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Inside the uranium plant at the center of U.S. plans to expand nuclear power
EUNICE, NEW MEXICO — Paul Lorskulsint was a shift manager at a brand new uranium enrichment facility deep in the American Southwest when catastrophe struck Japan in 2011. A massive tsunami and earthquake had caused a severe accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Thousands of miles away in Eunice, New Mexico, Lorskulsint turned […]
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Warren Buffett Watch: His last big deal as Berkshire CEO before Abel takes over?
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Buffett seen as ‘winner’ in what may be his last big buy as CEO A screen displays the trading information for Occidental Petroleum […]
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Bank of America picks five stocks with more room to run in October
Bank of America named a slew of stocks that are best positioned in October. The Wall Street investment bank says companies like Disney are compelling, with more room to run. Other buy-rated names screened by CNBC Pro include: Birkenstock , CRH , Spotify and C.H. Robinson. CRH The construction and building materials supplier is “more […]
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Bitcoin rallies to within 1% of all-time high, gaining safe haven status during shutdown
CHONGQING, CHINA – JULY 17: In this photo illustration, a person holds a physical representation of a Bitcoin (BTC) coin in front of a screen displaying a candlestick chart of Bitcoin’s latest price movements on July 17, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Wynn Resorts, Red Cat, SanDisk, Palantir & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Peabody Energy — The coal company jumped 9%. Peabody began arbitration proceedings with Anglo American over the canceled purchase of steelmaking coat assets belonging to the Anglo. SanDisk — The maker of solid state drives jumped 10%, adding to its massive gains. Over the past six […]
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Why casino stocks are pulling back
CNBC’s Contessa Brewer reports on the action in casino stocks. Source
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European stocks end positive after touching fresh record high
European stocks ended higher on Friday, building on momentum that has pushed regional indexes higher this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed the session up 0.5%, having added 0.5% in Thursday’s session after reaching a record high earlier in the day, marking the index’s fifth consecutive day of gains. Major bourses across the region made […]
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Berkshire Hathaway votes to separate chairman and CEO roles, paving way for Abel to succeed Buffett at year-end
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway formally separated the roles of chairman and chief executive officer, a long-anticipated move that paves the way for Greg Abel to succeed Warren Buffett as CEO at the beginning […]
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Chicago Fed President Goolsbee ‘a little wary’ about cutting interest rates too quickly
Key Points Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Friday he’s leery of cutting interest rates too quickly as threats increase both inflation and employment. “I’m a little wary about front-loading too many rate cuts and just counting on the inflation going away,” he said. Source
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GameStop, USA Rare Earth, Applied Materials, Zillow and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. USA Rare Earth — The rare earth miner jumped 8.8% after CEO Barbara Humpton told CNBC that the company is in “close communication” with the White House. GameStop — The meme stock fell 2.7% after the company said in a filing it’s selling a combination assets […]
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