Oil Tankers Make Dash Toward Hormuz as Iran Says Strait Is Open
Bloomberg Television· 2026-04-17 20:45
Iran says it's reopening the Straight of Hormuz, at least for now. The move comes during a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and it's a big deal. About 1/5if of the world's oil and natural gas flows through that narrow stretch of water.With shipping set to resume, markets reacted fast. Oil prices dropped sharply with Brent crude plunging more than 10% to around $89 a barrel and stocks moved higher as fears of supply disruptions eased. The street had been effectively shut following US ...
AI Is Erasing The Corporate Job Ladder
Yahoo Finance· 2026-04-17 20:45
I am so psyched for my next guest. I just can't contain myself because we've been trying to get this one on the calendar for a long period of time. Uh Mayhabib is here.Uh the CEO of Ryder. Uh is itAI or AI. I want to make sure I got it right.>> It's I know I'm losing track of I'm doing so many of these podcasts, man. I'm losing my mind here. Um it's good to see you.I know you've been trying to do this for a while. I've been following your company and what you've been building over there for uh for some time ...
Wild Concerto | Sunday on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes· 2026-04-17 20:40
If you're a rock fan, you already know Stuart Copelan, acclaimed drummer for the police. What you may not know is who or what he's making music with now. >> That's the coora.>> Hundreds of animals turned into something wild. >> You put an instrument with them and those animals become pavarati. ...
Oil prices could still yet drive equities lower, says Capital Wealth's Kevin Simpson
CNBC Television· 2026-04-17 20:29
This is not an allclear moment for stocks. Joining me now is Kevin Simpson of Capital Wealth Planning. Kevin, good to see you.What do you mean. Why is this the all clear. I mean, everybody seems to think it is today at least.We're getting a lot of news that seems like we're leaning towards a straightforward officially opening. Why isn't it the all clear. >> All right.Well, let's lean into that. Who wants to be the bearer of bad news on a Friday, especially after a great day like we saw today, Frank. And wha ...
Stocks surge, crude tumbles: How investors should trade it
CNBC Television· 2026-04-17 20:26
Quick check of the markets. You can see we're in the green across the board right now. On pace to hit more record highs. In fact, the Nasdaq is on pace to hit its 13th straight day of gains.Right now, up about 1 and a.5%. The Dow up over 1,000 points. The S&P gain at about 1 and a quarter.The small cap's the best performer, up over 2%. I think really this what we have to start with. Jenny, you're right here to my left.We're seeing these moves in the markets. We're seeing the NASDAQ on a 13-day winning strea ...
Dan Ives: AI buildout not seeing any cracks in demand
CNBC Television· 2026-04-17 20:26
Your next guest just returned from a two-eek trip to Asia for a check on AI demand says he saw more bullish signs for the sector. Joining us, Dan Ives, global head of tech research at Wedbush number one. Thanks for coming in because you must be spectacularly jetlagged.>> But that's why coffee is great. >> Oh yeah, if and hopefully ours here is doing the trick. Um I'm sure you know people like to give you the business about being too optimistic.>> Now you've been optimistic. You've also been right. I mean, w ...
Former United Airlines CEO weighs in on United's potential merger with American Airlines
CNBC Television· 2026-04-17 20:25
Joining me now to weigh in on all of that is Oscar Munoz, former chair and CEO of United and a CNBC contributor. Oscar, happy Friday. Good to see you.So, I got to say, I mean, United's already been tightening up on frequent flyer miles for non card holders lately. I don't imagine that's going to help the case that an American Airlines buy would be consumer friendly. No.>> Uh, yeah, probably not. you know the the argument is um is it better off you know acquiring American u because of its competitive positio ...
Not Much Has Changed in Hormuz Strait, McNally Says
Bloomberg Television· 2026-04-17 20:11
I wonder what you make of the move we are seeing today and whether you view it as overdone, considering that the ketchup offloads, if you will, is something that has not yet fully materialized. Hi, Kelly and Joe, and happy Friday. Yes, here we have another instance.And really what's remarkable about this conflict is how repeatedly successful the administration is. And they had an assist from the Iranian foreign minister in inducing optimism and sell offs and crude rallies in equities through what we used to ...
Breaking the Box: The Power of Consensus Mechanisms
Bitcoin Bram· 2026-04-17 20:00
So, the consensus mechanism and what it means to me is I get to see everything. We've always lived in a world where we lived in the small box. The The crazies were either killed or or made to look crazy.And we couldn't see their ideas even if they were genius. Because we lived in the small box. And the consensus mechanism breaks that box wide open.That we all get to the see see the entire thing. We get to see the the the person who could be a genius over here. Right.And 99% of the time they're genius and 1% ...
Extended Interview: How an Influencer Took Down Swalwell
NBC News· 2026-04-17 19:59
Somebody was saying, you know, he sleeps with his staff and his interns, right. I did not know that. And I got somebody saying, don't give him your phone number.He will text you in the middle of the night. And I was like, okay, I will not. Hey everybody and welcome to Here's the scoop from NBC News.I'm Yasmin Vugan. Today on the show, rumors of sexual misconduct about former California Congressman Eric Swallwell had allegedly been circling Capitol Hill for years, but those were never verified. We talked to ...