CNBC Daily Open: A U.S. yen intervention dressed in euros
Money in different currency bills – U.S. Dollar, Chinese Renminbi Yuan, Japanese Yen, European Euro Alex Segre | Moment | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. The…
Haugset takes Women’s Tour de France yellow jersey with long solo breakaway – Sports
Sigrid Haugset of Norway won the third stage of the Women’s Tour de France. She secured a solo victory following an 87-kilometre breakaway. Tadej Pogacar is set to compete in the Vuelta a España, the only major race missing from his list of victories.…
US states sue to block Trump tariffs impacting dozens of countries
Twenty five US states sued the administration of US President Donald Trump on Monday over new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners. The tariffs came into effect in July, targeting countries including the UK and China as well as the…
Saudi Aramco profits soar in second quarter as Iran war squeezes oil supply
Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal Ahmed Jadallah | Reuters Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported a jump in second-quarter profit, following a period of severe disruption through the Strait of Hormuz amid the sprawling Middle East…
Middle East live: Cargo ship hit by ‘unknown projectile» in Strait of Hormuz
Home Middle East Live Issued on: 04/08/2026 – 05:14 Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from the coast of Oman, on July 17, 2026. © Stringer, Reuters Early Tuesday, Britain’s maritime security agency UKMTO said that a cargo vessel was…
France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village
A forest fire in the south of France has revealed a cache of 400 historic shells and munitions in the village of Le Porge, according to local authorities. Blasts, initially thought to be exploding gas cylinders, may have been World War Two explosives…
Grab lifts outlook as Southeast Asian consumer demand stays resilient
CANADA – 2026/06/23: In this photo illustration, the Grab logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Grab, Southeast…
FAA certifies Boeing 737 MAX 7 after years of delays
More than eight years after Boeing organized the maiden flight of the 737 MAX 7, US authorities announced Monday that they certified the aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced certification of the smallest version of the…
NEET: How India’s exam paper leak ended young lives
In 2022, Pradeep moved to Sikar for coaching, sharing a rented room with his older sister, Babita Kumari who was preparing for police recruitment exams. Two NEET attempts steadily improved his rank, bringing a government medical college within reach.…
India to raise up to $3.3 billion by selling LIC stake at 10% discount
The LIC logo looms above a couple of passersby in Mumbai in India last week. The IPO of the biggest payer in life insurance in the country is expected to fetch $2.7 billion in the country’s biggest IPO so far. Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty Images…