A drone view of oil storage containers and facilities of the TotalEnergies refinery in the Leuna Chemical Complex, in Leuna, Germany, March 17, 2026. Annegret Hilse | Reuters Oil prices edged higher after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to attack Iran’s civil infrastructure, warning that the nation will be “taken out in one…
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Brandon-Pool | Getty Images News Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. Suspense is building ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
Blue Jays right-hander and three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer left Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after two innings, another potential blow to Toronto’s injury-hit starting rotation. The 41-year-old Scherzer, who re-signed with Toronto in February, allowed two runs and two hits. Teoscar Hernandez homered in the first, driving in Kyle Tucker’s…
Kalshi’s logo appears on a smartphone placed on a reflective surface, with a blurry betting curve projected in the background in Creteil, France, on March 9, 2026, during a major scandal and $54 million lawsuit concerning bets related to recent strikes in Iran. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal appeals court ruled on…
A pedestrian walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains, as traders continued to assess Iran war-related developments. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to target…
A spot in the college basketball history books is on the line Monday night in Indianapolis as Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies will face the No. 1-seeded Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship. The Wolverines – chasing their first national title since 1989 – have been a dominant force throughout the…
Wall Street is gearing up for a good earnings season, but there are other variables to keep in mind beyond the headline numbers. First-quarter earnings per share are expected to grow 12.3% year over year, above the 11.4% average seen going back to 2009, according to S & P Capital IQ. Still, investors are keeping…
College students look for employment opportunities at the Large-scale Recruitment Fair for Science and Engineering Universities on March 24, 2026 in Harbin, China. Tyne Chin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of…
United States men’s national team striker Patrick Agyemang’s World Cup hopes are in doubt after he was carried off on a stretcher while playing for Derby in the second-tier English Championship on Monday. Agyemang landed awkwardly while bringing the ball down on his chest and collapsed to the grass. He was visibly emotional as he…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said investors shouldn’t get comfortable calling a market bottom just yet, because the real driver of this market isn’t geopolitics – its interest rates. On Monday, Cramer noted that the S&P 500 may have bottomed last Monday, March 30, but emphasized that the turning point wasn’t “anything related to stocks themselves,” during…
