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The Fed meeting, Starbucks earnings, Amazon layoffs and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. When you work in journalism, there’s a new surprising story each day. Yesterday, it was about what gold investors can learn from King Henry VIII’s reign. S&P 500 futures are rising this morning after a winning day. Here are five key […]
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China’s next DeepSeek moment could come from a group of AI chipmaking ‘dragons’
One year after DeepSeek upended the U.S. markets, investors are bracing for what could be the next moment of reckoning out of China: A rapid and coordinated push to scale home-grown Nvidia rivals for artificial intelligence chips. In just the past two months, four startups, dubbed China’s “four dragons,” have already gone public or filed […]
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Autonomous trucking startup Waabi raises $750 million to expand into robotaxis
Waabi founder and CEO Raquel Urtasun Courtesy of Waabi Autonomous trucking startup Waabi said Wednesday that it has raised $750 million in funding as it enters into a partnership to deploy driverless systems in light duty vehicles for Uber robotaxi services. Waabi’s series C round is led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, the […]
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S&P 500 futures climb ahead of Fed decision, major tech earnings: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 27, 2026. NYSE S&P 500 futures rose Wednesday morning ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and earnings reports from major tech companies. Futures linked to the broad market index were up 0.25%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced about 0.77%. Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
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Silver is retail traders’ new obsession as record numbers bet on rally — and on a crash
In this photo illustration, silver bars are displayed at Polyak Precious Metals on Jan. 14, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Retail investors are betting big on major swings in silver. The question is which way the precious metal could go. Individual investors on Monday sent about $171 million on net […]
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Tesla lost $15 billion in brand value in 2025 as Musk stepped deeper into politics, research shows
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images The value of Tesla’s brand lost $15.4 billion, about 36%, in 2025, marking a third-straight annual decline, according to research and consulting firm Brand […]
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Tech’s massive AI spend is under scrutiny ahead of earnings. Here’s what to watch
From left, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms; Lauren Sanchez; Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet; and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, during the 60th presidential inauguration in the rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Bloomberg | Getty Images If 2025 was the year […]
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Minnesota shooting, Big Tech earnings, the winter storm and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. My gym in New York City unexpectedly closed early for the winter storm yesterday, but I was able to get in a makeshift workout pushing a taxi out of a snowbank. Stock futures are little changed this morning. The market […]
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India to slash tariffs on cars to 40% in trade deal with EU, sources say
Matthias Luehers, Head Region Overseas, Mercedes-Benz Cars and Martin Schwenk, MD and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India pose with Mercedes Benz A-class Limousine and the New GLA during Auto Expo 2020, on February 5, 2020, in Greater Noida, India. Pradeep Gaur | Mint | Getty Images India plans to slash tariffs on cars imported from the European […]
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Auto executives are hoping for the best and planning for the worst in 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump and CEO of Ford Jim Farley clap, as President Trump visits a Ford production center, in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters DETROIT — The only consistency has been inconsistency for the U.S. automotive industry during the first half of this decade — a trend that’s expected […]
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