Mar 04, 2026 • 3 min

Remember Twitter? Elon Musk expected to testify over flip-flop in $44 billion buyout

Musk is on trial for a case filed by Twitter investors in 2022, the year he purchased the social media company for $44 billion.

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Mar 04, 2026 • 5 min

Big investors have been fleeing for-sale housing market, even before Trump ordered ban

President Donald Trump wants to ban big investors from buying single-family rental homes, but investors have already been selling due to high home prices.

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Mar 04, 2026 • 3 min

Xiaomi trials humanoid robots in its EV factory — says they're like 'interns'

Two humanoid robots can complete 90% of the work in three hours, Xiaomi President Lu Weibing told CNBC.

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Mar 04, 2026 • 1 min

Charting inflation fears

Oh no, not again

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Mar 04, 2026 • 1 min

EU to include UK and Japan in ‘Made in Europe’ plans

European Commission offers access to bloc’s subsidies for manufacturing in partner countries with trade agreements

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Mar 04, 2026 • 2 min

Weekly mortgage demand surged 11% higher last week, as rates sat near 4-year low

Lower mortgage rates last week caused a run on refinancing and renewed interest from homebuyers, but rates have already moved higher again.

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Mar 04, 2026 • 3 min

Sportswear giant Adidas drops 8% after profit guidance disappoints

Adidas shares have fallen about 43% over the past year as investors remain skeptical about the growth prospects of the global sportswear industry.

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Mar 04, 2026 • 3 min

China's Xiaomi tells CNBC it's planning a yearly smartphone chip release and its own AI assistant for overseas

Last year, Xiaomi launched the XRing O1, a system-on-chip (SoC) based on an advanced 3 nanometer manufacturing process.

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Mar 04, 2026 • 3 min

'No to war’: Spain PM hits back over Trump’s threats to cut trade over military base access

His comments come after the U.S. president pledged to cut off all trade with Madrid over its position on the Iran conflict.

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Mar 04, 2026 • 3 min

Goldman's David Solomon surprised by ‘benign’ market reaction to Iran war

"I think it's going to take a couple of weeks for markets to really digest the implications of what's happened," Goldman chief David Solomon said.

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Mar 04, 2026 • 3 min

UAE stocks sell off as markets reopen from two-day closure after Iranian strikes

Exchanges in Dubai and Abu Dhabi were closed for two days after Iran launched a wave of strikes on the Gulf nation.

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Mar 04, 2026 • 1 min

War, oil, growth and inflation

Plus very very long-term interest rates

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