wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Listen below or on the go via Apple Podcasts and Spotify Nasdaq, S&P, Dow futures gain on talks of U.S.-Iran peace plan . (00:14) Pentagon seems to be punishing Anthropic for going public with contract dispute - judge. (01:48) Arm ( ARM ) stock jumps as CEO Haas issues $15B revenue expectation for new chip. (02:43) This is an abridged transcript. Stock index futur...
wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Listen below or on the go via Apple Podcasts and Spotify Nasdaq, S&P, Dow futures gain on talks of U.S.-Iran peace plan . (00:14) Pentagon seems to be punishing Anthropic for going public with contract dispute - judge. (01:48) Arm ( ARM ) stock jumps as CEO Haas issues $15B revenue expectation for new chip. (02:43) This is an abridged transcript. Stock index futures are higher before the bell as the U.S. reportedly sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war in the Middle East. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ( INDU ) rose 0.8%, S&P 500 futures ( SPX ) gained 0.8%, and Nasdaq 100 futures ( US100:IND ) advanced 1%. The plan is said to address Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs, as well as maritime routes through the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices are also down on the news. Crude oil is down 4% at $88. Brent crude is down 4% at $100. In the world markets, the FTSE 100 is up 0.8% and the Dax is up 1.4%. Asian equity markets also advanced on Wednesday amid reports of a possible US-proposed ceasefire with Iran. UBS' Paul Donovan noted that, "Markets desperately want to believe in the positive." "Focus on the apparent 15-point U.S. plan to end the war has received more attention than Iranian dismissals of this, or the fact that passage through the Strait of Hormuz is minimal." While President Donald Trump claimed that negotiations are underway to end the war, an Iranian military spokesman has suggested that the U.S. is "negotiating with itself." The spokesman warned, "You will see neither your investments in the region nor the former prices of energy and oil again, until you understand that stability in the region is guaranteed by the powerful hand of our armed forces." The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Tehran has set a high bar for ceasefire negotiations. Iran is demanding that the U.S. shut down its bases in the Gulf region, pay reparations for its attacks and lift all sanctions. It wants to collect fees from ships ...
The Iran war has cut off a fifth of global oil and LNG supply, handing African producers “a structural advantage” in supplying global markets, although their capacity is hampered by factors beyond the Middle East conflict, according to analysts. “West and North African exports are largely insulated from the conflict, meaning barrels from Nigeria, Angola, Gabon, Algeria and Libya are viewed as lowe...
The Iran war has cut off a fifth of global oil and LNG supply, handing African producers “a structural advantage” in supplying global markets, although their capacity is hampered by factors beyond the Middle East conflict, according to analysts. “West and North African exports are largely insulated from the conflict, meaning barrels from Nigeria, Angola, Gabon, Algeria and Libya are viewed as lower-risk alternatives,” said Grace Goodrich and Anne-Laure Klein of Energy, Capital & Power, a Cape...
The US is recklessly spreading economic havoc among global friends and foes while suffering little harm itself To shield ordinary Indians from the war in Iran, the government in Delhi redirected supplies of liquefied gas to Indian families, for which it is the main cooking fuel, limiting supplies to the plastics industry. The Nepalese government rationed gas and the Philippines trimmed the governm...
The US is recklessly spreading economic havoc among global friends and foes while suffering little harm itself To shield ordinary Indians from the war in Iran, the government in Delhi redirected supplies of liquefied gas to Indian families, for which it is the main cooking fuel, limiting supplies to the plastics industry. The Nepalese government rationed gas and the Philippines trimmed the government workweek to four days. Bangladesh closed universities and rationed fuel. They have been hardest hit by Iran’s closure of the strait of Hormuz . Economies in Asia import over a third of the energy they consume, on average. Korea imports four-fifths; Japan nine-tenths; Thailand 55%. Most of this comes from the Gulf. About 80% of oil and oil products transiting through the strait in 2025 was destined for Asia, according to the International Energy Agency. But traffic through its waters has collapsed by 90% . Continue reading...
Sinkholes, storm drains, manmade labs miles underground … this documentary, based on Robert Macfarlane’s book, burrows deep into some of humanity’s great unknowns There are some arresting questions and potent images in Rob Petit’s ruminative essay-documentary Underland, based on Robert Macfarlane’s bestselling book of the same name about the spaces under the Earth’s surface and what they tell us –...
