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Dow 50,000, Super Bowl 60, Meta’s big week in court and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks, who stifled the New England Patriots in a 29-13 Super Bowl win last night. Congratulations also to Lady Gaga fans, who got a surprise performance from the singer during Bad Bunny’s halftime show. Stock futures […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Takaichi’s victory sends Japan’s Nikkei 225 to new highs
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) speaks to the media at the LDP headquarters on general election day in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 8, 2026. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Anadolu | Getty Images Japan’s Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party secured an overwhelming mandate in Sunday’s election, sweeping […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Watch Japan’s yen and government bond yields as Takaichi storms to an election victory
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party overwhelmingly found the support of voters in a Sunday election, sweeping a supermajority — […]
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Here are 3 major moments that drove the stock market last week
A massive market snapback on Friday couldn’t erase all of the week’s damage. After several days of selling, the tech sector roared back, with the Nasdaq gaining over 2% on Friday. Chipmakers Nvidia and Broadcom led the way, with gains of 7.8% and 7.2%, respectively. The broad-based S & P 500 rose nearly 2% in […]
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Bitcoin gets slashed in half. What’s behind the crypto’s existential crisis
In this article MSTR SOL.CM= ETH.CM= BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nastco | Getty Bitcoin tumbled toward $60,000 this week as investors reassessed its utility. And while there isn’t one clear catalyst driving the bloodbath, one thing is clear: the crypto market is in crisis. “There’s nothing going on in the marketplace that […]
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We’re upgrading shares of a big beneficiary of AI spending going through the roof
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. Stocks were rebounding Friday. After a terrible week, technology was leading Friday’s market higher — even as Amazon , technically in the consumer discretionary bucket, pulls […]
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Bitcoin’s rough week, Amazon’s plunge, Super Bowl ads and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. U.S.-listed shares of Stellantis are down more than 25% this morning after the automaker said it expects to take a $26 billion hit from a business overhaul. The Chrysler and Dodge parent’s stock was already having a tough year: Shares […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Amazon one-ups its rivals on capex spending, but investors are already worried over AI valuations
People walk by the exhibit for Amazon Web Services (AWS) at National Retail Federation (NRF) 2026: Retail’s Big Show, in New York City, U.S., Jan. 12, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Amazon is following in the footsteps of fellow tech giant Microsoft, and not in a good way. Shares of the e-commerce and cloud giant […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Amazon’s projected capex dwarfs that of its peers — which have already spooked markets
The logo and lettering of online retailer Amazon can be seen on the façade of Amazon Germany’s headquarters. Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Amazon is following in the footsteps of fellow tech giant Microsoft, and not in a good way. Shares of the e-commerce and cloud giant plunged more than 11% in […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for another weak session as tech sell off deepens after Wall Street rout
Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 showed signs of weakness, falling 1.57% in […]
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