Operation Epic Fury means new risks for markets

Thick plumes of smoke rise over the residential areas of the Iranian capital following airstrikes amid ongoing U.S.â”Israel attacks as multiple explosions are heard across the city in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026. Fatemeh Bahrami/ | Anadolu | Getty Images We hear it all the time on CNBC — markets hate uncertainty, and the…

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The AI risk that can tip business into chaos

Aire Images | Moment | Getty Images As the business world comes to grips with artificial intelligence, the biggest risk may be one where those running the economy can’t possibly stay ahead. As AI systems become more complex, humans aren’t able to fully understand, predict, or control them. That inability to understand at a fundamental level where AI models are going…

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AI just leveled up and there are no guardrails anymore

In the first two months of 2026, generative artificial intelligence has undergone a rapid scaling of capabilities, going from chatbot to full-blown executive assistant and triggering an indiscriminate sell-off across sectors, hitting software, legal, insurance and cybersecurity stocks. “AI just went through its third inflection,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Becky Quick on Wednesday….

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Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic AI tech ‘immediately’

President Donald Trump said Friday that he was ordering every U.S. government agency to “immediately cease” using technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic. Trump’s abrupt and unexpected order came as the AI startup faces pressure by the Defense Department to comply with demands that it can use the company’s technology without restrictions sought by…

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