How the Iran war and rising energy prices are threatening semiconductor demand
[ad_1] SK Hynix Inc. 12-layer HBM3E memory chips, front, and a LPDDR5X CAMM2 memory module arranged at the company’s office in Seongnam, South Korea, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images A prolonged conflict in the Middle East could impact the semiconductor industry’s access to key materials while rising costs […]
Oil tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz ‘must be very careful,’ Iran foreign ministry warns
[ad_1] Oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz “must be very careful,” the spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned on Monday. The spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, also defended Iran’s attacks on Gulf States, telling CNBC that targeting “military bases and assets” belonging to the United States in the region is “legitimate under international […]
‘Sky is the limit’: Analysts warn oil prices could surge further
[ad_1] Women members of Iran’s Red Crescent society stand near smoke plumes from an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Analysts warned on Monday that there was no precedent for the surging price of oil, as the […]
Energy prices will fall when U.S. destroys Iran’s ability to attack tankers in Strait of Hormuz: Wright
[ad_1] U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright pumps gas at a gas station in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., February 27, 2026. Sheila Dang | Reuters Energy Secretary Chris Wright said oil and gas prices will begin to fall when the U.S. begins to knock out Iran’s ability to hinder tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, […]
Iran war threatens to scramble the ‘affordability’ midterm
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger as he arrives to deliver remarks on the U.S. economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters November’s midterm was always supposed to be about affordability. Then, the bombs began falling in Iran. The […]
Trump says no deal with Iran to end war without ‘unconditional surrender’
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House on March 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Friday that there would be no deal […]
WTI crude tops $86, hits highest level since April 2024, Brent crude breaks above $89 a barrel
[ad_1] Oil prices jumped to their highest levels in months on Monday as Iran and Israel escalated attacks in the Middle East, disrupting shipments from the region. Bloomberg Creative Photos | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images Oil prices rose on Friday morning as investors continued to assess the impact of the U.S.-Iran war on […]
How the Iran conflict is spreading — in pictures
[ad_1] The conflict in the Middle East is rapidly expanding across the region as the U.S. and Israel-led war with Iran enters its sixth day. Images published Thursday showed destruction across Tehran after nearly a week of strikes on Iran’s capital. Iran has retaliated by launching a wave of missiles and drones at Israel, as […]
Is Cuba next? What the fallout from the Iran war means for Havana
[ad_1] Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) takes part in the “Anti-Imperialist” protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives, in Havana on January 16, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images “Cuba’s next,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican and ally of […]
CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: FTSE 100’s defensive slant comes into its own
[ad_1] This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch It was no surprise, when equity markets first reacted to news of the strikes on Iran, that the U.K.’s FTSE 100 fell by less than all of its major continental European peers. What is often seen as the Footsie’s […]