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Trump’s lack of focus on economy spooks Republicans in 2026 election
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters next to a Doordash delivery worker outside the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, April 13, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesOver the span of four days earlier…
Alternative routes for oil exporters
Maps4Media processed and enhanced Sentinal-2 satellite imagery shows a broad view of the Strait of Hormuz between southern Iran and Oman's Musandam Peninsula, including surrounding islands, coastal terrain, and turquoise shallow-water…
Anthropic in European AI data center push, recruits for key dealmaker
Anthropic is ramping up a push to secure European data center deals to power its AI models, as it looks to hire a role for negotiating compute capacity in the region.U.S. hyperscalers' AI infrastructure expenditure is set to top $600…
‘We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,’ IEA chief
"We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history," Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), told CNBC Thursday. "As of today, we've lost 13 million barrels per day of oil ... and there are major…
L’Oreal stock pops 8% after ‘impressive’ earnings
Shares of the world's largest cosmetics company L'Oreal popped as much as 10% after it reported strong growth ahead of expectations after the bell on Wednesday.Organic sales growth in the first quarter was 7.6%, compared to expectations…
Microsoft expands AI footprint in Australia with $18 billion investment
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 23: Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella speaks on stage during the Microsoft AI Tour at TikTok Entertainment Centre on April 23, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. Nadella, making his first visit to Australia…
Meta tracks employee usage on Google, LinkedIn AI training project
Google, LinkedIn and Wikipedia are among hundreds of websites and apps where Meta plans to capture employee keystrokes and mouse clicks as part of a project to train its artificial intelligence models, according to internal messages…
international organizations may no longer be fit for purpose
Canada's former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at CNBC's CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore Thursday that international financial institutions were "spectacularly ill-adjusted" to respond to modern day issues."You can look to different…
Microsoft looked at buying Cursor before SpaceX deal, sources say
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft AI Tour event in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 25, 2026.Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesPrior to SpaceX's announcement this week that it's obtained the right to acquire…
Markets cheer ceasefire — but hostilities continue
A commercial vessel is seen off the coast of Dubai on April 20, 2026. - | Afp | Getty Images
Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.A ceasefire, in theory, is supposed to…