World - CNBC

1. China economic growth accelerates to 5% in first quarter, beating expectations, on robust exports

2. Japan's Nikkei 225 hits record high as hopes for U.S.-Iran deal fuel broader rally in Asia stocks

3. Inside India newsletter: Small towns are powering e-commerce's fastest-growing market, dominated by Amazon, Walmart unit

4. Regulators are reportedly zeroing in on suspicious trades ahead of market-moving Trump post

5. CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street buys Trump's assurances on Iran war ending soon

6. Daikin shares jump 14% after activist investor Elliott pushes for reforms

7. Iran war 'very close to over,' Trump says — and the stock market 'is going to boom'

8. The public sours on AI and data centers as Anthropic, OpenAI look to IPO and tech keeps spending

9. World Bank president: Prepare for months of disruption, even after Hormuz Strait reopens

10. Here are all the ways the Iran war has affected the U.S. economy so far

11. Trump threatens to fire Powell if the Fed chair doesn't leave office on his own

12. Chinese robotaxi companies forge ahead with UAE expansion despite Iran war

13. Register now: Applications open for the World's Top Fintech Companies 2026

14. Trump’s Hormuz blockade puts China, India in crosshairs as U.S. pressure on Iran spills over

15. U.S. and Iran could meet in Pakistan for peace talks next week: MS NOW

16. A few tankers and ships are going through the Strait of Hormuz. Here's the latest traffic

17. UK finance minister Rachel Reeves blasts Trump administration over economic impact of Iran war

18. Iran war damaged as much as $58 billion of energy infrastructure, Rystad estimates

19. Trump takes aim at Pope Leo again, days after calling him 'weak on crime'

20. Anthropic products are operational after brief outage, status page says