Month: February 2026
South Korea’s largest defense firm Hanwha Aerospace slumps 6% as revenue, pre-tax profit miss estimates
A large screen displays images of Combat Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) at the Hanwha exhibition stand during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on Sept.10, 2025 in London, England. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of South Korea’s largest defense firm Hanwha Aerospace plunged more than 6% Tuesday, after […]
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YouTube star MrBeast buys youth-focused financial services app Step
Creator, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, speaks onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images The world’s largest YouTuber by subscriber count, Jimmy Donaldson, better known as […]
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Trump bashed Epstein to Palm Beach police during first investigation, called Maxwell ‘evil,’ record shows
From left, Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida on Feb. 12, 2000. Davidoff Studios Photography | Archive Photos | Getty Images President Donald Trump, in a […]
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U.S. urges ships to stay ‘as far as possible’ from Iran’s waters in Strait of Hormuz after boarding attempts
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speed boat sailing along the Persian Gulf near a cargo vessel. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S.-flagged ships have been advised to stay “as far as possible” from Iranian waters when navigating the Strait of Hormuz as tensions between Washington and Tehran remain elevated. In a notice issued […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Takaichi and the AI trade in focus this week
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a press conference at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on February 9, 2026. Franck Robicho | Anadolu | Getty Images There’s nearly nothing that apparently can’t be deployed as a trading strategy. We have the “TACO” trade, the Fed […]
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 continues post election rally as Asian markets open higher
A poster of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi displayed at the Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 continued its post-election rally and reached new highs on Tuesday, amid gains in the broader Asian markets. The […]
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Stock futures are little changed after Dow hits new record: Live updates
Traders work on the floor during the York Space Systems IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 29, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday night, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a fresh all-time high. Dow futures fell by 39 points, […]
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Tesla exec Raj Jegannathan leaves automaker after 13 years
Tesla electric vehicles outside the company’s manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, Feb. 24, 2025. Mike Kai Chen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla Vice President Raj Jegannathan, a 13-year veteran of the automaker, announced his departure from the company on Monday in a LinkedIn post. Jegannathan’s most recent title was vice president of IT, AI-infrastructure, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: ON Semiconductor, Upwork, Chegg and more
Check out the companies making headlines after hours. ON Semiconductor — The semiconductor supplier dropped nearly 6% after posting fourth-quarter revenue of $1.53 billion, missing the LSEG consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. On the other hand, earnings of 64 cents per share, on an adjusted basis, topped the forecasted 62 cents per share. Upwork — […]
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Alphabet calls out new AI-related risks, as it taps debt market to fund buildout
Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures to the crowd during Google’s annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on May 20, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images As Alphabet returns to the debt market to fund its artificial intelligence buildout, the company is acknowledging new risks tied to the rise of AI […]
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