CNBC: The bond market is flashing a warning over Iran. A veteran of energy geopolitics explains the risk

Daleep Singh knows how energy and markets intersect. He sees trouble ahead.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/16/the-bond-market-is-flashing-a-warning-energy-geopolitics-expert-warns.html

CNBC: For better or worse, investors are living through Trump’s stock market. Here's why

President Donald Trump has been considered the ultimate stock market president, overseeing an expansion to record highs as well as major declines.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/16/for-better-or-worse-investors-are-living-through-trumps-stock-market-heres-why.html

CNBC: Why J&J thinks its new psoriasis pill could be one of its biggest drugs ever

Investors are counting drugs like Icotyde to accelerate J&J's revenue growth rate.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/16/why-jj-thinks-its-new-psoriasis-pill-could-be-one-of-its-biggest-drugs-ever.html

CNBC: We traded our smartphones for flip phones for 4 days—and learned that ditching modern technology is harder than it sounds

Two CNBC Make It reporters used flip phones instead of smartphones for four days, as a digital detox experiment. Both say they'd do it again.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/16/we-switched-to-flip-phones-for-4-days-as-a-smartphone-detox.html

CNBC: Creator content made the main stage at TV's 'upfront' pitches — and not just for YouTube

In media companies' annual pitch to advertisers this week, creator content played a bigger role as a new category for reaching younger audiences.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/16/tv-upfronts-creator-content-youtube-fox-wbd.html

CNBC: Top Wall Street analysts suggest these 3 stocks for their long-term prospects

Robust spending and strong demand for AI infrastructure have reinforced analysts' confidence in several stocks after earnings season.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/17/top-analysts-suggest-these-3-stocks-for-their-long-term-prospects.html

CNBC: G7 finance ministers to meet amid warning of economic consequences of prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure

G7 finance ministers are due to meet in Paris on Monday and Tuesday as long-term borrowing costs surge.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/17/opening-strait-of-hormuz-is-of-utmost-importance-eurogroup-head.html

CNBC: Americans are leaving the U.S. in record numbers and spending hundreds to learn how to do it

Expatsi's "Move Abroad Con" attracted hundreds of Americans hoping to move overseas.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/17/americans-are-leaving-the-united-states-in-record-numbers-spending-hundreds-to-learn-how.html

CNBC: Why your 'fixed' mortgage payment keeps going up

Rising property taxes and surging homeowners insurance costs are pushing up the amount that homeowners must pay monthly alongside their mortgage.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/17/mortgage-escrow-shortages.html

CNBC: AI-related layoffs a boost for stocks? Not necessarily

The data underscores an uncomfortable reality.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/17/ai-related-layoffs-a-boost-for-stocks-not-necessarily.html

CNBC: Here are the 3 big things we're watching in the stock market for the week ahead

Nvidia's earnings report and Google's developer conference will keep the AI boom front and center.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/17/3-big-things-were-watching-in-the-stock-market-for-the-week-ahead.html

CNBC: Trump warns Iran to 'get moving' or 'there won’t be anything left'

The president has previously threatened to strike civilian infrastructure in Iran, a potential war crime.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/17/trump-warns-iran-wont-be-anything-left.html

CNBC: AI's insatiable appetite for electricity could revive a forsaken energy source

President Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright are working hard to keep coal alive as part of a robust grid.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/17/cramer-ais-appetite-for-electricity-could-revive-a-forsaken-energy-.html

CNBC: One of the market's hottest stock themes is buying everything AI can't replace

The search for HALO stocks is a hot theme in the stock market. There is now an ETF to invest in it.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/17/ai-stock-market-trade-halo-investing.html

CNBC: Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as Trump’s Iran warning stokes fresh oil supply fears

Asia-Pacific markets were poised for a mixed open as investors weighed renewed geopolitical tensions after Donald Trump warned Iran to "get moving, FAST."

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/asia-pacific-markets-today-live-updates-nikkei-225-hang-seng-index-kospi-nifty-50.html

CNBC: Oil rises as Iran-U.S. deadlocked peace talks fan fears of extended supply disruption

Trump's warning to Iran over the weekend signals that the impasse between Washington and Tehran over ending the war could deteriorate into resumption of armed conflict.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/oil-today-brent-wti-iran-trump-hormuz-iea-supply-crude-.html

CNBC: Mizuho shares slide 7% after denying decision on reported Rakuten Bank investment shift

Shares of Mizuho Financial Group fell over 7% Monday, after the company said it has not made decision yet on investment in Rakuten Bank.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/mizuho-shares-rakuten-bank-investment-card-yomiuri-shimbun-report.html

CNBC: South Korea market volatility nears record high after $13 billion foreign investor selloff

South Korea's stock market volatility surged near record highs on Monday after foreign investors dumped $13.2 billion worth of local equities last week.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/s-korea-market-volatility-near-record-as-foreigners-sell-13-billion.html

CNBC: White House touts deals on soybeans and rare earths after Trump-Xi summit, while China talks up tariff cuts

The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping last week yielded new pacts, though the sides have provided differing details.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/us-china-announce-deals-after-trump-xi-summit.html

CNBC: China's April economic data underwhelms, with retail sales growth slowing to lowest since 2022

China's economy stumbled in April with consumption, industrial output and investment growth missing expectations.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/china-april-retail-sales-industrial-output-investment-unemployment-iran-war.html

CNBC: Novo Nordisk’s next obesity battlefront: Winning beyond America

The weight loss pill had a strong U.S. launch this year, and Novo believes that will be replicated in other markets around the world.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/novo-nordisk-wegovy-pill-launch-eli-lilly-foundayo-weight-loss.html