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China industrial profits surge 15% to start year, but oil price shock threatens outlook
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China industrial profits surge 15% to start year, but oil price shock threatens outlook

An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Chinese industrial firms saw their profits surge in the first two months of this year as officials pressed ahead with efforts to contain the fallout from […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Could the Strait of Hormuz be close to reopening? Markets cast doubt
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CNBC Daily Open: Could the Strait of Hormuz be close to reopening? Markets cast doubt

Illustration of the Strait of Hormuz on a globe under a magnifying glass. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. Speaking on the economic fallout from the Iran war in a Cabinet meeting Thursday, President Donald Trump […]

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Asia markets fall, tracking losses on Wall Street as Trump extends Iran strike deadline
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Asia markets fall, tracking losses on Wall Street as Trump extends Iran strike deadline

Pedestrians walk past the Exchange Square complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg via Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Friday following a volatile session on Wall Street overnight, as investors continued to parse the contradictory messaging on the Middle East from […]

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Anthropic wins preliminary injunction in DOD fight as judge cites ‘First Amendment retaliation’
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Anthropic wins preliminary injunction in DOD fight as judge cites ‘First Amendment retaliation’

CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speak onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump […]

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Elon Musk’s Boring Co. tunnels aren’t wanted by most Nashville residents
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Elon Musk’s Boring Co. tunnels aren’t wanted by most Nashville residents

A modified Tesla Model X drives in the tunnel entrance before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, December 18, 2018. Robyn Beck | Pool | Reuters When Elon Musk’s Boring Company announced plans in July to build 20 miles of tunnels in Nashville to carry passengers to and from downtown […]

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Sen. Warren rips Federal Reserve chair pick Kevin Warsh: ‘You have learned nothing from your failures’
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Sen. Warren rips Federal Reserve chair pick Kevin Warsh: ‘You have learned nothing from your failures’

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a blistering letter to Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh on Thursday, predicting […]

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David Sacks says his time as Trump’s crypto and AI czar has ended
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David Sacks says his time as Trump’s crypto and AI czar has ended

Crypto czar David Sacks speaks to the media outside the White House ahead of a White House Crypto Summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Venture capitalist David Sacks is stepping aside from his role as artificial intelligence and crypto czar for President Donald Trump. Sacks told Bloomberg on Thursday […]

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Trump extends pause on attacking Iran energy facilities to April 6
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Trump extends pause on attacking Iran energy facilities to April 6

President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he was extending a pause in attacking Iran’s energy facilities by 10 days, to April 6, at the request of the government of the Islamic Republic. Trump’s announcement on Truth Social came as key stock market indices fell and oil prices rose. “As per Iranian Government request, please […]

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Apple expands U.S. manufacturing pledge, putting a third portfolio name under its umbrella
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Apple expands U.S. manufacturing pledge, putting a third portfolio name under its umbrella

Apple is widening its push to expand manufacturing in the United States, adding several new partners, including Qnity Electronics , to the mix. It is a win-win for both Club companies and their investors. Apple on Thursday announced that chip-materials maker Qnity — along with Face ID component supplier Cirrus Logic , and sensor makers […]

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Federal Reserve urges judge to deny bid to revive Jerome Powell probe subpoenas
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Federal Reserve urges judge to deny bid to revive Jerome Powell probe subpoenas

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell participates in a board meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors urged a judge to reject prosecutors’ request that he reconsider his recent decision to block subpoenas issued in a criminal investigation of Chair […]

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