Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's debt buyback announcement this week fits into a broader pattern that can signal a forthcoming crisis, according to billionaire investor Ray Dalio.
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported over the next three months without being subject to out-of-quota tariffs.
The U.S. and Canada will continue trade negotiations Friday morning, Ottawa said, with just hours remaining to reach a final deal before President Donald Trump's new tariffs on hockey sticks, wine and other Canadian goo…
Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are pursuing various mass arbitrations on behalf of consumers who spent money on certain social casino apps and online gambling and betting platforms.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) climbed above $79,000 on Friday, extending its gains for a fourth straight day as large holders increased their exposure and institutional money returned to the market.
Soybeans are trading with Friday morning losses of 3 to 4 cents. Futures closed the Thursday session mixed, with contracts down 1 ½ to 2 ½ cents lower across the board. Open interest slipped 4,638 contracts on Thursday.…
Investors over the past several days have priced in a likelihood of higher inflation ahead, a potential sign that the Treasury Department's efforts this week to improve liquidity in the government debt market are raisin…
Ken Griffin of Citadel in a letter to clients on Friday addressed for the first time the firm's purchase of assets from Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness hedge fund.
Broadcom is in talks to raise upwards of $70 billion to $80 billion in debt for a chip financing deal aimed at supporting artificial intelligence companies including Anthropic, CNBC's David Faber confirmed Thursday morn…
Q3 2026 saw a 21% revenue increase and improved gross margin, driven by equipment sales and higher royalties. Adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed significantly, while new international agreements expanded the technology's rea…
Astronics Corporation Reports Record Operating Income on 27% Sales Growth for Second Quarter 2026
Former JPMorgan Chase executive Matt Zames will join the Trump administration as an advisor to the Social Security agency, CNBC has learned.
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund, where 37,500,000 units were destroyed, or a 3…
Hyundai Motor is considering expanding production capacity at its Georgia assembly plant from 500,000 vehicles annually to between 700,000 and 800,000 units by 2028, CEO José Muñoz told CNBC on Thursday. The South Korea…
The U.S. military has helped tankers transport more than 660 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz since early May, Central Command told CNBC this week.
Extreme Networks (EXTR) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.32 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.29 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.25 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted f…
The change has forced eight of the league's 20 clubs to find new front-of-shirt partners for the 2026/27 season, putting some of the most valuable advertising real estate in global sports on the market at the same time.
Russia and Ukraine continue to attack one another's port infrastructure, blocking shipments from the "breadbasket of Europe" and driving up wheat prices, and adding to a grim cocktail of factors afflicting global food s…
Film editor Billy Weber’s tranquil Los Angeles home has hit the market for $3.99 million.
Oil prices eased Friday but remained on track for a second consecutive week of gains, as hopes of a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz continued to fade.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.87% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -1.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down by -0.72%. E-mini S&P futures (E…
The technology sector experienced its most severe pullback of 2026 in early June, with the Nasdaq Composite plunging 4% on June 5th alone—marking its worst single-day decline since April 2025. The semiconductor industry…
Longer-dated U.S. government bond yields steadied on Friday, as investor jitters over the Treasury Department's extended debt repurchase program and soaring national debt continue to weigh on markets.
Bitcoin was on track for a weekly gain of around 20% early on Friday, following a spate of positive developments for the world's largest cryptocurrency.