Month: January 2026
Minneapolis Fed’s Kashkari indicates interest rates don’t need to be cut much more
Key Points Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari told CNBC on Monday that he thinks the central bank is close to the point where it should stop lowering interest rates. “My guess is we’re pretty close to neutral right now,” Kashkari said. Calibrating neutral is critical for Fed policymakers as they decide whether to continue the […]
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Lucid increases EV deliveries by 55% in 2025, meets lowered guidance
A Lucid Air electric vehicle is displayed at a shopping mall in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., Sept. 27, 2021. Hyunjoo Jin | Reuters Lucid Group significantly increased its production and sales last year as it continues to ramp up production of its new Gravity SUV. The all-electric vehicle manufacturer on Monday said its deliveries last year […]
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U.S. stocks show little reaction to Trump’s extraordinary Venezuela action. Why investors see a bull case
Key Points Historically speaking, geopolitical shocks have had little lasting impact on the stock market. A review of the last 11 major geopolitical events showed that the S&P 500 on average was just 0.3% lower one week after the event, and 7.7% higher 12 months later, according to UBS. Investors do not expect the attack […]
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First GLP-1 pill for obesity from Novo Nordisk launches in the U.S.
The logo of pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is displayed in front of its offices in Bagsvaerd, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Nov. 24, 2025. Tom Little | Reuters Novo Nordisk will start rolling out the first-ever GLP-1 pill for weight loss in the U.S. on Monday, the company announced, marking a new chapter of obesity […]
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Comcast spinoff Versant to start trading on Nasdaq
Versant signage on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on July 21, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Versant Media Group, the portfolio of cable TV networks and digital assets spun off by Comcast, joins the small cohort of public media companies as the industry reckons with ongoing disruption. Versant begins […]
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The latest on Venezuela, Tesla’s second-place finish, inside Chick-fil-A’s marketing blitz and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. It was anything but a quiet weekend for news, so I’ll cut to the chase. S&P 500 futures are up slightly this morning. The market is coming off a losing week. Here are five key things investors need to know […]
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Chick-fil-A launches its biggest ever marketing campaign as restaurant industry traffic shrinks
Limited-time retro packaging will highlight Chick-fil-A’s heritage, the company said. Source: Chick-fil-A For Chick-fil-A’s 80th anniversary, the chicken chain is going all out: retro packaging, collectible cups, themed merch and even the chance to win free food for a year. The chain’s anniversary comes as the restaurant industry struggles with declining traffic. To win back […]
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Deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro, wife to appear in New York court after U.S. capture
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife are set to appear in a New York court on Monday to face drug-trafficking charges two days after their dramatic capture by U.S. forces in their home country. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been held since they were taken from Venezuela after a U.S. strike […]
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Denmark in ‘crisis mode’ as Trump sets sights on Greenland after Venezuela attack
This aerial view shows icebergs floating in the waters beaten down by the sun with buildings in the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections. Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty Images Denmark is in “full crisis mode” after U.S. President Donald Trump […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Chevron, Halliburton, QXO, Duolingo & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Oil stocks — Shares of major U.S. oil companies jumped following the U.S. attack on Venezuela that led to the ouster of leader Nicolas Maduro as they are seen as beneficiaries from the rebuild of energy infrastructure in the country. Chevron , which already has a […]
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