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CNBC Daily Open: TACO truce and a Pacific warning
A commercial vessel is seen off the coast of Dubai on April 20, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from Singapore, where CNBC is holding the second CONVERGE LIVE event in the striking Jewel complex. It will come as no surprise that the extraordinary turnaround from […]
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Analysis: Warsh emerges from a difficult hearing with his Fed ‘regime-change’ plan intact
Kevin Warsh faced searching questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday. Democrats and even at times Republicans challenged his complicated finances, his relationship to President Donald Trump and what often seems like a wide-eyed endorsement of the promise of artificial intelligence. But one core issue for Warsh went all but unquestioned: his plan for what […]
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Kevin Warsh arrives on Capitol Hill for Fed confirmation hearing: Live updates
Who is Kevin Warsh? Kevin Warsh, a former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort for the Allen and Company Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 8, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Warsh, 56, is an Ivy League-educated lawyer who’s worked in […]
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Apple’s next CEO, Warsh’s confirmation hearing, the psychedelic stock surge and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. President Donald Trump will join CNBC’s “Squawk Box” for a live interview at 8:30 a.m. ET this morning. Watch live on CNBC or CNBC+. Stock futures are rising after a down day on Wall Street. Here are five key things […]
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Here’s what to expect from Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh’s Senate hearing Tuesday
Key Points Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh travels to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to convince lawmakers he can carry out a presidential push for lower interest rates while remaining free of political constraints. Political independence has been a key question surrounding the search for a successor to current Chair Jerome Powell. In remarks he’s scheduled […]
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Stock futures are little changed after Nasdaq snaps 13-day win streak: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 20, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed on Monday night after the Nasdaq Composite snapped a 13-day win streak during the regular session. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.1% […]
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Jim Cramer gives four reasons why the market keeps shrugging off the Iran war
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the stock market’s muted reaction to escalating tensions in the Middle East shows investors are focused on forces far bigger than geopolitics. “When you saw the news…you had to believe we were just going to get clobbered today,” the “Mad Money” host said, referring to headlines over the weekend that Iran […]
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Chair nominee Kevin Warsh says Fed must ‘stay in its lane’ to maintain independence
Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh said Monday the central bank must be largely independent of political influence but also should stay focused on its primary goals. In remarks to be delivered Tuesday to the Senate Banking Committee, Warsh also expressed firm commitment to fighting inflation with only one mention of the labor market. “Simply […]
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Kevin Warsh would be the first tech bro Fed chair. How Silicon Valley shaped him
With his penchant for suits, ties and sweater vests, Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh doesn’t share the rumpled look of many of the Silicon Valley entrepreneurs he calls friends. But they still count him as one of their own. “You wouldn’t be hanging out with us if you were as normal as you claim […]
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Here are 3 forces that drove a remarkable, record-setting week on Wall Street
You can call it a comeback. Stocks rocketed to record highs last week on hopes of a peace deal with Iran, with the S & P 500 closing above 7,100 for the first time and the Nasdaq completing its longest-winning stretch since 1992 — 13 days of gains. For the week, the broad-based S & […]
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