Economy
Fed’s Goolsbee calls for a hold on cuts as current rate of inflation is ‘not good enough’
Austan Goolsbee, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, speaks during the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) economic policy conference in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Graeme Sloane | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday that interest rate cuts aren’t […]
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Meta-AMD chip deal, Wall Street’s AI angst, Trump’s State of the Union and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. I found yesterday’s snowfall to be quite idyllic, granted I didn’t actually step foot outside until it had stopped (don’t repeat that to my many colleagues who found themselves on shoveling duty). S&P 500 futures are little changed this morning […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AMD, Home Depot, Hims & Hers Health, Diamondback Energy and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Advanced Micro Devices — The semiconductor maker rose about 11% after it inked a multiyear deal with Meta to lend up to 6 gigawatts of its graphics processing units to artificial intelligence data centers. The cost of the deal is unclear, but the companies’ agreement includes […]
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Democrats counter Trump’s proposal to limit institutional housing investors
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a roundtable on housing affordability in Washington, Jan. 7, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Both congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump both want to limit how many homes major corporations can own, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: KKR, Blackstone, CrowdStrike, International Paper & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Financials — The financials sector of the S & P 500 slid more than 3% in midday trading, the worst performer in the broad market. Alternative asset managers KKR and Blackstone slid roughly 9% and 7%, respectively, after activist hedge fund Saba Capital Management and Cox […]
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Tariffs, flight cancellations, OpenAI’s spending reset and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. With the Winter Olympics officially wrapped up, many athletes are leaving Italy with more than just a medal. Stock futures are lower this morning following a winning week for all three major indexes. Here are five key things investors need […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Arcellx, Novo Nordisk, Domino’s Pizza and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Arcellx — The biotech stock surged 78% after Gilead Sciences said Monday it agreed to acquire Arcellx for $7.8 billion, offering $115 per share in cash at closing and one contingent value right of $5 per share. Arcellx focuses on immunotherapies for patients with cancer and […]
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Treasury yields hold steady as investors weigh new Trump tariffs
U.S. Treasury yields were little changed to start the week as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs, after the Supreme Court struck down much of the duties on Friday. At 6:03 a.m. ET, the 10-year Treasury yield was down 1 basis point at 4.075%. The 30-year Treasury bond yield was also less than 1 basis point lower […]
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China’s leverage rises before high-stakes summit as Supreme Court curbs Trump tariffs
US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their bruising trade war on October 30, with […]
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Five key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s landmark decision against Trump’s tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 20, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to throw out a large number of tariffs […]
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