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American Airlines and United Airlines airplanes at the Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023.Aristide Economopoulos | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines…

USA Rare Earth has announced plans to buy Brazilian rare earths miner Serra Verde in a deal worth $2.8 billion in cash and shares, as it seeks to challenge China's dominance of the supply chain.The Oklahoma-headquartered company said it…

With his penchant for suits, ties and sweater vests, Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh doesn’t share the rumpled look of many of the Silicon Valley entrepreneurs he calls friends. But they still count him as one of their own.…

UniCredit has unveiled plans for a far-reaching shake-up of takeover target Commerzbank with the intention of transforming the German lender for a "new future-ready era." Chief executive of UniCredit Andrea Orcel said in a conference…

Workers check solar panels installed on a lake in Tianchang, east China's Anhui province on January 12, 2026.- | Afp | Getty ImagesChina has called for "concerted efforts" to ease its solar power industry's severe overcapacity crisis, as…

Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from Singapore (yes, that's right — not London this week!). Welcome to another…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 17, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stocks fell on Monday, amid fears that a re-escalation of U.S.-Iran…

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.Stringer |…

Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles (L) and Japan's Minister of Defense Koizumi Shinjiro (R) pose for a photo with Eisaku Ito, Pesident and CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, before the signing of…

INRIX ranked the most congested U.S. cities in 2024.Stefanamer | Istock | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.Before we left for the weekend last week,…