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Iran announces ‘end of military operations’ against Israel
A view of streets as daily life continues amid fragile ceasefire in Tehran, Iran on May 12, 2026, as geopolitical tensions rise following recent statements from the United States. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIran's military…
China is helping cushion oil prices — but analysts warn it won’t last
A rapid reduction in Chinese crude imports has helped stop oil from trading even higher since the outbreak of the U.S.-Iran war — but analysts warn that price rises will be needed as market balance is gradually restored.The Middle East…
Weight loss drug maker stock sinks 25% as safety data spooks investors
Shares of weight loss drug maker Zealand Pharma plummeted as much as 26% on Monday after new data on its experimental medicine raised concerns over its potential side effects.The Danish drugmaker said that while its drug survodutide met…
Bidding war erupts for world’s oldest bank: Intesa gatecrashes BPM bid
A pedestrian pushes a baby stroller past a red Vespa scooter outside a Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena SpA bank in Pescara, Italy.Marc Hill | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA bidding war over Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena has erupted…
CNBC Daily Open: The great tech retreat
A television broadcasts crypto market news at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to today's edition of…
Hong Kong’s IPO boom is developing a performance problem
A gong during the listing ceremony of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Hong Kong may be the top…
U.S., Iran, missile, Middle East, Israel, OPEC
Four soldiers are climbing a wall and they are ready to fight.Yoh4nn | E+ | Getty ImagesOil prices rose Monday amid heightened tensions in the Middle East as Iran and Israel traded strikes, raising concerns over a fragile ceasefire and…
Why foreign investors are selling
A currency dealer monitors exchange rates in a trading room at KEB Hana Bank in Seoul on June 21, 2021.JUNG YEON-JE | AFP via Getty ImagesForeign investors have dumped billions of dollars' worth of South Korean stocks this year, even as…
Asia tech stocks extend sell-off as investors sour on AI-linked names
Sinology | Moment | Getty ImagesAsian tech stocks extended their sell-off Monday, as investors sour on global AI-linked plays with the U.S. tech-heavy Nasdaq declining more than 4.5% last week.Memory chip behemoths and heavyweights on…
China’s Xi visits North Korea as Russia ties test Beijing’s grip
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, holds talks with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic…