timef 02/28/2026
- Xiaomi launches flagship smartphone as memory price surge threatens sales cnbc.com2026-02-28 22:32:04
The Xiaomi 17 starts at 999 euros ($1,179) while the Xiaomi 17 Ultra starts at 1,499 euros, with the device priced the same as its predecessor.
- Berkshire Hathaway operating earnings fell nearly 30% in Warren Buffett's final quarter as CEO cnbc.com2026-02-28 22:00:31
Berkshire Hathaway reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings on Saturday.
- Explosions heard across the Middle East as Iran retaliates against U.S. attacks; flights disrupted cnbc.com2026-02-28 20:14:45
CNBC's team in the United Arab Emirates confirmed hearing a number of loud explosions in both the UAE's capital city of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
- 'Bigger ramifications than Venezuela': markets brace for impact after U.S. strikes Iran cnbc.com2026-02-28 19:08:22
Investors are bracing for impact after the U.S.'s attacks on Iran, a move they see as carrying far larger market consequences than the Venezuela campaign.
- Israel says it has attacked Iran, declares state of emergency cnbc.com2026-02-28 14:40:01
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz described the attack as being done “to remove threats.”
- OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon, hours after rival Anthropic was blacklisted by Trump cnbc.com2026-02-28 12:25:34
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that his company has come to terms with the Defense Department for use of its models.
- WBD employees fear coming wave of job losses as Paramount tops Netflix's bid to acquire company cnbc.com2026-02-28 06:02:49
WBD employees fear potential job cuts, culture clashes and high debt loads as Paramount supplants Netflix as the company's acquirer.
- Trump says he'd 'love not to' attack Iran, 'but sometimes you have to' cnbc.com2026-02-28 02:17:58
President Donald Trump expressed frustration at Iran's refusal to comply with American demands to curb its nuclear program.
- UBS downgrades the U.S. stock market. Here's what has the investment bank worried cnbc.com2026-02-28 00:59:22
UBS downgraded U.S. equities to "benchmark" in a fully invested global equity portfolio, saying factors that powered years of outperformance are starting to fade.
