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Uber and Disney pointed to a resilient spending backdrop, with consumers continuing to shell out for rides, food delivery, vacations and theme park trips.

CEO Lisa Su highlighted the growing demand for central processing units, doubling her long term forecast after strong first-quarter earnings.

Philips and Pandora on Wednesday announced their intentions to apply for tariff rebates in the aftermath of President Trump's "liberation day" blitz.

The report provided more evidence of a stable labor market and less incentive for the Fed to lower interest rates.

Washington reportedly expects responses from Tehran on several key points within the next 48 hours.

Corning is opening three new advanced manufacturing plants in the U.S. dedicated entirely to optical technologies for Nvidia.

Uber said its net income took a $1.5 billion hit in the first quarter of 2026 due to the revaluation of the company's equity investments.

All of the health-care giant's business segments, including its insurer Aetna, its retail pharmacy and health services unit, surpassed expectations.

In theory, the U.K. should be less exposed to the impact of higher energy prices than some peers. In practice, the price surge is having a dire impact.

The Financial Stability Board wants regulators to tighten up their supervision of private credit amid fears of growing stress in the sector.

Novo Nordisk raised its outlook for 2026 after a strong performance from its newly launched Wegovy pill.

London's FTSE 100 looks set to open 1% higher, according to IG data. France's Cac 40 and Germany's Dax are on course to rise 0.8%.

Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, is taking on additional fuel costs as the Middle East conflict poses 'enormous challenges.'

South Korea's Kospi surges to a new peak as a rally in Samsung shares takes the chip giant's markets capitalization above $1 trillion.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi trip to Beijing on Wednesday marks the first time he has visited China since the beginning of the Iran war.

Within days of announcing "Project Freedom," U.S. President Donald Trump has paused it, marking the latest twist in the Middle East conflict.

The rally comes after the company reported an over eightfold increase in first-quarter operating profits last week.

As China’s AI competition intensifies, SenseTime is shifting toward multimodal AI, lower-cost models and overseas expansion to remain competitive, co-founder Lin Dahua said.

Oil prices fell after Trump said the U.S. would pause its naval escort endeavor in the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes of a potential deal with Iran. 

Signaling diplomatic efforts for resolving the Middle East crisis were on track, President Donald Trump said the U.S. bid to guide ships out of Strait of Hormuz had been paused.

President Donald Trump said he is pausing "Project Freedom," the U.S. military's bid to guide commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz.

Super Micro pointed to progress in U.S. manufacturing in issuing a stronger-than-expected quarterly forecast.

Aluminum's surge since the start of the Iran war is creating cost pressures for some of America's largest companies.

The studies were "withdrawn because the authors drew broad conclusions that were not supported by the underlying data," the spokesperson told CNBC. 

AMD's earnings report lands as investors rush into the stock on optimism that the AI boom is just getting started.

Frontier Airlines said it expects a revenue boost in the wake of Spirit's collapse.

Several countries, including the U.S., have a history of using dolphins in conflict areas, though not as weapons.

President Donald Trump announced the operation Sunday, saying the U.S. will "guide" ships stuck due to the Iran war through the Strait of Hormuz.

Options traders can't get enough of semiconductor stocks.

Micron has emerged as one of the most valuable U.S. tech companies thanks to insatiable demand for memory that's needed in AI chips.

Spirit Airlines was back in bankruptcy court to start dismantling the airline.

The SEC formally proposed a rule change that would allow companies to file semiannual reports on a new form, 10-S, in place of the traditional quarterly10-Qs

The White House is also considering a new AI working group that would explore potential oversight and vet models before release, CNBC confirmed.

Asha Sharma, the former Instacart and Meta executive who took over Xbox at Microsoft, said the unit doesn't spend enough time with developers and players.