Year: 2026
Figma partners with Anthropic to turn AI-generated code into editable designs
Figma Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange on July 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Figma is partnering with Anthropic and launching a feature called “Code to Canvas” that converts code generated in artificial intelligence tools like Claude Code into fully editable designs inside […]
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Dave’s Hot Chicken investors bet on birria with national franchise expansion plan
The restaurant investors behind the success of Dave’s Hot Chicken are making a new nationwide bet on the next-hottest restaurant trend: birria. Mike’s Red Tacos, a San Diego-based birria chain with just two locations, plans to announce on Tuesday a new franchising initiative that will build hundreds of restaurants across the U.S., with support from […]
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Iran partially closes Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint, as U.S. talks get underway
Iranian Navy soldiers at an armed speed boat in Persian Gulf near the strait of Hormuz about 1320km (820 miles) south of Tehran, April 30, 2019. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran partially closed the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, state media reported, citing “security precautions” as Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards conduct […]
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Silver miners fall in premarket trading as the metal drops 2%
Silver bars appear in a photo illustration as silver prices move amid shifting industrial demand and global market volatility in Brussels, Belgium, on December 24, 2025. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Silver and gold fell in early premarket trading on Tuesday as investors awaited delayed economic data, with little geopolitical news during the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Masimo, Danaher & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Warner Bros. Discovery , Paramount Skydance — Shares of the two media and entertainment companies rose after Netflix granted Warner Bros. Discovery a seven-day waiver to hold deal talks with Paramount Skydance. Warner Bros. Discovery gained 2.4%, while Paramount jumped nearly 4%. Masimo , Danaher — […]
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Jesse Jackson dies, Hyatt’s Epstein fallout, Apple’s podcast push and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday, and happy Year of the Horse! I’m back after a week in Costa Rica, where I sampled coffee, memorized the USD-colón conversion rate and wished my Spanish was better. S&P 500 futures are lower this morning. The stock market is […]
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Netflix grants Warner Bros. Discovery 7-day waiver to reopen deal talks with Paramount Skydance
Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday said it will reopen deal talks with Paramount Skydance under a 7-day waiver from Netflix to explore “deficiencies” in Paramount’s offer to buy the entirety of WBD. The legacy media company has a pending transaction with Netflix for its streaming and studio businesses. Paramount launched a hostile tender offer straight […]
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Snap to launch creator subscriptions in push to diversify revenue
Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Inc., attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 9, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC Snap is introducing a subscription feature that will allow creators to earn recurring income directly from their most engaged fans, […]
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India discussing age-based restrictions with social media firms, top minister says
Indian IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw takes questions from reporters at the AI Impact Summit on Feb. 17, 2026. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC NEW DELHI — India is discussing age-based restrictions with social media companies, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. “This is something which has now been accepted by many countries, that age-based […]
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Gold slips to one-week low as safe-haven buying stalls, dollar strengthens
Gold and silver prices rose as U.S. Treasury bond yields fell after December retail sales growth stalled, signaling a softening economy ahead of key jobs data. Bloomberg Creative | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images Gold prices fell to a more than one-week low on Tuesday, pressured by a stronger dollar as investors tracked cues on […]
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