President Donald Trump could “start taking sharp measures” on Monday if the government shutdown continues after the Senate’s next votes on stopgap funding bills, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said. Hassett’s warning on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” came after he said Democrats will be to blame for “any government worker that loses their job” due…
Dan Schulman, CEO, Paypal speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020. Adam Galacia | CNBC Verizon announced on Monday that the board of directors has appointed former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman as the company’s new CEO. Schulman replaces Hans Vestberg, who had led the company since 2018. Shares of the…
Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, speaks at a news conference on oceans and sustainable development at the United Nations in New York, June 25, 2013 in this screengrab taken from United Nations TV file footage. UNTV | Reuters The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not hear the appeal…
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Galaxy Digital shares jumped about 10% in early trading Monday after the digital assets investment firm led by CEO Mike Novogratz unveiled a Robinhood-like trading platform, GalaxyOne. The platform and mobile application, launched Monday, hosts commission-free buying and selling of more than 2,000 stocks and exchange-traded funds in…
Jason Kim, chief executive officer of Firefly Aerospace, center, during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Firefly Aerospace stock climbed 12% Monday, after the space company said it’s buying defense technology contractor SciTec for $855 million…
And then there were none. The Eagles and Bills went down to defeat on Sunday, leaving no unbeaten teams in the NFL. That shakes up my rankings, with the Lions rising to the top, the Buccaneers, Steelers and Colts climbing, and three new teams joining the top 10. Let’s see where everyone stands after…
Paul Tudor Jones speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones believes the conditions are set for a powerful surge in stock prices before the bull market tops out. “My guess is that I think all the ingredients are in place…
Alistair Berg | Digitalvision | Getty Images Online holiday spending in the U.S. is expected to jump 5.3% year over year to $253.4 billion as consumers seek discounts and even enlist the help of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots, according to an Adobe Analytics report released Monday. Yet that growth would still be slower than the year-ago…
Nobel Committee Secretary General Thomas Perlmann (foreground) addresses journalists in front of a screen displaying the portraits of (L-R) Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi during a press conference where the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine are being announced at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on October…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: AMD — The chipmaker surged more than 23% following a deal reached by OpenAI and Advanced Micro Devices that could see the ChatGPT parent take a 10% stake in AMD. Comerica , Fifth Third Bancorp — Fifth Third Bancorp announced a $10.9 billion all-stock deal to…
