Year: 2026
Leavitt: Trump concerned with Potomac River sewage stench, with America 250 celebrations planned for summer
Earthen barriers near Lock 10 on the C&O Canal help redirect sewage back into the Potomac Interceptor after a section of the six-foot-wide sewage pipe collapsed last month between the Clara Barton Parkway and the canal on Feb. 16, 2026 in Cabin John, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump is worried the […]
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Goldman Sachs CEO Solomon calls rule-based system for crypto ‘very, very important’
David Solomon, CEO Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBC Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Wednesday “it is very, very important that we codify a rule-based system” for how cryptocurrency and related financial instruments will operate” in the […]
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Meta deal for millions of Nvidia chips is big — these 2 charts illustrate why
Meta Platforms ‘ pledge to spend billions of dollars on Nvidia chips is a much-needed shot in the arm for the AI semiconductor giant and its recently middling stock. Nvidia’s scorching multiyear rally had cooled off in recent months, as investor dollars moved into other buzzy corners of the chip market like memory and storage, […]
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Seattle Seahawks begin sale process after Super Bowl win
Dareke Young #83 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates with teammates during the third quarter of the NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field on Jan. 25, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. Jane Gershovich | Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks are officially up for sale. The NFL team, which defeated the New England […]
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Fed officials split on where interest rates should go, minutes say
Divided Federal Reserve officials at their January meeting indicated that further interest rate cuts should be paused for now but could resume later in the year only if inflation cooperates. While the decision to hold the central bank’s benchmark rate steady mostly was met with approval, the path ahead appeared less certain, with members conflicted […]
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Anthropic is clashing with the Pentagon over AI use. Here’s what each side wants
Anthropic is at odds with the Department of Defense over how its artificial intelligence models should be used, and its work with the agency is “under review,” a Pentagon spokesperson told CNBC. The five-year-old startup was awarded a $200 million contract with the DoD last year. As of February, Anthropic is the only AI company […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Wingstop, Moody’s, Madison Square Garden Sports & more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Wingstop — Shares of the chicken wing chain jumped about 13% on an upbeat outlook . Wingstop said it sees flat to low-single digit domestic same-store sales growth for fiscal 2026. In the fourth quarter, the company’s same-store sales declined 5.8% on a year-over-year basis, coming […]
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Trump Jr. calls banking a ‘Ponzi scheme’ that forced family to create crypto business
Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday called traditional banking a “Ponzi scheme” that effectively forced the Trump family to start its crypto venture World Liberty Financial after banks closed the family company’s accounts in early 2021. “You know, we didn’t get into crypto because we were on the leading edge,” Trump Jr. told CNBC’s Sara Eisen […]
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Cramer is looking to nibble on a software stock and bail on a health-care name
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks moved higher on Wednesday, driven by Big Tech. Shares of Nvidia climbed 2% after the company announced a multiyear partnership with Meta under which the Facebook parent will […]
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Microsoft’s Brad Smith says U.S. tech should ‘worry a little’ about Chinese firms’ government subsidies
Microsoft President Brad Smith speaks at a press conference at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia about future visions for the development and application of artificial intelligence in education in NRW in Berlin on June 4, 2025. Soeren Stache | Picture Alliance | Getty Images American tech companies should “worry a little bit” […]
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