Month: March 2026
Israel says it has killed Iran naval chief overseeing Strait of Hormuz blockade
FILE PHOTO: In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Ebrahim Raisi waves as he visits an exhibition of the Revolutionary Guard navy capabilities while accompanied by the guard’s navy commander Alireza Tangsiri, in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Iranian Presidency Office | AP Israel’s Defense […]
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Meta’s court defeats add to Zuckerberg’s recent woes, represent ‘watershed event’ for social media
Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court ahead of the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children, in Los Angeles, on Feb. 18, 2026. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Meta suffered stinging rebukes in two […]
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Apple expands American manufacturing program with four new partners
U.S. President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook shake hands on the day they present Apple’s announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Apple announced a significant expansion of its American Manufacturing Program […]
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AI and bots have officially taken over the internet, report finds
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Bots have taken over the internet. The State of AI Traffic report released Thursday by Human Security, a cybersecurity firm, showed that artificial intelligence and bots have officially eclipsed human users. “The internet as a whole was created with this very basic notion that there’s a human being on […]
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Olaplex to be acquired by German company Henkel in $1.4 billion deal
A bottle of Olaplex N.4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo arranged in Denver, Colorado, US, on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. David Williams | Bloomberg | Getty Images German consumer brand Henkel announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire all of prestige haircare brand Olaplex for $1.4 billion. The company said the deal, at an offer price […]
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Meta’s latest verdict, space stocks, prediction market legislation and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. With their perky ears and pointy teeth, I thought no collectible could have a more unique appearance than Labubus. But after reading about the “Mystery Dumpling,” I stand corrected. Stock futures are dropping this morning after a positive day. Here […]
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Airlines for America CEO Chris Sununu on the DHS funding fight, impact on travel
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Chris Sununu, Airlines for America president and CEO and former New Hampshire governor, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the latest developments in the DHS funding fight, impact on travel and TSA staffing shortages, his thoughts on incoming DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Micron, Sandisk, Newmont and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Memory stocks — Shares of memory chipmakers tumbled following the unveiling of Google’ s new AI model, which the company said could reduce the amount of memory required to run large language models. Sandisk dropped nearly 4%, Micron Technology , Western Digital and Seagate […]
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Treasury yields rise as Iran ceasefire optimism fades
Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors digested mixed messages around the state of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was more than 5 basis points higher at 4.384%. The 30-year Treasury bond yield was up by more than 4 basis points at 4.941%. The 2-year Treasury note yield was higher by more than 5 basis […]
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Family offices make opportunistic bets on real estate as investors sit on sidelines
Colorful epic aerial panorama of San Francisco skyline downtown with business building skyscraper and waterfront at twilight in California, USA. Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, […]
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