Economy
Trump puts Taiwan arms sales, Hong Kong jailed activist Lai on agenda ahead of meeting with Xi
US President Donald Trump speaks during a maternal healthcare event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, May 11, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and the imprisonment of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai […]
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Treasury yields move higher as Middle East peace talks falter
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 20, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Yields on U.S. Treasurys moved higher at the start of a new trading week as traders monitored geopolitical developments around the Middle East conflict ahead of President […]
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Trump rejects Iran’s proposal, Alphabet’s rally, Target ‘baby boutiques’ and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. Several pharmaceutical stocks are climbing this morning amid the recent hantavirus outbreak. Officials say the public health risk from the virus is low. Stock futures are little changed this morning following a winning week for all three major indexes. Here […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna, Lumentum, Intel, monday.com & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna — The biotechnology company was up almost 9% after a U.S. citizen tested positive for the hantavirus. Another American had symptoms for the virus, but had yet to test positive, the Associated Press reported . Moderna last week announced that it was in the early-stage […]
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Singapore flags weaker tourism spending as global travel industry faces uncertainty
The view from the rooftop pool of the Marina Bay Sands resort hotel, which overlooks the financial district skyline of Singapore. Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty Images Singapore, long viewed as a bellwether for the global economy, expects tourism spending to soften this year despite forecasting another increase in visitor arrivals, reflecting concerns that […]
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Iran says it will ‘never bow’ as Trump rejects peace counteroffer, prolonging Middle East conflict
In this picture obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency and taken on May 2, 2026, the Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. (Photo by Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP via Getty Images) / Amirhossein Khorgooei | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President […]
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Do you need a chief AI officer? Here’s how the tech is changing boardrooms
Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images Since the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in 2022, and the subsequent AI revolution, workers across industries have been hit by sweeping layoffs. A new report published by IBM last week, however, shows that AI is also reshaping boardrooms and how CEOs make decisions. The report says 76% of the […]
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From Singapore to Brussels, world leaders eye Trump-Xi summit from afar
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping 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 the US […]
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Retailers are on a hiring spree. But consumers are sending warning signs
A woman walks past a “Now Hiring” sign in front of a store on January 13, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Retailers are ramping up hiring this year, defying economic concerns as consumers keep shopping. The retail trades added nearly 22,000 jobs in April, accounting for almost one-fifth of […]
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The Federal Reserve is quickly running out of reasons to cut interest rates
If the Federal Reserve still has any reasons to cut interest rates in the near future, they’re getting harder and harder to find. Friday’s jobs report for April provided the latest evidence that the central bank’s larger concern isn’t a flagging labor market but rather a cost of living that is getting increasingly harder for […]
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