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Trump invites Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Larry Fink and other CEOs to join China trip for Xi summit
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump has invited executives from some of the biggest U.S. […]
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Hassett says AI isn’t costing anybody their job right now — but tech layoffs keep coming
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Monday shrugged off any negative impact of artificial intelligence on employment, saying the emergent technology isn’t costing anyone their jobs right now. “There’s no sign in the data that AI is costing anybody their job right now, but we are studying the future of AI and […]
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Trump rejects Iran’s proposal, Alphabet’s rally, Target ‘baby boutiques’ and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. Several pharmaceutical stocks are climbing this morning amid the recent hantavirus outbreak. Officials say the public health risk from the virus is low. Stock futures are little changed this morning following a winning week for all three major indexes. Here […]
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Do you need a chief AI officer? Here’s how the tech is changing boardrooms
Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images Since the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in 2022, and the subsequent AI revolution, workers across industries have been hit by sweeping layoffs. A new report published by IBM last week, however, shows that AI is also reshaping boardrooms and how CEOs make decisions. The report says 76% of the […]
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Target is trying to win back busy families from Walmart, starting with the baby aisle
CLIFTON, New Jersey — Along with aisles of diapers and colorful onesies, Target shoppers in some of the retailer’s big-box stores can now find baby brands typically carried by specialty boutiques. Shoppers can see, feel and test strollers, car seats and high chairs outside of cardboard boxes at about 200 stores, or roughly 10% of […]
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How to take control of the AI data center boom and built it into your own home in the future
Data centers are gobbling up land, driving up electric bills, and becoming a lightning rod for public discontent over big tech’s power in society. Maine’s legislature recently passed a data center ban in the state (but failed to override the governor’s veto). According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 14 states spanning the political […]
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Wall Street sees ‘changing of the guard in AI’ as Intel, AMD shares soar while Nvidia lags
Lisa Su, CEO of AMD speaks with CNBC on May 6, 2026. CNBC Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 and the start of the generative AI craze, one name has dominated the infrastructure boom: Nvidia. While the chipmaker — and the world’s most valuable company — continues to prosper and is expected to […]
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The Tech Download: Meta, Google enter AI agent race as ‘agentic wars’ heat up
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Earlier this year, agentic AI tool OpenClaw went viral and everyone and their grandmas were queuing up to get the digital assistant downloaded on their devices. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang was effusive with praise, calling the tool the “next […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Leadership challenge swirls around Starmer
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street on February 02, 2026 in London, United Kingdom. Alishia Abodunde | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. It’s a tough time to go to the polls. That’s what U.K. […]
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Why pension funds are doubling down on private credit despite deepening cracks
Pension funds are sticking with private credit, and in some cases doubling down on allocations even as concerns mount over underwriting standards, valuation opacity and sector concentration. Institutional investors, including pension funds, “generally remain committed to the asset class, with many continuing to build out their allocations,” said Cameron Systermans, head of multi-asset at Mercer […]
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