Ukraine
CNBC Daily Open: All you need for a rally is a good iPhone
Consumers experience the iPhone 17 in an Apple store in Shanghai, China on October 13, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Critics’ displeasure at the iPhone 17 Pro’s fluorescent orange color aside, Apple’s “Cosmic Orange” smartphone has charmed fans — and investors. The newest iPhone 17 series, which includes the base iPhone 17 […]
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Trump calls for Ukraine to be ‘cut up’ after tense meeting with Zelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 17, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled a shift in support toward Russia’s Vladimir Putin as he looks for a quick end to the war in Ukraine, likely striking fear into Ukrainian […]
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Trump puts Russia on notice over Ukraine as two leaders prepare to meet
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches with binoculars the Tsentr-2019 military exercise at the Donguz range near Orenburg city on September 20, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky | Afp | Getty Images Russia was an indirect beneficiary of the war in Gaza in that it distracted the U.S. and other Western countries from its ongoing war in Ukraine. […]
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EU leaders urge swift action on unlocking frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine, document shows
LONDON — EU heads of state will call for quicker action on the use of immobilized Russian assets at a meeting next week amid growing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a document seen by CNBC. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, has been looking at how to use about […]
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Trump says he’s having ‘lengthy’ phone call with Putin
President Donald Trump said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin began a “lengthy” phone call Thursday morning. The call comes a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with Trump at the White House, as Kyiv seeks more U.S. support in its war against Russia. “I am speaking to President Putin […]
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Trump to meet Ukraine leader Zelenskyy at White House on Friday
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Alexander Drago | Reuters President Donald Trump is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House this week, NBC News reported Monday. The meeting was […]
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Putin warns of ‘new stage of escalation’ if U.S. supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an annual plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club, on October 2, 2025 in Sochi, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the potential supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine would mark a “completely new stage of escalation” between Washington and Moscow. […]
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Russia’s economy is creaking — and the Kremlin wants Russians to pay more for the war
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on development of ‘new regions’, annexed from Ukraine, at the Kremlin, June 30, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images Russia is set to hike taxes on businesses and consumers as the government looks for ways to support military spending while its war-focused economy creaks at the […]
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‘We stand ready’: Defense giants welcome Europe’s push to build a drone wall to repel Russia
Police patrol near Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 30, 2025, following recent drone disturbances over Denmark and ahead of meetings of EU heads of state and goverment in Copenhagen on October 1 and October 2. Liselotte Sabroe | Afp | Getty Images Defense giants welcomed Europe’s push to establish a drone wall on the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. tech shares pull back amid growing AI bubble worries
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Sept. 17, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Individual equities and separate sectors popped Wednesday, but collectively, their moves weren’t forceful enough to lift indexes. Beleaguered American chipmaker Intel is finding itself in slightly less […]
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