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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Why the India-U.S. trade deal remains elusive
Despite strong economic and strategic reasons, the absence of political will remains the biggest hurdle in closing of India-U.S. trade deal.Read More...
BP names Meg O’Neill as new CEO — its fourth in 6 years
BP's share price is up over 15% year-to-date. It made gains in the previous session and after hours trading as investors responded to the news.Read More...
From Starbucks to Burger King: Western food giants are selling large stakes to Chinese private equity funds
Starbucks and Burger King are betting big on a partnership model that's gaining traction in China, divesting stakes to local PE firms as competition intensifies.Read More...
U.S. approves over $11 billion in arms sale to Taiwan as tensions simmer around the island
The package consists of items like artillery systems, antitank missiles, as well as spare parts for helicopters and antiship missiles.Read More...
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust urges shareholders to throw out Boaz Weinstein’s bid to overhaul board
The Baillie Gifford-run trust faces a boardroom battle with activist investor Boaz Weinstein's Saba Capital.Read More...
Trump announces ‘warrior dividend’ of $1,776 to every U.S. soldier in primetime speech
Trump highlighted his administration's efforts to seal the Southern border, bring down costs and strengthen U.S. foreign policy.Read More...
Oracle stock dips 5% as Blue Owl Capital pulls out of funding $10 billion data center
The cloud company later said the project was moving forward and "on schedule," but that Blue Owl was not part of equity talks.Read More...
Ray Dalio joins Michael Dell in backing ‘Trump accounts’ for kids
Ray Dalio joins Michael Dell in backing "Trump accounts" for kids. The Dalio grant will fund $250 per child for approximately 300,000 children in Connecticut.Read More...
Financial Services
Billionaire fund manager Ron Baron praises beaten-up financial stock whose new CEO he compares to Jamie Dimon
Billionaire investor Ron Baron believes many high-quality stocks are being overlooked in a tech-obsessed market, including two financial companies he is buying.Read More...
Tricolor CEO received a $6.25 million bonus weeks before company’s bankruptcy, prosecutors say
Tricolor's collapse was one of a string of defaults that churned the U.S. banking industry this fall, sparking concerns over risks in the financial system.Read More...
Robinhood is rolling out NFL parlay and prop bets on prediction markets platform
Robinhood announced Tuesday that users will be able to trade on National Football League games and player performances.Read More...
Nasdaq moves to make trading nearly 24 hours. Why some on Wall Street say that’s a bad idea
Critics argue that formalizing nearly nonstop trading could worsen some of the very problems that plague the structure of equity markets today.Read More...
Kevin Warsh moves ahead in Fed chief race on Kalshi after Hassett pushback
Traders marked Warsh as the narrow favorite to replace Jerome Powell, assigning him roughly a 46% chance of nomination, compared with about 39% for Hassett.Read More...
Startup backed by Altman, JPMorgan announces capital lending partnership with Amazon
Slope, an AI lending platform backed by JPMorgan Chase, told CNBC exclusively that it is launching a partnership with Amazon's independent sellers.Read More...
Goldman Sachs makes big bet on ETFs specializing in downside protection
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is making a big bet on defined outcome exchange-traded funds — which use options to help protect against market losses.Read More...
Hassett Fed chair odds fall, Warsh chances surge on Kalshi after Trump comments
Warsh's odds jumped to as high as 40% after Trump told the Wall Street Journal that Warsh has risen to the top of his list to be the next chair of the Fed.Read More...
Personal Finance
Trump accounts get funding from companies, philanthropists: Here’s who is eligible for the funds
On Wednesday, the White House announced additional details about Trump accounts, a new type of savings account for kids.Read More...
ACA subsidy fraud is ‘rampant,’ Republicans say. Some health policy experts disagree
The GOP is pointing to a new Government Accountability Office report on subsidy fraud to argue against extending enhanced ACA subsidies.Read More...
Trump officials move slowly on student loan forgiveness, repayment plan backlog: court filing
Hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers remain stuck in a backlog of requests for an affordable payment plan or debt forgiveness, a court filing shows.Read More...
How surprise year-end income could derail your tax strategy — and how to plan for it
If you're planning to leverage the 0% capital gains bracket before year-end, surprise income could derail your strategy. Here's what investors need to know.Read More...
Some student loan borrowers pay ‘more than necessary,’ advisor says. What to know about relief programs
Many federal student loan borrowers surveyed said they don't know about income-driven repayment plans or the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.Read More...
Financial fraud cost older adults up to $81.5 billion in 2024, FTC estimates — more are losing at least $100,000
From 2020 to 2024, the 60-plus age group's reported losses have jumped 300% to $2.4 billion from $600 million, according to the Federal Trade Commission.Read More...
There’s still time to maximize the 0% capital gains bracket for 2025. Here’s what to know
You can still maximize the 0% capital gains tax bracket for 2025. But there could be hidden pitfalls. Here's what investors need to know.Read More...
Why affordability is the ‘beating heart’ of the ACA enhanced subsidy debate, health policy experts say
Health plans proposed by Senate Democrats and Republicans failed on Thursday, making it more likely enhanced ACA subsidies would expire at year end.Read More...
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