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Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 2, 2024.  Doug Mills | Afp | Getty Images For three weeks, Donald Trump has bounced between the campaign trail and Manhattan Supreme Court, where he

A smartphone with displayed Coinbase logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken, June 8, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Coinbase reported better-than-expected revenue in its first-quarter earnings report on Thursday. The stock was trading about 4% lower in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared to analysts’

In this article XOM CVX EQNR-NO SHEL-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock on February 17, 2024 in Somerset, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit, boosted by higher refining margins

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Market check: Stocks surged Wednesday afternoon

In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Narayana Nadella speaks at a live Microsoft event in the Manhattan borough of New York City, October 26, 2016. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Microsoft has signed a deal with Brookfield Asset Management to invest more than $10 billion to

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks at a Binance fifth anniversary event in Paris, France, July 8, 2022.  Staff | Reuters Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire co-founder and former CEO of Binance, is expected to see his mammoth wealth remain intact and likely continue to climb even as he faces time behind bars

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024.  Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Crude oil futures moved slightly higher Tuesday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed hopes that a proposed hostage

In this article @LCO.1 @NG.1 @CL.1 Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-U.S. Strategic Partnership to discuss the humanitarian crises faced in Gaza, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 29, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Crude oil futures fell Monday as the U.S.

A view of oil-well in action during sunset at Elk Hills Oil Field as gas prices on the rise in California, United States on April 14, 2024.  Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images Crude oil futures pulled back Thursday after U.S. economic growth disappointed. Gross domestic product was much softer than expected in the

A pumpjack is shown outside Midland-Odessa area in the Permian basin in Texas, U.S., July 17, 2018. Image taken July 17, 2018.  Liz Hampton | Reuters U.S. crude oil fell back below $83 a barrel on Wednesday after rallying nearly 2% in the prior session. Traders are waiting for the latest U.S. petroleum inventory data

In this article FSLR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Workers check photovoltaic panels before packing at the New Material 800MW high-efficiency photovoltaic module production line in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, April 16, 2024.  CFOTO | Future Publishing | via Getty Images A coalition of U.S. solar manufacturers petitioned the federal government on Wednesday

A general view of Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran and is considered as the first refinery in the country in terms of diversity of petroleum products in Isfahan, Iran on November 08, 2023. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. crude oil fell below $81 a barrel on Tuesday, the

File photo showing an oil tanker pass through the Suez Canal, Egypt.  Peter Bischoff | Pb Archive | Getty Images Crude oil futures fell for a fourth day Thursday, as Israel has refrained from immediately striking back against Iran after the unprecedented air assault last weekend, easing fears that the Middle East is on the

Oil prices slipped on Friday on the possibility of a nearing Gaza ceasefire that could ease geopolitical concerns in the Middle East, while a stronger dollar and faltering U.S. gasoline demand also weighed on prices. Olga Rolenko | Moment | Getty Images U.S. crude oil fell for the third consecutive trading session on Wednesday, dipping

Iranian soldiers take part in an annual military drill in the coast of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The containership MSC Aries seized by Iran over the weekend marked at least the sixth vessel hijacked by Iran and its proxies in response to

Motorists drive their vehicles past a billboard depicting named Iranian ballistic missiles in service, with text in Arabic reading “the honest [person’s] promise” and in Persian “Israel is weaker than a spider’s web”, in Valiasr Square in central Tehran on April 15, 2024. Iran on April 14 urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an

A refinery from the north of the Persian Gulf in Iran.  Saeid Arabzadeh | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices could soar to $100 per barrel and beyond, said market watchers, after Iran mounted an aerial attack against Israel reigniting fears of a regional war. Iran is home to vast oil resources and is the

Chinese flag on a background of coal. Andrzej Rostek | Istock | Getty Images The world added more coal power capacity last year than any year since 2016, with China driving most growth and future planned capacity, according to new research.  A report by Global Energy Monitor released Thursday found that net annual coal capacity

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024.  Amir Cohen | Reuters (View a special livestream of CNBC’s coverage of the conflict and market impact at 6 p.m. ET Sunday here.) U.S. crude oil futures were slightly higher Sunday as the market waited

File photo of Israeli F-16 fighter jets performing during an air show over the beach in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on May 5, 2022. Jack Guez | Afp | Getty Images Crude oil futures rose Friday as Israel is reportedly preparing for a direct attack by Iran this weekend, in what would