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Trump says oil companies will spend $100 billion in Venezuela with U.S. government protection
President Donald Trump met Friday afternoon with more than a dozen oil companies at the White House to discuss plans for investment in Venezuela, less than a week after the U.S. ousted President Nicolas Maduro. Exxon CEO Darren Woods, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance, and Chevron Vice Chairman Mark Nelson attended. Executives from Halliburton, Valero and […]
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Trump will use other tariff authorities to get to ‘same place’ if Supreme Court rules against him: Hassett
watch now VIDEO4:3504:35 Trump will use other tariff authorities to get to ‘same place’ if SC rules against him: Hassett Squawk on the Street National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Friday the White House could deploy alternative measures if the Supreme Court rules against President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose sweeping […]
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U.S. payrolls rose 50,000 in December, less than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.4%
A “Now Hiring” sign at the Appalachian State University internship and job fair in Boone, North Carolina, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. labor market ended 2025 on a soft note, with job creation in December less than expected, according to a report Friday from the […]
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Jobs data, a potential tariff ruling, the latest on Venezuela and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. These introductions have been helpful in reminding me what day it is amid such a busy news week, but I’m still struggling to get the hang of writing that we’re in 2026. Stock futures are near flat this morning. The […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Vistra, Oklo, Intel, General Motors & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Vistra , Oklo — The nuclear power companies jumped 15% and 18%, respectively, after striking deals to power Meta’s AI ambitions . Intel — Shares popped nearly 3% after President Donald Trump posted a flattering message about Intel on social media following his meeting with the […]
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BlackRock predicts major shift in retail investors’ access to cryptocurrencies
ETF Edge BlackRock predicts major shift in retail investors’ access to cryptocurrencies Published Fri, Jan 9 20267:00 AM EST Jill Schneider WATCH LIVE Source
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Trump says he’s cancelled second wave of attacks on Venezuela
US President Donald Trump speaks during the House Republican Party (GOP) member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has said he has canceled a fresh military attack on Venezuela, saying the two countries “are working well together,” on […]
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European markets in positive territory; Greenland remains in focus
LONDON — European markets opened in positive territory on Friday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.37% at 8:30 a.m. in London (3:30 a.m. ET), with major regional bourses and most sectors in the green. It was confirmed Friday morning that British mining firm Rio Tinto was in preliminary talks to acquire Swiss firm Glencore, […]
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Rio Tinto and Glencore restart talks over mega-merger that would create the world’s largest mining firm
The world’s longest robot: Autohaul, Rio Tinto’s autonomous heavy-haul train Rio Tinto Rio Tinto and Glencore have confirmed they are back in talks about a possible $260 billion megadeal that could form the world’s largest mining firm. Rio Tinto’s Australia-listed shares fell 6.3% on Friday. Shares of Glencore are expected to jump as much as […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s Greenland ambitions have global repercussions
Protesters attend a march to the US consulate during a demonstration, under the slogan ‘Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people’, in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 15, 2025. Christian Klindt Soelbeck | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions around Greenland are rapidly gaining concrete form — that is, evolving from rhetoric into action. […]
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