Ultrabillionaire Jeff Bezos on Wednesday hyped artificial intelligence, blamed government meddling for economic woes and broadly defended himself and his mega-rich peers in an exclusive interview with CNBC. But the Amazon and Blue Origin founder, in a wide-ranging interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin, initially struck a populist tone, at times sounding more like some progressive…
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin told CNBC his company has started shifting investment toward Miami in response to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani‘s viral tax day video calling out the hedge-fund chief. “In reaction to New York, we filed a permit with the city of Miami. We’ve added several hundred thousand square feet of new…
Alex Karp, Palantir CEO, joins CNBC’s āSquawk on the Streetā on June 5, 2025. CNBC Palantir is relocating its headquarters to Miami from Denver, the company announced Tuesday in a post on social media platform X. The software analytics firm is the latest big business to migrate to South Florida as executives seek to transform…
The Trump administration’s portfolio of equity stakes in U.S. companies has reached a scale that is unprecedented outside economic crisis or wartime. The administration has taken stakes or has agreements to do so with at least 10 companies, most of which are publicly traded. The government announced its latest investment, USA Rare Earth, at the…
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin speaks during the Semafor World Economy Summit 2025 at Conrad Washington on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images Billionaire investorĀ Ken Griffin‘s hedge funds at Citadel have all posted positive returns during a volatile 2025, led by tactical trading strategy. Citadel’s multistrategy Wellington fund, its largest,Ā gained 2.5%…
