Economy
White House ‘close to the finish line’ on some trade deals, says Treasury official
Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender said Monday that the Trump administration continues “to make very good progress” on trade negotiations, and it is “close to the finish line on a couple” of deals. “As long as we continue to make progress, I think you’re going to see a lot more deals that are announced prior […]
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Applied Digital shares rip 40% higher on CoreWeave AI lease agreement
Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of Applied Digital rose more than 40% after the company said it signed two long-term lease agreements with CoreWeave for artificial intelligence data centers. Nvidia-backed CoreWeave climbed more than 7% following the announcement. Financial terms of the two agreements were not provided, but Applied Digital said […]
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Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor, Moderna, Tesla and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Steel stocks — Shares of steel companies soared after President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on the metal to 50% from 25%. Cleveland-Cliffs rallied 26%, while Nucor added nearly 11% and Steel Dynamics rose 10%. BioNTech — The Germany-based biotech stock jumped 11.3% after Bristol […]
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IATA’s 2025 Global Outlook sees increases to profitability
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced it’s revised financial outlook for 2025. IATA’s Director-General Willie Walsh, joins CNBC’s Monica Pitrelli in New Delhi, to discuss the updated forecast. Source
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The global economy faces many headwinds, but the aviation industry is expected to defy them
A Turkish Airlines plane landing from a park next to Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 26, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images The global economy may be facing an uncertain 2025 in light of trade tensions and geopolitical conflicts, but there’s a bright spot that investors can take solace in: aviation. The profitability of […]
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Trump advisers defend tariffs amid legal fight, insisting they’re ‘not going away’
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on May 30, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers maintained confidence on Sunday that the “tariffs are not going away,” as a key tenet of Trump’s policy agenda hangs in legal limbo. “Rest assured, […]
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Trump and Xi are likely to talk soon about trade, though no date has been set, Hassett says
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett gives a TV interview outside of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett suggested on Sunday that President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping could have a conversation about trade as soon as this week. Hassett […]
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EU ‘prepared to impose countermeasures’ after Trump doubles steel tariffs to 50%
President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the US Steel-Irvin Works on May 30, 2025 in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen | Getty Images The European Union on Saturday criticized President Donald Trump’s move to double tariffs on steel imports, warning that it “undermines” efforts to reach a “negotiated solution” in the […]
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Under-the-radar delivery apps are gaining ground in the U.S. by courting Asian restaurants
Logo with QR code for Fantuan Asian food delivery service in the Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, January 3, 2021. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images NEW YORK – When Kelly Wu feels sick and wants a delivery of congee, the Chinese porridge she grew up eating, she opts for a platform many […]
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Why everyone is selling Dubai chocolate bars
As a new chocolate trend takes over the globe, U.S. companies like Shake Shack and Crumbl have worked quickly to capitalize on its continuing popularity with limited edition spinoffs, while other chocolate manufacturers have created dozens of dupes sold at Target, Costco, Amazon and now Trader Joe’s. The idea for “Dubai chocolate” was first […]
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