Economy
Markets on edge as fresh U.S.-Iran attacks dent optimism over a peace deal
Veiled pro-government supporters stand in a line under a banner depicting portraits of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as they wait to receive donated meals during a state-run religious rally in downtown Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Up until the weekend, global […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Berkshire, AMD, Circle, FedEx, UPS & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading. Logistics firms — Shares of logistics companies were under pressure after Amazon said it would launch Amazon Supply Chain Services , its own freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel shipping business. GXO Logistics shed 11%, UPS fell about 10%, while FedEx and C.H. Robinson each […]
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Bret Taylor’s Sierra raises nearly $1 billion months after last capital push
Bret Taylor, co-founder and CEO of Sierra, speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2026. CNBC Artificial intelligence startup Sierra is raising nearly a billion dollars in a new funding round, CNBC has learned, as venture capital investors search for winners in an ongoing deal spree. The San […]
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Berkshire shares trade higher as Buffett successor Abel scores good marks at meeting, earnings jump
In this article BRK.B Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shares rose in premarket trading Monday after CEO Greg Abel’s solid performance over the weekend helming the annual meeting for the […]
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Berkshire Hathaway meeting, Spirit shuts down, Meta’s return to court and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. Congratulations to Golden Tempo on winning the Kentucky Derby. However, as a financial journalist, I felt inclined to root for Emerging Market. Stock futures are falling this morning. The market is coming off a winning week. Here are five key […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: eBay, Norwegian Cruise Line, Coinbase & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: eBay — Shares of the online marketplace jumped nearly 9% after GameStop made an unsolicited, non-binding offer Sunday to buy eBay for roughly $55.5 billion. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen said the merger would be a way to create a strong competitor to Amazon . GameStop fell […]
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Treasury yields edge higher as traders monitor factory data and Middle East developments
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday as traders awaited more data on U.S. factory activity and events in the Middle East continued to loom over borrowing costs. The 10-year Treasury yield — the benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — was more than 1 basis point higher in early trade, at 4.3979% by 5:10 a.m. E.T. Meanwhile, […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s Hormuz gambit lands with a whimper
U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit board M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, April 28, 2026. U.S. forces released the vessel after conducting a search and confirming the ship’s voyage would not include an Iranian port […]
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‘Godspeed my friend’: Inside the final hours at Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines kiosks at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on May 2, hours after the carrier shut down. Leslie Josephs/CNBC BALTIMORE/NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines was hours away from its final flights Friday afternoon. Jeremiah Burton was hours away from his first. “It’s my first time flying,” Burton, a 45-year-old air conditioning and heating technician, told […]
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UK exports to U.S. plunge by 25% after Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs blitz
US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they speak to reporters after meeting during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images U.K. goods exported to the U.S. plunged […]
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