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Iran threatens Nvidia, Apple and other tech giants with attack
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened attacks on a swath of U.S. tech companies with operations in the Middle East, including Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft and Google. The IRGC warned on Tuesday that 18 tech companies would be considered as “legitimate targets” in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Attacks on those […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit is just one problem facing the BBC’s new boss
A view of BBC Broadcasting House in London, U.K. Rasid Necati Aslim | Anadolu | Getty Images Hello and welcome to CNBC U.K. Exchange. This week, I take a look at the challenges faced by former Google executive Matt Brittin as he prepares to take charge at the BBC, one of the U.K’s most enduring cultural exports and a crucial […]
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Oil extends gains after record monthly rally as Trump signals Iran war exit amid energy disruptions
Smoke emanates from smokestacks from an oil refinery in Linden, New Jersey, on March 18, 2026. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images Crude prices extended gains during Asia trading as escalating attacks in the Persian Gulf and U.S. President Donald Trump’s signals on exiting the Iran conflict even as the Strait of Hormuz remains […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets rally as Trump signals Iran war could end soon
U.S. President Donald Trump attends to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. The global markets rollercoaster resulting from the U.S. war […]
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Column: Apple’s crackdown on AI apps puts it on the wrong side of history
Steve Jobs founded Apple 50 years ago this week on a simple idea: democratize computing by putting personal computers in the hands of anyone. Now, Apple is going against that founding mission by standing in the way of what could become the most empowering tool for ordinary people in software history — AI coding, or […]
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Microsoft closes worst quarter on Wall Street since 2008 on AI concerns: ‘Redmond is in a pickle’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Microsoft AI Tour event in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 25, 2026. Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Microsoft just closed out its worst quarter on Wall Street since the 2008 financial crisis, as investors soured on the software giant’s prospects in artificial intelligence. The stock plunged […]
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OpenAI closes record-breaking $122 billion funding round as anticipation builds for IPO
CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman speaks during the 2026 Infrastructure Summit of government officials, corporate executives, and labor leaders, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters OpenAI on Tuesday announced that it closed a record-breaking funding round at a post-money valuation of $852 billion. The round totaled $122 billion of committed […]
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Epstein files: Buffett says he hasn’t talked to Bill Gates ‘since the whole thing unveiled’
Warren Buffett speaking with Becky Quick on CNBC’s Squawk Box from Omaha, NE on March 31st, 2026. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett said on Tuesday that he has not spoken to Bill Gates “since the whole thing” with the Jeffrey Epstein files “was unveiled.” “I haven’t talked to him at all since the whole […]
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Microsoft hit with UK competition regulator probe over software business
Microsoft has been hit with a fresh probe into its business software ecosystem by the British competition regulator. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority announced on Tuesday it is launching a “strategic market status (SMS) investigation” into the tech giant’s suite of enterprise software, starting in May. Hundreds of thousands of U.K. businesses and public […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: McCormick, Diageo, Nvidia & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: McCormick — Shares rose more than 3% after Unilever confirmed it was in talks with the spices maker over a potential transaction to merge Unilever Foods with McCormick. If a deal were to take place, the Unilever news release said, it would involve “an upfront cash […]
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