Month: October 2025
Berkshire Hathaway votes to separate chairman and CEO roles, paving way for Abel to succeed Buffett at year-end
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway formally separated the roles of chairman and chief executive officer, a long-anticipated move that paves the way for Greg Abel to succeed Warren Buffett as CEO at the beginning […]
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How to get Sora app invite codes for OpenAI’s viral AI video creator
Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images OpenAI’s new artificial intelligence video app Sora has already grabbed the top spot in Apple‘s App Store as its number one free app, despite being invite-only. Sora, which was launched on Tuesday, allows users to create short-form AI videos and share them in a feed. The app is […]
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Tesla, GM lead record U.S. EV sales this year as federal incentives end
A Tesla Cybertruck and GMC Sierra Denali EV First Edition next to one another. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Tesla and General Motors are leading the U.S. automotive industry this year in record domestic sales of all-electric vehicles, as consumers hurried to buy EVs before up to $7,500 in federal incentives for each purchase […]
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Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo says
Signage for Palantir is seen during the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington on Oct. 14, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army’s battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with “fundamental security” […]
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OpenAI’s invite-only video generation app Sora tops Apple’s App Store
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images OpenAI now has two of the top three free apps in Apple’s App Store, and its new video generation app Sora has snagged the coveted No. 1 spot. The artificial intelligence startup launched Sora on Tuesday, and it allows users to generate short-form AI videos, remix videos created […]
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Chicago Fed President Goolsbee ‘a little wary’ about cutting interest rates too quickly
Key Points Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Friday he’s leery of cutting interest rates too quickly as threats increase both inflation and employment. “I’m a little wary about front-loading too many rate cuts and just counting on the inflation going away,” he said. Source
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The wealth of the top 1% reaches a record $52 trillion
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The top 10% of Americans added $5 trillion to their wealth in the second quarter as the stock market rally continued to benefit […]
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Jeff Bezos says AI is in an ‘industrial bubble’ but society to get ‘gigantic’ benefits from the tech
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaks with John Elkann, CEO of Exor and chairman of Ferrari at Italian Tech Week on October 3, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC TURIN, Italy — Artificial intelligence is currently in an “industrial bubble” but the technology is “real” and will bring big benefits to society, Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos said […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GameStop, USA Rare Earth, Applied Materials, Zillow and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. USA Rare Earth — The rare earth miner jumped 8.8% after CEO Barbara Humpton told CNBC that the company is in “close communication” with the White House. GameStop — The meme stock fell 2.7% after the company said in a filing it’s selling a combination assets […]
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Trump administration puts on hold $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, Vought says
Russ Vought, Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. Dominic Gwinn | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration has put on hold $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said in a […]
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