Workers prepare butter chicken at Daryaganj restaurant in New Delhi, India, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Daryaganj and Moti Mahal Delux restaurants are in a legal battle over the ownership of butter chicken. Photographer: Saumya Khandelwal/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Iran war is causing global disruption, and restaurants in…
Swedish legaltech Legora has raised $550 million at a $5.55 billion valuation in a Series D round, the company announced on Tuesday, as investors pile money into European AI startups. The round was led by Accel, with participation from existing investors Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst, ICONIQ, Redpoint Ventures and Y Combinator. New investors…
A pedicab drives past a traffic light that is out due to a power cut in Havana on March 4, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his threat of a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, saying the communist-run Caribbean island is in “deep trouble.” His latest comments come less…
Scrap metal on a barge near the Volkswagen AG factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Germany’s Volkswagen on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in annual operating profit and flagged another tough year ahead as the auto giant continues to grapple with U.S. tariffs and competition in…
Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Oct. 21st, 2025. CNBC Outspoken investor Bill Ackman is taking a step toward his long-held ambition of building a publicly traded investment vehicle modeled on Warren Buffett’s approach, filing to list his hedge fund firm Pershing Square Capital Management on the…
Foreign workers look at a tall plume of black smoke ascends following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty Images Iran has defended its strikes against its Gulf neighbors, telling CNBC that U.S. military assets located in surrounding territories were “legitimate” targets in its fight…
Galaxy Globe bulk carrier and Luojiashan tanker sit anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 9, 2026. Benoit Tessier | Reuters LONDON — European stocks opened notably higher on Tuesday, as traders watch developments in the Middle East and reduced…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on March 9, 2026. NYSE What you need to know today Oil prices extended declines Tuesday as investors assessed comments from U.S. President Donald Trump on a possible early end to the war as well as his warning to ramp up attacks on Tehran if it prevented…
Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported full-year 2025 earnings that beat analysts’ estimates, as investors watch whether the world’s largest crude exporter can capitalize on surging oil prices amid the Iran war. The Saudi state oil giant reported a full‑year adjusted net income of $104.7 billion, which it described as “robust growth” despite a year of oil‑price…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on February 18, 2026 in New York City. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images What you need to know today Oil prices declined in extended trading Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said in a phone conversation with…
