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LeBron James boosts ticket, jersey demand for NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
The NBA season hasn't even started and the Philadelphia 76ers' signing of LeBron James is already paying off.The 76ers will help open the NBA regular season on Oct. 20 with a game against the reigning champion New York Knicks. From a new…
IRS hires Joseph Velli to help administer Trump accounts
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building on Sept. 15, 2024, in Washington, D.C.J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe Internal Revenue Service has hired Joseph Velli as a senior advisor to Chief Executive…
Trump seriously considering U.S. diesel export ban amid supply crunch
Vehicles drive on the 405 freeway (overpass) past a US flag displayed outside of the Marathon Petroleum Corp. Los Angeles Refinery in Carson, California on September 22, 2026.Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald…
Trump unveils $15 billion Mesabi Metallics Iowa steel plant plans
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on…
Treasury yields edge higher amid pressure on global government bonds
U.S. Treasury yields edged higher on Monday as pressure on global government bonds resumed, amid higher oil prices and inflation fears. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield —the key benchmark for mortgage borrowing, auto loans and credit…
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang: AI distillation is competition
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said AI model distillation — models being trained on other models' outputs — is "competition," despite the White House calling it theft.Distillation has become a key flashpoint in tensions between the U.S. and…
Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft draw Warren questions about AI tax breaks
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks with CNBC on June 24, 2026.CNBCSenate Democrats are seeking information on how artificial intelligence and data center spending by Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft has been subsidized by tax…
David Zervos will join Scott Bessent’s Treasury Department
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has hired veteran Wall Street economist David Zervos, the longtime chief market strategist at Jefferies, as a counselor in the Treasury Department. Zervos was a CNBC contributor.Bessent announced the hire…
Dario Amodei set to have dinner with Trump after missing state dinner
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during an interview at Anthropic's headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, April 30, 2026.Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnthropic CEO Dario…
CNBC Daily Open: A tale of two truces
Chinese president's state visit to Washington appears to have produced more personal diplomacy than breakthroughs.
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