Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 2, 2025. Shadati | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Iran’s chief negotiator has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of staging “theater diplomacy,” as Washington and Tehran offer conflicting accounts of bilateral engagement aimed at ending the months-long hostilities. “‘Massive…
Toddler girl looking at and holding a small stack of banknotes while with her other hand holding a credit card. Images By Tang Ming Tung | Moment | Getty Images South Korean parents are ramping up efforts to give their children a head start in building long-term wealth by opening investment accounts even before they…
United Wholesale Mortgage at the NYSE, January 22, 2021 Source: The New York Stock Exchange Shares in UWM Holdings, parent of United Wholesale Mortgage, plunged 40% Thursday after the biggest U.S. mortgage lender suspended its dividend and raised fresh capital. UWM announced a $2.05 billion equity investment from Oaktree Capital Management and SFS Group Capital…
Versant Media Group raised its full-year guidance on Thursday, boosted by momentum in its digital brands like Fandango and GolfNow, as well as what executives referred to as “strength” in its overall business model. The company now expects total revenue for 2026 of $6.2 billion to $6.45 billion and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation…
Venture capital investor John Doerr during an interview on an episode of “Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein” in Stanford, California, July 22, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign…
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Money 101 newsletter with Sharon Epperson, an eight-week financial education series with special monthly editions. Sign up to receive the newsletters, straight to your inbox. They’re also available in Spanish. When Ashton and Adison Lawrence inherited their grandmother’s South Carolina home earlier this summer, the brothers knew they…
An overall view of the manufacturing line in a Hadrian Automation Inc. factory. Courtesy: Hadrian Automation, Inc. Riding a wave of enthusiasm for defense tech, manufacturing startup Hadrian on Thursday closed its latest round of funding at a nearly $8 billion valuation, more than quadruple where investors valued the company in January. The round was…
Demis Hassabis, co-founder of DeepMind Technologies Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Depending on where you sit, Google either has the most enviable position in artificial intelligence or is bleeding top talent to leading AI labs and other startups on the frontline of innovation. It’s a contrast that’s…
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) sails behind the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), June 27, 2026. Frank E. Petersen Jr. is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. Courtesy: U.S. Navy Iran said the…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 30, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. The Dow just notched its fifth straight record close,…
