Year: 2025
South Korea police search Jeju Air, airport operator over fatal plane crash
Jeju Air aircraft flight 7C2216 goes down the runway before crashing at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea December 29, 2024 in this screengrab obtained from video. Lee Geun-young | Lee Geun-young Via Reuters South Korean police said on Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part […]
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Nominate a company for CNBC’s 2025 Disruptor 50 list
CNBC is now accepting applications for the 2025 Disruptor 50 list — our thirteenth annual look at the most innovative venture-backed companies using breakthrough technology to meet increasing economic and consumer challenges. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Feb. 10 at 11:59 pm EST. All independent, privately-owned companies founded after Jan. 1, 2010, are eligible, […]
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Ukraine just stopped Russian gas flows to Europe. Here’s who’s most at risk
The Mitte Combined Heat and Power (CHP) natural gas power plant, operated by Vattenfall AB, in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ukraine halted the flow of Russian gas to several European countries on New Year’s Day, bringing an end to Moscow’s decades-long dominance over Europe’s energy markets. […]
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Crypto, Roaring Kitty and Fartcoin: Market speculation picks up to start 2025
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 31, 2024. NYSE Crypto trades jumping. Roaring Kitty boosting meme stocks. Broader market ripping on no apparent catalysts. Animal spirits are on the run at the dawn of 2025 trading. Many speculative pockets of the stock market surged in early trading Thursday, the first session […]
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Tesla shares slide after it reports first drop in annual deliveries
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks during an unveiling event for Tesla products in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2024. Tesla | Via Reuters Tesla posted its fourth-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report on Thursday. Here are the key numbers: Total deliveries Q4 2024: 495,570 Total production Q4 2024: 459,445 Total annual deliveries 2024: 1,789,226 […]
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Cryptocurrencies jump to start 2025, bitcoin rises back above $96,000
Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration taken November 25, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Cryptocurrencies rose to start the year, rebounding from recent losses as investor optimism returned to the market. The price of bitcoin rose 2% to $96,711.71 Thursday, bringing its new year gain to about 3% when counting trading from […]
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Chinese hack of U.S. Treasury breached sanctions office, Washington Post says
A view from the United States Department of the Treasury building in Washington DC, United States on December 30, 2024. The US Treasury Department was cyberattacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor in early December. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images Chinese government hackers breached the U.S. Treasury office that administers economic sanctions, the Washington […]
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Chinese hack of U.S. Treasury breached sanctions office, Washington Post says
A view from the United States Department of the Treasury building in Washington DC, United States on December 30, 2024. The US Treasury Department was cyberattacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor in early December. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images Chinese government hackers breached the U.S. Treasury office that administers economic sanctions, the Washington […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Synaptics, Cloudflare, Topgolf Callaway Brands and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Synaptics — The semiconductor company climbed 5.9% after announcing a partnership with Google on Edge AI. Through the collaboration, Google’s machine learning core will be integrated on Synaptics’ Astra hardware. Nvidia — Shares of the chip maker popped 1.7%, marking a positive start to the new […]
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Euro and British pound tumble against U.S. dollar as markets brace for Trump return
The euro and British pound hit multi-month lows against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, as the fresh trading year kicked off and investors geared up for the return of Donald Trump to the White House this month. The euro was 0.33% lower against the greenback at $1.032 shortly before 1 p.m. in London, hitting its […]
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