World - CNBC

1. Oman walks a diplomatic tightrope over Strait of Hormuz fees, creating a ‘blind spot’ for markets

2. AI is outpacing the rules, Europe’s top bankers and regulators warn

3. Trump’s Freedom 250 draws corporate sponsors with business before his administration

4. Christine Lagarde leaves door open to early ECB exit, as she mulls French politics

5. Extreme heat wave threatens U.S. power grids and July 4 travel

6. The Tech Download: Amazon’s devices chief Panos Panay on tech giant's AI gadget push

7. OpenAI proposes 5% stake to Trump administration to ease Washington pressure: Report

8. Rafael Nadal talks tennis prize money, his hotels, and what sports taught him about business

9. 5 takeaways from President Donald Trump's interview with CNBC

10. Safe havens aren't behaving like they used to. Here's what's changed

11. Gold prices set for first weekly rise in a month as investors scale back Fed rate hike bets

12. Venezuela quake toll climbs to 2,595 as damage estimates mount after strongest tremor in a century

13. Kuaishou shares jump after Tencent joins $2.8 billion raise for Kling AI subsidiary

14. Job seekers giving up: Labor force participation rate falls to lowest in 50 years, outside of Covid era

15. Russia’s neighbor to scrap ban on nuclear weapons, says ‘situation is getting worse’

16. CNBC Daily Open: Trump on 'nothing illegal,' family matters and foregoing the Presidential salary

17. Brookfield wants to build AI data centers in London’s answer to Wall Street

18. Tesla stock sinks 7% despite strong deliveries report, posting worst day in nearly a year

19. Nvidia offers start-up customers chance to swap compute power for revenue share

20. Apple plans five new iPhones through 2027, eyes Chinese-made chips amid foldable push, reports say