Sinkholes, storm drains, manmade labs miles underground … this documentary, based on Robert Macfarlane’s book, burrows deep into some of humanity’s great unknowns There are some arresting questions and potent images in Rob Petit’s ruminative essay-documentary Underland, based on Robert Macfarlane’s bestselling book of the same name about the spaces under the Earth’s surface and what they tell us – or withhold from us – about human existence and the Anthropocene. Mexican archaeologist Fátima Tec Pool descends into a cenote , a freshwater sinkhole, on the Yucatan peninsula, the entry point to a mysterious subterranean zone; these were revered by the Maya people as Xibalba , the underworld, and once upon a time explored by them using just firelight. Meanwhile, theoretical physicist Mariangela Lisanti studies dark matter in a special ultra-clean facility constructed miles below the Earth’s surface in Canada, and urban explorer Bradley Garrett roams the scary and dark storm-drain tunnels below Las Vegas and discovers evidence that people live there; poor people driven underground. Continue reading...
Small farmers and community-led conservation efforts are trying to protect one of the biggest semi-arid forests in the world – under threat from expanding agriculture, wildfires and the ‘logging mafia’ Jorge Luna stands in a piece of Argentina ’s Gran Chaco forest that he calls his own. Birds sing as he surveys skyscraping molle trees, known as pepper trees, palo santo and algorrobo, or carob tree...
Small farmers and community-led conservation efforts are trying to protect one of the biggest semi-arid forests in the world – under threat from expanding agriculture, wildfires and the ‘logging mafia’ Jorge Luna stands in a piece of Argentina ’s Gran Chaco forest that he calls his own. Birds sing as he surveys skyscraping molle trees, known as pepper trees, palo santo and algorrobo, or carob trees. “It’s good wood,” says Luna, 55. “I was about to cut them down.” Selling timber promises quick and easy money in the sprawling ecosystem that covers parts of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. But it comes at a steep price, contributing to rampant deforestation and irreversible damage to the forest. Continue reading...
The president promised to spill the beans about little green men. Is that why the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency registered the domains alien.gov and aliens.gov ? There are some very important files sitting in a US government building right now, full of shocking details that certain entities would prefer to keep hidden. For far too long the public has been kept in the dark but...
The president promised to spill the beans about little green men. Is that why the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency registered the domains alien.gov and aliens.gov ? There are some very important files sitting in a US government building right now, full of shocking details that certain entities would prefer to keep hidden. For far too long the public has been kept in the dark but, thanks to the self-proclaimed “ most transparent administration in history ”, the truth could be about to be revealed. Obviously I’m not talking about the Epstein files. I’ve got a funny feeling we’re never going to see the rest of those. FBI agents have been paid nearly $1m in overtime to work on the “Epstein Transparency Project”, also referred to as the “Special Redaction Project”, but even with all that special redacting, more than 2m documents have reportedly not been released . No, I’m talking about proof of alien life – which is far less fanciful than the idea that powerful people might actually face accountability. Continue reading...
Lawmakers say moratorium on construction would buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AI Amid an unprecedented energy crisis and the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure, progressive lawmakers have unveiled a new policy to place a moratorium on the construction of AI datacenters. The policy, announced by Bernie Sanders , an independent senator from Vermont, and Alexa...
Lawmakers say moratorium on construction would buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AI Amid an unprecedented energy crisis and the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure, progressive lawmakers have unveiled a new policy to place a moratorium on the construction of AI datacenters. The policy, announced by Bernie Sanders , an independent senator from Vermont, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , a New York Democratic representative, on Wednesday morning, aims to ensure the AI boom protects the environment and communities, and benefits workers instead of harming them. A temporary ban, the lawmakers say, would give the US government time to create strong federal safeguards for AI, which is “affecting everything from our economy and wellbeing to our democracy, warfare and our kids’ education”. Continue reading...
Homes in Daly City, California, US, on Monday, March 23, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates rose last week to the highest level since last fall, and that pushed mortgage demand off a cliff. Total mortgage application volume dropped 10.5% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. The average contract i...
