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Oil price outlook as U.S.-Iran standoff drags on
A view of commercial cargo vessels and crude oil tankers are anchored in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of Muscat, Oman, on June 21, 2026, as they prepare to transit through the critical Strait of Hormuz.Shady Alassar | Anadolu | Getty…
OpenAI expands Daybreak cybersecurity initiative as AI threats evolve
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman arrives for a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 30, 2026. Nathan Howard | ReutersOpenAI on Monday said it is expanding Daybreak, its exclusive cybersecurity initiative, to help give its…
Singapore revises its annual growth forecast sharply higher on AI-related
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - MAY 31: A view of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on May 31, 2026. (Photo by Mustafa Hatipoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesSingapore on Tuesday sharply lifted its annual economic growth…
Trump claims ‘100% control’ of Hormuz, demands Iran pay reparations
US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2026. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty…
Markets caught between oil jitters and AI optimism
Gas prices are displayed at a Valero gas station on July 21, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesHello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.U.S. President Donald…
OpenAI wraps $7 billion share sale ahead of potential IPO
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman walks between meetings on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., July 29, 2026.Nathan Howard | ReutersOpenAI completed a secondary share sale totaling roughly $7 billion, allowing current and former employees to sell…
Hollywood returns to China as Chinese rivals push abroad
People walk by a giant Spiderman inflatable installation at the south courtyard plaza of Shuncheng Shopping Center on August 2, 2026 in Kunming, Yunnan province, China.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesHi, this is Evelyn, writing to…
Trump Media posts $238 million second-quarter loss as crypto declines
Trump Media & Technology Group on Monday reported a net loss of more than $238 million for its fiscal second quarter on revenue of less than $2 million.That loss, which dwarfed the almost $20 million it lost in the same period last…
Trump says he spoke to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, denies regular calls
President Donald Trump speaks with the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, after a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, May 22, 2026.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump…
Trump signs vaccine executive order calling for fewer childhood shots
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on as President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines, in the Oval Office of the White House in…