Economy
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Microsoft’s first-ever buyouts, Starbucks’ loyalty program and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. Congratulations to the NFL’s first-round draft picks. CNBC’s Alex Sherman spoke to No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza ahead of his big night. Stock futures are mixed this morning after a negative day for all three major indexes. Here are five […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Procter & Gamble & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Intel — Shares nearly 27% after the chipmaker posted first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations. Intel posted adjusted earnings of 29 cents per share on revenue of $13.58 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG had expected it to earn 1 cent per share on $12.42 […]
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The aerospace and defense trade is taking investors deeper into space, and more ETFs are up for the mission
The aerospace and defense trade is taking investors deeper into space and exchange-traded funds want a part of it. VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week there are now more ETFs tackling the space theme more directly — listing the Procure Space ETF (UFO) and Global X Defense Tech ETF (SHLD) as examples. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Truce on land, storm at sea — markets are counting the cost
Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, gestures while speaking with media in a media conference at a conference hall in the Iranian Parliament building in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 2, 2025. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Texas Instruments, United Rentals, Wex, Penn Entertainment & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Texas Instruments — The semiconductor stock soared 19% after the company forecast that its current-quarter earnings would come in the range of $1.77 to $2.05 per share, versus the $1.57 consensus, according to LSEG. Similarly, it sees its revenue coming in between $5 billion to $5.4 […]
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Spirit Airlines lawyer says cash ‘not going to last for very much longer,’ but government rescue on the table
A Spirit Airlines plane at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Leslie Josephs/CNBC Spirit Airlines’ accessible cash to keep operating won’t last long and a government rescue package is on the table, a lawyer for the struggling budget carrier said at a hearing Thursday. The company needs access to existing cash or new funding in the next […]
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These charts show how Iran’s economy is in freefall
An Iranian salesperson sits beside a portrait of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at his fruit shop in the Shahid Boroujerdi residential complex in southern Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2026. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images The war in the Middle East is plunging Iran’s already fragile economy into freefall. Tehran’s […]
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Treasury yields are little changed as U.S.-Iran standoff persists
Treasury yields were little changed on Thursday as investors await updates on the resumption of U.S.-Iran peace talks. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — ticked lower to 4.296%. The 2-year Treasury note yield, which more closely tracks short-term Federal Reserve interest rate policy, was […]
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Tesla earnings, the future of Spirit Airlines, WBD shareholder vote and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. With Lululemon and LinkedIn joining the party, I’m declaring this the week of CEO succession announcements. Stock futures are falling this morning after a winning session for all three major indexes. Here are five key things investors need to know […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Honeywell, Nokia, Netflix, IBM, Tesla & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves before the bell: Netflix — The streaming giant gained more than 1% after a regulatory filing showed the company authorized an additional $25 billion share buyback. Helix Energy Solutions — Shares of the offshore energy company rose more than 3% after Helix agreed to merge with privately […]
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