BlackRock is seeing a shift among Big Tech investors. Jay Jacobs, the firm’s U.S. head of equity ETFs, finds they’re going for targeted themes like artificial intelligence. “One of the biggest trades we’re seeing this year is simply people leaving the traditional tech sector and getting more granular into AI-specific ETFs, like BAI [the iShares…
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday that he continues to support lowering interest rates but said the central bank needs to be careful amid conflicting economic signals. “I’m still in the belief we need to cut rates, but we need to kind of be cautious about it,” Waller said during an interview on CNBC’s…
In the ever-evolving long-term competition between the United States and China, it can be easy to lose sight of the quieter but more enduring risks that lie beneath the headlines. Case in point: China’s new sweeping export controls on rare earth magnets and related technologies, tightening its grip on critical inputs for everything from EVs…
Federal Reserve officials in September were strongly inclined to lower interest rates, with the only dispute seeming to be over how many cuts were coming, meeting minutes released Wednesday showed. The meeting summary indicated near unanimity among participants at the Federal Open Market Committee that the central bank’s key overnight borrowing rate should be cut…
If you are planning on decorating your home for the holidays, everything from artificial Christmas trees to lights, decorative wreaths and rings, you may want to start early. One of the nation’s largest artificial Christmas tree importers is warning of limited inventory as a result of trade war tariffs, and says this will be the…
The sunset is reflected in the windows of the US Capitol as a man runs on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2025, the first day of the US federal government shutdown. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks to the press at the end of the 7th European Political Community (EPC) Summit at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2, 2025. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron is confronting another massive political headache following the shock resignation of…
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, speaks to reporters outside of his office at the US Capitol, on the second day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The Senate is set to vote again on Monday on a…
Construction workers pouring wet concrete on a road. Jung Getty A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to…
Investors may want to boost their exposure overseas. “Home bias is about as bad as it’s ever been in the United States. The average investor has far too much of their money sitting in the United States,” ETF.com’s Dave Nadig told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. Nadig, the firm’s president and director of research, delivered…
