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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Southwest, Medtronic, Snowflake, Bath & Body Works & more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Southwest, Medtronic, Snowflake, Bath & Body Works & more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Delta Air Lines — Shares retreated 0.8% after a Delta flight from Minnesota to Toronto crashed on landing on Monday afternoon. At least 18 people were reported injured, according to local officials. Southwest Airlines — The value-focused carrier popped 2.4% after Southwest said it would cut […]

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France’s 2026 budget to be a ‘demanding’ undertaking, French economy minister warns
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France’s 2026 budget to be a ‘demanding’ undertaking, French economy minister warns

Ironing out the 2026 budget of the euro zone’s second-largest economy will prove a “demanding” task, French Economy Minister Eric Lombard told CNBC’s Charlotte Reed, after lawmakers earlier this month finally adopted 2025’s financial plan after a spate of tumultuous, government-toppling attempts. France has charted a trajectory to reduce its public deficit, aiming to reach […]

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Fed Governor Bowman says more progress on inflation is needed before further rate cuts
Finance

Fed Governor Bowman says more progress on inflation is needed before further rate cuts

Key Points Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Monday she wants to see data reflect more progress on inflation before cutting interest rates further.  While she expects inflation to continue to decelerate this year, she said disinflation “may take longer than we would hope.”  The Fed maintained its target rate at a range of […]

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From tariffs to DOGE, what companies are saying about the impact of MAGA policies
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From tariffs to DOGE, what companies are saying about the impact of MAGA policies

CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Via […]

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China’s central bank governor says stable yuan key to global financial stability
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China’s central bank governor says stable yuan key to global financial stability

Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), during the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.   Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s central bank governor said on Sunday a stable yuan currency has been key to global financial and economic stability and Beijing will continue […]

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Reuters criticizes Trump’s ban of Associated Press reporters in Oval Office, Air Force One
Politics

Reuters criticizes Trump’s ban of Associated Press reporters in Oval Office, Air Force One

Associated Press White House reporter Darlene Superville and AP photographer Ben Curtis are told by a U.S. President Donald Trump administration member that they have been denied from joining the White House press pool in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 15, 2025.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Reuters on Saturday objected to the restrictions placed […]

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Unemployment spikes in Washington, D.C. as Trump and Musk begin efforts to shrink the government
Politics

Unemployment spikes in Washington, D.C. as Trump and Musk begin efforts to shrink the government

Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 11, 2025.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump’s moves to fire thousands of federal government workers have coincided with a surge in jobless claims in Washington D.C. that could get worse as […]

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Here’s a potential winner from the Trump tariffs: American tourists traveling abroad
Travel

Here’s a potential winner from the Trump tariffs: American tourists traveling abroad

A customer at a food market in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images As economists ring alarm bells over the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy on consumers and the U.S. economy, there’s a group of Americans who may benefit: tourists traveling abroad. That’s due to the impact of tariffs on the […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Coinbase, Airbnb, WeRide, GameStop and more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Coinbase, Airbnb, WeRide, GameStop and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Warner Music Group — The entertainment stock popped 3% following an upgrade at Citi to buy from neutral. Citi analyst Jason Bazinet said that Warner Music’s multiple is “far below” those of its peers. Roku – Shares popped nearly 14% after the streaming company reported fourth-quarter […]

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Retail sales slumped 0.9% in January, down much more than expected
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Retail sales slumped 0.9% in January, down much more than expected

Consumers sharply curtailed their spending in January, indicating a potential weakening in economic growth ahead, according to a Commerce Department report Friday. Retail sales slipped 0.9% for the month from an upwardly revised 0.7% gain in December, even worse than the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.2% decline. The sales totals are adjusted for seasonality […]

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