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The Tech Download: Agentic tools and chips take center stage at Nvidia's 'Super Bowl of AI' cnbc.com/2026/03/20/nvi…

The U.S. Treasury Department has said Cuba won’t be allowed to take delivery of Russian crude, even as the fuel-starved island appears poised to receive two tankers carrying oil and gas. 🔗Read more: cnb.cx/4uGnFbl

The perks of working in Silicon Valley have long included high salaries. Now, some engineers may be offered a new incentive: artificial intelligence tokens. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Monday floated a novel compensation model that would give engineers a token budget on top of their base salary, effectively paying them to deploy AI agents as productivity multipliers. 🔗Read more: cnb.cx/4difa03

Banks eye three ECB rate hikes this year as former Governor says he sees no stagflation — yet cnbc.com/2026/03/20/ban…

Gold rebounds, but silver extends losses as oscillating oil prices spark market volatility cnbc.com/2026/03/20/gol…

U.S. Treasury yields edge higher as Iran war drives inflation pressure cnbc.com/2026/03/20/us-…

Who's most optimistic about AI — and who isn't, according to Anthropic cnbc.com/2026/03/20/ant…

In an apparent awkward moment at the Oval Office on Thursday stateside, U.S. President Donald Trump referenced Pearl Harbor in his first meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after her landslide electoral victory. 🔗Read more: cnb.cx/4bnsWNv

Global volatility is threatening a pipeline of multibillion-dollar stock market listings in India, the world’s busiest IPO market. 🔗Read more: cnb.cx/4lI1qxC

U.S. says Cuba is prohibited from taking Russian oil as two tankers head to island cnbc.com/2026/03/20/cub…

Nvidia's Huang pitches AI tokens on top of salary as agents reshape how humans work cnbc.com/2026/03/20/nvi…

Japan wanted inflation and Iran war could grant that wish. But it's not the type Tokyo desires cnbc.com/2026/03/20/ira…

The Iran war is sending shockwaves through the world's busiest IPO market cnbc.com/2026/03/20/ira…

CNBC Daily Open: Netanyahu's 'ground component' warning cnbc.com/2026/03/20/cnb…

Alibaba workforce shrinks 34% in 2025 as Chinese tech giant doubles down on AI cnbc.com/2026/03/20/ali…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “Iran is being decimated” as the U.S. and Israel target its ballistic missile and nuclear programs from the air. ➡️ But meaningful regime change will require a “ground component,” Netanyahu said, adding that the Iranian people must ultimately “rise to the moment.” ➡️ President Donald Trump, speaking in the Oval Office, said earlier that he would not send U.S. troops to the Middle East. Click here to read more: cnb.cx/4lLesdU

France’s finance minister said the country is ready to help secure the Strait of Hormuz but not when missiles and drones are attacking ships in the passage. ➡️ European countries are reluctant to get involved in the U.S. and Israel’s conflict with Iran, seeing it as a war of choice rather than necessity. ➡️ Europe is nonetheless concerned that global food, fertilizer and energy supplies are at risk as a result of the strait being closed, effectively. Click here to read more: cnb.cx/4bYYYhZ

Tesla in talks with Chinese firms to buy $2.9 billion worth of solar equipment, sources say cnbc.com/2026/03/20/tes…

CNBC Daily Open: Some uncomfortable history rears its head at Trump-Takaichi meeting cnbc.com/2026/03/20/cnb…

U.S. oil prices extended their decline after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington may soon lift sanctions on Iranian crude stored aboard tankers, a move aimed at easing price pressures following Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. ➡️ Israel says it is helping efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. ➡️ Citi raised its near-term oil forecast as the Iran conflict rattled markets. Click here to read more: cnb.cx/41cGfdA