Homes in Daly City, California, US, on Monday, March 23, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates rose last week to the highest level since last fall, and that pushed mortgage demand off a cliff. Total mortgage application volume dropped 10.5% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances, $832,750 or less, increased to 6.43% from 6.30%, with points increasing to 0.65 from 0.63, including the origination fee, for loans with a 20% down payment. "The threat of higher for longer oil prices continued to keep Treasury yields elevated, and mortgage rates finished last week higher. The 30-year fixed rate rose to 6.43 percent, more than 30 basis points higher than at the end of February and at its highest level since October 2025," said Joel Kan, MBA's vice president and deputy chief economist. Refinance demand, which had been surging just a few months ago, dropped 15% for the week. It was still 52% higher than the same week one year ago, when the 30-year fixed rate was 28 basis points higher. The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 49.6% of total applications. For comparison, in mid-January it held a 60% share. Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home dropped 5% for the week and were just 5% higher than the same week one year ago. Get Property Play directly to your inbox CNBC's Property Play with Diana Olick covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, delivered weekly to your inbox. Subscribe here to get access today . "Higher mortgage rates, coupled with affordability constraints and economic uncertainty, pushed some potential homebuyers to the sidelines," Kan added. The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity also increased to 8.1% of total applications. ARM's offer lower rates but with higher risk, as they can adjust after a fixed peri...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks with reporters after a Senate Armed Services Committee closed briefing on the Iran war, in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the Department of Defense has no plan to stop President Donald Trump's family from profiting on lucrative defense contracts in a Tuesday let...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks with reporters after a Senate Armed Services Committee closed briefing on the Iran war, in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the Department of Defense has no plan to stop President Donald Trump's family from profiting on lucrative defense contracts in a Tuesday letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth , shared exclusively with CNBC. The letter comes after the Pentagon sent Warren a response to a January inquiry the Massachusetts Democrat sent to the department seeking answers about the agency's contracting with the Trump children. CNBC has also reviewed the previously unreported Defense Department response, which Warren said failed to answer her questions about potential Trump family involvement in the agency's contracting decisions. Read more CNBC politics coverage Pakistan offers to facilitate U.S.-Iran war talks as Trump, Tehran give mixed signals DCCC launches geotargeted digital ad campaign hitting GOP for gas prices Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin as next DHS secretary "It failed to provide answers to the vast majority of questions that we asked regarding DoD's decision making process for the contracts and loan guarantees referenced in our January 22, 2026 letter," Warren wrote of the Defense Department's response in the new letter, which was cosigned by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. "It also suggests that DoD appears to have no effective processes in place to ensure that DoD contracts are being fairly awarded to companies based on our national security and defense requirements—rather than the financial interests of the President's family." The Defense Department, in its initial response to Warren, said that the Pentagon's "[Office of Strategic Capital] is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards and ensuring that its investment decisions are free from conflicts of interest involving Department of War (DoW) pers...
ParkerVision Believes Qualcomm Makes Critical Contradiction in its Own Appeal Brief JACKSONVILLE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / ParkerVision, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCQB:PRKR) today announced that it has completed appellate briefing ...
ParkerVision Believes Qualcomm Makes Critical Contradiction in its Own Appeal Brief JACKSONVILLE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / ParkerVision, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCQB:PRKR) today announced that it has completed appellate briefing ...
The best Super Mario games are ones I find myself coming back to again and again. I'm not sure I want to count how many copies of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World I own across various Nintendo platforms, but it's worth it because of just how satisfying it is to replay those classic levels, like revisiting a favorite album. They're simple enough that you can jump in easily, but with a leve...
The best Super Mario games are ones I find myself coming back to again and again. I'm not sure I want to count how many copies of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World I own across various Nintendo platforms, but it's worth it because of just how satisfying it is to replay those classic levels, like revisiting a favorite album. They're simple enough that you can jump in easily, but with a level of depth that means I'm always discovering new things. And over the last few years I've added Super Mario Bros. Wonder to that list, a game that is absolutely bursting with new ideas and that exudes playfulness . It's a great way to unwind - and if … Read the full story at The Verge.
