timef 05/09/2026
- UK PM Starmer says he plans to remain in office despite crushing local elections defeat cnbc.com2026-05-09 21:02:59
The appointment comes amid crushing results for Prime Minister Starmer's ruling Labour Party in local elections.
- There's little chance of a hantavirus global outbreak. What the latest odds say cnbc.com2026-05-09 20:59:07
Prediction markets like Kalshi show slim chance that the hantavirus outbreak will be of international concern
- The Iran war will change global energy markets in these important ways, oil executives say cnbc.com2026-05-09 20:43:00
Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has resulted in the loss of nearly a billion barrels of oil with the shortage growing worse every day.
- Americans oppose huge AI data centers in their towns. Tiny ones in their homes may be a different story cnbc.com2026-05-09 20:07:26
As public support for large-scale data center buildouts declines across the U.S., a new type designed to operate inside individual homes is coming.
- U.S. sanctions companies and individuals in the Middle East and China for helping Iran cnbc.com2026-05-09 18:10:24
The moves target 11 entities and three individuals based in Iran, China, Belarus and the United Arab Emirates.
- Revival of Blackberry nostalgia and keyboard fuels smartphone startups cnbc.com2026-05-09 15:07:21
Smartphone startups are bringing back the Blackberry idea through physical keyboards and the classic square-shaped smartphone.
- Whisky business: Investors pin hopes on Trump’s Scotch tariff reversal after dire three years cnbc.com2026-05-09 13:00:01
President Trump's decision to ditch the 10% tariff on Scotch whisky could boost the market for premium cask collecting.
- Major crypto bill slated for May 14 Senate Banking Committee vote cnbc.com2026-05-09 07:35:48
The crypto industry's top legislative priority, a bill determining oversight of digital assets, is set to advance in the Senate Banking Committee.
- Affirm CEO says 'the American consumer is unbelievably resilient' cnbc.com2026-05-09 06:44:35
Affirm CEO Max Levchin said consumer sentiment remains strong, calling the American consumer "unbelievably resilient."
- Wall Street sees 'changing of the guard in AI' as Intel, AMD shares soar while Nvidia lags cnbc.com2026-05-09 03:23:01
Intel, AMD and Micron surged double digits this week as investors bet on CPU makers and memory companies powering the next stage of AI
- The Federal Reserve is quickly running out of reasons to cut interest rates cnbc.com2026-05-09 01:40:14
Friday's jobs report provided evidence that the central bank's larger concern is a cost of living that is getting increasingly hard to bear.
- Michael Burry says the market today feels like 'the last months of the 1999-2000 bubble' cnbc.com2026-05-09 01:35:23
"Stocks are not up or down because of jobs or consumer sentiment," Burry wrote. "Feeling like the last months of the 1999-2000 bubble."
