Economy

How the Conflict in Iran Is Impacting the Global Energy Market

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss rising oil price, potential shortages, and more.

Iran faces financial death blow because of war

Already strained by decades of sanctions and economic mismanagement, Iran faces a complete financial collapse as a result of its war with the U.S. and Israel.

Kalshi Co-founder Luana Lopes Lara on the Biggest Prediction Market Risks She Has Ever Taken

Luana Lopes Lara, co-founder of prediction markets startup Kalshi, tells CNBC about the biggest bets she ever made on the way to billionaire status.

Older women set to inherit most of $54 trillion in ‘great wealth transfer’ to widowed spouses

Because females have longer life expectancies, most of the spousal transfer of assets due to death is expected to go to women. Advisors say they should prepare.

Peruvian stocks: Why they may be an unexpected winner of the AI boom, Iran war

The S&P Peru Total Index has soared 23% in 2026 and is up more than 75% over the past 12 months.

Blackstone is one of this week’s most oversold stocks as investors grapple with market volatility

On the other hand, Dow and LyondellBassell Industries topped this week's list of most overbought stocks.

As New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces $7 billion budget hole, free parking may be history

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a $7 billion budget hole, and the free parking NYC residents have taken for granted may be a revenue opportunity.

The biggest release of emergency oil stockpiles in history was announced. Why crude may keep rising

Oil prices have surged more than 17% since the International Energy Agency announced the largest release of crude stockpiles in its 50-year history.

Berkshire Hathaway filing provides glimpse of share buyback resumption

Berkshire Hathaway filed its definitive proxy statement with the SEC late this afternoon ahead of the company's annual shareholders meeting on May 2 in Omaha.

'Everything is going up': Americans struggle with affordability despite Trump’s claims

US workers are finding it difficult to afford basic necessities as the president claims ‘the economy is roaring back’

Berkshire Hathaway will start repurchasing its own shares—what buybacks mean for investors

Large U.S. firms spent about $1 trillion on their own shares in 2025, according to Morningstar estimates.

Some oil-loading operations in UAE hub of Fujairah suspended after fire: Reuters

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said U.S. interests in the UAE including ports are targets after U.S. attack on Iranian island.