Year: 2026
Trump administration sued for Stonewall Pride flag removal in New York
A person secures the flags during a ceremony where New York City officials re-raise the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, on Feb. 12, 2026, after its removal by the National Park Service earlier this week. Timothy A.clary | AFP | Getty Images The Trump administration was sued Tuesday over […]
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Meta expands Nvidia deal to use millions of AI chips in data center build-out, including standalone CPUs
Meta’s 5-gigawatt Hyperion data center under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, Jan. 9, 2026. Courtesy of Meta Meta will use millions of Nvidia chips in its artificial intelligence data centers, including Nvidia’s new standalone CPUs and next-generation Vera Rubin systems, in a sweeping new deal announced Tuesday. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement […]
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Man ran at U.S. Capitol with shotgun and tactical vest: Capitol Police chief
The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Feb. 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Heather Diehl | Getty Images A man carrying a shotgun and wearing a “tactical vest” on Tuesday got out of a car and ran toward the U.S. Capitol before being stopped by police officers stationed outside the building, law enforcement said. Officers […]
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Oil prices fall as Iran sees progress in nuclear talks with U.S.
Oil prices fell Tuesday after Iran’s foreign minister said progress was made during nuclear talks with the U.S., fueling hopes that negotiations could prevent another conflict in the Middle East. U.S. crude oil fell 56 cents, or 0.89%, to close at $62.33 per barrel. Global benchmark Brent lost $1.23, or 1.79%, to settle at $67.42. […]
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Palantir moving its headquarters from Denver to Miami
Alex Karp, Palantir CEO, joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’ on June 5, 2025. CNBC Palantir is relocating its headquarters to Miami from Denver, the company announced Tuesday in a post on social media platform X. The software analytics firm is the latest big business to migrate to South Florida as executives seek to transform […]
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Stephen Colbert says CBS blocks James Talarico interview from air
Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico speaks during a U.S. Senate campaign launch rally on September 09, 2025 in Round Rock, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Stephen Colbert ripped CBS for barring him from airing on his late-night TV show an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat running for the U.S. […]
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Value investor Seth Klarman added Amazon last quarter. Here’s what else he bought
Baupost Group’s Seth Klarman picked up Amazon in the fourth quarter, a bet that has yet to work out for the value investor this year as tech stocks take a hammering. The Boston-based hedge fund manager took a new position in Amazon amounting to $489.7 million, making the online retailer the firm’s second-largest holding, according […]
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Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6, continuing breakneck pace of AI model releases
Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks on an artificial intelligence panel during Inbound 2025 Powered by HubSpot at Moscone Center on in San Francisco, Sept. 4, 2025. Chance Yeh | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Anthropic on Tuesday rolled out Claude Sonnet 4.6, its second major artificial intelligence model launch in less than […]
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Return of ‘YOLO’ market: Wells Fargo thinks hefty tax refunds will boost bitcoin and these speculative stocks
Some tax filers may get fatter refunds this year than in those past — a fact that is likely to boost investments into risk-on assets like stocks and bitcoin, according to Wells Fargo. That’s because the “big beautiful bill,” which was passed last summer, includes several favorable provisions for 2025 tax filers. Additionally, the IRS […]
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We may buy more of a stock that has been pulled into the software sell-off
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 Tuesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks are little changed to start the shortened trading week, with the Nasdaq , the S & P 500 , and the Dow all trading near their flatlines. The […]
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