Geopolitical instability in the Persian Gulf may keep oil prices higher for longer than many investors expect, a favorable backdrop for APA’s internationally exposed portfolio. The independent oil and gas exploration and production company is cutting costs and reducing debt, giving it the ability to grow cash flow and return capital to shareholders. APA’s Suriname…
A sell-off in global bond yields is putting equities under pressure again, with yields of 10-year bonds of Japan, Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. all at levels not seen in years. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield has hit its highest level in nearly 19 years. Here are three investment strategies we heard in CNBC’s…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos gestures as he speaks at the main panel of Italian Tech Week 2025 in Turin, Italy October 3, 2025. Remo Casilli | Reuters Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shrugged off concerns of a looming artificial intelligence bubble on Wednesday, telling CNBC that the massive investments will ultimately help push the technology forward…
AllianceBernstein is backing German global tank parts and transmissions maker Renk as a standout opportunity amid a sharp retreat in European defense stocks. Marcus Morris-Eyton, a portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein, said the sector’s recent selloff has created more attractive entry points into long-term military spending themes. European defense names were among the key winners in…
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch My one interview with Andy Burnham should have been during a live outside broadcast at Alliance Manchester Business School. The Greater…
Motorists drive vehicles near a large political banner, depicting missiles being fired behind Iranian demonstrators in solidarity with the government, at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 6, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday issued a strongly worded statement threatening to extend the Middle East conflict “beyond…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the opening bell in New York, on May 11, 2026. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to today’s edition of the Daily Open newsletter. Are markets close to a…
SHENZHEN, CHINA – APRIL 12: A Chinese national flag is seen in the foreground with container ships, cranes, and stacked shipping containers at the Yantian International Container Terminal under cloudy skies, on April 12, 2025 in Shenzhen, China. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Justice…
Richard Newstead | Flickr | Getty Images U.K. inflation eased to 2.8% in April, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the inflation rate to drop back to 3%, cooling from 3.3% in March, largely due to an energy price cap introduced by the…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 13, 2026. NYSE LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Wednesday as global markets keep a close eye on elevated bond yields and await U.K. inflation data due later this morning. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.6% lower,…
