Crude Prices Supported by Middle East Supply Disruptions
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) is up +0.38 (+0.37%) today, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) is down -0.0068 (-0.19%).
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Trump's $403 million war chest is finally being spent on the midterms. Now comes the hard part
After sitting on a $403 million dollar war chest for months, President Donald Trump's flagship super PAC has finally opened the spending floodgates. The rapid deployment of Make America Great Again Inc.'s cash is reshap…
Nasdaq Bulls Are Back, but 29,700 Is the Breakout That Matters
Nasdaq Today: Bears Have Control Below 29,840, But Traders Should Be Careful Chasing Weakness
SpaceX scores another $950 million from NASA for 3 more crewed flights to ISS
SpaceX has expanded its contract with NASA and will conduct an additional three crewed Dragon flights to the International Space Station through 2030, netting Elon Musk's company up to $946 million upon completion.
B vs. KGC: Which Gold Mining Stock Should You Bet on Now?
Barrick Mining Corporation B and Kinross Gold Corporation KGC are two prominent players in the gold mining space with global operations. While gold prices have fallen sharply from their January 2026 highs, they remain s…
Putin targets Nestle's Russian business as Kremlin tightens grip on Western assets
Swiss food giant Nestle said Friday it's weighing its options after the Kremlin moved to place the Russian assets of its business under temporary external administration.
AI stock swings could affect your 401(k). Here’s what retirement savers need to know
A version of this article first appeared in ″CNBC's Money 101 newsletter with Sharon Epperson,″ an eight-week series with monthly updates to help improve your financial well-being. Subscribe now to receive the series in…
IRS tax debt agreements have plummeted: 'I've never seen a number that low,' taxpayer advocate says
The Internal Revenue Service has been accepting far fewer deals from taxpayers trying to dig themselves out of tax debts, federal data shows.
Anthropic and OpenAI need truly independent safety evaluators, experts say in public letter
Over 100 artificial intelligence experts and evaluators are banding together to warn they won't have the necessary resources and protections to test the safety of AI technology, which is facing heightened scrutiny due t…
Why mortgage bonds are set to deteriorate, and possibly hit the whole market, according to this Wall Street expert
A flattening Treasury yield curve is part of the problem for mortgage-backed securities, says Harley Bassman.
AI safety debate meets reality at Dreamforce as business leaders say last year's models are enough
At Salesforce's annual Dreamforce mega-conference in San Francisco this week, the keynote conversations between CEO Marc Benioff and the heads of Anthropic, OpenAI and Nvidia delved into the raging AI safety debate, wit…
UK Retail Sales Beat Expectations but FTSE 100 Opens Lower
The FTSE 100 finished the day slightly lower than where it started, down 9 points at 10,428. Across the Atlantic, a sharp drop in SpaceX weighed on other tech stocks.
Trump administration advances $24.3 billion fighter jet deal to Saudi Arabia as Houthis escalate attacks
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has approved the potential $24.3 billion sale of nearly 50 F-35 warplanes to Saudi Arabia in what is seen as a major boost for the kingdom as it faces intensifying attacks fr…
House Data Center Power Bill Lifts Nuclear Stocks: Here's Why
Nuclear stocks moved sharply higher on Thursday as investors reacted to the House passage of the Ratepayer Protection Act. The bill seeks to prevent households and other existing electricity customers from carrying the …
Stocks Settle Sharply Higher as Crude Oil and Bond Yields Fall
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +1.14% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up by +0.61%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.73%. September E-mini S&P futures (…
Warren Buffett steps down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway: 'Father Time always wins'
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the sprawling conglomerate worth $1 trillion that he has led since 1965. The 96-year-old legendary investor announced the move in a letter to shareholde…
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Reaches Analyst Target Price
In recent trading, shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (Symbol: BXSL) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $32.09, changing hands for $32.30/share. When a stock reaches the target an ana…
4 Stocks With Momentum, Valuation and Technical Setups Into Year-End
Altria Group, Inc. MO is currently trading at a compelling discount to the industry, sector and the broader market, positioning it as a potential value opportunity for long-term investors. The stock’s forward 12-month p…
Buy AI-Led EME, PWR and CAT for Long-Term to Gain From Recent Softness
The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered data center industry is booming backed by an extremely bullish demand scenario. AI-led data centers are generating huge demand for various industries in the broader information t…
AI trade rebound sparks flurry of unusually bullish options activity
Interest rates are up, the leaders of the artificial intelligence movement are warning of doomsday outcomes without regulation, and the Nasdaq-100 index posted its best day in six weeks. Options traders are jumping in. …
Corn Faces Pressure on Thursday
Corn futures were down 1 to 4 3/4 cents on the Thursday session. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 3 3/4 cents at $4.85 1/4. Crude oil backed off by $1.34 on the day, to add some pressure.
Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high as central bankers fight inflation; retail sales rise in Great Britain – business live
Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda is giving a press conference in Tokyo now, to explain today’s decision to hike interest rates.
Crude Prices Slip as Supply Fears Ease
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) closed down -0.52 (-0.51%) on Thursday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) closed up +0.0223 (+0.64%).
Why Japan’s markets flipped the usual script after central bank rate hike
Japanese markets reacted in a seemingly counterintuitive fashion on Friday after the country's central bank hiked benchmark interest rates to their highest in 31 years.