Mar 06, 2026 • 5 min

Why the world's top-performing stock market in 2025 is seeing historic volatility

South Korea's stock market has swung wildly in recent days, underscoring how the world's best-performing equities market last year can also be among its most volatile.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 1 min

Asia’s big economies brace for Iran war energy shock

Some of the world’s biggest fuel importers rush to secure oil and gas supplies as Middle East conflict chokes flow

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Mar 06, 2026 • 3 min

Microsoft says Anthropic’s products remain available to customers after Pentagon blacklist

Microsoft is the first major company to say it will keep using Anthropic models in its products.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 4 min

Anthropic CEO says 'no choice' but to challenge Trump admin's supply chain risk designation in court

Anthropic said even with the designation, the government can't forbid it from working with companies in other capacities.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 2 min

Asia markets open lower, tracking Wall Street losses, as Iran conflict sends oil prices soaring

Overnight, oil prices broke through the $80 per barrel mark, with Brent futures up 3.54% and last trading at $84.31.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 8 min

We're raising our Costco price target after a good but not great quarter. Here's why

Costco's quarterly results Thursday checked only some of the most important boxes.

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Mar 05, 2026 • 4 min

Jim Cramer says the market is stuck in limbo – and the Iran war isn't the only cause

"Nobody wants to touch the semis if their total addressable market is about to get clubbed by the government," CNBC's Jim Cramer said.

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Mar 05, 2026 • 3 min

Morgan Stanley's top tech banker: It's 'wartime, not peacetime' for software

AI is delivering a reality check to Wall Street — and it’s clear from the vibe shift at the Morgan Stanley Tech, Media and Telecom conference.

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Mar 05, 2026 • 5 min

Western automakers outsourced supply chains for decades — now Chinese rivals have the cost edge

A recent Rhodium Group report found that structural factors outweigh the effects of state subsidies on the profit margins of Chinese electric vehicle companies.

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Mar 05, 2026 • 2 min

Amazon online store suffers outage for some users

Amazon users reported trouble accessing checkout and account information, as well as viewing product detail pages.

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Mar 05, 2026 • 3 min

Trump hints U.S. will turn to Cuba after Iran: 'Just a question of time'

The Cuba comments show Trump, less than a week into an escalating military conflict in Iran, is considering another major foreign policy move.

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Mar 05, 2026 • 1 min

US considers tying Nvidia and AMD AI chip exports to foreign investment pledges

Draft rule would require countries to invest in America in exchange for advanced semiconductors

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