OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters A man accused of throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home last week was trying to kill him, and was motivated by hatred of artificial intelligence technology,…
A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers sails towards the open sea in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, Shandong, China, on April 13, 2026. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s export growth slowed in March as manufacturers grappled with surging commodity and energy costs due to the Middle East conflict disrupting supplies, while imports logged…
US Vice President JD Vance (R) speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, as US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (L) and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (C) watch, in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin | Afp | Getty Images Vice President…
An aerial view shows the Chevron EL Segundo refinery, one of the largest petroleum processing facilities in California, on April 8, 2026 as seen from above Manhattan Beach, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Oil prices fell Tuesday as traders weighed a U.S. blockade of Iranian shipping and signs that Washington and Tehran could still…
A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on July 28, 2025. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, amid hopes that a deal between Washington and Tehran was still possible even as the U.S. blockades Iranian shipments in…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that Wall Street’s resilience in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions shows investors are focusing less on the Iran war itself and more on a key driver of stock valuations: interest rates. “I think I’ve been negligent in bringing up the power of low rates, because it’s the reason the…
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the House Democrats hearing marking the five year anniversary of the attack on the Capitol, in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Eric Swalwell, a former Democratic frontrunner in the California gubernatorial race, resigned from Congress…
This photo illustration created on April 13, 2026, shows a picture of President Donald Trump on a screen and an AI-generated picture he posted on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as Jesus Christ. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday morning deleted a Truth Social post with an image…
Kevin Warsh, fellow in economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, May 8, 2017. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh has submitted required paperwork to the Senate, two people familiar with the matter said Monday,…
In an aerial view, the Netflix logo is displayed above Netflix corporate offices on October 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images There’s a love affair on Wall Street between investors and streaming. The romance started about a decade ago when consumers began cutting the cord with cable TV bundles en…
