to $300 from $240. Marvell is expected to report earnings on Thursday. Advanced Micro Devices The chip stock gained 5% after Raymond James upgraded the semiconductor company to strong buy from outperform, with a new $641 price target that implied 40% upside from Monday's close. The analyst expects AMD will overtake Intel in the central processing unit market. Semiconductors Chip stocks rose as a group, with shares of Intel advancing more than 1% along with shares of Nvidia . The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) gained more than 1%. Kura Oncology The biotech stock climbed almost 10% after CEO Troy Wilson disclosed buying up 100,000 shares of common stock in a regulatory filing . Navitas Semiconductor Shares jumped 5% after Navitas Semiconductor said it will power management solutions company Claros in a deal valued at $232.8 million in cash and shares. CNBC's Michelle Fox, Ananya Chetia, Fred Imbert and Darla Mercado contributed reporting.

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