Year: 2026
Another alliance of health care and AI signals why pharma stocks should be back in favor
Bristol Myers Squibb and Microsoft ‘s new partnership aimed at accelerating early detection of lung cancer marks the latest way health care and artificial intelligence are rapidly intersecting. Bristol Myers said on Tuesday it will work with Microsoft’s AI-powered radiology platform to develop and launch imaging algorithms. These new tools, which can be used to […]
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Deutsche Bank says the ‘honeymoon is over’ for AI
This year will be the most difficult one yet for artificial intelligence, according to Deutsche Bank Research Institute. AI adoption has expanded in recent years, but Wall Street is betting that 2026 will see a reckoning of the technology — and the web of trades around the trend — as the market demands tangible returns […]
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Jerome Powell could stay at the Fed even after being removed as chair. Here’s what that means
Key Points The saga over President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the Fed has another twist to it, revolving over whether current Chair Jerome Powell will leave after his term at the helm is finished. Historical precedent has been for outgoing Fed chairs to leave their governor roles as well, but Powell could decide to […]
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Anthropic appoints Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar to its independent trust, two members conclude terms
Anthropic on Tuesday announced it has appointed legal and international affairs expert Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar to its Long-Term Benefit Trust, the company’s independent governance structure that selects Anthropic’s board members and advises leadership. Cuéllar has served in three U.S. presidential administrations, acted as a Justice of the Supreme Court of California and chairs the board of the […]
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Where investors can find some reliable income as most U.S. assets see big selling pressure
Investors looking for reliable income amid the market carnage have several places to turn, according to experts. Investors fled U.S. assets Tuesday amid concerns over President Donald Trump ‘s threats over Greenland and fears of a trade war. Stocks fell, while Treasury yields jumped . A sell-off in Japan’s bond market also weighed on Treasurys. […]
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Salesforce’s Benioff calls for AI regulation, says models have become ‘suicide coaches’
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said Tuesday that “there has to be some regulation” of artificial intelligence, pointing to several documented cases of suicide linked to the technology. “This year, you really saw something pretty horrific, which is these AI models became suicide coaches,” Benioff told CNBC’s Sarah Eisen Tuesday at the World Economic Forum’s flagship […]
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How my Coinbase account was almost stolen
Benito Aguilar | Twenty20 Jason Gewirtz is vice president of news at CNBC. What follows is a personal account of his experience with a scammer. Last week my cell phone rang. It was about 1:30 p.m., and the iPhone ID showed the 650 area code, which I recognized as the San Francisco Bay Area. The caller […]
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Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasurys, citing ‘poor’ U.S. government finances
Protesters with Danish and Greenlandic flags attend a demonstration in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 17, 2026. Nichlas Pollier | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish pension operator AkademikerPension said it is exiting U.S. Treasurys because of finance concerns as Denmark spars with President Donald Trump over his threats to take over Greenland. Anders Schelde, AkademikerPension’s investing chief, […]
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Watch: Trump to speak at White House press briefing
[The stream is slated to start at 1 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump on Tuesday is set to appear at a White House press briefing marking the first anniversary of his second term in office. White House press secretary Karoline […]
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Binance says ‘wait and see’ on re-entering the U.S. Ripple’s CEO thinks it’s happening
Richard Teng, chief executive officer of Binance, during the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, DC, U.S., on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ripple’s CEO predicted Binance would re-enter the U.S., as the cryptocurrency exchange’s co-CEO said it would adopt a “wait-and-see” approach. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, exited the […]
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