Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Adam Chamberlain said Tuesday that 2026 is shaping up to be more challenging than expected. “If you look at the market in the first couple of months of the year, the market environment is definitely a little tougher than we anticipated,” Chamberlain told CNBC at the company’s manufacturing plant in Vance,…
Gas prices are displayed at a Mobil gas station on March 30, 2026 in Pasadena, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Gasoline prices over $4 a gallon, part of an ongoing supply shock in the energy markets, might seem like a cue for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to head off inflation. At…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 25, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities have all been gripped by volatility over the course of the past month, with many assets seeing wild swings and major…
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Iranian President in Ashgabat on December 12, 2025. Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images Russia has found itself in the curious position of benefiting from the turmoil hitting its Middle East partner and ally, Iran….
On any given day, 2.5 billion people use Unilever products that span 400 brands. That success has created a huge target on the company’s back as the sustainability movement gains more traction with consumers shunning plastic pollution. Sajjad Hussain | AFP | Getty Images Unilever’s plan to merge its food business with spice maker McCormick…
Warren Buffett speaking with Becky Quick on CNBC’s Squawk Box from Omaha, NE on March 31st, 2026. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett said on Tuesday that he has not spoken to Microsoft founder Bill Gates “since the whole thing” with the Jeffrey Epstein files “was unveiled.” “I haven’t talked to him at all since…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit in Miami Beach, Florida, on March 27, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump has warned the U.K. and France that the “U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore,” as he vented his frustration over the close allies’…
An employee arranges Unilever’s margarine brands Becel, Blue Band, Bona and Zeeuws Meisje in a supermarket. Marco de Swart | AFP | Getty Images Unilever said on Tuesday it was in advanced talks to combine its food business with spice maker McCormick in a potential deal that would deliver roughly $15.7 billion in cash to…
Natural gas burners on a gas stove are seen in Rzeszow, Poland, on December 28, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Inflation in the euro zone jumped to 2.5% in March, according to the latest preliminary figures from Eurostat on Tuesday. Euro zone inflation was up from 1.9% in February and jumped well ahead…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, March 27, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields edged lower on Tuesday morning, as investors reassessed the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates and continued to monitor developments in the Middle East….
