Top Stories — Tuesday, April 14, 2026
What is trending in the USA today? Here is Breaking News:
- Oracle jumps for a second day, Bloom Energy soars 23% on AI data center power deal — CNBC
- More U.S.-Iran peace deal talks are in discussion, White House says — CNBC
- 5th accuser comes forward against Rep Eric Swalwell ahead of expected resignation — Fox News
Oracle jumps for a second day, Bloom Energy soars 23% on AI data center power deal
Source: CNBC • Published: 4/14/2026, 10:02:43 PM
Oracle's stock jumped 6% on Tuesday as software shares rebounded for a second session and the company broadened its capacity deal with Bloom Energy.
The rally built on Monday's broad bounce in software stocks, which boosted Oracle nearly 13%. Palantir and Applovin gained 3% on Tuesday, while HubSpot, Salesforce and ServiceNow added about 1%.
Over the last few months, software stocks have tumbled as concerns mount that new artificial intelligence tools will upend their business models. The sell-off has also sparked worries about rising default risk in private credit, a major lender to the sector.
Oracle expanded its capacity partnership with Bloom Energy on Monday, days after receiving a warrant to purchase $400 million of the fuel cell power company's stock.
As part of the deal, Oracle expects to procure up to 2.8 gigawatts of Bloom's systems as it races to feed skyrocketing data center energy demand.
The software giant has already raised over $100 billion in debt to support data center scaling, a massive AI buildout, and is a key technology partner in the Stargate project.
Oracle shares have dropped 15% this year.
— CNBC's Jordan Novet contributed to this story.
More U.S.-Iran peace deal talks are in discussion, White House says
Source: CNBC • Published: 4/14/2026, 10:02:37 PM
A second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran is currently under discussion, though nothing has been officially scheduled yet, a White House official told CNBC on Tuesday.
The confirmation that the Trump administration is mulling further talks with Tehran followed reporting that the peace negotiations, which stalled out days earlier, could restart before a fragile two-week ceasefire is set to expire.
Officials from both countries could return to Pakistan to resume those talks, Reuters reported earlier Tuesday morning, citing Pakistani and Iranian officials.
"The coming rounds of talks can come sometime later this week or earlier next week. But nothing is finalised as of now," an official at the Iranian Embassy in Islamabad told Reuters.
CNN and NBC News also reported that in-person negotiations could resume soon. The Iranian Embassy in Islamabad did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment on the reporting.
Talks between U.S. and Iranian negotiators in Islamabad last weekend ended without a deal in hand, as key sticking points on Tehran's nuclear ambitions remained unresolved and each side accused the other of shifting the goalposts.
Vice President JD Vance, who led the U.S. delegation alongside special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, said Monday that the next diplomatic move is Iran's to make.
"Whether we have further conversations, whether we ultimately get to a deal, I really think the ball is in the Iranian court, because we put a lot on the table," Vance told Fox News.
Top Iranian officials suggested after the failed talks in Islamabad that the U.S. acted in bad faith. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an X post that Tehran's team was met with "maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade," while Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said the U.S. failed to gain Iran's trust.
President Donald Trump responded to the scrapped talks by announcing a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, the vital trade route that normally carries 20% of the world's oil.
U.S. Central Command later specified that the blockade will apply to vessels "entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman."
The move comes as traffic through the strait remains at a trickle, despite Trump proclaiming April 7 that a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran was subject to the route being fully reopened.
"We can't let a country blackmail or extort the world, because that's what they're doing," Trump said at the White House on Monday.
The ceasefire is currently set to expire next on April 21.
Despite the mounting tensions, the latest reporting and other signals are keeping hopes high that a deal could be on the way.
Oil prices, which had moved on initial reports that the negotiations could restart, fell on Tuesday morning, while stocks rose.
This is developing news. Please check back for updates.
5th accuser comes forward against Rep Eric Swalwell ahead of expected resignation
Source: Fox News • Published: 4/14/2026, 10:02:09 PM
Another woman accused Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., of sexual assault on Tuesday, just hours before the embattled lawmaker is expected to resign from the House.
The accuser came forward after four women alleged Swalwell committed sexual misconduct and rape, including at least one incident involving a former staffer, as reported by CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle.
The announcement came during a news conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., organized by the women’s attorney, Lisa Bloom.
Swalwell has repeatedly denied any criminal wrongdoing and has promised to fight "false" accusations.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said he expected Swalwell to offer his resignation letter on Tuesday.
When asked whether he agreed with the decision of Swalwell and scandal-plagued Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, to resign, Jeffries replied, "Yes."
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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