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Trump Treasury Sec. Bessent to speak with Chinese trade counterpart on Friday
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will speak by phone on Friday with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to discuss the ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and China, a senior Trump administration official told CNBC’s Eamon Javers. Additional details about the call, including the specific time it would take place or the next steps to […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Jefferies, Oracle, Fifth Third, Micron and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Regional bank stocks — The subsector ticked higher after driving down the broader market on Thursday. Zions rose more than 1% on the back of a Baird upgrade , while Western Alliance bounced by less than 1%. The SPDR S & P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) […]
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‘Cockroach’ hunting, Bolton indicted, Apple eyes F1 and more in Morning Squawk
An automatic teller machine at the Zions Bank headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 10, 2023. Kim Raff | Bloomberg | 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: 1. Calling the […]
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Trump puts Russia on notice over Ukraine as two leaders prepare to meet
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches with binoculars the Tsentr-2019 military exercise at the Donguz range near Orenburg city on September 20, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky | Afp | Getty Images Russia was an indirect beneficiary of the war in Gaza in that it distracted the U.S. and other Western countries from its ongoing war in Ukraine. […]
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Credit concerns reach European markets as bank stocks slide 2.8%
European markets traded firmly in the red on Friday morning as concerns over the banking sector reached the region. The Pan-European Stoxx 600 was 1.5% lower at 8:26 a.m. in London (3:26 a.m. ET), with all major indexes and sectors in negative territory. The U.K.’s FTSE index was 1.5% lower, France’s CAC 40 was down […]
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EU leaders urge swift action on unlocking frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine, document shows
LONDON — EU heads of state will call for quicker action on the use of immobilized Russian assets at a meeting next week amid growing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a document seen by CNBC. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, has been looking at how to use about […]
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Marc Benioff’s call for troops in SF leads tech investor Ron Conway to leave Salesforce Foundation board
Ron Conway, founder of SV Angel, speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2015 conference in New York on May 4, 2015. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Days after suggesting that President Donald Trump should send federal troops to San Francisco, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is facing some consequences. Prominent startup investor Ron Conway, […]
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Trump announces efforts to expand access to IVF drugs
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order on expanding access to IVF at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Feb. 18, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday announced two new efforts to expand the availability of in vitro fertilization, the first concrete step from his […]
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Feds to seek indictment against former Trump advisor John Bolton on Thursday: Reports
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks to reporters after speaking in a panel hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran – U.S. Representative Office (NCRI-US) at the Willard InterContinental Hotel on Aug. 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Federal prosecutors in Maryland are expected to ask a grand […]
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Government shutdown: Senate bill fails for 10th time, Kelly tells Trump to get involved
A Republican bill to end the government shutdown failed in the Senate for the 10th time on Thursday, leaving lawmakers at a stalemate as the lapse in federal funding stretched into its third week. The resolution came up short in a 51-45 vote that fell mostly along party lines. Sixty senators are needed to approve […]
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