Month: January 2026
CrowdStrike buys identity security startup SGNL for $740 million in latest deal push
Founder and CEO of CrowdStrike George Kurtz speaks during the Live Keynote Pregame during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, on Oct. 28, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images CrowdStrike announced Thursday that it is buying identity management startup SGNL in a deal valued at nearly $740 million as the […]
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Google is unleashing Gemini AI features on Gmail. Users will have to opt out
NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Google is adding more Gemini features to Gmail, providing upgrades like artificial intelligence-generated summaries of email threads, the company said Thursday. The company said its latest updates will be rolled out in phases, and some features will be turned on by default in inboxes, meaning users who don’t want […]
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CNBC launches CNBC Cures to help 30 million Americans with rare diseases
Thirty million. It’s a big number. Maybe not in the context of business news, where we usually talk about company valuations that are in the billions, or even trillions. But when we’re talking about people, 30 million is a very big number. Thirty million is the number of people that the National Organization of Rare […]
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Family office deals cooled off in December, but heirs placed bets in health and media
Leonardo Maria del Vecchio attends the amfAR Gala Venezia 2023 presented by Mastercard and Red Sea International Film Festival on September 03, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Kristy Sparow | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the […]
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Trump’s defense spending plans, Venezuelan oil, Ford’s eyes-off driving push and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. If you can’t already tell from reading this newsletter, I’m a big cliché user. So with the S&P 500‘s first losing day of the year, maybe traders can seek solace from the age-old saying: It’s a marathon, not a sprint. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Gap, Alcoa & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Defense stocks — Defense stocks jumped after President Donald Trump called for a defense budget of $1.5 trillion in 2027, saying in a Truth Social post he wanted to build a “Dream Military.” Lockheed Martin and L3Harris Technologies rallied 8%, while Northrop Grumman soared […]
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CNBC’s Becky Quick details daughter’s rare disease journey
I’ve spent the last 25 years in front of the camera here at CNBC, and people have gotten to know a lot about me. What they don’t know, though, is probably the most important part: My family. And our family is a happy one. But we are also unique, and we have our struggles. Our 9-year-old […]
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Why Russia hasn’t reacted to Trump’s Greenland takeover bid
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images When U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. had to take over Greenland as a matter of national security, saying Chinese and Russian ships were “all over […]
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Trump’s team races to come up with a Greenland takeover plan — here’s what’s at stake
The Flag of Greenland, known nationally as “Erfalasorput”, flies above homes on March 28, 2025 in Nuuk, Greenland. Leon Neal | Getty Images The Trump administration is preparing for a high-stakes meeting with Danish officials next week, seeking to discuss how the U.S. can acquire the world’s largest island. The White House has spoken frequently […]
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Defense stocks surge after Trump calls for $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027
Global defense stocks rallied on Thursday, extending gains after U.S. President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion defense budget in 2027. “After the long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen, Secretaries, and other Political Representatives, I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our […]
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