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Europe faces jet fuel shortages as the Middle East supply is cut off. Airlines may have to cut flights and raise fares ahead of peak summer travel.

Warner Bros. Discovery held a special meeting on Thursday for shareholders to vote on Paramount's proposed acquisition of the company.

President Donald Trump said he has ordered the U.S. Navy "to shoot and kill any boat" that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil giant BP failed to get two motions passed, one of which would've permitted retiring two company climate disclosure obligations.

American Airlines cut its 2026 earnings forecast, becoming the latest airline to lower its outlook after a surge in fuel costs added billions to its expenses.

President Donald Trump's overall — and economic — approval ratings plunged in the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey.

Arnault warned of "very serious" economic consequences of the Iran war after the conflict hit the luxury conglomerates first-quarter sales last week.

Gulf oil and gas producers are scrambling to explore alternative routes to get their energy exports out of the Middle East.

Tehran's hardline rhetoric belies a brutal reality facing the regime and Iranian citizens: its economy, vulnerable even before the war, is now in tatters.

U.S. tech giants have announced huge infrastructure expenditure in 2026 as they look to scale the deployment of AI.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — was up more than 2 basis points at 4.214%.

As the Iran war drags on and the Strait of Hormuz stays shut, India and China are increasingly competing against each other for shrinking crude oil supplies.

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said U.S. actions almost allowed aircraft manufacturer Bombardier to be bought by China.

"We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history," Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), told CNBC Thursday.

The cosmetics market shows no signs of slowing down, analysts said after L'Oreal's "impressive" results.

The current wars in Iran and Ukraine have shown that small and medium sized autonomous platforms have dominated.

Currency effects weighed on the Swiss drugmaker's first-quarter earnings

Microsoft announced a new A$25 billion ($18 billion) investment into Australia's digital infrastructure on Thursday, spanning cybersecurity and AI development.

Canada's former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the path to peace will be challenging as Iran's fragile ceasefire continues.

European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Thursday as regional market sentiment declines.

Canada has sought to recalibrate its diplomatic relationships amid the geopolitical shifts triggered by the Trump administration.

Despite an extension of the ceasefire in Iran byTrump, Iran has seized ships in the Strait of Hormuz, raising questions if the truce is on shaky ground. 

Prior to SpaceX's announcement that it's agreed to a potential purchase of Cursor, Microsoft looked at buying the AI coding startup.

As part of an AI initiative that tracks employee keystrokes and mouse clicks, Meta is monitoring use of popular sites like Google, LinkedIn and Wikipedia.

In the world's third-largest auto market, demand for hybrid cars is racing ahead of EVs, deepening the hold of Japanese carmakers in India.

Investors found some relief after Trump prolonged a ceasefire with Iran, sending U.S. stocks higher and setting up a positive open across Asia.

SK Hynix posted yet another quarter of record profit and revenue, as prices for its products continue to surge amid strong AI demand. 

Investors have been attuned to mainframe disruption threats from artificial intelligence, but IBM posted 51% growth in Z mainframe hardware revenue.

The incidents involved a candidate from Virginia seeking a Senate seat and candidates running for House seats from Minnesota and Texas.

The software company beat expectations for earnings and revenue as it continued to expand its artificial intelligence offerings.

The White House on Tuesday said the UAE had not requested a currency swap line.

Rivian Automotive on Wednesday said it has started production of its new R2 all-electric vehicle for customers at its plant in Normal, Illinois.

The United Arab Emirates has engineered one of the world's most resilient travel and tourism economies. This Mideast war may be its biggest rebound test.

Instead of focusing on those numbers, investors are spooked by signs of a softening property insurance market, with competition increasing and rates declining.

But Bank of America economist Aditya Bhave warned Wednesday that such a recalculation might not pan out as the former Fed governor hopes.

Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is still way below normal levels before the war when more than 100 vessels crossed daily.

Tesla's stock has underperformed all of its megacap peers so far this year as global competition ramps up in the electric vehicle market.