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South Korea’s Kospi leads gains in Asia as investors assess Japan trade data, await Fed rate verdict
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South Korea’s Kospi leads gains in Asia as investors assess Japan trade data, await Fed rate verdict

Low angle view of tall buildings in Tokyo, Japan, showcasing diverse architectural styles George Pachantouris | Moment | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi led gains in Asia markets on Wednesday as investors assess Japan trade data and await U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Markets expect the Fed to keep interest rates steady between 3.5% and […]

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says OpenClaw is ‘definitely the next ChatGPT’
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says OpenClaw is ‘definitely the next ChatGPT’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Tuesday pointed to a fast-rising AI project called OpenClaw as a major step forward in how people interact with artificial intelligence. “It is now the largest, most popular, the most successful open-sourced project in the history of humanity,” Jensen told Jim Cramer in a “Mad Money” interview from the sidelines […]

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Orlando Bravo pushes back on private markets criticism: ‘Everybody’s extremely comfortable’
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Orlando Bravo pushes back on private markets criticism: ‘Everybody’s extremely comfortable’

Key Points “We have been living in the details of the space for a very, very long time, not on a high level, not investing in stocks, [but] investing in companies, customer contracts, knowing the details. So, yes, as a sector specialist in private equity, our companies are very, very different,” Bravo said. His comments […]

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The Fed issues its latest interest rate decision Wednesday. Here’s what to expect
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The Fed issues its latest interest rate decision Wednesday. Here’s what to expect

Key Points Markets are pricing in a near-zero chance that the Federal Reserve will be cutting interest rates at this meeting — or any other in the near future. Updates to economic and rate projections also aren’t expected to show anything dramatic when the decision is released Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. On top of […]

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Stocks shake off Tuesday’s oil rise — plus, Amazon debuts even faster delivery
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Stocks shake off Tuesday’s oil rise — plus, Amazon debuts even faster delivery

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Haven’t seen this much since the Iran war started : Oil prices up and stocks up, together. Crude and equities have largely had an inverse relationship […]

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The charts are showing stocks are close to breaking out of their ultra-tight range
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The charts are showing stocks are close to breaking out of their ultra-tight range

If I told you 176 calendar days ago, just after Labor Day, that the U.S. would capture the leader of Venezuela, seize a few million barrels of oil, the Middle East would erupt into a war that eliminated much of Iran’s leadership, crude oil spikes above $120, and June rate cut is mostly off the table […]

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European markets need to get their act together, CEO of Norway’s  trillion wealth fund says. ‘The winner takes it all’
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European markets need to get their act together, CEO of Norway’s $2 trillion wealth fund says. ‘The winner takes it all’

Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of NBIM, at the Norges Bank Climate Conference in Oslo, Norway, on Oct. 21, 2025. Naina Helén Jåma | Bloomberg | Getty Images European markets are facing a crisis and must get their act together to fix it, the head of the world’s biggest individual investor has said. Speaking to […]

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The U.S. dollar is back on top – for now
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The U.S. dollar is back on top – for now

The U.S. dollar has enjoyed a reprieve in recent weeks, strengthening against all major currencies and once again regaining its place as a safe-haven asset in times of market stress. But analysts warn it will likely be short-lived. During the first half of 2025, the dollar posted its worst performance in over 50 years after […]

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Nvidia’s T projection, Trump’s Cuba threats, 1-hour Amazon deliveries and more in Morning Squawk
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Nvidia’s $1T projection, Trump’s Cuba threats, 1-hour Amazon deliveries and more in Morning Squawk

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. Soon, your garage won’t be the only gym with a Peloton Bike. The fitness company is ramping up its commercial business, announcing yesterday new Bike and Tread products designed for busy gyms. Stock futures are little changed this morning after […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Delta Air Lines, Eli Lilly & more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Delta Air Lines, Eli Lilly & more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia — The chipmaker traded slightly higher after CEO Jensen Huang said he expects orders for its Blackwell and Vera Rubin chips to reach $1 trillion through 2027. Delta Air Lines — Shares traded more than 4% higher after the company raised its first-quarter revenue growth […]

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