Photo Credit: Getty Images The future is looking bright, at least according to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Fortune reported on Bezos’ speech at Italian Tech Week 2025, where he shared his vision of the future — one that includes living in space and a lack of commutes. Included among Bezos’ predictions is the expectation that…
Wall Street gets more information on corporate America next week, with third-quarter earnings shifting into high gear. There’s also important inflation data coming. The earnings season is off to a strong start, with financials topping expectations thanks to the likelihood of lower interest rates and greater merger and acquisition activity. S & P 500 earnings…
Hi, this is Allen Wan in Shanghai. It’s getting difficult to keep score in the US-China trade war. Both countries are hitting each other with seemingly daily threats and harsh rhetoric, possibly to build leverage before a big potential meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the coming weeks. Source link
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking at the CNBC Invest In America Forum in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 15, 2025. Aaron Clamage | CNBC This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Tariff troubles As the…
As news of sour banks loans rattled Wall Street, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the developments will pave the way for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates — a move that investors across the board have been hoping for. “Today got real ugly, but at least we finally have something that can make the Federal…
Friday’s selloff in the stock market resulted in the biggest options volume day ever and the latest sign of the retail trading crowd’s incredible support of the stock market. Scott Rubner, head of equity and equity derivatives strategy at Citadel Securities, said Friday, Oct. 10 resulted in over 108 million contracts traded, only the second…
There have been a lot of special moments in the markets this year. The first Fed rate cut in more than a year is one of them. Since that September cut, investors have sent stocks and cryptocurrencies ripping to new highs, while gold prices have passed $4,000 an ounce. Think full-on market melt-up! April’s “Liberation…
KYIV – Russia battered Ukraine’s energy facilities with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in its latest heavy bombardment of the country’s power grid, authorities said Thursday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to ask President Donald Trump at a White House meeting for more American-made air defenses and long-range missiles. Eight Ukrainian regions…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed nearly 130 deep-pocketed donors, allies and representatives of major companies for a dinner at the White House to reward them for their pledged contributions to a massive new ballroom. The ballroom, whose price tag is now estimated at $250 million, is the most significant renovation that Trump,…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: F5 — Shares of the cybersecurity firm fell more than 3% after it disclosed a nation-state actor gained access to its systems. The company said the breach hasn’t hurt its operations. Progressive — The insurer’s stock tumbled about 8% after reporting disappointing results. Progressive…