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U.S. government shutdown delays Unilever’s Magnum ice cream spin-off
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U.S. government shutdown delays Unilever’s Magnum ice cream spin-off

Packets of Walls Cornetto, Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream are displayed on March 20, 2024. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Consumer goods group Unilever is delaying the spin-off of its Magnum Ice Cream unit due to the U.S. government shutdown, it said on Tuesday, the latest example of global […]

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AWS recovers, Apple rallies, General Motors beats and more in Morning Squawk
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AWS recovers, Apple rallies, General Motors beats and more in Morning Squawk

Attendees walk through an exposition hall at AWS re:Invent, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024. Noah Berger | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: […]

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CNBC Daily Open: More people want the new iPhone — and Apple shares
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CNBC Daily Open: More people want the new iPhone — and Apple shares

Apple CEO Tim Cook holds new iPhones during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on Sept. 9, 2025 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Critics may sneer at the iPhone 17 Pro’s fluorescent orange finish, but Apple’s “Cosmic Orange” smartphone seems to be dazzling where it counts — in sales and shares. […]

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European markets set to open higher, building on positive momentum
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European markets set to open higher, building on positive momentum

The London skyline is seen from the Shard, the tallest building in the European Union, as the sun sets on March 28, 2017 in London, England. Jack Taylor | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are set to open higher on Tuesday, continuing positive momentum built at the start of the week on the back […]

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Shares of Australian critical metal companies surge on .5 billion U.S. minerals deal
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Shares of Australian critical metal companies surge on $8.5 billion U.S. minerals deal

U.S. President Donald Trump, and Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, shake hands outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of some of Australia’s largest critical metals and rare earths companies surged on Tuesday following the announcement of a […]

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CNBC Daily Open: All you need for a rally is a good iPhone
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CNBC Daily Open: All you need for a rally is a good iPhone

Consumers experience the iPhone 17 in an Apple store in Shanghai, China on October 13, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Critics’ displeasure at the iPhone 17 Pro’s fluorescent orange color aside, Apple’s “Cosmic Orange” smartphone has charmed fans — and investors. The newest iPhone 17 series, which includes the base iPhone 17 […]

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Trump calls for National Guard deployment in San Francisco loom over city’s AI-driven resurgence
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Trump calls for National Guard deployment in San Francisco loom over city’s AI-driven resurgence

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after disembarking from Air Force One upon arrival at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, Oct. 17, 2025, as he travels to Mar-a-Lago for the weekend. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump is stepping up his calls to deploy the […]

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James Comey asks judge to toss criminal case, says Trump-picked prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was appointed unlawfully
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James Comey asks judge to toss criminal case, says Trump-picked prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was appointed unlawfully

Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss his criminal case, arguing that he is being vindictively prosecuted because of President Donald Trump’s animus toward him. Comey, in a pair of motions for dismissal filed in federal court in eastern Virginia, also argued that the indictment against him is fatally […]

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Rare earths make gains amid battle to beat China’s dominance
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Rare earths make gains amid battle to beat China’s dominance

Shares of U.S.-listed companies related to the rare earth supply chain climbed on Monday as investors continued to weigh the impact of Chinese export restrictions on domestic producers.   Rare earths are minerals that are essential to many aspects of modern life, particularly for the technology sector and the energy transition, as they are used […]

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OpenAI investor Reid Hoffman spars with AI czar Sacks, calls Anthropic ‘one of the good guys’
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OpenAI investor Reid Hoffman spars with AI czar Sacks, calls Anthropic ‘one of the good guys’

Reid Hoffman, Partner at Greylock and co-founder LinkedIn, speaks during the WSJ Tech Live conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal at the Montage Laguna Beach in Laguna Beach, California, on October 21, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Two of the main members of the PayPal mafia are sparring again — […]

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