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Trump keeps saying an Iran deal is close. Markets keep believing it
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, May 27, 2026.Evan Vucci | ReutersPresident Donald Trump this week said a sweeping peace deal with Iran could be signed very…
Amazon trucking expansion sparks freight stock sell-off
Amazon trailers are parked at an Amazon Air gateway at Miami International Airport in Miami, Sept. 26, 2023.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesShares of several large freight carriers slumped Wednesday after Amazon announced it's opening up its…
Trump loves inflation. Why that should be music to Kevin Warsh’s ears:
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives with incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh for Warsh's swearing-in ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 22, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersA strange thing may happen in the…
Oracle (ORCL) Q4 earnings report 2026
Oracle reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter on Wednesday while also raising its profit forecast for the year. The stock dropped 7% in extended trading as the company plans to raise more money…
Rollins called screwworm a ‘little pest.’ Last year, she said ‘terrifying’
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told CNBC on Monday that the new world screwworm is a "little pest." In the past, she called the parasite "terrifying."The discrepancy in messaging before and after the flesh-eating pest was detected…
Company that bet big on Trump-backed crypto says its fortunes have improved
Donald Trump Jr., left, and Eric Trump at the Nasdaq MarketSite before ringing the opening bell to celebrate the closing of Alt5 Sigma’s adoption of its cryptocurrency deal with World Liberty Financial, in New York, Aug. 13, 2025.Eduardo…
Trump doubles down on Pulte DNI, calls for short-term extension of FISA
President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, despite bipartisan pushback on the pick that could result in the lapse this week of a foreign surveillance program…
Trump pledges more Iran attacks, U.S. will be ‘attacking them very hard’
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. would hit Iran "very hard" again, escalating his public threats as he pressed Tehran to sign a deal."We hit them hard yesterday, and we're going to hit them hard again today," Trump…
Trump says ‘I love the inflation’ after consumer price index hits 3-year
US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the "Secure America Act" in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026. Ken Cedeno | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday said,…
AI tests private credit’s software bet: Ares and Man Group
AI is forcing a reckoning for private credit's huge software bet, with prominent investors telling CNBC that the technology will forge winners and losers, rather than wipe it out in the so-called "SaaSpocalypse."Private credit…