Apple CEO Tim Cook laughs with President Donald Trump during a meeting in the White House, Washington, March 6, 2019. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump praised Tim Cook in a lengthy Truth Social post on Tuesday, calling the outgoing Apple CEO an “incredible guy” and boasting that Cook had appealed to him when…
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel next to him, at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced a bombshell 11-count indictment accusing the Southern Poverty Law Center…
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 Thursday, April 16, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the two-week U.S. ceasefire with Iran, saying the extension was warranted…
Kevin Warsh faced searching questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday. Democrats and even at times Republicans challenged his complicated finances, his relationship to President Donald Trump and what often seems like a wide-eyed endorsement of the promise of artificial intelligence. But one core issue for Warsh went all but unquestioned: his plan for what…
U.S. Congresswomen Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, left, appeared in Miami federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, but did not enter a plea to charges that she stole $5 million in federal disaster relief funds. Pedro Portal | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from the House of Representatives effective immediately on Tuesday,…
Apple is adding a new CEO to its ranks and continuing a long-running tradition of internal promotion. The iPhone maker on Monday announced that CEO Tim Cook will step down as chief executive in September and named senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus as his successor. Cook will serve as executive chairman. He…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments. 1. The stock market turned lower after Tuesday’s Morning Meeting ended. A possible culprit: a rise in oil prices ahead of the Iran war ceasefire agreement set to end Wednesday….
Oil markets have lurched from panic to relief and back again since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, with markets bracing for further volatility. Prices surged more than 55% since the start of the war, with Brent crude jumping from around $72 a barrel on February 27 to nearly $120 at its peak,…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that he will gratefully “remember” U.S. companies that do not seek refunds for the tariffs he unilaterally imposed, which the Supreme Court later ruled were illegal. Trump’s comment on “Squawk Box” came a day after U.S. Customs and Border Protection opened a portal for importers to seek more…
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government could help struggling Spirit Airlines as the discount carrier faces the possibility of liquidation. Trump told CNBC’s “Squawk Box“: “I don’t mind mergers. I think I’d love somebody to buy Spirit, as an example. You know, Spirit’s in trouble. … Maybe the federal government should help that…
