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Stock futures rise after Dow posts a loss in Thursday’s trading: Live updates
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Stock futures rise after Dow posts a loss in Thursday’s trading: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 05, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. stock futures ticked higher on Thursday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average logged its second losing day in the past three. […]

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How Tim Cook convinced Trump to drop made-in-USA iPhone — for now
Technology

How Tim Cook convinced Trump to drop made-in-USA iPhone — for now

WASHINGTON, DC August 6: US President Donald Trump shakes hands with CEO of Apple Tim Cook during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday August 6, 2025. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump has made clear that he wants Apple to make iPhones in […]

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Flutter tops second-quarter earnings expectations, raises full-year guidance
Business

Flutter tops second-quarter earnings expectations, raises full-year guidance

Online sports betting giant Flutter reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations Thursday. The company reported adjusted earnings of $2.95 per share versus an estimated $2.08, according to a survey of analysts by LSEG. Revenue came in slightly higher than expectations at $4.19 billion against consensus expectations of $4.13 billion. Flutter owns the dominant […]

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What the world’s biggest chipmakers are doing to stave off Trump’s tariffs
Technology

What the world’s biggest chipmakers are doing to stave off Trump’s tariffs

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with CEO of Apple Tim Cook in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday August 6, 2025. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on the import of semiconductors has brought major chip names into the […]

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The full list of U.S. tariffs in place around the world
World

The full list of U.S. tariffs in place around the world

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Aug. 6, 2025. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images After months of policy pivots, delays and negotiations from President Donald Trump, dozens of key U.S. trading partners were hit Thursday with “reciprocal” tariffs on their exports to the country. “IT’S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF […]

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Russia and UAE double down on trade, testing U.S. limits
World

Russia and UAE double down on trade, testing U.S. limits

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with United Arab Emirates’ President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan during a meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 11, 2022. Pavel Bednyakov | Sputnik | via Reuters DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan traveled to Russia on Thursday for his second […]

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American adds Budapest, Prague and Buenos Aires flights for summer 2026
Travel

American adds Budapest, Prague and Buenos Aires flights for summer 2026

An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner lands at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines is reviving some of its pre-pandemic destinations like Prague and Budapest, Hungary, as international travel continues to hold up better than domestic demand. Other additions include its first-ever Dallas […]

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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: India’s oil options in a post-Russia world
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: India’s oil options in a post-Russia world

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The big story If refineries are the oil industry’s children, India’s got plenty of mouths to feed — and U.S. tariff threats over Russian crude are imperiling a distinctly affordable meal ticket. This week, U.S. President Donald Trump […]

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Trump orders ‘new’ census that excludes undocumented immigrants
Politics

Trump orders ‘new’ census that excludes undocumented immigrants

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has ordered the U.S. Commerce Department to create a new U.S. census that excludes people who are in the U.S. illegally. The […]

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Trump order will allow alternative assets like cryptocurrencies, private equity in 401(k)s
Finance

Trump order will allow alternative assets like cryptocurrencies, private equity in 401(k)s

Key Points President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday to allow alternative assets into 401(k)s, CNBC has learned. The executive order will direct the U.S. Secretary of Labor to review fiduciary guidance on private market investments in 401(k) and other defined-contribution plans. An executive order would mark a major victory for private asset […]

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