The NFL offseason — which is basically a whole season unto itself — is about to come to a screeching halt. Free agency has come and mostly gone. The draft is complete. And now, teams will likely wait until June 1 before making any more moves, because of the salary-cap and compensatory-pick considerations. (That’s when…
Competition for Palantir Technologies is heating up as artificial intelligence agents erode barriers to entry in its software space, according to HSBC, and that could hurt the stock. The investment bank downgraded its rating on Palantir to hold from buy, and cut its price target to $151 from $205, implying just 5% potential upside over…
Global economies could be “sleepwalking” into a “big recession”, as investors continue to underplay the impact of the oil price shock, Amrita Sen, founder and director, market intelligence at Energy Aspect, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Monday. The S&P 500 hit a new all-time intraday high last week, with the broad market index touching…
Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shares rose in premarket trading Monday after CEO Greg Abel’s solid performance over the weekend helming the annual meeting for the first time, as well as a jump in the conglomerate’s…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. Congratulations to Golden Tempo on winning the Kentucky Derby. However, as a financial journalist, I felt inclined to root for Emerging Market. Stock futures are falling this morning. The market is coming off a winning week. Here are five key…
TOUBAB DIALAO, Senegal — Twenty-five dance companies from across Africa descended on a small Senegalese fishing village over the weekend for the African Dance Biennial, the continent’s largest showcase of contemporary African dance. Dozens of dancers in vivid oranges, greens and blues stomped, leaped and collapsed into the sand of the sun-baked village of Toubab…
The average value of a Women’s National Basketball Association team is $460 million, according to CNBC’s Official WNBA Team Valuations 2026. <
Key Points Lombard Odier’s Woods sees a rotation story from developed markets into emerging markets Kepler Cheuvreux’s Philippe Ferreira is seeing opportunities in utilities and telecommunications Amundi’s Guy Stear is eyeing opportunities in industrial stocks, because of the AI trend U.S. futures are pointing lower early Monday, after the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq…
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Most people don’t know and don’t have much reason to care what a currency…
Surging demand for weight loss and diabetes drugs leaves the pharmaceutical sector at risk from a “bubble effect” as profitability soars, new research suggests. Demand for the likes of Wegovy and Zepbound has driven research and development returns to their highest level in years, but a report published by Deloitte on Monday suggests this is…
