The Shibuya pedestrian intersection in Tokyo, Japan. Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Large Japanese manufacturers indicated their highest level of business optimism in over four years, despite uncertainties brought about from the Iran war. That’s according to the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey, a closely-watched poll that measures business sentiment among domestic…
Indigo is one of a handful of airlines that are rerouting and canceling flights to avoid Pakistan’s airspace. Nicolas Economo |NurPhoto | Getty Images Shares of InterGlobe Aviation, which runs India’s largest airline IndiGo, rose more than 9% Wednesday, a day after it named industry veteran William Walsh as its new chief executive. Walsh, 64,…
A fresh start could be just what the stock market needs, if history is any indication. The S & P 500 is down more than 5% in March, putting it on track for its worst monthly slide since March 2025. April, however, has been a strong month in the past. April is historically the second…
Smoke emanates from smokestacks from an oil refinery in Linden, New Jersey, on March 18, 2026. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images Crude prices extended gains during Asia trading as escalating attacks in the Persian Gulf and U.S. President Donald Trump’s signals on exiting the Iran conflict, even as the Strait of Hormuz remains…
U.S. President Donald Trump attends to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. The global markets rollercoaster resulting from the U.S. war…
IBARAKI, JAPAN – JUNE 17: Technicians at work in the clean room of the Fab Equipment at a semiconductor company, Renesas Technology Corp. on June 17, 2004 in Ibaraki, Japan. Renesas is the first company to produce semiconductor products from 300mm wafer in the world. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) Koichi Kamoshida | Getty Images…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 31, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday night after all three major indexes surged during the regular session on hopes that an end to the Iran war is in…
The Anthropic logo appears on a smartphone screen with multiple Claude AI logos in the background. Following the release of Claude Opus 4.6 on February 5, Anthropic continues to challenge its main competitors in the generative AI market in Creteil, France, on February 6, 2026. Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Anthropic leaked part…
CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman speaks during the 2026 Infrastructure Summit of government officials, corporate executives, and labor leaders, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters OpenAI on Tuesday announced that it closed a record-breaking funding round at a post-money valuation of $852 billion. The round totaled $122 billion of committed…
The outbreak of the Iran war sparked heavy selling pressure across every European equity market through March, as investors gauge the potential impact of the continent’s second energy price shock in four years. There has been little room to hide for European equity investors. Britain’s FTSE 100 , which is more heavily tilted to oil…
