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Walmart-backed fintech OnePay is bringing crypto to its banking app, sources say
Key Points OnePay, the fintech firm majority-owned by Walmart, will soon offer cryptocurrency trading and custody on its mobile app, CNBC has learned. OnePay will offer customers access to bitcoin and ether later this year with help from the startup Zerohash. By allowing OnePay users to hold bitcoin and ether in their mobile app, customers could […]
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Putin warns of ‘new stage of escalation’ if U.S. supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an annual plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club, on October 2, 2025 in Sochi, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the potential supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine would mark a “completely new stage of escalation” between Washington and Moscow. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stock indexes charge ahead with three record closes
The “Charging Bull” statue at Bowling Green in New York’s Financial District. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Investors continue to pile into stocks, undeterred by a government shutdown or shaky jobs data, with all three benchmarks hitting record highs Thursday. With the Senate not meeting yesterday because of Yom Kippur, the U.S. government stayed shut […]
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Private equity’s retail rush is alarming its institutional backers: ‘Bigger issues down the road’
SINGAPORE — For decades, private markets have been the preserve of pension funds, endowments and sovereign wealth giants. Now, that exclusivity is fading. More wealthy individuals are getting invited into a once-closed club reserved for long-term investments from large institutions — and that is ruffling feathers. The trend has been described by experts as the […]
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‘Never been stronger’: Investors pile in UK stocks as next U.S.-alternative
European stocks have been on a bull run this year, with investors looking to diversify beyond the U.S. amid volatility sparked by President Donald Trump’s trade policies. But the region’s outperformance over the U.S. has narrowed over recent weeks, with Wall Street’s major averages recovering from the so-called “Sell America” trade to touch fresh all-time […]
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CNBC Daily Open: There’s no stopping the U.S. stock markets
A bronze sculpture of a bull is displayed on Broadway in the financial district November 14, 2000 in New York City. Chris Hondros | Hulton Archive | Getty Images Investors continue to pile into stocks, undeterred by a government shutdown or shaky jobs data, with all three benchmarks hitting record highs Thursday. With the Senate […]
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Trump touts shutdown as ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to cut more Democratic priorities
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 30, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday said Democrats have given him an “unprecedented opportunity” to slash federal agencies, signaling plans to harm his political opponents during the two-day-old government […]
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Trump Jr. dismisses crypto conflicts of interest, says dad’s not checking blockchain ledgers
Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Wilkoff of World Liberty Financial at Token2049, a prominent crypto conference in Singapore, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Wachsman Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday dismissed criticism that a crypto venture tied to his family had any potential conflicts of interest, as his firm, World Liberty Financial, seeks global investors. Concerns […]
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Trump administration cancels nearly $8 billion in climate funding to blue states: Vought
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, from left; Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget; Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota; and U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to members of the media following a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. […]
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S&P 500 closes above 6,700 for first time as traders bet on short-lived shutdown
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2025. NYSE The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Wednesday as traders were hopeful that a U.S. federal government shutdown would be brief and possibly have little impact on the economy. The broad market index gained 0.34% to close at 6,711.20. Earlier, […]
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