Business news
- Memory chip giants spark global semiconductor rally as shortages stoke price hikes - Memory giants Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung have led a rally in semiconductor stocks this year.
- Iran unrest deepens as U.S. attack in Venezuela sharpens Trump intervention threat - The widespread unrest, fueled by a long-running economic crisis in Iran, killed at least 29 people while more than 1,200 people have been arrested.
- European stocks set to open higher as global sentiment rises - European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Tuesday as investors track developments following the U.S.' ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
- DeepSeek blew up markets year ago. Why hasn't it done so since? - Nearly a year on from the Chinese AI company shaking the tech world, CNBC digs into why DeepSeek's recent model releases haven't caused the same frenzy.
- Classified Venezuela briefing leaves lawmakers split along party lines after Maduro capture - Senate Democrats are moving to force a vote on a measure to block further military action in Venezuela.
- Elon Musk's X faces probes in Europe, India, Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children - Regulators in Europe, India and Malaysia are scrutinizing X after exploitative images created with the Grok chatbot went viral on Elon Musk's social network.
- Asia-Pacific markets open mixed after record global stock rally despite Venezuela tensions - Investors continued to assess ongoing geopolitical tensions following the U.S.′ attack on Venezuela.
- Nvidia plans to test a robotaxi service in 2027 in self-driving push - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said that robotics — including self-driving cars — is the company's second most important growth category after AI.
- The market has anointed Chevron the big Venezuela winner. But oil majors face a long road before any payoff - President Trump's call for U.S. oil companies to rebuild Venezuela's energy sector after the overthrow of President Nicolas Maduro is easier said than done.
- Democratic mayor of Silicon Valley's largest city opposes billionaire tax - Matt Mahan, the Democratic mayor of San Jose, California, came out against a proposed ballot measure that would impose a tax on billionaires in the state.