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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings just ended — here’s what happens next
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings concluded Thursday, bringing her one big step closer to becoming the first Black woman to sit on the nation’s top court. Jackson, a 51-year-old federal judge and President Joe Biden’s first Supreme Court pick, will likely have to wait at least two weeks before the Senate votes […]
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Biden says he’d be ‘very fortunate’ to face Trump in 2024 presidential election
US President Joe Biden addresses media representatives during a press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on March 24, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would consider himself “very fortunate” if former President Donald Trump runs against him for a second time in the 2024 election […]
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Nvidia, Intel lead rally in chip stocks as optimism on economy boosts riskier assets
Pat Gelsinger, CEO, of Intel Corporation, holds a semiconductor chip while testifying during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing titled Developing Next Generation Technology for Innovation, in Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Semiconductor stocks rose on Thursday as investors regained their […]
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I’ve been adding since February, says BD8 Capital’s Barbara Doran
Barbara Doran, BD8 Capital Partners, joins ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss how she’s been adding to her portfolio. Source
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Investing Club: We’re sticking with Nucor for now, but its rally to new records may not last
After taking profits in Nucor three times this month, we’re tempted to trim at even higher prices but going to let it ride for a bit. Source
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Trump sues Hillary Clinton, DNC for more than $70 million over 2016 election, ‘spurious’ Russia collusion claims
Hillary Clinton speaks as Donald Trump looks on during the town hall presidential debate at Washington University on October 9, 2016, in St Louis. Rick Wilking-Pool | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Thursday sued Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and others for allegedly conspiring to “weave a false narrative” during the 2016 […]
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The space-linked internet investing idea Bill Gates has backed since 1990s
Kymeta’s flat panel internet antenna is designed to offer connectivity in the most remote areas and the defense industry has been an early use case. Kymeta In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Back in the 1990s, Bill Gates made a big […]
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Five months in, bitcoin ETFs are down big but showing signs of staying power
The bitcoin futures ETFs have slightly underperformed the spot cryptocurrency in a volatile first five months of existence. Source
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EU leaders send a message to China: Use your leverage to stop Putin
Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi speaking to journalists in Brussels. Aris Oikonomou | Afp | Getty Images BRUSSELS, Belgium — EU leaders had one message for Beijing as they gathered in Brussels to discuss new sanctions against Russia: stop President Vladimir Putin. Chinese authorities have so far refused to fully condemn Russia’s unprovoked invasion of […]
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Almost 645,000 people still hadn’t gotten their third stimulus checks by last fall, Treasury says
Irinascreativephoto | E+ | Getty Images Almost 645,000 people who were eligible for the third round of stimulus checks hadn’t gotten their payments as of mid-September, according to a U.S. Department of the Treasury report published Thursday. The American Rescue Plan authorized the federal government to send up to $1,400 to each person who qualified, […]
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