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Jamie Dimon says Anthropic’s Mythos reveals ‘a lot more vulnerabilities’ for cyberattacks
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., right, departs the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday that while artificial intelligence tools could eventually help companies defend themselves from cyberattacks, they are first making […]
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Treasury Secretary Bessent backs rate cuts but says he understands if the Fed wants to wait
watch now VIDEO1:5801:58 Treasury Secretary Bessent: Fed should wait and see on rate cuts Squawk on the Street Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday expressed confidence that inflation will moderate through the year, giving the Federal Reserve room to cut interest rates. Bessent added, though, that he understands if central bank policymakers take a cautious […]
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Fed nominee Warsh filings detail vast wealth, far exceeding past chairs
Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaks with CNBC on July 17, 2025. CNBC Kevin Warsh’s wealth eclipses that of all recent Federal Reserve chairs, newly released financial disclosure forms show. Warsh is President Donald Trump’s nominee to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. His financial filings show that Warsh has holdings […]
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Jim Cramer says this is the real reason why stocks are shrugging off Iran war fears
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that Wall Street’s resilience in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions shows investors are focusing less on the Iran war itself and more on a key driver of stock valuations: interest rates. “I think I’ve been negligent in bringing up the power of low rates, because it’s the reason the […]
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Fed nominee Warsh clears a hurdle to Senate hearing
Kevin Warsh, fellow in economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, May 8, 2017. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh has submitted required paperwork to the Senate, two people familiar with the matter said Monday, […]
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Strait of Hormuz blockade, Goldman Sachs earnings, AI cybersecurity and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. Turns out one of the biggest winners at last month’s Academy Awards might have been Kodak, whose film was used to shoot “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners.” Here’s how a self-proclaimed “turnaround specialist” rebuilt the company — and took […]
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Vance, Bessent questioned tech giants on AI security before Anthropic’s Mythos release
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks next to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 25, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week questioned leading tech CEOs about the security of artificial intelligence models and how to respond to […]
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Powell, Bessent discussed Anthropic’s Mythos AI cyber threat with major U.S. banks
Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary (L), and Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with major U.S. bank CEOs this week to discuss the possible cyber risks raised by Anthropic’s Mythos model, CNBC confirmed Friday. The bank heads were already in Washington, […]
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Standstill in the Strait of Hormuz, new inflation data, Warsh’s Senate hearing and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. Have any letters you’ve been meaning to send? You might want to get them in the mail sooner rather than later: The U.S. Postal Service is looking to hike prices as it goes through what it calls a “severe financial […]
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Warsh Fed confirmation plan hits a snag as expected nomination hearing is delayed
Kevin Warsh, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The expected nomination hearing for Federal Reserve chair candidate Kevin Warsh has been delayed, a person familiar with the […]
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