Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks tumbled on Wednesday following hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation data and rising oil prices caused by the Middle East conflict. Brent crude , the international benchmark, crept back up after…
VENICE, Italy — Neither Sofia Coppola nor Marc Jacobs were convinced a documentary was a good idea. Jacobs wasn’t sure he wanted to be the subject of one and Coppola wasn’t sure she wanted the pressure of being the person behind the camera. This was her friend of over 30 years, after all. What if…
We’re about five months out from the 2026 college football season, but there are already a handful of futures wagers we can dive into. You’ve got Heisman futures, championship odds, and we’ve got some markets for teams’ win totals. I’m always intrigued by the win-total market at this point in the offseason because so much…
Mark Zuckerberg attends the UFC 320 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Oct. 4, 2025. Chris Unger | Ufc | Getty Images Meta on Wednesday launched a new program aimed at luring top creators from TikTok and YouTube to Facebook, offering guaranteed pay and boosted reach. The Creator Fast Track program offers social media…
The Iran war is hammering market sentiment in Europe, and investors are increasingly gloomy about the prospects for the continent’s growth, according to Bank of America ‘s latest survey of European fund managers. They’re slashing exposure to eurozone-area stocks amid fears of flatlining growth and a stagflation shock resulting from the ongoing conflict , per…
The opening First Four contests of the 2026 Men’s College Basketball Tournament were played on Tuesday night, officially kicking off March Madness and bringing us closer to a complete picture of the round of 64. Howard earns first-ever March Madness victory Bryce Harris had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and he sank a turnaround jumper…
The Meta Horizon Worlds is being displayed on a smartphone screen, and the Meta logo is in the background in Chania, Greece, on August 9, 2024. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meta announced Tuesday that it is shutting down Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality social network for Quest VR headsets that was once…
A petrol pump on a Shell forecourt on March 9, 2026 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images Welcome to this week’s CNBC U.K. Exchange. Few issues are more troublesome for the British government than the cost of filling a car. No government has dared overturn a freeze in fuel duty,…
Construction work continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, on Dec. 30, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images A hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation reading for February had traders contemplating the possibility that the Federal Reserve won’t be lowering interest rates at all this year. Following a Bureau of Labor…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. And happy first day on the job to Josh D’Amaro, who today replaces Bob Iger as Disney’s CEO. CNBC’s Lillian Rizzo has more on what’s in store for the Mouse House’s new leader. Stock futures are rising this morning. All…
