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: 1. Witching hour A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after the opening bell in New York on December…
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 23, 2026. NYSE S&P 500 futures rose Wednesday night after the latest corporate earnings, with investors weighing Alphabet results. This follows a major sell-off in software stocks that drove the S&P 500 to a second straight day of losses. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq…
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager had an appendectomy on Thursday after experiencing abdominal pain during a game the previous night. Chris Young, the team’s president of baseball operations, said Seager had surgery in Texas after the team had traveled to California for the start of a series against the Athletics on Friday night. Young said…
NEW YORK — Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 88. Holliday died Tuesday at her home in New York, said her theatrical agent, Dennis Aspland. She…
College football fans wasted no time ushering in the 2025 season. The Week 1 matchup between No. 1 Texas and No. 3 Ohio State set the record as the most-watched Week 1 college football game, reaching over 16.6 million viewers on FOX. It also went down in history as the third most-watched college football game…
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — A bittersweet result for the U.S. men’s team as the march toward next summer’s World Cup continues. The good news? Haji Wright scored twice to secure the first come-from-behind win under coach Mauricio Pochettino. The bad? USMNT star Christian Pulisic was forced to leave the friendly in the first half because…
The logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy is seen outside theri building as the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025. Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Several Novo Nordisk board members will step…
The Aion V is one of the cars GAC is launching in Europe as it looks to expand its presence in the region. The Aion V is on display at the company’s stand at the IAA Mobility auto show in Munich, Germany on September 9, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) aims…
Heidelberg Materials CEO Dominik von Achten reflects on his path from law to leadership, why listening to younger voices is vital when navigating rapid change, and how turning a carbon challenge into an opportunity became the defining decision of his career. Heidelberg Materials CEO Dominik von Achten didn’t always relish making big calls. “If I’m honest, I absolutely love…
Year-end is quickly approaching, meaning one thing on Wall Street: Strategists will be racing to put out their 2026 stock market outlooks. Some shops have already indicated what they expect will happen next year. Morgan Stanley, for instance, expects the S & P 500 to reach 7,800 over the next 12 months. That’s almost 16%…
