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United Arab Emirates’ ‘Spy Sheikh’ bought secret stake in Trump crypto company: WSJ
UAE National Security Advisor, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on March 18, 2025. Courtesy: Donald J. Trump | Via Truth Social A government official and top royal from the United Arab Emirates purchased a $500 million stake in the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture last […]
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Trump sues JPMorgan, Intel’s soft guidance, TikTok’s joint venture and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. With TikTok guaranteeing its presence in the U.S. (which we cover below), it looks like my screen time will remain far higher than it should be. Stock futures ticked lower this morning. The market is coming off another winning day. […]
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TikTok forms U.S. joint venture, names a CEO
The TikTok USDS (U.S. Data Security) logo appears on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo in Reno, United States, on Dec. 19, 2025. Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images TikTok said Thursday that it formed a joint venture that will keep the video-sharing app operating in the United States. The short-form video company […]
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Trump sues Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase over alleged ‘political’ debanking
President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, on Thursday for closing his and related entities’ accounts in early 2021 after decades of being customers of the bank, allegedly for political reasons. The closures came on the heels of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol, and […]
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Supreme Court case on Trump bid to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook set for oral arguments
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images | Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Wednesday morning in a case over whether President Donald Trump has the power to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook […]
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Bessent says Trump’s pick for the next Fed chair could happen next week
Key Points After months of speculation and political intrigue, President Donald Trump is close to nominating the next chair of the Federal Reserve, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Tuesday. “My guess is the president will reach a decision maybe as soon as next week,” he said during the interview at the World Economic […]
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Trump’s proposed ban on buying single-family homes introduces uncertainty for family offices
Single-family homes in a residential neighborhood in Miramar, Florida, Oct. 27, 2022. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Private investment […]
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Trump faces headwinds on Venezuela, health care as some Republicans break rank
President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela and threats to other countries, as well as concerns about affordability, exposed fractures within the congressional GOP this week at the start of a challenging midterm election year. Trump avoided defeat when most House Republicans declined to override the first of two vetoes of his presidency, which spiked a […]
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Trump calls for one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%
A shopper pays with a credit card at the farmer’s market in San Francisco on March 27, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was calling for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on Jan. 20, but he did not provide details […]
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Trump instructs ‘representatives’ to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, aiming to lower rates
US President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Francis Chung | Politico | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is “instructing my Representatives” to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, claiming […]
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