Year: 2026
Broadcom shares jump before the bell as chipmaker agrees Google and Anthropic deals
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares in Broadcom rose 3.7% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the chip designer announced it would produce future versions of artificial intelligence chips for Google, and signed an expanded deal with Anthropic. The latter deal will give the AI startup access to about 3.5 gigawatts worth of computing […]
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ASML shares fall after proposed U.S. export curbs target an already fragile China market
onathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images ASML shares fell on Tuesday after U.S. lawmakers last week proposed further measures that would restrict China from additional chipmaking tools and potentially impact the Dutch chip giant’s already fragile sales to the country. Shares of ASML in the Netherlands were down around 2.6% at around 6:11 a.m. […]
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‘The thaw is real’: Indian delegation visits China to talk EVs and more
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, center, greets Li Qiang, China’s premier, right, ahead of a family photo at the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, July 6, 2025. BRICS leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro as they seek to strengthen political and economic ties, expand the bloc’s influence on the global […]
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Iran war upends spring housing market. Here’s what real estate agents are seeing
FILE PHOTO: A for sale sign is shown for a residential home in Encinitas, California, U.S. July 25, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture […]
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Markets ‘completely wrong’ on Iran war, oil could hit $200 a barrel: Economist
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email John Sfakianakis from Gulf Research Center says the markets are “completely wrong” in pricing out the Iran war, as military buildup and failed negotiations point towards further escalation. He also says the oil markets are currently in a “new paradigm” where the […]
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‘All roads lead to higher prices and slower growth,’ warns IMF chief as Iran war hits global economy
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Higher inflation and weaker growth ahead are inevitable for the global economy as a consequence of the Iran war, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday as the […]
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JD Vance heads to Hungary to support Viktor Orbán ahead of high-stakes election
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a bilateral lunch hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 7, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has U.S. President Donald Trump’s “complete and total support” — but is on course to lose the country’s elections, which […]
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Treasury yields rise as Trump reiterates Iran infrastructure threat, sending oil higher
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as President Donald Trump again warned the U.S. would strike Iranian civilian and energy infrastructure if Tehran did not agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz before a looming deadline. The 10-year Treasury yield — the benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — was more than 1 basis point higher in […]
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European stocks tick higher as Iran war deadline unsettles markets
BERLIN, GERMANY – MARCH 16: A truck and a bicyclist pass by a petrol station that shows gasoline prices well over EUR 2.00 per litre on March 16, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. The German government, in response to dramatic price increases of petrol in Germany since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran, […]
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Universal Music set for takeover by Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square said Tuesday it is planning to buy Universal Music Group in a cash and stock deal. UMG will form a newly merged company with Pershing Square and list on the New York Stock Exchange, according to the terms of the transaction, which is expected to close by the end of the […]
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