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Pfizer hikes 2025 profit outlook on cost cuts, strong quarterly results
Exterior view of the Pfizer headquarters building on January 29, 2023 in New York City. View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images Pfizer on Tuesday hiked its full-year adjusted profit guidance on its cost cuts and strong business performance this year. The company also reported second-quarter results that topped Wall Street’s estimates for the […]
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President Donald Trump to join ‘Squawk Box’ at 8 a.m. ET
President Donald Trump joins Squawk Box at 8 a.m. on August 5, 2025. President Donald Trump will join CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday around 8 a.m. ET for a wide-ranging conversation on the economy and the state of the U.S. Trump’s interview comes as the administration juggles a slew of tariff negotiations as well as […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets appear to have gotten over the July jobs report — unlike Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters ahed of boarding Marine One to depart for New Jersey, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 1, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July’s jobs report revised previous months’ figures down so dramatically that U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump doubles down on criticism of jobs report — but markets bounce back
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters near Air Force One at the the Lehigh Valley International Airport on August 03, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July’s jobs report revised previous months’ figures down so dramatically that U.S. President Donald Trump called it “RIGGED” and […]
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Asia markets open higher after Trump vows to significantly raise tariffs on India
Opening calls Happy Tuesday from Singapore. Asia markets are poised for a mixed open. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was set to start the day higher with futures tied to the benchmark at 8,701, compared with its last close of 8,663.70. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to open higher, with the futures contract in Osaka last traded at 40,610 against […]
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Palantir tops $1 billion in revenue for the first time, boosts guidance
Palantir topped Wall Street’s estimates Monday, surpassing $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, and hiking its full-year guidance. Shares rallied more than 5%. Here’s how the company did versus LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: 16 cents adj. vs. 14 cents expected Revenue: $1.00 billion vs. $940 million expected The artificial intelligence software […]
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Jobs data revisions are common. Here’s how the process works.
President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming that last week’s jobs report “was rigged” without providing any evidence. But former Labor Statistics officials say that the commissioner typically doesn’t have a role in preparing the monthly jobs report. “There’s no way for that to happen,” said William Beach, Trump’s […]
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Trump stokes conspiracies about jobs data, as White House defends firing BLS chief
U.S. President Donald Trump walks towards reporters from Marine One at at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on August 03, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump and one of his top economic advisors on Monday stoked baseless conspiracies about federal jobs data, suggesting without evidence that Friday’s weaker-than-expected employment […]
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Trump says he will ‘substantially’ raise tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases
President Donald Trump said on Monday he will substantially raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil. “India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits. They don’t care how many people in Ukraine […]
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Shares of American Eagle surge after Trump calls Sydney Sweeney campaign ‘hottest ad out there’
A window display of actress Sydney Sweeney is seen on a window of an American Eagle store on August 01, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Shares of American Eagle surged more than 15% on Monday after President Donald Trump complimented the retailer’s marketing campaign with actress Sydney Sweeney. “Sydney […]
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