Year: 2026
Inside JPMorgan Chase’s push to become the startup world’s new Silicon Valley Bank
Key Points JPMorgan gained three years’ worth of new clients in a single weekend when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. The Jamie Dimon-led bank has since quadrupled its startup client base to nearly 12,000, served by 550 bankers. JPMorgan’s goal is to be the one-stop shop for founders from seed round to IPO and beyond. Source
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Cuba’s president confirms talks with U.S. — but warns an agreement will take time
A pedicab drives past a traffic light that is out due to a power cut in Havana on March 4, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images Cuba’s government has held talks with Donald Trump’s administration, the country’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, said on Friday. It confirms speculation that the two countries were talking after […]
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Blackstone’s BREIT is a major seller in January commercial real estate deals
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 capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. After […]
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Pete Hegseth on Strait of Hormuz: ‘Don’t need to worry about it’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday brushed aside concerns that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz because of the Iran war, which has spiked […]
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Iran’s ‘oil lifeline’ has been left untouched in the conflict. What happens if it’s seized?
A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, 25 km from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf and 483 km northwest of the Strait of Hormuz, in Iran on March 12, 2017. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The prospect of a U.S. move to seize Kharg Island, a strategically vital […]
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We’re buying more of this leading AI stock on this year’s undeserved pullback
Shortly after the opening bell, we will be buying 45 shares of Alphabet at roughly $307. Following Friday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 300 shares of GOOGL, increasing its weighting to 2.4% from 2.04%. We are now able to pick up shares of Alphabet as we are no longer restricted from trading the […]
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Fourth-quarter GDP revised down to just 0.7% growth; January core inflation was 3.1%
A customer shops in a grocery store on March 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Economic growth was much slower than expected in the final three months of 2025 while core inflation rose to start 2026, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and […]
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Former DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson: We can’t tie policy disagreements to keeping the government funded
Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the TSA staffing shortages, impact on travel, DHS funding battle, the Iran war, and more. Source
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The Tech Download: Chip supply chains and data center risks — the tech sector’s Iran problem
Uncertainty continues to reign over global supply chains and Middle East-based projects as the Iran war nears the two-week mark. In tech, two areas crucial to the artificial intelligence boom have come to the fore: chipmakers and hyperscalers with massive AI buildout projects in countries that neighbour Iran. SK Hynix Inc. 12-layer HBM3E memory chips, […]
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Many Dubai expats fled as the war in the Middle East escalated. Those that stayed say life is ‘functioning but tense’
Tension hangs over Dubai. Social occasions and day-to-day activities are being interrupted by evacuation alerts and flashes in the sky as air defenses intercept drones, but much of life continues as normal, residents told CNBC. Iran has launched drones and missiles towards neighbouring countries in the Middle East following U.S.-Israeli strikes against it that began […]
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