Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI (L), and Jensen Huang CEO of Nvidia. Reuters ABILENE, Texas – Sam Altman had a deadline. OpenAI’s CEO was headed to Texas to unveil his company’s next big infrastructure push, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wanted in on the action. Through a series of hurried negotiations, late-night calls and last-minute…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference, following the issuance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement on interest rate policy, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that weakness in the labor market is outweighing concerns about stubborn inflation,…
Gregg Donovan and Dandidi or “Hollywood Harlequin” display signs at the El Capitan Entertainment Centre, where “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is recorded to celebrate the show’s return on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on Sept 23, 2025. Gabriel Cortes | CNBC “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returns to air Tuesday night, roughly one week after the…
ABILENE, Texas — OpenAI and Oracle are betting big on America’s AI future, bringing online the flagship site of the $500 billion Stargate program, a sweeping infrastructure push to secure the compute needed to power the future of artificial intelligence. The debut site in Abilene, Texas, about 180 miles west of Dallas, is up and…
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump mocked the United Nations’ headquarters in a speech to the General Assembly, recalling his failed bid to renovate the building…
Jimmy Kimmel speaks during the Disney Advertising Upfront showcase event on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at North Javits in New York City. David Russell | Disney General Entertainment Content | Getty Images Nexstar Media Group, one of the largest owners of broadcast TV stations, said it would not air the return of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to place $100,000 fees on H-1B visa applications will disproportionately harm America’s startup space, founders and venture capitalists told CNBC this week. H-1B visas — which allow companies to temporarily hire foreign workers in skilled occupations such as IT, healthcare and engineering — were already difficult to secure for U.S. startups,…
Container backlog occurs at Longtan Port Container Terminal in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Costfoto| Nurphoto | Getty Images The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development upgraded its global economic growth forecast on Tuesday, with many economies appearing more resilient than expected so far this year….
Stocks listed in Europe looked set to open broadly higher on Tuesday, following a Wall Street rally that propelled all three major U.S. indexes to record highs. Futures tied to the Euro Stoxx 50 were last seen trading 0.1% higher. Those linked to the French CAC 40 and Germany’s DAX index were last up by…
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue speaks to reporters in Beijing on Sept. 23, 2025. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — A highly anticipated meeting between the U.S. and Chinese presidents is more likely to take place next year than this fall, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Tuesday. “We’re looking forward to getting…
