Donald Trump
Trump to decide whether to attack Iran in next 10 days — oil prices jump
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the inaugural meeting of the “Board of Peace” at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will decide whether to launch military strikes against Iran in the next 10 […]
Read More
U.S. trade deficit totaled $901 billion in 2025, barely budging despite Trump’s tariffs
A Chinese flag flutters atop a China customs building, at a terminal of the Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, Oct. 30, 2025. Tingshu Wang | Reuters The U.S. trade deficit swelled in December, closing out a year in which the imbalance was essentially unchanged despite efforts by the Trump administration to close the […]
Read More
Walmart earnings, Fed meeting minutes, Zuckerberg’s testimony and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. My spin class soundtrack of mainly Kesha’s music last night was more evidence that the 2016 aesthetic is back. Stock futures are lower this morning. The three major indexes are coming off a winning session. Here are five key things […]
Read More
Walmart reports strong holiday growth, but earnings outlook falls short of estimates
Walmart said on Thursday that holiday-quarter sales rose nearly 6% and its quarterly earnings and revenue surpassed Wall Street’s expectations as gains in e-commerce, advertising and its third-party marketplace boosted its business. For the full current fiscal year, Walmart said it expects net sales to increase by 3.5% to 4.5% and adjusted earnings per share […]
Read More
Small furniture retailers face existential tariff threat, regardless of Supreme Court ruling
President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs” could be struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as soon as this week. Regardless of the ruling, there’s little comfort to be found for the furniture industry. Furniture importers are facing steep, and in some cases stacking, import duties after the industry was hit with higher tariffs on […]
Read More
Russia’s Putin slams U.S. oil blockade on Cuba: ‘We do not accept anything like this’
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow on February 18, 2026. Pavel Bednyakov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s fuel blockade on Cuba, saying Moscow considers the latest restrictions unacceptable. […]
Read More
U.S. says Tehran would be ‘very wise’ to make a deal as Russia, Iran hold naval drills
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., Feb. 13, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Trump administration has warned it would be “very wise” for Iran to make a deal, amid reports the White House is considering fresh military action against Tehran as […]
Read More
‘Do not give away Diego Garcia’: Trump attacks the UK over Chagos Islands deal, again
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference following their meeting at Chequers, near Aylesbury, Britain, Sept. 18, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has once again criticized the U.K.’s plan to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, telling the country not to “give away” […]
Read More
Trump signs executive order to promote the production of weedkiller that’s hated by MAHA
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Black History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 18, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to promote the domestic production of phosphorus and […]
Read More
Sen. Warren tells Fed and Treasury: No bailout for crypto billionaires
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve on Wednesday to confirm that they […]
Read More