Economy
AI is driving huge productivity gains for large companies while small companies get left behind
Amazon Proteus robots demonstrate autonomous navigation using barcodes on the floor during the Delivering the Future event at the Amazon Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, US, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence is widening the productivity gap between large and small companies, lifting up bigger firms that […]
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Govt. shutdown isn’t something we focus on in my airline analyst work, says JPMorgan’s Jamie Baker
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Jamie Baker, JPMorgan senior airline analyst, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss what the government shutdown means for the airline industry, what the industry is preoccupied with and much more. Source
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Qualcomm, Fermi, Dyne Therapeutics, Organon, Snowflake and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Qualcomm — The chipmaker soared more than 11% after announcing artificial intelligence processors to compete with AMD and Nvidia . The AI chips are a shift for Qualcomm , which has previously focused on semiconductors for wireless connectivity and mobile devices, not massive data centers. Intellia […]
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Bessent lists five finalists for Fed chair job, and Trump says decision coming before the end of the year
Key Points Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that the list of candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been winnowed down to five. President Donald Trump told reporters that he anticipates naming a replacement by the end of the year. Powell’s term doesn’t expire until May. Source
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AMD, Lululemon, GameStop, Nvidia, Five Below and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Rare earth stocks — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he expects China to delay imposing strict rare earth export controls as part of a trade deal with the U.S., sending shares of rare-earth miners lower. United States Antimony tumbled nearly 15%, Critical Metals […]
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Trump’s trade deals, Novartis acquires Avidity, Taco Bell’s beverage push and more in Morning Squawk
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to people waving Malaysian national flags before he departs on Air Force One from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on Oct. 27, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key […]
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American Airlines is arriving late to the luxury travel boom. Can it catch up?
An American Airlines Airbus A321 taxis at San Diego International Airport as a United Airlines airplane departs on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines started pouring customers Champagne Bollinger in its top-tier lounges and cabins this fall. But at […]
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Trump eyes trade deal after U.S. and China reach an early consensus in ‘successful’ talks
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet ahead of a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 26, 2025. Mohd Rasfan | Via Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said he […]
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Week in review: Stocks hit records on inflation data, earnings — plus, we started a new name
Stocks jumped for the second straight week and reached record highs Friday as Washington trade and shutdown drama took a back seat to cooler inflation data and stronger earnings. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq rose 2% and 2.3%, respectively, for the week. In fact, the S & P 500 on Friday peaked above […]
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‘VOO and chill:’ Why this popular investment strategy may be losing its appeal — even with stocks at all-time highs
Passive investing through exchange-traded funds may be losing its appeal. Tidal Financial Group Chief Revenue Officer Gavin Filmore finds many of his clients are no longer satisfied with buying popular ETFs tied to market indexes. “I think investors are looking beyond just the let’s call it the ‘VOO and chill approach’ where you just buy […]
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