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A giant screen shows a news report on China’s “Justice Mission 2025” military drills around Taiwan, in Beijing, China Dec. 30, 2025. Tingshu Wang | Reuters China fired rockets into waters off Taiwan on Tuesday, showcased new assault ships and dismissed prospects of U.S. and allied intervention to block any future attack by Beijing to…
SoftBank has completed its $40 billion investment commitment to OpenAI, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. The Japanese investment giant sent over a final $22 billion to $22.5 billion investment last week, according to the sourced familiar with the matter. SoftBank had previously had syndicated $10 billion and invested $8 billion in the ChatGPT maker. The…
PARIS — The funeral for Brigitte Bardot will be held next week in Saint-Tropez, the glamorous French Riviera resort she helped make famous and where she lived for more than a half-century, local authorities said. The cinema star and animal rights activist died Sunday at the age of 91 at her home in southern France….
Two head coaches have already been fired this season and more are about to head out the door. And that list could include a few of the biggest coaching names in the NFL. The firings will start in a few days, when the regular season ends and the NFL’s annual Black Monday purge begins. And…
Wall Street is mostly bullish on the market’s performance for next year, but the midterm elections could throw a wrench into that positive outlook. The coming months already hold a number of other catalysts for turbulence, including a new Federal Reserve chair and an expected ruling from the Supreme Court on the legality of President…
People sit around with their bags at St. Pancras station in London on December 30, 2025, as Eurostar train service between Britain and continental Europe is halted. Carlos Jasso | Afp | Getty Images Eurostar urged passengers to change their travel plans on Tuesday as a problem with the overhead power supply forced the Channel…
A selection of one kilogram silver bars at Conclude Zrt bullion dealer arranged in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Akos Stiller | Bloomberg | Getty Images 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:…
PARIS — Call them Monsieur and Madame Clooney. France’s government says that George Clooney, his wife Amal and their twins Ella and Alexander have been awarded French citizenship. The naturalizations of the Kentucky-born star of the “Ocean’s” series of heist movies and his family were announced last weekend in the Journal Officiel, where French government…
No. 11 Vanderbilt took care of business against New Haven in Nashville on Monday night, defeating the Chargers by 40-plus points, 96-53. Dores coach Mark Byington made some history with the win, too. Heading into Monday’s game, Byington had the best record (37-1) among all D-I coaches in games played heading into the New Year…
