Month: November 2025
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
People walk on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 15, 2025. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday released a study that found that artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, or as much as $1.2 trillion in wages across […]
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Apple iPhone shipments to beat Samsung for the first time in 14 years, report says
Apple CEO Tim Cook holds up a new iPhone 17 Pro during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on September 09, 2025 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple is set to ship more smartphones than Samsung in 2025, the first time it will have done so in 14 years, Counterpoint Research […]
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UK government borrowing costs seesaw as official economic forecasts released early
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 26, 2025: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street ahead of the announcement of the Spring Statement in the House of Commons in London, United Kingdom on March 26, 2025. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Wiktor Szymanowicz | Future Publishing | […]
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Black Friday is most popular with Gen Z, even as the holiday loses its shine, new survey finds
People shop at a clothing store in Manhattan on Nov. 7, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Black Friday is proving more popular for younger consumers than for their elders, according to a new report provided exclusively to CNBC. AT&T Business‘ 2025 Holiday Shopping Survey, conducted by Morning Consult, found that […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Foreign investors warm to China’s cheaper AI valuations despite fears of a U.S. bubble
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story Sitting in his new Beijing office, AI2 Robotics Founder and CEO Eric Guo wistfully reflected on fundraising challenges in China — and noted that U.S.-based […]
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Sara Nelson on record Thanksgiving travel: In the best position possible going into this holiday
Sara Nelson, Association of Flight Attendants international president, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss this year’s record Thanksgiving travel, state of air travel, and more. Source
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All eyes on Russia as it eyes Ukraine peace plan with caution
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on development of ‘new regions’, annexed from Ukraine, at the Kremlin, June 30, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images All eyes are now on Russia’s response to a fledgling peace plan to end the war in Ukraine after Kyiv appeared willing to move forward with a […]
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Singapore overtakes Switzerland in global talent ranking, fueled by AI readiness, as U.S. slips to 9th spot
Singapore tops the list in the 2025 Global Talent Competitiveness Index by INSEAD and Portulans Institute. Calvin Chan Wai Meng | E+ | Getty Images Singapore has claimed the top position in the 2025 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) for the first time, bolstered by its robust education systems, sound governance and a proactive approach […]
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