- Reports Revenue of $5.6 Million – Posting fourth consecutive quarter of growth and highest recorded annual revenue in the Company’s history - - Lowest Quarterly Net Loss since 2013 – Evidencing further progress toward profitability -
- Reports Revenue of $5.6 Million – Posting fourth consecutive quarter of growth and highest recorded annual revenue in the Company’s history - - Lowest Quarterly Net Loss since 2013 – Evidencing further progress toward profitability -
Positive topline data from Phase 2 HORIZON trial of MZE829 demonstrating first clinical proof-of-concept in patients with broad AMKD to support advancement into pivotal program; Maze to host conference call today at 8:00 am EDT
Positive topline data from Phase 2 HORIZON trial of MZE829 demonstrating first clinical proof-of-concept in patients with broad AMKD to support advancement into pivotal program; Maze to host conference call today at 8:00 am EDT
Five-year agreements with US$1,000t floor price, no discount to spot pricing and full upside exposure to support Project financingTORONTO, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Ionic Corp. (TSXV: LTH; OTCQX: LTHCF; FSE: H3N) ("Lithium Ionic" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has executed binding multi-year offtake agreements with each of Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co., Ltd....
Five-year agreements with US$1,000t floor price, no discount to spot pricing and full upside exposure to support Project financingTORONTO, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Ionic Corp. (TSXV: LTH; OTCQX: LTHCF; FSE: H3N) ("Lithium Ionic" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has executed binding multi-year offtake agreements with each of Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co., Ltd. (“Yahua Group”) and Grand Chen Resources Pte. Ltd. (“Grand Chen”), two leading global lithium-ion b
US mortgage rates climbed for a third straight week, pushing home-financing costs to the highest since October and dealing a blow to both purchasing and refinancing activity. The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage rose 13 basis points to 6.43% in the week ended March 20, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday. In the last three weeks, the rate has climbed 34 basis point...
US mortgage rates climbed for a third straight week, pushing home-financing costs to the highest since October and dealing a blow to both purchasing and refinancing activity. The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage rose 13 basis points to 6.43% in the week ended March 20, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday. In the last three weeks, the rate has climbed 34 basis points, the most since November 2024. The group’s index of mortgage applications for home purchases fell 5.4% last week, the biggest drop since January. Refinancing applications tumbled another 14.6% after a steeper decline in the prior week. The pickup in home-financing costs and slowdown in mortgage activity illustrates a widening economic toll from the war in the Middle East. Mortgage rates are tied to movements in the US Treasury market, and the yield on the 10-year note has spiraled higher as the conflict stokes concerns about an oil-driven inflation resurgence. Higher borrowing costs represent a headwind for the long-suffering housing market as it heads into the crucial spring selling season. Builders had already been employing incentives and cutting prices to help drum up demand and reduce inventory. The MBA survey, which has been conducted weekly since 1990, uses responses from mortgage bankers, commercial banks and thrifts. The data cover more than 75% of all retail residential mortgage applications in the US.
PDD Holdings Inc. posted disappointing earnings and warned that growing investments in logistics will hurt its performance. The company posted an 11% fall in net income to 24.5 billion yuan ($3.6 billion) for the December quarter, falling short of the average analysts’ estimate by roughly 16%. Revenue grew 12%, about as anticipated. Its shares slid about 3% in pre-market US trading before recoupin...
PDD Holdings Inc. posted disappointing earnings and warned that growing investments in logistics will hurt its performance. The company posted an 11% fall in net income to 24.5 billion yuan ($3.6 billion) for the December quarter, falling short of the average analysts’ estimate by roughly 16%. Revenue grew 12%, about as anticipated. Its shares slid about 3% in pre-market US trading before recouping most of the losses. PDD, the biggest rival to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and JD.com Inc. in the Chinese online retail arena, is grappling with a domestic consumer downturn as well as regulatory scrutiny at home. Beijing agencies broadened a probe into PDD’s accounting and taxes after its employees exchanged blows with regulators in a highly publicized incident in December. “The external environment and competitive landscape are undergoing rapid changes. To meet the evolving needs of consumers, we must continually explore and make investments,” Jun Liu, VP of finance, said in a statement . “These investments are firm and long-term, and will inevitably affect our financial performance.” Read More: China Deepens PDD Probe After Fistfights With Regulators PDD has in the span of a few years grown from a scrappy VC-backed underdog into one of China’s leading e-commerce players, at one point even surpassing Alibaba in market value. Today, it is best known internationally as the owner of Temu, and competes with Shein across the US and Europe. But it’s also grappled with volatile Chinese consumption, escalating tariffs and the scrapping of a tax loophole that helped discount retailers like Temu and Shein flourish in the US.