U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host a Halloween event at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 30, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images As Halloween looms, Wall Street is balancing tricks and treats. Investors were spooked by some Big Tech capex plans, with all three major indexes…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Oct. 30, 2025. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures rose Thursday night as investors pored over a couple of key earnings reports from Big Tech companies. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 17 points,…
SHANGHAI, CHINA – OCTOBER 30: A shop is decorated with pumpkin lanterns in Xintiandi area, creating a festive atmosphere ahead of Halloween, on October 30, 2025 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images As we head into Halloween, Wall Street appears to be facing a mix of tricks and treats. Investors…
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Netflix is actively exploring a bid for Warner Bros Discovery‘s studio and streaming business, retaining a financial advisor and gaining access to financial information, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The video streaming service has hired Moelis & Co, the investment bank that advised Skydance Media…
The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea on Thursday yielded a raft of fresh agreements , including on rare earth minerals, fentanyl and soybeans. Investors are now keeping tabs on what the meeting — rated a “12” out of 10 by Trump — could mean for…
Mateusz Slodkowski | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Netflix announced a 10-for-1 stock split, a move that changes nothing fundamentally about the company, but could make the pricey individual shares more accessible to the retail investor. Shareholders as of Nov. 10 will receive nine additional shares for each one they hold on Nov….
Key Points Dynamix Corporation III has raised an upsized $175 million in an initial public offering, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The SPAC may also opt to issue additional shares, raising a total of $201.25 million that will be used to acquire a company in the AI, energy or digital asset class sector….
LEAD PICTURE This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter, which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here. The big story 31-year-old Aarushi Kilawat is a fashion entrepreneur from India’s Jaipur, a small city with less than 5 million residents — a far cry from Indian metropolises…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump’s call for the U.S. to resume nuclear testing after a more than 30-year pause…
The European Central Bank has kept interest rates on hold, as expected, at its latest meeting on Thursday. The central bank held its key deposit facility rate at 2% for the third consecutive time, having last cut rates in June. The trim, which coincided with euro zone inflation hitting the ECB’s target rate of 2%, was…
