Day: December 9, 2025
Watch: Trump delivers speech on the economy in Pennsylvania as cost concerns grow
[The stream is slated to start at 6:10 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks on the U.S. economy as he works to sell a message of economic success to a country increasingly concerned about the cost […]
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Trump trade rep changes China soybean purchase timeline, cites ‘discrepancy’
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies during a US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on 2026 funding priorities, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Dec. 9, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday told a Senate committee that the deadline for […]
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Hassett likely next Fed chair, but most think Trump should nominate someone else, CNBC Fed survey shows
While markets expect Kevin Hassett to be named the next Federal Reserve chair, he is pointedly not the choice of respondents to the CNBC Fed Survey. The December survey shows 84% believe President Donald Trump will tap Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, to head the central bank. But only 11% think that’s what the […]
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Hinge founder leaves CEO role to launch AI-powered dating startup
Justin McLeod speaks during the Fast Company Innovation Festival 2025 on Sept. 18, 2025 in New York City. Eugene Gologursky | Getty Images Hinge founder Justin McLeod is stepping down as CEO of the dating app to launch a dating service powered by artificial intelligence. McLeod will be replaced by Jackie Jantos, the dating app’s […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: AeroVironment, GE Vernova, Cracker Barrel and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. AeroVironment — Shares of the defense technology provider slid more than 4% after its second-quarter earnings missed analyst expectations, coming in at 44 cents per share on an adjusted basis. That’s well below the 78 cents per share that analysts surveyed by LSEG estimated. The company’s […]
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OpenAI hires Slack CEO Denise Dresser to lead global revenue strategy
Slack CEO Denise Dresser during TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, Oct. 29, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI on Tuesday announced that it’s tapped Slack CEO Denise Dresser as its chief revenue officer. Dresser will oversee the artificial intelligence startup’s global revenue strategy across both customer success and enterprise, OpenAI said in […]
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Eli Lilly to build $6 billion manufacturing plant in Alabama to help make upcoming obesity pill, other drugs
Eli Lilly CEO David A. Ricks speaks at a press conference at Generation Park in Houston, Monday, Sept. 23, 2025. The company announced plans for a $6.5 billion biomanufacturing plant in north Houston. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) Raquel Natalicchio | Houston Chronicle | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Tuesday said it will spend […]
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Teachers’ union AFT slams crypto market bill, warns of ‘profound risks’ for America’s retirement plans
The American Federation of Teachers, the powerful labor union that represents 1.8 million members, is urging the Senate Banking Committee to reconsider its crypto market structure bill, the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, calling the proposed legislation “as irresponsible as it is reckless” in a letter exclusively obtained by CNBC. In the letter that AFT president […]
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The Fed decision is expected to feature a rate cut and a lot more. Here’s what to expect
The Federal Reserve is poised to deliver its third straight interest rate cut Wednesday, while simultaneously firing a warning shot about what’s ahead. Following a period of remarkable indecision about which way central bank policymakers would lean, markets have settled on a quarter percentage point reduction. If that’s the case, it will take the Fed’s […]
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Oracle’s AI-fueled debt load has investors on edge ahead of quarterly earnings
Oracle CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia sit down with CNBC’s David Faber on Oct. 13, 2025. CNBC It’s been a rollercoaster year for Oracle investors, as they try to assess the strength of the software giant’s position in the artificial intelligence boom. The stock is up more than 30% for the year even after […]
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