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 do one thing: stop the hostilities. The version unfolding in…
A screen displays the closing figure of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) inside a trading room at Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, on April 8, 2026. Hwawon Lee | Anadolu | Getty Images South Korea’s economy beat expectations in the first quarter of 2026 to record the fastest growth since mid-2020, as booming semiconductor demand offset the drag of weak public spending, central bank…
Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday, tracking U.S. stocks, which rose overnight after President Donald Trump’s extension of the Iran ceasefire helped to buoy investor sentiment, while upbeat earnings reports also lifted sentiment. Trump extended a two-week U.S. ceasefire on Tuesday, saying it was warranted due to…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Daisy Cai of B Capital addresses the evolving landscape of software technology, saying the rise of AI agents is not an existential threat to the industry but rather a tech “restacking”. She highlighted that traditional SaaS models are being challenged as enterprises…
Joe Terranova sees a long-term opportunity in shares of Netflix , thanks to the company’s shift into live entertainment. Terranova said on CNBC’s ” Halftime Report ” on Wednesday afternoon that he moved to the sidelines on the streaming giant when its shares were trading in the mid-70s. However, its current sell-off has created an…
Tourists and visitors walking around the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque the largest Mosque the United Arab Emirates, a key place of daily worship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. There are 82 domes of seven different sizes and 4 minarets throughout, and has a large car park and a shopping mall underneath it. Andrew Aitchison…
Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained very light on Wednesday, the first day since President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran. Trump’s decision to unilaterally extend the truce has not opened the…
Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe on April 22, 2026 drives the first customer-ready electric R2 SUV off the assembly line at the company’s plant in Normal, Illinois. Courtesy Rivian Rivian Automotive on Wednesday said it has started production of its new R2 all-electric vehicle for customers at its plant in Normal, Illinois. The start…
Tesla’s earnings report is coming after markets close on Wednesday, but those figures won’t be a top driver of movement in the stock, Wall Street analysts said. Signals about the company’s longer-term ventures in energy storage, autonomous driving, AI chips, and robotics are more likely to matter to the share price. Tesla is facing declining…
Adobe could be crawling its way out of the software stock abyss, after a buyback and an endorsement from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revived confidence in the digital media provider. Shares of Adobe, the owner of Photoshop and other tools, have been punished lately, plunging 40% below their May 2025 high and into a bear…
