Year: 2026
Obamacare subsidies extension clears procedural hurdle in the House
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle | Getty Images A Democrat-led push to extend recently expired Obamacare subsidies cleared a procedural hurdle in the House on Wednesday with support from nine Republicans, teeing up a final vote […]
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Trump says U.S. to ban large investors from buying homes
President Donald Trump said the U.S. should bar large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, arguing that corporate ownership has helped push housing further out of reach for everyday Americans. “For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream. It was the reward for working hard, […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for lower open as Trump rattles defense firms and oil prices slide
SHENZHEN, CHINA – AUGUST 26: An aerial view of the Shenzhen skyline on August 26, 2020 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by He Shaoping/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Thursday after Wall Street closed in the red on growing geopolitical […]
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CLSA recommends these 8 global defensive stocks, as 2026 kicks off in uncertain territory
2025 was characterized by uncertainty and divergence as geopolitics, tariffs and conflict gripped global markets. This year may be more of the same. Investment bank CLSA said it expects “resilience and rotation” in 2026 and named the defensive stocks and countercyclical plays it favors. In its “Global Themes Redux” report released on Monday, the bank […]
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The boldest bitcoin predictions for 2026 are in — from $75,000 to $225,000
After an all-time high and a big tumble for bitcoin last year, industry executives and investors told CNBC that the cryptocurrency could reach new heights in 2026 — but with the potential for huge volatility. In CNBC’s annual roundup of bitcoin predictions, several commentators forecast a wide range of prices for bitcoin in 2026, dropping […]
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Trump says Venezuela will purchase American products with revenue from oil deal
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Venezuela will purchase American products with revenue from its oil sales. “I have just been informed that Venezuela is going to be purchasing ONLY American Made Products, with the money they receive from our new Oil Deal,” Trump said in a post his social media platform Truth Social. The […]
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang would have to pay about $8 billion in proposed billionaire tax—he says that’s ‘perfectly fine’ with him
Jensen Huang seems unfazed by the prospect of a potential $7.75 billion tax bill. That’s how much the Nvidia CEO could end up owing the state of California if a proposed ballot measure succeeds in implementing a one-time 5% wealth tax on the state’s billionaires. Huang, whose $155 billion net worth makes him the world’s […]
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Alphabet’s market cap surpasses Apple’s for first time since 2019
Google CEO Sundar Pichai gives a thumbs up as he arrives to attend the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, Feb. 11, 2025. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Google parent company Alphabet saw its market capitalization surpass Apple’s for the first time since 2019. Alphabet’s market cap closed at $3.88 trillion on Wednesday. […]
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Google, Character.AI to settle suits involving minor suicides and AI chatbots
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. Klaudia Radecka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google and Character.AI will settle with families who sued the companies over harm to minors, including suicides, allegedly caused by artificial intelligence chatbots. According to court documents filed this week, the families and companies have agreed to work out settlement terms. In one case, […]
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JPMorgan reaches deal to become Apple credit card issuer, source says
In this article JPM GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during the 2025 IIF annual membership meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase has reached a deal to become the new Apple […]
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