Monday, 2 November 2026
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A billion-dollar war chest was meant to be Republicans' great equalizer heading into a bleak midterm election environment defined by economic frustration, President Donald Trump's unpopularity and fallout from the war i…
Tesla’s newly unveiled flying sports car, which features SpaceX rocket thrusters, could help Musk push for a merger between his two biggest companies, analysts say,
U.S. companies and the Trump administration both "need to be wary" of foreign espionage attempts as the race for artificial intelligence dominance continues, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told CNBC on Fr…
The sell-off in AI-related stocks pushed the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) above 22 for the first time in four months. A cluster of trades suggests it could go even higher.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.03% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.82%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are…
Micron Technology (MU) has made plenty of headlines this year… and understandably so.
Apple's iPhone Duo, its most expensive iPhone ever, went up for preorder Friday, with launch-day pickup inventory selling out and some online delivery estimates already slipping into late January.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.33% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +1.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.05%. December E-mini S&P fu…
The spread is widening between AI leaders OpenAI and Anthropic as a sell-off in CoreWeave leads neocloud stocks lower.
In an old converted church in West London on Wednesday night, Huang stood on a pop-up stage in front of politicians, investors, tech execs and journalists, announcing the chip giant was taking stakes in five U.K. startu…
Shares of French Satellite Group Eutelsat soared this week as SpaceX's Starshield drew criticism after the Ukrainian military's access to its systems was suddenly restricted.
“My plan is to continue working as long as I’m able to do so and invest my Social Security benefits while I’m still earning a paycheck.”
Preorders for the iPhone Duo began Friday, marking Apple’s debut in a foldable phone market largely dominated by Samsung and Google.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he does not intend to use nuclear weapons against Iran or foresee deploying ground troops in the country.
Russia's finance minister attended a Group of 20 meeting in Bangkok on Thursday, his second in-person appearance at the event since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, testing how far Washington's rapprochement with Moscow wi…
Norway's $2.3 trillion oil fund could soon invest in Western defense companies after years of being frozen out of much of the sector by state ethics guidelines.
Commercial vessels are likely to continue navigating the perilous Strait of Hormuz despite the sinking of a Singapore-flagged container ship this week, as strong demand for Middle Eastern energy and lucrative shipping o…
Fintel reports that on October 15, 2026, JP Morgan upgraded their outlook for Brighthouse Financial, Inc. - Preferred Stock (NASDAQGS:BHFAM) from Underweight to Neutral. Brighthouse Financial, Inc., based in the United …
Shares in UK banks are dropping at the start of trading, as investors react to the Guardian’s scoop that John Healey is poised to increase taxes on Britain’s banks in his 28 October budget.
A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, September 20, 2026 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. F…
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday — a move that puts new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh squarely at odds with President Donald Trump’s demands for lower borrowing costs.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit the world's largest oil refinery in Jamnagar, India, owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, as diesel prices surge ahead of U.S. midterm polls.
Private equity funds are increasingly pushing their portfolio companies to take on more debt to return cash to their investors, data suggests.
BANGKOK — Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh refrained from signaling whether there will be another interest rate hike again this month, while acknowledging a "synchronous tightening" by central banks around the world…