CNBC: Singapore revises its annual growth forecast sharply higher on AI-related boost

GDP growth for 2026 is now expected to come in at 4.5% to 5.5%, more than double the low end of its previous forecast of 2%-4%

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/singapore-gdp-forecast-ai-boost-oil.html

CNBC: Hormuz Deadlock: Where oil prices could head next as prospects for an imminent deal fade

Oil traders keep clinging to hope that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. That won't last forever.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/hormuz-oil-prices-us-iran.html

CNBC: U.S. judge ends graft case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani

A U.S. federal judge has approved the Department of Justice's decision to dismiss the criminal probe against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on graft charges.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/us-judge-ends-graft-case-against-indian-billionaire-gautam-adani.html

CNBC: OpenAI wraps $7 billion share sale ahead of potential IPO

OpenAI's tender offer has been in the works since the company closed its record-breaking $122 billion funding round in March.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/10/openai-wraps-7-billion-share-sale-ahead-of-potential-ipo-.html

CNBC: Zelenskyy warns Putin is preparing for escalation by bringing in North Korean military equipment

His comments come shortly after deadly Russian attacks on cities across Ukraine overnight.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/ukraine-war-zelenskyy-russia-putin-north-korea.html

CNBC: Treasury yields up as oil prices jump and investors await inflation data

U.S. Treasury yields edged higher Tuesday as investors await July's inflation data print amid ongoing Iran tensions.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/treasury-yields-up-as-oil-prices-jump-investors-await-inflation-data-.html

CNBC: Eli Lilly takes weight-loss pill battle global with first Foundayo approval outside U.S.

Lilly's Foundayo wins U.K. approval, taking its weight-loss pill battle with Novo Nordisk's Wegovy beyond the U.S. market.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/foundayo-eli-lilly-wegovy-pill-uk.html

CNBC: U.S. oil tops $84 as Hormuz deal hopes dwindle and deadlock deepens

U.S. crude is back above $84 as last week's anticipation of a U.S.-Iran deal dissipates.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/oil-prices-today-us-crude-84.html

CNBC: FIFA World Cup 'will never be as profitable' if Infantino is ousted, Trump warns amid global soccer revolt

President Gianni Infantino pushed FIFA's commercialization drive, which culminated in the largest, most profitable World Cup on record

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/trump-world-cup-infantino-profit.html

CNBC: Hotel giant says ‘growing middle class’ boosted hotel demand despite Middle East hit

IHG reported higher first-half profit as U.S. demand accelerated and Middle East disruption weighed on travel.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/ihg-profit-us-travel-middle-east.html

CNBC: Wall Street just endorsed Jensen Huang's 'big concept' for AI. What now?

The first three-plus years of the AI buildout has been funded by record amounts of equity and debt issued by leading tech companies. Nvidia has a new idea.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/wall-street-endorsed-jensen-huangs-big-concept-for-ai-what-now.html

CNBC: We're starting a position in a memory maker that was just put in the Bullpen

This stock is one of the more volatile names in the market, prone to big swings.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/were-starting-a-position-in-a-memory-maker-that-was-just-put-in-the-bullpen.html

CNBC: My 401(k) fully vests this month—why my latest work anniversary is worth thousands

Many companies contribute to employee retirement accounts, but depending on your firm's rules you may forfeit some or all of it if you leave.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/why-knowing-a-401k-vesting-schedule-could-be-worth-thousands.html

CNBC: Baby products company Frida is expanding into kids’ personal care

Baby products company Frida is launching a new category of personal care items for kids, tapping into a growing market and largely untapped space.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/frida-kids-personal-care.html

CNBC: Parents could put pre-tax paycheck money into Trump Accounts, with employers matching, Treasury says

The U.S. Department of Treasury issued guidance that could allow parents to make pre-tax contributions to a child's Trump Account directly from their paycheck.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/trump-accounts-employer-match-paycheck-contributions-treasury.html

CNBC: Polymarket makes moves to get house in order before expected boom times for prediction markets this fall

The marketing changes come amid an investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission into the company's promotional practices.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/polymarket-revamps-marketing-expands-us-hiring-ahead-of-fall-events.html

CNBC: Democrats clash again in Minnesota and Wisconsin primaries as big midterm races take shape

In Minnesota, progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and moderate Democratic Rep. Angie Craig are competing for the nomination to replace the retiring Sen. Tina Smith.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/minnesota-wisconsin-primaries-hong-flanagan-craig-run-in-key-races.html

CNBC: We're exiting our position in an industrial stock to make room for a new AI play

The company's disappointing quarter last month put the stock on the chopping block.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/were-exiting-our-position-in-industrial-stock-to-make-room-for-a-new-ai-play.html

CNBC: Ukraine war sparked race for countries to build spy satellites, space-tech CEO says

Governments are ramping up satellite capabilities as space intelligence becomes increasingly critical to modern warfare.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/iceye-satellite-fleets-defense-europe.html

CNBC: Credit card debt climbs to $1.26 trillion as ‘K-shaped’ divide persists, New York Fed research finds

Credit card balances are ticking higher mid-way through the year, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/ny-fed-credit-card-debt-hits-1point26-trillion-k-shaped-divide-persists.html

CNBC: Why JPMorgan is investing big in the 2028 LA Olympics

JPMorgan is making a nine-figure bet as the Olympics Games' first-ever global banking partner. 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/why-jpmorgan-is-investing-big-in-the-2028-la-olympics.html