Year: 2025
Iran threatens ‘irreparable damage’ if U.S. enters Israel conflict
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes the remarks during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the death of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in northern Iran last year, in Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2025. Anadolu | Getty Images Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Sunrun, Korn Ferry, Oracle, Circle and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Sunrun — Shares fell nearly 2% following a downgrade to sector perform from outperform by RBC Capital Markets. The stock on Tuesday recorded its biggest one-day loss in its history amid a sell-off in solar names. CERo Therapeutics Holdings — Stock in the immunotherapy company pulled […]
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Oil analysts left scratching their heads over Isreal-Iran conflict: ‘Your guess is as good as mine’
Smoke billows in the distance from an oil refinery following an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on June 17, 2025. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Analysts are struggling to predict the extent to which Israel and Iran’s escalating conflict could influence oil prices. Israel’s surprise attack on Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure […]
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These are the sticking points holding up a U.S.-EU trade deal
The EU and US flags flutter next to the military hub for Ukraine, in Jasionka, south-east Poland on March 6, 2025. Sergei Gapon | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. and European Union are running out of time to strike a deal on trade tariffs — and analysts say several key sticking points could make […]
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European stocks open mixed with Fed decision, Middle East conflict in focus
Sweden’s central bank cuts interest rate to 2% Sweden’s central bank cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday to 2% amid weakening inflation, but pointed to geopolitical risks ahead. “The economic recovery that began last year has lost momentum, and inflation is expected to be somewhat lower than in the previous […]
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‘Tariff engineering’ is making a comeback as businesses employ creative ways to skirt higher duties
Colorful display of All Star Converse sneakers in shoe store, Manhattan, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Would you be bothered if your coat was officially classified as a windbreaker or a raincoat, or your shoes as slippers? Businesses do care though, as classifications under a preferred category can help […]
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Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE contributed to massive blackout, report finds
Employees stand inside a supermarket without lights in Burgos on April 28, 2025, during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France. Cesar Manso | Afp | Getty Images Spanish grid operator REE’s failure to calculate the correct mix of energy was one of the factors hindering the grid’s […]
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Nintendo’s Switch 2 has powered a $39 billion rally this year
Nintendo Co. Switch 2 game consoles at a Bic Camera Inc. electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Nintendo Co. fans from Tokyo to Manhattan stood in line for hours to be among the first to get a Switch 2, fueling one of the biggest global gadget debuts since the iPhone launches […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Chinese exporters increasingly need to build brands to survive
JINHUA, CHINA – JUNE 16: Employees of a cross-border e-commerce enterprise sort and package express parcels in preparation for the 618 Shopping Festival on June 16, 2025 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Yang Meiqing/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images This report is from CNBC’s The China […]
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UK inflation lingers at 3.4% in May, bolstering case for interest rate hold
Bags of potatoes grown in the United Kingdom at the D & F McCarthy Ltd. fresh fruit and vegetable wholesaler in Norwich, UK, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. An acute shortage of salad items on UK supermarket shelves has sparked a political debate, with some people in the industry blaming Brexit while others say its […]
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