ANKARA, TURKIYE – APRIL 14: An infographic titled “US warships around the Strait of Hormuz” created in Ankara, Turkiye on April 14, 2026. (Photo by Yasin Demirci/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports is now fully into effect, “completely” cutting off Tehran’s international sea trade that…
Tourists walk past the U.S. Capitol and are reflected in the window of a parked ambulance on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. Markets appear to think a deal between…
An aerial view of the Chevron EL Segundo refinery, one of the largest petroleum processing facilities in California, as a plane takes off from LAX on April 8, 2026 as seen from above Manhattan Beach, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Oil prices extended declines after settling sharply lower Tuesday amid rising optimism that the…
The West Texas Intermediate was down 2.39% at $88.94 per barrel as of 7:40 p.m. ET. Brent crude fell over 4% to settle at $94.79 per barrel on Tuesday. <
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Meta and Broadcom on Tuesday announced a sweeping deal that extends an existing partnership between the two companies for the design of Meta’s custom in-house AI accelerators through 2029. At the same time, Meta said Broadcom’s CEO, Hock Tan, told Meta last week that he has decided…
British oil and gasoline company BP (British Petroleum) signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BP‘s oil trading desk enjoyed “exceptional” performance during the first quarter, the energy giant said on Tuesday, thanks to a windfall from the surge in oil prices since the start…
The Brent crude oil price chart from the past week is displayed on a mobile screen in this photo illustration, as prices fluctuate amid escalating conflict involving Iran and concerns over global supply disruptions in Brussels, Belgium, on March 2, 2026. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images India, even as it tilts towards the…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers the keynote address at the GTC AI Conference in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2025. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia stock is on a tear, rising more than 18% over the past ten days. It’s the longest winning streak the artificial intelligence chip giant has seen…
FILE PHOTO: Meg O’Neill speaks during a media interview as top energy executives and ministers meet in Houston for the annual Gastech conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 17, 2024. Callaghan O’hare | Reuters BP will reorganize into two main business units – upstream and downstream – under new CEO Meg O’Neill, who took the…
Stock picture of a British Airways plane taking off from London Heathrow Airport. Stefan Rousseau – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images Europe’s airline industry is at risk of a “systemic” jet fuel shortage in the next few weeks if the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, with the potential of hundreds of flight…
