Year: 2025

Trump says he will impose 50% tariff on copper imports
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said he will impose a 50% tariff on copper imports on Tuesday, and suggested more steep sector-specific duties are on the […]
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Waymo offers teen accounts for driverless rides
Waymo announced it is now offering teen accounts for its self-driving car service Waymo One, beginning in Phoenix, Arizona. Courtesy of Waymo Waymo announced Tuesday that it is offering accounts for teens ages 14 to 17, starting in Phoenix. The Alphabet-owned company said that, beginning Tuesday, parents in Phoenix can use their Waymo accounts “to invite […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Hershey, Chemours, Fair Isaac, Sunrun & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Hershey — The candy company slid more than 3% following news that Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner will take the helm at Hershey , effective Aug. 18. He will replace Michele Buck, who has been with the company for the past two decades and has spent eight […]
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White House: Odds of tariff-related inflation are low, like ‘pandemics or meteors’
A top White House economic advisor on Tuesday likened the odds that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will lead to higher prices to those of a meteorite striking earth. “Rare events happen. We get pandemics or, or meteors or whatever,” said Stephen Miran, chairman of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” But “there’s […]
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Elon Musk’s X says Indian government ordered over 2,000 accounts blocked, including Reuters
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the White House to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Elon Musk’s X said Tuesday that the Indian government ordered the company to block 2,355 accounts, including Reuters, in the country. “The […]
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Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak returns to Goldman Sachs
Rishi Sunak on the grid before the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain on July 06, 2025 at Silverstone Circuit in Northampton, England. Bob Kupbens | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Former U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to rejoin Goldman Sachs as a senior adviser, the bank announced Tuesday, a year after his […]
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Boeing delivers most airplanes since late 2023 after ramping up 737 Max output
Boeing 737 MAX airliners are pictured at the company’s factory in Renton, Washington, on Sept. 12, 2024. Stephen Brashear | AP Boeing delivered 60 airplanes last month, the most since December 2023, as the plane maker seeks to raise production of its bestselling 737 Max jets after a series of manufacturing and safety problems. The […]
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IRS says churches can endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status
A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 11, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The IRS said in a new federal court filing that churches can endorse political candidates to their congregations without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status. The move upends a 70-year-old interpretation of the U.S. […]
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‘Big Short’ Trader Steve Eisman breaks down one reason investors shouldn’t worry about deficits
Steve Eisman, the investor who called the subprime mortgage crisis, said fears of the massive size of the federal budget deficit may be overblown. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed last week added to investor concerns about the fiscal trajectory of the country and future government borrowing. The bill includes trillions of dollars in […]
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Healthy Returns: Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill may affect some drugmakers more than others
U.S. President Donald Trump presents a sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” after he signed it, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care […]
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