Defense
CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stock indexes charge ahead with three record closes
The “Charging Bull” statue at Bowling Green in New York’s Financial District. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Investors continue to pile into stocks, undeterred by a government shutdown or shaky jobs data, with all three benchmarks hitting record highs Thursday. With the Senate not meeting yesterday because of Yom Kippur, the U.S. government stayed shut […]
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Silicon Valley’s new defense tech ‘neoprimes’ are pulling billions in funding to challenge legacy giants
Guvendemir | E+ | Getty Images A wave of defense tech startups in Silicon Valley is drawing billions in funding and reshaping America’s national security. Anduril Industries, recently valued at $30.5 billion following its latest funding round, is among the so-called “neoprimes” — companies challenging the dominance of legacy contractors, dubbed “primes,” such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop […]
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‘We stand ready’: Defense giants welcome Europe’s push to build a drone wall to repel Russia
Police patrol near Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 30, 2025, following recent drone disturbances over Denmark and ahead of meetings of EU heads of state and goverment in Copenhagen on October 1 and October 2. Liselotte Sabroe | Afp | Getty Images Defense giants welcomed Europe’s push to establish a drone wall on the […]
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Palantir’s stock is up 1,700% since its NYSE debut five years ago. Here’s how it got there
People walk by a banner featuring the logo of Palantir Technologies (PLTR) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the day of their initial public offering (IPO) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 30, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reutersa When Palantir hit the stock market in September 2020, there was a lot that […]
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Trump says he’ll send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to U.S. cities
Tear gas and smoke envelop ICE agents as people protest against the U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s immigration policies, outside an ICE detention facility in Portland, Oregon, on Sept. 1, 2025. John Rudoff | Reuters President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. tech shares pull back amid growing AI bubble worries
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Sept. 17, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Individual equities and separate sectors popped Wednesday, but collectively, their moves weren’t forceful enough to lift indexes. Beleaguered American chipmaker Intel is finding itself in slightly less […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Rallies of individual stock couldn’t push up major indexes
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Sept. 17, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Individual equities and separate sectors popped Wednesday, but collectively, their moves weren’t forceful enough to lift indexes. Beleaguered American chipmaker Intel is finding itself in slightly less […]
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Defense stocks rally as Trump, in a major shift, says Ukraine can win back territory from Russia
A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter takes off during the NATO’s Ramsteign Flag 2025 exercice at Leeuwarden Air Base on April 8, 2025. John Thys | Afp | Getty Images Global defense stocks moved higher on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump, in a major rhetorical shift, said Ukraine could retake […]
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In major shift, Trump says he now thinks Ukraine can win back all of its territory taken by Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Alexander Drago | Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday afternoon that he thinks Ukraine, with help from the European Union, could win back its territory from Russia and return the country […]
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Trump-Xi meeting likely to happen next year, says U.S. ambassador to China
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue speaks to reporters in Beijing on Sept. 23, 2025. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — A highly anticipated meeting between the U.S. and Chinese presidents is more likely to take place next year than this fall, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Tuesday. “We’re looking forward to getting […]
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