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IRS chief Frank Bisignano will lead Trump accounts expansion
U.S. Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks during a press conference to unveil the official Trump Accounts website, at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. Aaron Schwartz |…
Wholesale inflation June 2026:
People shop for groceries at a store in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, on June 10, 2026. Li Rui | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesWholesale prices unexpectedly fell in June as sliding energy prices helped brighten the inflation…
Todd Blanche attorney general nomination faces Senate questions
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche prepares to testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 2, 2026 in…
Treasury yields rise ahead of latest producer price inflation data
Treasury yields edged higher on Wednesday ahead of the latest producer price inflation print for June, due later in the session, as investors look for further insight on the U.S. economic picture after consumer inflation data came in…
Trump warns U.S. strikes on Iran could get ‘really bad’ next week
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Prime Minister of Iraq Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. military strikes on Iran will…
PayPal stock jumps after reports Stripe, Advent are weighing $53 billion
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesPayPal jumped in premarket trading Wednesday after Stripe and Advent International reportedly made a joint offer to acquire the payments firm in a $53 billion deal.Payments firm Stripe and private…
Who will be UK’s next chancellor: Ed Miliband, Streeting, McFadden?
Ed Miliband leaves 10 Downing Street after attending the weekly Cabinet meeting in London, United Kingdom on June 23, 2026.Wiktor Szymanowicz | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesThis report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange…
A chip off the AI block
A rendering of ASML's extreme ultraviolet light machine etching designs into the most advanced chipsASMLHello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. "Extreme ultraviolet lithography" is not something one considers every day, but…
ASML hikes sales forecast on strong AI chip demand
ASML on Wednesday raised its guidance for the second time this year as its customers continue to ramp up production of AI chips.The Dutch semiconductor-equipment maker said it now expects full-year sales to come in between 43 billion…
Trump walks back on Hormuz tolls in TACO Tuesday
US President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with Prime Minister of Iraq Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesHello, this is Hui Jie writing to you…