US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent addresses the Economic Club of New York on March 6, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield was little changed on Friday after the latest retail sales figures missed expectations and the U.S. said its naval blockade of Iranian ports could continue…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. Reddit was announced officially as the next addition to the S&P 500, prompting a rally for the social media stock in early trading. Stock futures are little changed this morning. Wall Street is coming off a winning day. Here are…
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions from reporters at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on May 25, 2026. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on May 25 the government will compile a $19 billion supplementary budget to support households grappling with soaring everyday costs driven by the Iran war. (Photo by JIJI PRESS…
A Pikachu Character poses at the Pokemon stand during the Brand Licensing Europe at ExCel on October 04, 2023 in London, England. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nintendo shares closed 7% higher in Japan on Friday after it revealed sales of “Pokémon Pokopia” surpassed 5 million units on its flagship Switch…
As Nvidia partners with Wall Street firms to mobilize more than $500 billion of third-party capital for AI infrastructure, the increasingly complex financing underpinning the boom is coming under closer scrutiny. Hyperscalers and their financial backers are turning to bond markets, joint ventures, leases and other structures to fund an unprecedented infrastructure buildout. At the…
Workers erect scaffolding at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 12, 2026. Andrew Leyden | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Kennedy Center‘s board of trustees voted Thursday to inscribe President Donald Trump‘s name on its building facade, setting up a renewed legal battle over changes to the Washington, D.C., performing arts…
One specialist arbitrage trade on a metal commodity is evolving into a real-time gauge of U.S. tariff risk. Copper — seen as a broader economic barometer, with the industrial metal a key component in construction, electronics and transportation — has been on a tear for more than a year, with futures reaching a record high…
Nigel Farage (C), leader of the Reform UK party, celebrates the victory of Sarah Pochin, the party’s candidate, in the Runcorn & Helsby by-election at the DCBL Stadium in Widnes, north-west England, in the early hours of May 2, 2025. Oli Scarff | Afp | Getty Images Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK…
An exhibitor demonstrates a Unitree Robotics G1 humanoid robot at the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, May 29, 2026. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images As retail excitement around the listing of China’s best-known humanoid maker, Unitree Robotics, reaches fever pitch, skeptics are questioning how long it will take before these robots…
University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma said WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert should try to shift the league’s dialogue away from transgender issues because fans don’t want to watch “another protest movement.” “Nobody’s coming to watch another political statement. They’re not. They’re coming to watch a basketball game,” Auriemma said in a CNBC Sport…
