Briefing: CNBC Daily Open: clock ticks on Trump's Hormuz ultimatum
Strategic angle: Tensions between Trump and Tehran rise as the clock ticks on the U.S. President's Hormuz ultimatum.
Briefing: Meet the co-founder of Airbnb: How a weekend scheme to pay the rent turned into an industry giant
Strategic angle: Airbnb was first dreamed up in 2008, with people initially asking 'how could you trust a stranger ever in your own home?' In 2025, $92 billion was transacted on the platform. So how did they do it?
Briefing: America keeps bailing out Trump
Strategic angle: The country’s underlying strengths are absorbing his erratic choices, including the war on Iran
Briefing: Military briefing: the high cost of using fighters to down Iranian drones
Strategic angle: Gulf states’ reliance on jets to battle waves of cheap Shaheds is testing their finances, pilots and planes
Briefing: Lai Administration Reverses Course on Nuclear Energy
Strategic angle: The Lai Administration shifts its stance on nuclear energy, signaling a significant policy change.
Briefing: The President’s Malaria Initiative and Other U.S. Government Global Malaria Efforts
Strategic angle: This fact sheet provides a snapshot of global malaria efforts and examines the U.S. government’s role in addressing malaria worldwide.
Briefing: When Did Automakers Start Offering A Smokers Package Instead Of The Lighter And Ashtray?
Strategic angle: The cigarette lighter and ashtray once were in every new car. Then the culture shifted, and these became options automakers could use to make an extra buck.
Briefing: Lexus Driver's 'Clunky' Noise Mystery Solved by Mechanic
Strategic angle: A Lexus owner's complaint leads to a surprising discovery during a routine check.
Briefing: BMW’s Baby SUV Pulls Off The Neue Klasse Look Without The Neue Klasse Commitment
Strategic angle: Refreshed combustion X1 fuses Neue Klasse design cues and infotainment tech with existing ICE platforms
Briefing: Women's junior flyweight boxer in coma after KO
Strategic angle: Isis Sio, 19, is in a medically induced coma following a knockout during a recent bout.
Briefing: Man Buys Parts From Amazon. Then He Takes His Car To The Mechanic: 'I'm Sorry To Tell You But...'
Strategic angle: "Them Amazon parts..."
Briefing: How conversation works—and why people with hearing loss rely more on their powers of prediction
Strategic angle: "Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or friendship, is conversation," wrote Oscar Wilde.
Briefing: Sea turtle shells reveal hidden records of ocean change
Strategic angle: Techniques developed to study the distant past are now being repurposed to help us better understand the lives of modern sea turtles.
Briefing: Ovechkin scores 1,000th career goal in Caps' loss
Strategic angle: Alex Ovechkin reaches a milestone but the Capitals fall to the Avalanche in overtime.
Briefing: His Wife Watched Him Park In All 108 Spots For Nearly Two Years. Now He’s After One With Over 400
Strategic angle: One father of two spent nearly two years methodically parking in every space at his local supermarket, and he already has a bigger car park lined up.
Briefing: Woman Takes Car To The Shop With Brake Issue
Strategic angle: Mechanic reveals a critical warning ignored by the driver: 'Brake Pad Fell Out'
Briefing: Buying Giorgio Armani's Bentley Is The Most Stylish Way To Spend A Hundred Grand
Strategic angle: Giorgio Armani used to cruise around in this rare and lavish left-hand-drive Bentley Brooklands, but now it's up for grabs to the highest bidder.
Briefing: Georgia Shows Its Heavyweight Power on Day 3 in Tbilisi
Strategic angle: A powerful final day in Tbilisi saw Luka Maisuradze win gold at -90kg, Audrey Tcheumeo dominate, and Idar Bifov impress.
Briefing: Tandem Diabetes Care Maps Pharmacy Shift, Targets 65% Gross Margin and 2026 Mobi Tubeless Launch
Strategic angle: Tandem Diabetes Care outlines strategic changes aimed at improving profitability and launching innovative products.
Briefing: ‘Mechanik Skill Unlocked’: Man Needs A Torx Bit To Fix A Car. Then He Uses A Simple Trick To Figure Out Which Size
Strategic angle: "You're not a mechanic till..."