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london — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor made money by subletting three cottages on his Windsor estate, an independent report into the royal family’s property arrangements revealed on Friday. Mountbatten-Windsor, known as Prince Andrew until he was stripped of his royal title by his brother Charles III over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, lived at Royal Lodge in Windsor for more than 20 years. A report compiled by public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) failed to establish how much income Mountbatten Windsor received from subletting the cottages. He himself only paid £1 million ($1.3 million) upfront for a…

A pedestrian passes by an electronic quote board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 23, 2026 in Tokyo. Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty ImagesSouth Korean stocks tumbled on Friday, leading losses in the region, as weakness in Wall Street’s tech stocks spread to Asia overnight, dragging down declines in benchmark indexes.The Kospi closed Friday’s trading 5.54% lower at 8,160.59. Leading companies in the index, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, fell 6.40% and 9.92%, respectively. The small-cap Kosdaq index fell 4.50%. In a move that could put further pressure on South Korea’s technology sector,…

This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Is it what you see? You can subscribe here.This week was dominated by hype surrounding SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI’s highly anticipated IPOs. When Elon Musk’s SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 a share, valuing the company at a record $1.77 trillion, investors were left with one overriding question. The question is, “Was it justified?”The same question now hangs over Anthropic and OpenAI. Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks at the Inbound 2025 Powered by HubSpot artificial intelligence panel at Moscone Center in San Francisco on September 4, 2025.Chance Ye…

Traders work on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday, February 9, 2026 in New York, USA. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHello, my name is Anique Bao from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.Wall Street saw solid trading throughout the night, with a close eye on the Nasdaq. The Dow hit an all-time high and oil cooled on optimism that the Iran war was nearing an end. However, chip stocks slumped. Bitcoin is at its lowest price since the war began, and private confidence is reignited. Then…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks with reporters outside his office at the beginning of the legislative week at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., June 1, 2026. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early Friday, passing a bill that would provide an additional $70 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement and sending it to the House for final consideration.The Senate approved the bill 52-47, with no Democratic support. One Republican voted against the bill.Republicans accused Democrats of “defunding” Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Protection, even though…

The move comes as Cuba continues to experience food shortages and power outages.Published June 5, 2026June 5, 2026The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, the latest in a number of measures taken against communist-led Cuba.The sanctions, announced Thursday on the U.S. Treasury Department’s website, are part of the U.S. government’s efforts to increase pressure on Cuba’s leadership. An energy blockade by the U.S. Navy caused severe power outages and food shortages.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe new sanctions also target the president’s wife and son-in-law, as well as the son and grandson of former…

summary Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway is on the waiting list for a lung transplant due to the progression of a serious disease. The 52-year-old royal was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018 and is currently unable to carry out any official duties. Her husband, Crown Prince Haakon, is adjusting his official schedule to spend more time with her before and after her transplant surgery. AI-generated summaries were reviewed by CNN editors. Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has been placed on the waiting list for a transplant due to a “life-threatening chronic lung disease,” the country’s royal family has announced.…

A pedestrian passes by the Indian rupee symbol installed outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building in Mumbai on May 17, 2026. Punit Paranjpe | AFP | Getty ImagesIndia’s central bank on Friday kept interest rates unchanged at 5.25% amid rising global energy costs that weakened the Indian currency and the Iran war that risks accelerating inflation.The Reserve Bank of India was widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged, according to a Reuters/CNBC poll of economists. The RBI has raised its inflation forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 50 basis points to 5.1%, while lowering its…

SpaceX’s super-heavy booster is seen on the launch pad as Starship prepares to be installed atop the company’s Boca Chica complex ahead of Starship’s eighth test flight scheduled for March 3 from Starbase near Brownsville, Texas, on March 2, 2025.Kayley Greenlee | ReutersHello, my name is Katie Foley from London. Welcome to today’s Daily Open Newsletter.This week is shaping up to be something of a reality check on some of the market’s biggest beliefs.Investors who flocked to AI trading appear to be reevaluating their growth expectations, crypto bulls are facing a wave of ETF outflows, and SpaceX enthusiasts are learning…

Why are these Iranians waving the red flag? On Thursday, thousands of mostly conservative Iranians gathered on the outskirts of Tehran to commemorate the death of Islamic Republic founder Ruhollah Khomeini 37 years ago. The theme of the day was revenge. Participants told CNN they were skeptical of peace talks with the United States and instead wanted revenge on the leadership for killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in February. The war further exacerbated the country’s predicament. A crackdown on anti-regime protests earlier this year left thousands dead. CNN operates only with permission from the Iranian government but maintains full editorial…