timef 04/16/2026

Claude Mythos Preview is Anthropic's most powerful AI model that excels at identifying weaknesses and security flaws within software.

Hyperscalers Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft have been investing heavily in chips to power quantum computing

Two of the biggest chipmakers, TSMC and ASML, failed to catch major tailwinds from strong earnings. It could be a bellwether for the chip industry as a whole.

Charles Schwab is rolling out crypto trading, allowing clients to buy bitcoin and ether through a new arm called Schwab Crypto.

Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut on Thursday lowered its operating profit outlook, citing supply concerns and industry overcapacity.

The U.S. has signaled optimism about the prospect of reaching a diplomatic end to the Iran war.

One policymaker said officials were worried about a "layer cake of shocks."

Williams noted that the conflict has "intensified the uncertainty" around national and local conditions.

The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority has overhauled its rules on short-selling.

The International Energy Agency's head warned Thursday that Europe is going to run out of jet fuel in as soon as six weeks.

The International Monetary Fund has raised the alarm over a global “guns versus butter” trade-off as countries ramp up defense spending.

The move follows a U.K. campaign to court the U.S. company following its fallout with the Pentagon.

The "ReconKering" strategy announced Thursday includes more than doubling its 2025 recurring operating margin of 11.1%.

Hong Kong is rolling out a new tax break for commodity traders as it seeks to strengthen its position as a regional trading hub and revive shipping activity amid global supply disruptions.

EasyJet said it took on roughly £25 million in additional fuel costs in the first half of 2026 due to the Middle East conflict.

The dollar index, which tracks its performance against a basket of major currencies, fell almost 10% through 2025. 

Kim said South Korea will focus on wind and solar power to achieve its goal of reaching 100 gigawatts renewable energy capacity

Iran war cuts India’s March goods exports by over 7%, hammering key sectors and markets, lifting costs and delaying recovery for months.

Economists polled by Reuters expected U.K. gross domestic product (GDP) to have expanded by 0.1% month-on-month.

TSMC reported another quarter of record profit, with the company expecting AI demand to continue to grow.

The S&P, Nasdaq and Nikkei all top new record highs on optimism of an extended truce between the U.S. and Israel, as well as talks with Lebanon.

The U.S. president said he was "trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon."

European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory as investors assess a confused picture of where the Iran war and peace talks are headed.

Beijing had lowered its growth target this year to a range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal on record going back to the early 1990s.

Daikin shares surged as much as 13.9% after activist investor Elliott urged the company to boost margins and shareholder returns.

Booming indexes don't erase the impact of the war, with the World Bank warning that conflict-related disruptions could last for months.

Small towns are fueling India’s e‑commerce surge, with Amazon and Flipkart chasing new shoppers, faster delivery and rising aspirational demand.

Negativity around AI could be a drag on OpenAI and Anthropic as the startups look to go public, and will likely be a major issue in the midterm elections.

Asia markets were set to open higher after Wall Street hit record levels on growing expectations of a U.S.-Iran deal to end the war.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration expects banks to comply in collecting citizenship information from customers.

Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a trickle as the U.S. enforces a retaliatory blockade of Iranian ports.

The information sought includes so-called Tag 50 identifiers, which can be used to determine who was behind the trades.

It could take years to repair damaged energy infrastructure in the Middle East and restore production to pre-war levels.

It will take "a few months for things to come back" once the Strait of Hormuz is no longer effectively closed, Banga said.

Anthropic said it is working to "fully resolve this issue," according to its page showing the status of the Claude chatbot, Claude Code and the API.

Amid war with the U.S., Iran's participation in the World Cup is uncertain. But FIFA President Gianni Infantino tells CNBC they will play in North America.

UBS analysts changed their previously bearish rating on shares of Tesla this week.

The Bitcoin blockchain itself has never been hacked and has operated securely and without interruption since 2009. The Mythos threat probably won't change that.

U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves called for an immediate de-escalation to the Middle East conflict on Wednesday.

Democrats and Republicans in Washington are both trying to capitalize on Tax Day.

The Iran war is starting to show up in the U.S. economy in ways both obvious and not so much.