Delta, Southwest raise checked bag fees $10 amid jet fuel price surge, joining other carriers
[ad_1] A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 airplane lands at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Atlanta on March 7, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines are raising checked bag fees by $10 for tickets, the third and fourth major U.S. carriers to increase […]
Danone CEO flags price uncertainty as Iran war escalates: ‘Nobody knows’ how conflict will play out
[ad_1] A woman shops for prepared food at Eataly March 19, 2026 in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images Danone’s CEO told CNBC that inflationary pressures from the Iran war may force the company to consider price hikes as the outlook for conflict in the Middle East remains highly […]
Oil prices rise as Trump reaffirms Tuesday deadline for bombarding Iran’s power plants, bridges
[ad_1] A drone view of oil storage containers and facilities of the TotalEnergies refinery in the Leuna Chemical Complex, in Leuna, Germany, March 17, 2026. Annegret Hilse | Reuters Oil prices edged higher after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to attack Iran’s civil infrastructure, warning that the nation will be “taken out in […]
Trump says Iran ceasefire proposal ‘significant’ but ‘not good enough’ as Hormuz Strait deadline nears
[ad_1] President Donald Trump on Monday said the latest proposal for a U.S. ceasefire with Iran is “significant” but “not good enough” ahead of his fast-approaching deadline for Iran to either reopen the Strait of Hormuz or else face major attacks on its civilian infrastructure. “They made a proposal, and it’s a significant proposal. It’s […]
U.S. fighter jet downed in Iran, search is on for crew, official says
[ad_1] A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle on 16 July 2020. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. was searching for the crew of an American fighter jet Friday after it was downed in Iran, a U.S. official told MS NOW. It isn’t clear if the plane was shot down or went down […]
Trump threatens to destroy Iran power plants as reports emerge of downed U.S. F-35
[ad_1] A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Contributor | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants, saying the “New Regime leadership knows what has to be done, […]
EV demand is getting a boost from the Iran war — just as auto giants pivot back to combustion engines
[ad_1] An electric vehicle (EV) is left to charge at a charging station in Tehran on February 23, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images The sprawling Middle East crisis is expected to spur drivers to abandon traditional internal combustion engine vehicles in favor of EVs, analysts told CNBC, although early evidence suggests this […]
Trump’s Iran speech ignores the risks of a return to the 1970s: Analysis
[ad_1] Demonstrators hold posters of Ayatollah Khomeini outside the American Embassy which is occupied by ‘students following the Imam Khomeini’s line on November 16, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. Kaveh Kazemi | Hulton Archive | Getty Images “The hard part is done,” President Donald Trump said in his address to the nation Wednesday night about the […]
Iran’s war propaganda homes in on Trump with Lego memes
[ad_1] Young Iranian women walk past a state building covered with a giant anti-U.S. billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 26, 2026, the final day of Iran-U.S. talks that take place in Geneva. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Wartime propaganda […]
CNBC Daily Open: Get ready for Trump’s Iran war update
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Hello, this is Holly Ellyatt writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. Global markets will be on tenterhooks today […]