Briefing: More workers are taking a phased approach to retirement — and employers are starting to help
Strategic angle: A growing trend sees employees transitioning to retirement gradually, with support from employers.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
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Briefing: Senators call for investigation into release, redaction of Epstein files
Strategic angle: The Department of Justice faces scrutiny over its management of documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Oil plunges 10% as Trump warns to hit Iran 'twenty times harder' if it blockades Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices plunged after Trump warned that Tehran would be hit "twenty times harder" if it attempted to halt oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: CNBC Daily Open: Oil jitters persist as U.S. targets Iranian ships near Strait of Hormuz
Strategic angle: Oil was slightly higher as traders expect a group of countries to tap emergency crude reserves to mitigate disruption caused by the war in the Middle East.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Travelers are turning to AI to plan trips — but hallucinations and trust gaps remain
Strategic angle: More travelers are turning to AI to plan their trips, but concerns over accuracy and trust continue to shadow the technology’s rapid adoption.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Powering AI: Europe switches on its first microgrid-connected data center
Strategic angle: AVK and Pure Data Centers’ microgrid facility in Ireland could mark the region’s first step toward a privately powered ecosystem.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Middle East war costs regional tourism industry $600mn a day
Strategic angle: Thousands of travellers cancel trips after cities such as Dubai are targeted by Iranian strikes
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Gulf disruption chokes sulphur flows supporting swaths of global industry
Strategic angle: Shortage spurs surge in prices and threatens sectors from fertiliser to microchips as impact of war in Iran widens.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: The economic consequences of war with Iran
Strategic angle: There are lasting lessons about energy resilience to be learnt from this conflict
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Iranians rethink the price of regime change
Strategic angle: Destructive US and Israeli war and Islamic republic’s resilience have alarmed even those who supported foreign intervention
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Orbán in power
Strategic angle: Vladimir Putin endorses plan drawn up by Russian consultancy that is under western sanctions
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Lasers, radars and drones: Middle East war spurs hunt for cheaper air defence
Strategic angle: Complex systems built to counter enemy aircraft and large missiles are not cost effective for modern warfare.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Iran sends millions of oil barrels to China through Strait of Hormuz even as war chokes the waterway
Strategic angle: Iran has continued to ship crude oil via the Strait of Hormuz to China despite ongoing conflicts affecting energy supplies.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Beijing Can't Afford Another Crackdown on Its Tech Companies
Strategic angle: China's latest policy meetings underscore the importance of domestic tech innovation to national growth.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Iran war lifts K-defence company offering cheap Patriot rival
Strategic angle: LIG Nex1’s Cheongung-II success in real-war situation set to foster demand for Korean security tech
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Trump says India’s Reliance will back first new US oil refinery in 50 years
US president hails new project in Brownsville, Texas, as Iran war drives higher fuel prices
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: AI chipmaker Cerebras namedropped by Oracle, alongside Nvidia and AMD
Strategic angle: A Cerebras deal from one of the world's top cloud providers could be a big boon for a company that's trying to hit the public market.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Trump administration’s mixed messaging sparks wild swings in oil markets
Strategic angle: Confusion over US naval escorts in Strait of Hormuz exposes lack of clarity over war aims
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Oil swings as traders parse mixed messages on Strait of Hormuz
Strategic angle: White House says US energy secretary’s claim that navy escorted tanker through key waterway was wrong
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Oracle stock jumps 9% on earnings beat and increased guidance as cloud revenue climbs 44%
Strategic angle: Oracle boosted its revenue backlog total by $30 billion during the February quarter.
Editorial Staff Mar 10