CNBC: Asia markets fall with South Korea's Kospi leading losses despite extended peace talks

Asia-Pacific markets fell Friday as the prospect of a peace deal in the Middle East remained murky amid contradictory messaging from the U.S. and Iran.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/asia-markets-live-updates-hang-seng-index-nikkei-225-kospi.html

CNBC: Oil prices falls as Trump says Iran let 10 tankers through Hormuz as a 'present'

Oil prices fell after Donald Trump said Iran had allowed 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/oil-price-wti-brent-crude-trump-strait-hormuz-tensions-iran-ships.html

CNBC: Private credit cracks open door for Wall Street banks' comeback: 'The tug of war is just starting'

Wall Street banks may finally be getting a long-awaited opening to claw back market share from private credit lenders.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/wall-street-banks-private-credit-market-share-leveraged-loans.html

CNBC: OpenAI ads pilot tops $100 million in annualized revenue in under 2 months

OpenAI's nascent ads business has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue less than two months after launching its pilot in the U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/openai-ads-pilot-tops-100-million-in-arr-in-under-2-months.html

CNBC: Foreign investors pull a record $12 billion from Indian stocks, sparked by Iran war

Foreign investors are pulling out a record $12 billion from Indian equities as the Iran conflict drives up energy costs and raises doubts on economic growth.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/indian-equities-foreign-investors-sell-12-billion-stocks.html

CNBC: Zelenskyy courts Saudi support as U.S. reportedly weighs redirecting Ukraine aid to Middle East

Zelenskyy met Gulf leaders to seek support for Kyiv as the U.S. reportedly weigh diverting military resources to the Middle East.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/zelenskyy-saudi-visit-us-troops-middle-east-iran-ukraine-aid-shahed-drones.html

CNBC: 'Not unlike tariffs': Iran war threatens to deepen Asia private equity's worst fundraising slump in a decade

The Middle East war has introduced a new layer of uncertainty for Asia-focused private equity managers already navigating a multiyear fundraising slump.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/asia-private-equity-fundraising-tested-middle-east-in-doldrum-deals.html

CNBC: India takes a ‘huge hit’ on tax revenue to keep fuel prices from surging during the Iran war

India takes a huge tax revenue hit as it cuts fuel excise duties to shield consumers from soaring oil prices caused by the Iran war.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/india-fuel-tax-cut-oil-prices-iran-war-impact.html

CNBC: Inifiniti hopes new SUV can turn around fortunes in the U.S.

Infiniti is releasing a new midsize SUV, the QX65, in an effort to turn around sales in the U.S. market.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/inifiniti-qx65-suv-nissan.html

CNBC: Is now the time to buy Nvidia? Cramer says ask these questions to arrive at an answer

The war in Iran has forced investors to act more like military strategists instead of stock-pickers, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/cramer-when-to-buy-nvidia.html

CNBC: U.S. ambassador to EU: Stop fining Big Tech

Andrew Puzder sat down for an interview with CNBC's Ian King.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/big-tech-eu-fines-ai-data-centers-us-ambassador-puzder.html

CNBC: ‘All bets are off’: European borrowing costs hit 15-year highs as investors brace for rate hikes

Bonds issued by various European countries continued to sell off on Friday, deepening a rout that has been mostly continuous since the U.S.-Iran war began.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/european-bond-yields-inflation-rate-hikes.html

CNBC: Why one hedge fund veteran is urging investors to 'prepare for the worst'

DBi's Andrew Beer suggests the market's crystal ball is broken.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/iran-to-economic-risks-markets-ability-to-forecast-world-in-question.html

CNBC: Novartis shells out $2 billion for immunology biotech Excellergy, in second multi-billion dollar deal in a week

The Swiss pharma giant is betting on a next-generation allergy treatment that may prove to work faster and better than anything currently on the market.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/novartis-nvs-stock-excellergy-buy-biotech-deal.html

CNBC: Senate advances DHS funding bill, tees up House vote to end shutdown as TSA lines stretch

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed in February, leading to chaos at aiports.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/dhs-tsa-shutdown-congress.html

CNBC: AstraZeneca stock jumps 4% after surprise trial win for lung disease drug where rivals have failed

The experimental drug reduced flare-ups for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Astra said Friday.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/astrazeneca-stock-az-trial-lung-drug-shares-tozorakimab.html

CNBC: Markets now see the Fed's next move as a potential rate hike as inflation fears mount

Traders in the futures market shifted the probability of a rate increase by the end of 2026 to 52% on Friday morning.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/markets-see-the-feds-next-move-as-a-potential-hike-as-oil-prices-inflation-fears-rise.html

CNBC: Elon Musk’s Grok ordered to stop creating AI nudes by Dutch court as legal pressure mounts

A Dutch court issued a $115,000 penalty for every day xAI fails to remove non-consensual AI-generated nude images created by its chatbot Grok.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/grok-elon-musk-dutch-court-ban-ai-nudes.html

CNBC: Iran war wipes out $100 billion from luxury stocks

Dubai in the UAE has been the biggest driver of growth in recent years, and the Middle East tensions come at a critical time in the luxury industry.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/iran-war-wipes-out-100-billion-from-luxury-stocks.html

CNBC: Rising oil prices could increase food costs—but hoarding groceries ‘makes a bad situation worse,’ economist says

Rising oil prices can take months to filter into grocery bills, and the impact is often smaller than consumers expect.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/rising-oil-prices-lift-food-costs.html