Economy
Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S.
The Trump administration signed a proclamation Wednesday suspending travel to the U.S. for citizens from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Citing national security interests, the proclamation states that the identified countries lack sufficient vetting and screening processes needed to detect foreign nationals who may […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The observed slowdown of the U.S. economy depends on your vantage point
Shoppers carrying bags in the Soho neighborhood of New York, US, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Based on payrolls processing firm ADP’s jobs report and the U.S. Federal Reserve “Beige Book,” the United States economy appears to be slowing. The number of private sector jobs created in May rose by […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Five Below, MongoDB, Verint Systems and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Five Below — Shares of the discount retailer added 2.5% on the back of strong first-quarter financial results and second-quarter guidance. Five Below reported adjusted earnings of 86 cents per share on $971 million in revenue, while analysts polled by LSEG called for 82 cents per […]
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Sen. Ron Johnson rips into ‘immoral’ GOP spending bill: ‘I can’t accept it’
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Wednesday blasted President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” as “immoral” and “grotesque,” and reiterated that he will vote against it unless his GOP colleagues make major changes. “This is immoral, what us old farts doing to our young people,” Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” after sounding alarms that […]
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Trump tax bill would add $2.4 trillion to deficits, Congressional Budget Office says
President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” would add $2.4 trillion to federal budget deficits over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Wednesday. The bill passed by House Republicans last month would decrease federal spending by $1.3 trillion, but also see a a $3.7 trillion drop in revenues, according to the CBO’s latest analysis. The […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CrowdStrike, Tesla, Dollar Tree, Thor Industries and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: CrowdStrike — The cybersecurity stock was down nearly 7% after the company’s revenue forecast for the current quarter undershot analysts’ estimates. CrowdStrike said it expects revenue in the range between $1.14 billion and $1.15 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG were looking for $1.16 billion. Dollar […]
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Trump says ‘Too Late’ Powell must lower interest rates after weak ADP jobs report
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell departs after holding a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday angrily urged Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, minutes after […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Dollar Tree, CrowdStrike, Wells Fargo, Constellation Energy and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Dollar Tree — The budget retailer slid about 4% after saying earnings per share could decline by as much as 50% in the current quarter, partly due to cost pressures from tariffs. Analysts polled by FactSet expected per-share earnings to fall just 2%. Thor Industries — […]
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The euro zone is ready for a new member: Bulgaria
A worker counts Bulgarian Lev banknotes at a store in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Friday, March 29, 2024. Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bulgaria on Wednesday secured the green light to join the euro zone, meaning the bloc could soon grow from 20 to 21 members. The European Commission and European Central Bank both assessed that […]
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The European Central Bank is almost guaranteed to cut rates. Here’s what could happen next
A projected illumination marking the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, on the Grossmarkthalle building at the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 9, 2025. Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images The European Central Bank is all but guaranteed to trim its key interest rate on Thursday. Markets were last pricing in an […]
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