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MongoDB stock surges 30% after earnings as company touts customer growth boom
MongoDB shares skyrocketed more than 30% on Wednesday after the database software company posted better-than-expected fiscal results and gave an upbeat forecast. Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $1.00 adjusted vs. 66 cents expected Revenue: $591 million vs. $556 million expected MongoDB’s revenue increased 24% from a year […]
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Fed’s John Williams stresses independence as Trump moves to fire Lisa Cook
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams on Wednesday stressed the importance of central bank independence as President Donald Trump looks to exert control over monetary policy. In a CNBC interview, the influential policymaker avoided commenting directly on Trump’s efforts to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook but did note the important economic role the central […]
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Canada Goose rises 7% in premarket trading after controlling shareholder gets take-private bids
New York-listed shares of Canada Goose rose by nearly 7% in premarketing trading, after a CNBC report that the winter-clothing maker’s controlling shareholder, Bain Capital, has received bids to take the company private. Private equity firm Bain Capital is looking to offload its holding in Canada Goose, sources told CNBC’s Anniek Bao, with Goldman Sachs […]
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European stocks rebound as traders eye Nvidia earnings
European markets opened higher Wednesday as traders gear up for a quarterly earnings report from chipmaker Nvidia. The Nasdaq-listed stock has become a bellwether for the global technology sector, particularly regarding the progress of the artificial intelligence boom, as its major corporate customers include Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon. Its value has soared in recent […]
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SpaceX makes comeback with Starship test launch after fiery setbacks
SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off from Starbase, Texas, as seen from South Padre Island on Aug. 26, 2025, for its 10th test flight. Ronaldo Schemidt | Afp | Getty Images SpaceX on Tuesday launched its mammoth Starship rocket, breaking a string of explosive failed attempts earlier this year to deploy its first batch of dummy […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Big M&A activity returns to the U.S. — but the deal-maker is the White House
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Aug. 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images It’s starting to feel like we’re in a game of Pac-Man, in which the U.S. government is the eponymous hungry yellow blob furiously chomping on everything in sight. The White House’s […]
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Stock futures little changed ahead of Nvidia earnings: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., August 26, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were flat early Wednesday as investors turn their eyes to Nvidia earnings, which could be a make-or-break moment for the bull market. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, […]
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China’s industrial profits narrow declines to 1.5% in July as Beijing clamps down on price wars
Robots manufacture auto parts at a factory in Ningde, China, on Oct. 17, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s industrial profits slipped 1.5% from a year earlier in July, marking a notable recovery following months of steeper declines, signaling Beijing’s campaign against price wars has helped ease the strain on company profitability. The […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Why Britain’s fiscal watchdog is under pressure to reform
Shoppers spend on Oxford Street beneath union jack flags in London’s West End, on April 3. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Each Wednesday, Ian King brings you expert insights on the most important business stories from the U.K. and other key developments […]
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Putin acts like he doesn’t care about peace. Russia’s economy could depend on it
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with German Gref, the CEO of Russia’s largest Sberbank, in Moscow on July 29, 2025. Mikhail Metzel | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s beleaguered economy, with its slowing growth and widening budget deficit, could be one push-factor when it […]
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