CNBC: Japanese automakers vulnerable to one-two punch of Iran war, yen rally

Japanese automakers vulnerable to one-two punch of Iran war, yen rally

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/japanese-automakers-vulnerable-iran-war-yen-rally.html

CNBC: Ferrari Luce: Polarizing EV becomes a $40 million collector’s item

The auction of the Luce comes nearly three months after Ferrari unveiled its first fully electric car, which was priced at 550,000 euros (roughly $640,000).

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/ferrari-luce-electric-car-autos.html

CNBC: China's economy slows further in July as retail sales barely grow, investment slump steepens

The data is reinforcing concerns about the health of the world's second-largest economy, which has grappled with a deepening supply-demand imbalance.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/china-economy-sales-investment-july-.html

CNBC: Strait of Hormuz shipping grinds to a halt ahead of U.S.-Iran ceasefire expiry

Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz sank to a new low as a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire on Monday with no deal in sight.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz.html

CNBC: Russia targets Danube port after one of Ukraine’s largest aerial attacks of the war

Russia struck port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region, damaging a Togo-flagged civilian vessel near Izmail after Kyiv launched a major drone attack on Moscow.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/ukraine-war-russia-putin-moscow.html

CNBC: Santoli: Earnings bonanza that lifted market to record may not be all that it appears to be

The S&P 500 is up more than 6% in 12 trading days to record levels.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/santoli-earnings-bonanza-that-lifted-market-to-record-may-not-be-all-that-it-appears-to-be.html

CNBC: What will TV look like in three years? Media insiders share their predictions

CNBC asked media insiders what they think the TV market — from pay TV subscribers to sports ratings — will look like in three years.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/tv-media-insiders-predictions.html

CNBC: Alibaba answers Meta’s AI challenge with new laptop-ready model

Alibaba launched a laptop-ready AI model and released the weights of its most powerful Qwen model, escalating its rivalry with Meta in open-weight AI.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/alibaba-meta-qwen-open-weight-ai-laptop-models.html

CNBC: Vista Energy up 5% after billionaire Peter Thiel buys stake in the Argentine shale oil producer

Peter Thiel’s hedge fund disclosed a $76 million stake in Argentine oil producer Vista Energy, sending its shares higher in premarket trading.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/peter-thiel-hedge-fund-vista-energy-argentina-stake.html

CNBC: Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California

Less than two weeks after a loss in New Mexico, Meta faces a much bigger legal test in a case being co-led by California's attorney general.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/meta-attorneys-general-california-federal-trial-astronomical-consequences.html

CNBC: 'Don't get too comfortable': Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ hits 2026 low — here's why it's unlikely to last

A falling VIX points to growing investor complacency ahead of a traditionally turbulent time for markets, strategists warn.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/stock-market-volatility-vix-wall-street.html

CNBC: Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday

Anthropic's second-quarter revenue was up 14-fold over last year, and Melius Research is pushing Dell.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/jim-cramers-top-10-things-to-watch-in-the-stock-market-monday.html

CNBC: Oil prices rise as Iran rules out interim deal extension, threatens to escalate conflict

The U.S.-Iran deal was supposed to open the Strait of Hormuz while they negotiated a final deal on Tehran's nuclear program within 60 days.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/oil-prices-iran-war-strait-hormuz.html

CNBC: Supreme Court again rejects Trump bid to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict

President Trump was held civilly liable in the case by a New York federal jury for defaming and sexually abusing the writer E. Jean Carroll.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/trump-supreme-court-e-jean-carroll.html

CNBC: Credit card issuer Synchrony partners with OpenAI for ChatGPT shopping

Maran Nalluswami, Synchrony's chief strategy officer, told CNBC it will probably take six to 12 months to get payments fully integrated into ChatGPT.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/synchrony-openai-chatgpt-shopping.html

CNBC: Nvidia backing $105 billion in financing for OpenAI data center in Ohio

Technology giants are shelling out billions to scale capacity to meet massive data center demand.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/nvidia-financing-open-ai-data-center-ohio.html