Year: 2026
Trump says he is reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on May 2, 2026, before boarding Air Force One en route to Miami. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had been told about the concept of a deal with […]
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‘Godspeed my friend’: Inside the final hours at Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines kiosks at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on May 2, hours after the carrier shut down. Leslie Josephs/CNBC BALTIMORE/NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines was hours away from its final flights Friday afternoon. Jeremiah Burton was hours away from his first. “It’s my first time flying,” Burton, a 45-year-old air conditioning and heating technician, told […]
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After Spirit collapse, Duffy says there’s no need for government budget airline bailout
Sean Duffy, US secretary of transportation, during a news conference in Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Saturday he does not think the government needs to bail out […]
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OPEC+ set for another oil output quota hike despite Hormuz closure, sources say
OPEC+ has agreed in principle to raise oil output targets in June, two sources familiar with the group’s thinking said on Saturday, but the increase will remain largely on paper as long as the U.S.-Iran war continues to disrupt Gulf oil supplies. Seven OPEC+ countries have an agreement in principle to raise oil output targets […]
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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq kept their record rallies going. Here are 3 key takeaways
Yet another record week for stocks. Strong first-quarter earnings and a war-driven spike in oil made for another historic week on Wall Street. Investors also made sense of a spate of economic data and the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9% and 1.1%, respectively, over […]
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Airfare amid Iran war: Buy now or wait out the conflict? Experts weigh the risks
Travelers in Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 1, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images As airfare continues to climb amid the Iran war, prospective travelers may be wondering: Should I buy my plane ticket now or wait to see if things improve? Travel experts say the […]
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Why Kevin Warsh’s arrival at the Fed may catch fixed-income investors off guard
ETF Edge Why Kevin Warsh’s arrival at the Fed may catch fixed-income investors off guard Published Sat, May 2 202610:23 AM EDT Krysta Escobar Source
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Private credit turns to financial alchemy as an antidote to ‘peak anxiety’
Ghosts of the 2008 financial crisis are haunting Wall Street as private equity firms are pooling and repackaging troubled corporate debt in a bid to raise liquidity. Redemptions from private credit funds have been spiking on fears of potentially bad loans in application software and other sectors, driven by the ascent of artificial intelligence and […]
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Follow the action as Berkshire’s shareholder meeting marks a new era without Buffett at the helm: Live updates
To watch the meeting in the Mandarin translation, click here. CNBC will be livestreaming the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting on Saturday, beginning with a pre-show at 9:15 a.m. ET. Warren Buffett has loomed large at the company’s annual gatherings, and this will be a key challenge as new CEO Greg Abel takes center stage […]
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Weight loss and hair loss: The growing hair treatment market from GLP-1s
When Branneisha Cooper first began taking GLP-1 injection Mounjaro in late 2022, she heard online that she could experience temporary hair thinning and prepared for the worst. But it would take about a year before she began noticing her hair falling out in clumps. Cooper said it was especially shocking because she has always had […]
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