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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Coty, Paramount Skydance, Walmart and more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Coty, Paramount Skydance, Walmart and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Coty — Shares of the beauty retailer plummeted more than 20% following its latest quarterly results. While its revenue of $1.25 billion beat the $1.20 billion that analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting, it posted a loss per share of 5 cents, more than the 2 […]

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Trump’s Nvidia and Intel meddling is a ‘scattershot method of crony capitalism’: Walter Isaacson
Technology

Trump’s Nvidia and Intel meddling is a ‘scattershot method of crony capitalism’: Walter Isaacson

President Donald Trump’s dealings with Intel and Nvidia amount to a “scattershot method of crony capitalism,” Walter Isaacson said Thursday. “That state capitalism often evolves into crony capitalism, where you have favored companies and industries that pay tribute to the leader, and that is a recipe for not only disaster, but just sort of a […]

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Spirit Airlines is on shakier ground after avoiding hard decisions in bankruptcy
Travel

Spirit Airlines is on shakier ground after avoiding hard decisions in bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines baggage tags are seen near a check-in counter at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on April 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images In March, Spirit Airlines came out of bankruptcy protection in less than four months and entered a worsening landscape. Consumers were holding off booking flights and U.S. planes […]

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Fix-and-flip real estate investors are pulling back
Business

Fix-and-flip real estate investors are pulling back

Marioguti | E+ | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight […]

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Kansas City Fed’s Schmid shows hesitation about widely expected September rate cut
Finance

Kansas City Fed’s Schmid shows hesitation about widely expected September rate cut

Key Points Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid in a CNBC interview Thursday expressed doubt about lowering interest rates in September, saying there’s more work to do on inflation. Schmid is a voter this year on the rate-setting FOMC. Source

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Red carpet for Putin, trade relief for China, penalties on India: Inside Trump’s peculiar policy playbook
World

Red carpet for Putin, trade relief for China, penalties on India: Inside Trump’s peculiar policy playbook

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Aug. 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump is pursuing an unusual strategy — courting Russian President Vladimir Putin, holding fire on Beijing, all the while turning the screws on […]

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Divided Fed worried about tariffs, inflation and the labor market, minutes show
Finance

Divided Fed worried about tariffs, inflation and the labor market, minutes show

Key Points The meeting summary depicted a divergence of opinion among the central bankers, whose vote to hold their key rate steady came despite objections from two Fed governors who argued in favor of cutting. “Participants generally pointed to risks to both sides of the Committee’s dual mandate, emphasizing upside risk to inflation and downside […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Target, Intel, Medtronic, Palantir, La-Z-Boy and more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Target, Intel, Medtronic, Palantir, La-Z-Boy and more

Here are some of the stocks posting the biggest moves in midday trading Wednesday. Palantir Technologies — The defense technology company headed for a sixth consecutive losing day, dropping more than 2% on Wednesday. If Palantir closes in negative territory, that will mark its first six-day losing run since April 2024. Shares have more than […]

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Hassett likely to be Trump’s pick for Fed chief, though Warsh is more qualified, CNBC survey finds
World

Hassett likely to be Trump’s pick for Fed chief, though Warsh is more qualified, CNBC survey finds

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025.  Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump will tap his top economic advisor Kevin Hassett to be the next Federal Reserve chair, according to respondents to a […]

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How hurricane resilience for commercial real estate is leveraging drones and AI
Business

How hurricane resilience for commercial real estate is leveraging drones and AI

A screenshot of Site Technologies’ commercial real estate risk assessment tools. Courtesy of Site Technologies A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors […]

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