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On January 28, 2025, the Nikkei Stock Average is displayed on an electronic securities board outside a securities company in Tokyo.Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly higher as investors assessed the impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to halt attacks on Iran for two weeks.In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said, “I agree to a two-week moratorium on bombing and attacks on Iran.” “We have received a 10-point proposal from Iran that we believe provides a viable basis for negotiations.”However, the “two-sided” ceasefire was conditional on Iran agreeing to reopen the…

Sarah Frier, CFO of OpenAI, speaks on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 21, 2026. Oscar Molina CNBCOpenAI plans to reserve some shares for retail investors in what is expected to be a blockbuster initial public offering. Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar told CNBC that the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence giant began experimenting with retail in its latest round of funding and has seen “very strong demand” from individuals.Frier told CNBC on Wednesday that OpenAI will “certainly” have a retail stake when it goes public. “AI needs to earn trust in everything we…

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Berger Ghalibaf on Wednesday accused the United States of violating a two-week ceasefire agreement.”Our deep historical mistrust of the United States stems from its repeated violations of its commitments in all its forms. Unfortunately, this pattern is repeating itself again,” Ghalibaf said in a statement posted on social media. Ghalibaf said three parts of Iran’s 10-point ceasefire proposal had been violated. He said the violations include Israel’s continued attacks on Lebanon, the entry of drones into Iranian airspace, and the denial of the Islamic Republic’s right to enrich uranium. The National Assembly Speaker said, “Under these…

It’s unclear what legal authority President Trump has to impose the tariffs, which analysts called an “empty threat.”Published April 8, 2026April 8, 2026US President Donald Trump announced the tariff threat in a social media post just hours after agreeing to a two-week cease-fire with Iran, saying all imports from countries supplying military weapons to Iran would be subject to an immediate 50% tariff, with no exceptions.President Trump’s Truth social post on Wednesday did not specify what legal authority he would invoke to impose such tariffs, but this comes after the Supreme Court in February struck down Trump’s use of the…

England’s Aaron Rye won the Masters Par 3 Contest, while Tommy Fleetwood made a stunning hole-in-one to outscore his son Frankie at Augusta National to win by one stroke. Rye posted a bogey-free 21 with six birdies on the nine-hole course, which features past and present players with family and friends at the annual Wednesday event that precedes the Masters. The Englishman was one stroke ahead of tournament debutants Jacob Bridgman and Johnny Keefer, and Rye is now aiming to become the first player in history to win the Par 3 Contest and the Masters Tournament in the same week.…

AWS CEO Matt Garman said Amazon’s recent $50 billion investment in OpenAI, after years of partnership including an $8 billion investment in Anthropic, is the kind of conflict of interest the cloud giant is used to dealing with. Garman has worked at Amazon since interning at business school in 2005, before launching AWS in 2006, he told an audience at this week’s HumanX conference in San Francisco. When asked about the conflict inherent in working closely with two AI modeling companies that are fierce (and perhaps at times petty) competitors, he said it’s not an issue. He explained that AWS…

New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei speak on stage at the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on December 3, 2025.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesA federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday denied Anthropic’s request to temporarily block the Pentagon’s blacklisting of artificial intelligence companies as a lawsuit challenging the sanctions unfolds.The ruling came after a San Francisco federal judge late last month granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from enforcing the Claude ban in a separate, related case.“In…

New York Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres during an interview in New York on January 28, 2025.Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.S. Rep. Richie Torres of New York on Wednesday called for a federal investigation into suspicious trading activity in the oil and stock futures markets, shortly before President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay in attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure in March. In a letter first obtained by CNBC to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig, Torres cited reports of a series of irregular and well-timed trades in the…

The US president slammed European countries for refusing to make military contributions to the war against Iran.Published April 8, 2026April 8, 2026US President Donald Trump has reportedly discussed withdrawing from NATO, the transatlantic alliance that has been a central pillar of Western security for decades.At a press conference on Wednesday, White House press secretary Caroline Levitt claimed that the US and Israel’s war against Iran is a “test” that shows the alliance has failed.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listDespite pressure from President Trump, NATO allies had refused to make military contributions to the war other than defensive operations.Levitt’s…

Inspired by the talent of Julián Álvarez, Atlético Madrid took control of the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 first-leg win over 10-man Barcelona.Two of Álvarez’s best moments tipped the game in Atlético’s favor before half-time, and Diego Simeone began his journey to his first win at the Spotify Camp Nou as Barcelona’s winning streak at the renovated stadium ended at 14. Shortly after Barça defender Pau Kvarsi was sent off following a VAR review for a last-man challenge on an on-the-moment Guiliano Simeone, Alvarez’s 25-yard free-kick was converted into the top corner. The former Manchester City forward’s lob-through ball…