timef 02/17/2026
- Iran partially closes Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint, as U.S. talks get underway cnbc.com2026-02-17 21:32:58
Iranian state media reported the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for military drills in the waterway.
- Silver miners fall in premarket trading as silver drops 2% cnbc.com2026-02-17 21:08:48
Silver mining companies including Hecla Mining, Endeavor Silver, and First Majestic Silver were down before the market opened.
- Netflix grants Warner Bros. Discovery 7-day waiver to reopen deal talks with Paramount Skydance cnbc.com2026-02-17 20:21:45
Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday said it will engage in deal talks with Paramount Skydance under a 7-day waiver from Netflix.
- India discussing age-based restrictions with social media firms, top minister says cnbc.com2026-02-17 19:31:34
The comments come after Australia in December became the first to ban users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms.
- Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, dies at 84 cnbc.com2026-02-17 18:10:07
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a civil rights icon, Baptist minister and two-time Democratic presidential candidate.
- Treasury yields move lower as investors look ahead to more delayed data cnbc.com2026-02-17 16:50:14
U.S. Treasury yields inched lower on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to more delayed data releases during the holiday-shortened trading week.
- India's Adani to invest $100 billion in AI data centers over the next decade cnbc.com2026-02-17 16:09:23
The blockbuster investment comes as India pushes to gain a stronger foothold in the global artificial intelligence race.
- European markets set to open lower as earnings remain in focus cnbc.com2026-02-17 14:16:37
European stocks are expected to open lower on Tuesday as investors keep an eye on earnings.
- Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 as China’s chatbot race shifts to AI agents cnbc.com2026-02-17 11:20:38
Alibaba Group has released its newest AI model series, featuring new agentic capabilities, as competition in China's AI space ramps up.
- Apple takes on YouTube and Spotify with new video podcasting push cnbc.com2026-02-17 02:21:09
Apple on Monday announced that it will bring a new integrated video podcast experience to Apple Podcasts this spring.
- French prosecutors are investigating companies like Nestle and Danone over contaminated baby formula. Here's the latest cnbc.com2026-02-17 00:29:03
A crisis over contaminated baby formula reached a flashpoint as Paris' public prosecutor said it opened investigations into five companies making it.
- AI chatbot firms face stricter regulation in online safety laws protecting children in the UK cnbc.com2026-02-17 00:20:31
"The action we took on Grok sent a clear message that no platform gets a free pass," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday.
