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UBS profits rocket 80% to $3 billion for first quarter beat
UBS generated a net profit attributable to shareholders of $3 billion for the first quarter, up 80% year-on-year and surpassing the $2.8 billion estimated by analysts, according to an LSEG-compiled consensus poll. The Swiss banking and asset management giant’s common equity tier (CET) 1 capital ratio — a gauge of a bank’s solvency — also […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Can ‘Savvy the Squirrel’ drive Britons nuts for savings?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Julia Hoggett, CEO of London Stock Exchange, and Lucy Rigby, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, launch a new campaign to get Brits investing, at London Stock Exchange on April 23, 2026 in London, England. Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange […]
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UAE’s departure from the OPEC oil cartel is not without precedence. Who could be next?
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates’ shock decision to leave OPEC is reverberating across global energy markets, exposing fractures in the powerful oil cartel as production quotas risk prompting other members to follow suit. The country’s decision follows weeks of missile and drone strikes by fellow OPEC member Iran, with […]
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U.S. warns banks of sanctions risk over China ‘teapot’ refineries handling Iranian oil
This picture taken on March 26, 2026 shows an oil tanker unloading crude oil at a port in Yantai, in China’s eastern Shandong province. CN-STR | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Treasury warned financial institutions Tuesday that they could face sanctions if they engage in dealings with Chinese refineries that process Iranian oil. The […]
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Australia reports lower-than-expected first-quarter inflation — but price rise highest in 2 years
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – DECEMBER 06: Pedestrians and shoppers move along George Street on December 06, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia’s inflation rate soared to 4.09% in the first quarter, marking its highest level in more than two years. The first-quarter inflation figure was lower than the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Oil takes another hit, but chips steal the spotlight
Passenger planes sit on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 11, 2026. Drones fell near Dubai airport, injuring four people, while ships were hit in or near the Strait of Hormuz on March 11 as Iran kept up its campaign disrupting oil markets and air and maritime traffic. AFP | Getty […]
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Asia markets set to open mixed after OPEC shock, tech jitters drag Wall Street stocks
An electronic stock board inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, after Wall Street declined overnight as investors assess the latest developments concerning OPEC, as well as a report that pointed to weakness in […]
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Pentagon AI chief confirms DOD’s expanded use of Google, says reliance on one model ‘never a good thing’
Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley confirmed to CNBC that the Department of Defense is expanding its use of Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence model, about two months after the DOD dropped Anthropic, designating it as a supply chain risk. The DOD is using Google’s latest model for classified […]
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Airbus reports falling profits as jet deliveries slow
File: Visitors pass an Airbus SAS A320 aircraft on the second day of the Farnborough International Air Show in Farnborough, U.K., on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Matthew Lloyd | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airbus reported quarterly profits that halved from a year ago late Tuesday, as deliveries of its best-selling aircraft slowed. First-quarter sales came […]
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Treasury yields rise as U.S.-Iran peace talks hit an impasse
People walk into a meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve in Washington DC. Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as investors awaited developments on negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, which hit an impasse over the weekend. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark […]
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