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CNBC Daily Open: Alphabet and Tesla power Nasdaq to record highs
The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, June 9, 2023. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Nasdaq climbs past 20,000, powered by megacap tech gains
Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq. Peter Kramer | CNBC This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need to know today […]
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Alphabet and Tesla reach fresh records, joining Amazon and Meta and pushing Nasdaq past 20,000
Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq. Peter Kramer | CNBC Alphabet and Tesla climbed to fresh records on Wednesday, closing at all-time highs alongside Amazon and Meta as the tech megacaps lifted the Nasdaq past 20,000 for the first time. Tech’s seven trillion-dollar companies added roughly $416 billion in market cap for the day. […]
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FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office
FBI Director Christopher Wray walks into a secure information area ahead of a closed-door security meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 25, 2024. Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty Images Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday that he will resign by the end of the Biden administration next […]
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Buoyed by Trump, U.S. dealers are optimistic on everything except electric vehicles sales
Alex Tovstanovsky, owner of used-car dealer Prestige Motor Works, checks on inventory with his general manager Ryan Caton in Naperville, Illinois, May 28, 2020. Nick Carey | Reuters DETROIT — There’s a “renewed optimism” among U.S. car dealers heading into 2025, fueled by President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House as well as positive […]
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Tesla shares climb to record, boosted by 64% pop since Trump election victory
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters Tesla shares jumped to an all-time high on Wednesday, surpassing their prior record reached in 2021, sparked by a post-election rally and Wall […]
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Trump’s White House return is already pushing Europe and the UK closer together
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves talks to the media at the EU Council headquarter on Dec. 9, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty Images BRUSSELS, Belgium ꟷ President-elect Donald Trump has not yet re-entered the White House, but the U.K. and neighboring European Union are already working […]
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China ramps up Wall Street meetings as Trump inauguration looms
Key Points Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng has met with several U.S. finance executives in the last month as Beijing seeks to build relationships ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on China. He Lifeng is one of China’s four vice premiers, and heads the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s economic and finance committee. “The Chinese […]
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell can serve remainder of term, says Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on Nov. 7, 2024. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell can finish his term leading the U.S. central bank despite prior insinuations that he could be pushed to step down, said Scott […]
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Trump promises ‘fully expedited’ permits for investors of $1 billion-plus in U.S.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters President-elect Donald Trump vowed Tuesday that people or companies who invest at least $1 billion in the U.S. will get “fully expedited approvals […]
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