A customer looks at goods on a shelf in a supermarket on January 15, 2025 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. inflation rate cooled to 3% in January, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Economists polled by Reuters had expected the consumer price…
Digital sovereignty is a “matter of national survival,” a European minister has told CNBC, as the continent scrambles to undo the dominance of U.S. digital services in its infrastructure amid geopolitical tensions. The region’s dependence on U.S. tech and military protection has come into sharp focus, as its relationship with President Donald Trump’s administration has…
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Frederick Wiseman, the celebrated director of “Titicut Follies” and dozens of other documentaries whose in-depth, unadorned movies comprised a unique and revelatory history of American institutions, died Monday at age 96. The death was announced in a joint statement from his family and from his production company, Zipporah…
Real Madrid’s Champions League playoff clash against Benfica descended into chaos after Vinicius Junior gave Los Blancos the lead in the first leg in Lisbon. The Brazilian winger fired in an unstoppable opener just five minutes into the second half, but his celebration sparked ugly scenes and a 10-minute delay ensued as the goalscorer accused…
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night called CBS’s denial of his claim that it blocked the broadcast of his interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico “crap” — and urged the network and its parent, Paramount Skydance, to stand up to the “bullies” in the Trump administration. Colbert’s broadside came hours after CBS…
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Some takeovers of U.K. companies arouse little attention. Others, like the £11.5-billion takeover of Cadbury by Kraft in 2010, stir emotions even many years later. To judge from the initial response, it feels as if the…
Arthur Mensch, founder of Mistral AI, during the ‘Nvidia GTC’ meeting at the 2025 VivaTech conference in Paris, France, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images NEW DELHI — More than 50% of enterprises’ current software could be replaced by AI, the CEO of Mistral AI told CNBC on Wednesday,…
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) hold up signed documents for a critical minerals/rare earth deal with Japan during a meeting at Akasaka Palace on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Trump is on a visit to Asia that takes in the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, followed by a…
Anderson Cooper, who has reported for CBS’ “60 Minutes” for the past two decades in addition to hosting a weeknight news program on CNN, said Monday that he’s leaving the CBS broadcast to spend more time with his family. His decision comes at a time of turmoil at “60 Minutes.” Cooper appeared on the show…
Mick Cronin’s angry. What’s new? Not much, except that the UCLA men’s basketball coach found a new way to express that frustration. With the Bruins enduring their second consecutive blowout loss, Cronin made an example out of center Steven Jamerson II. With 4:26 remaining in the game, and the Bruins trailing by 27 points, Jamerson…
