Jerome Powell
CNBC Daily Open: Leadership challenge swirls around Starmer
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street on February 02, 2026 in London, United Kingdom. Alishia Abodunde | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. It’s a tough time to go to the polls. That’s what U.K. […]
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OpenAI rolls out new model for cybersecurity teams a month after Anthropic’s Mythos debut
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026, in Washington. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images OpenAI on Thursday announced that GPT-5.5-Cyber, a variation of its latest artificial intelligence model, is rolling out in a limited preview capacity to vetted cybersecurity teams, a month after rival Anthropic captivated investors and […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Iran reviews ‘one-page peace plan’
This photo taken on April 20, 2026 shows a national flag of Iran hanging on a building damaged by the U.S.-Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran. Shadati | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. A one-page document has […]
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Peace hopes, Disney earnings, dismantling Spirit Airlines and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. After reading about Restaurant Brands International‘s earnings this morning, I’m in the mood to get my morning coffee from Tim Hortons. Stock futures are rising this morning after a winning day for the three major indexes. Here are five key […]
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Jerome Powell making a ‘significant mistake’ by staying on at the Fed, Sen. Tim Scott says
Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) delivers an opening statement during the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Senate […]
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Trump admin. moves further into AI oversight, will test Google, Microsoft and xAI models
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival from Miami on May 3, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Florida. Roberto Schmidt | Getty Images The Center for AI Standards and Innovation on Tuesday announced agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s xAI that will allow the U.S. government to evaluate artificial […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Ceasefire at risk of collapse
U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the M/V Touska ship on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Navy | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from […]
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Warsh’s take on Fed independence is met with confusion and some concern
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Most people don’t know and don’t have much reason to care what a currency […]
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CNBC Daily Open: As Gulf fatigue sets in, earnings take center stage
A Cargo boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Asghar Besharati | Getty Images Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. The weekend brought plenty of headlines out of the Middle East — a […]
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Pirro appears to drop plans to appeal criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
Jeanine Pirro is sworn in as the new interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia during a ceremony hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 28, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Sunday appeared to abandon a […]
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