Oil prices are leaping and stocks are falling Friday over worries that Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could escalate further and damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy. The price of a barrel of West Texas intermediate — the benchmark U.S. crude — jumped close to … Read more
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 26, 2025: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street ahead of the announcement of the Spring Statement in the House of Commons in London, United Kingdom on March 26, 2025. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Wiktor Szymanowicz | Future Publishing | … Read more
Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images There’s a mini-boom happening in fintech. After a multi-year IPO slowdown triggered by rising rates and valuation resets, some of the emerging players in online stock trading, banking, lending and crypto-related services are hitting the public market, or at least preparing for a debut. The … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 10, 2025. NYSE The U.S. stock market appears a little too optimistic. All three major indexes climbed Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite enjoying their third consecutive session in the green. The S&P, in fact, is around 2% away from … Read more
College graduates of the class of 2025 seek jobs at a special job fair for the new food and biomedicine industries in Huai ‘an City, Jiangsu Province, China, on June 8, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis … Read more