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Five key questions Apple faces entering its second half-century
Apple CEO Tim Cook inspects the new iPhone 16 during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on September 09, 2024 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images As Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary, the company that’s defined consumer electronics since introducing the iPod, and that forever changed user behavior in creating the iPhone, […]
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Sen. Warren slams Trump administration for pressuring EU to relax tech regulations
Ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks with the media before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Annual Report to Congress,” in Dirksen building on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth […]
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Iran threatens Nvidia, Apple and other tech giants with attack
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened attacks on a swath of U.S. tech companies with operations in the Middle East, including Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft and Google. The IRGC warned on Tuesday that 18 tech companies would be considered as “legitimate targets” in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Attacks on those […]
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Oil extends gains after record monthly rally as Trump signals Iran war exit amid energy disruptions
Smoke emanates from smokestacks from an oil refinery in Linden, New Jersey, on March 18, 2026. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images Crude prices extended gains during Asia trading as escalating attacks in the Persian Gulf and U.S. President Donald Trump’s signals on exiting the Iran conflict even as the Strait of Hormuz remains […]
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Column: Apple’s crackdown on AI apps puts it on the wrong side of history
Steve Jobs founded Apple 50 years ago this week on a simple idea: democratize computing by putting personal computers in the hands of anyone. Now, Apple is going against that founding mission by standing in the way of what could become the most empowering tool for ordinary people in software history — AI coding, or […]
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Warren Buffett says he sold Apple too soon and would buy more of it, though not in this market
Key Points Warren Buffett said he sold Apple too soon and would buy more of it, though not in the current market. “It’s not impossible that Apple would get to a price, we would buy a lot of it,” Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick. “But not in this market.” The billionaire investor also announced he’s […]
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Warren Buffett says he’s still making calls on investments at Berkshire, flags ‘tiny’ new buy
Key Points Warren Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick that he remains closely involved in investment decisions at Berkshire Hathaway even after stepping down as chief executive. The 95-year-old investor said he recently made a “tiny” new purchase. Buffett said he speaks with Mark Millard, Berkshire’s director of financial assets, before the opening bell to discuss […]
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Huawei’s cloud computing revenue dropped in 2025 as Chinese AI lagged U.S. rivals
Consumers browse Huawei phones in a shopping mall in Yantai, Shandong Province, China on March 8, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Huawei’s push to develop its own artificial intelligence chip has yet to drive the double-digit revenue gains of its peers, as Chinese companies strive to narrow the gap with the U.S. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: McCormick, Diageo, Nvidia & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: McCormick — Shares rose more than 3% after Unilever confirmed it was in talks with the spices maker over a potential transaction to merge Unilever Foods with McCormick. If a deal were to take place, the Unilever news release said, it would involve “an upfront cash […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s AI race enters a new phase
A robot band from LinkerBot performs at a robot 6S store on Jan. 29, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of what I’m seeing […]
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