Month: March 2026
Synopsys shares rally as activist Elliott builds multibillion-dollar stake in chip design firm
Shares of Synopsys climbed about 4% Monday as activist investor Elliott Investment Management built a multibillion-dollar stake in the company, CNBC’s David Faber confirmed. “As AI drives a step change in chip complexity and capital investment, Synopsys is uniquely positioned to benefit from this growth,” Jesse Cohn, Managing Partner at Elliott, told CNBC. “We believe […]
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U.S. executives, from Apple to Eli Lilly, revamp their push into the world’s second-largest economy at the China Development Forum
Apple CEO Tim Cook (L) stands with Siemens CEO Roland Busch prior to the opening ceremony of the China Development Forum 2026 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 22, 2026 in Beijing, China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — As corporate giants navigate U.S.-China tensions, more than 80 […]
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Gold and silver losses ease as Trump postpones Iran energy strikes
Gold, silver and platinum resumed their recent sell-off on Monday, but recovered strongly from initial sharp losses as fresh hopes of a de-escalation of the Iranian conflict buoyed investors. The price of spot gold had fallen more than 5% on Monday morning, at $4,262.50, before recovering to trade at $4,412 at 11:40 a.m. in London […]
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BlackRock’s Larry Fink warns against market timing, says missing best days can halve returns
Key Points BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said staying invested through periods of turmoil has historically delivered far stronger returns than trying to time the market. “Over time, staying invested has mattered far more than getting the timing right,” Fink wrote in his annual chairman’s letter released Monday. Fink also warned that the rapid rise of […]
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Fed’s Goolsbee says he’s worried about inflation in ‘fraught but intense’ climate
Key Points Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee told CNBC on Monday that he’s more worried about inflation now than unemployment, even with apparent progress made on the war with Iran. Following Monday’s war news, traders, in volatile market action upped bets of a rate hike by the end of the year but still expect a […]
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U.S.-Iran talks, ICE in airports, gemstone investing and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. If you were watching CNBC earlier this morning, you might have caught the premier of “Morning Call” — CNBC’s new 5 a.m. ET show anchored by Morgan Brennan. Stock futures are surging this morning. The three major averages are coming […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Delta Air Lines, Carnival, Chevron & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Airlines — Shares of Delta Air Lines , United Airlines and Southwest Airlines surged more than 4.5% on news that the U.S. strikes against key energy infrastructure in Iran would be halted. The group struggled after the war on concerns of what it would do to […]
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Danone to buy protein shake maker Huel as health nutrition craze drives demand shift
Huel makes vegan, powdered meal replacements, catering to people who “deem themselves time-poor” but want healthy, environmentally sustainable meals. Source: Huel French food and beverage maker Danone said Monday it’s set to buy protein drinks maker Huel as a more health-conscious younger generation and the rise of weight-loss drugs pushes companies to rethink what people […]
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Sen. Warren questions DOD about Anthropic blacklist that ‘appears to be retaliation’
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said the Department of Defense’s decision to designate artificial intelligence startup Anthropic a supply chain risk “appears to be retaliation.” […]
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‘This is insane.’ Long lines plague U.S. airports as TSA officers face second missed paycheck in shutdown
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent looks on passengers queue to go through security at New York’s LaGuardia airport on March 22, 2026. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images NEW YORK — Andrew Leonard showed up at John F. Kennedy International Airport at 4:45 a.m. on Monday for his 7 a.m. flight to Seattle. […]
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