CNBC Top News

One Singapore ship was sunk, but here's why others are still transiting the Strait of Hormuz

Singapore vessels are set to continue navigating the perilous Strait of Hormuz despite attacks on two container ships,…

The IPO drought is driving private equity-owned companies to the debt market to pay investors

Private equity firms are increasingly using debt-funded dividend recaps to return cash to investors as exits remain…

Hybe shares jump 10% as K-pop sensation BTS' tour lifts earnings hopes

BTS' world tour and rising global demand for newer K-pop acts are fueling earnings expectations, sending Hybe shares…

Friday, October 16, 2026: Jim Cramer discusses his next moves for the Investing Club

India's rupee forecast to weaken toward 100-per-dollar level even as RBI pushes back

The RBI's latest moves have helped the rupee recover from 96.79 rupees per dollar to the 95-level over recent days.

Gasping for clean air: Singapore battles relentless haze as Prime Minister Wong warns of action

Singapore continues to grapple with severe haze that is disrupting daily life and businesses, as authorities roll out…

Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria is leaving, will be replaced by Peter Rice

Netflix announced Bela Bajaria will be replaced by former Disney exec Peter Rice as the company's chief content officer.

Nvidia and Cisco confirm multimillion-dollar donations to Trump's White House ballroom

Big Tech gave millions to Trump's White House ballroom, documents show

Jim Cramer says this week's AI sell-off offers a crucial lesson for investors

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday’s AI sell-off underscores the importance of owning stocks outside the market’s hottest…

Trump says 'if Ken Paxton loses' Texas Senate race, blame Cornyn and Karl Rove

Polls show GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton trailing Democratic Rep. James Talarico in the Texas Senate race.

CoreWeave credit default swaps hit distress levels as investors sour on AI debt

Signs of distressed deepened in CoreWeave on Thursday.

U.S. sues California in fight over checking citizenship of mail voters

The lawsuit by the Trump administration comes less than a month before the midterm election that will determine which…

Penske Automotive agrees to be taken private by Penske, Mitsui

Penske Automotive will be taken private by its two largest shareholders at a value of $16.3 billion, the company…

Dow rises more than 500 points as investors rotate away from AI trade: Live updates

Concerns around tech companies overspending on artificial intelligence grew, and traders digested U.S. data that…

Anthropic taps nonprofits METR and SecureBio to help assess risks and safety practices

The company is also engaged in early-stage discussions with other organizations, including Hugging Face.

Nvidia, AMD, Dell sink in global tech rout on AI funding worries

A sell-off in global technology hardware stocks deepened Thursday.

Retirees can take these steps to shore up income as yields rise and some dividend-paying sectors slip

A spike in Treasury yields has retirees facing price declines from their bonds, as well as in some of their favorite…

Porsche reveals Mission S concept car that previews new design identity

Porsche revealed a concept car called Mission S as part of a turnaround plan that includes efforts to boost profits…

Harvard’s endowment jumps 27% in fiscal 2026, lifted by SpaceX as top holding

The latest 12-month period marked the strongest return for the university's fund since 2021.

Brian Sullivan: Why the 'real' price of oil is likely $30-$40 higher than where it is now

Physical oil can cost about $38 a barrel more to deliver, as tanker rates surge.

Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr.

The proposal was quickly praised online by some Kennedy allies who sell peptides.

Some 'classic' money advice is actually pretty new—and not all of it is worthwhile, says historian

A historian explains why housing, investing and budgeting advice has changed over time — and what that can teach you…

Here's our monthly update on our 32 stocks, including 2 more names to buy

Jim Cramer identified two of his favorite stocks to buy and the names he's not willing to touch just yet.

Banks with Jeffrey Epstein ties eyed by Democrats Warren and Garcia

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Robert Garcia are leading new legislation to force banks and some executives to release…

Democrat Talarico says he raised record $64 million over summer in Texas Senate race

Democrats have not won statewide in Texas since 1994 or a U.S. Senate race there since 1988, but James Talarico is…

This semiconductor stock is not for the faint of heart. Here's why I see opportunity

Lam Research shares have pulled back from their June high as AI demand boosts chipmaking equipment, memory and advanced…

BNY stock pops on strong earnings — showing exactly why we like this bank in this market

Wall Street clearly liked what it heard on the post-earnings conference call because BNY stock went from flat to up…

Equal-weight failed. Now tech stocks look shaky again. So what should you do about S&P 500 risk?

In 2025 and into 2026 investors were told to avoid S&P 500 tech stock risk by moving to equal-weight. That failed. Now…

Who gets to have 'good debt'? A sociologist, theologian, philosopher and other experts weigh in

Humans have debated the merits and morality of debt throughout history.

Anduril CEO defends Trump administration contracts: 'We've done incredibly well under Biden'

Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf says contracts are won 'on the merits' amid ethics questions over co-founder Palmer Luckey's…

Trump says Nidal Hasan execution won't be livestreamed

Hasan, a U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, murdered 13 people and injured more than 32 others in the mass shooting at…

She made college ‘good debt’ for herself. Can she do the same for her daughter?

A generation ago, it was more common to put yourself through school. For reasons including rising education costs, It's…

The problem with 'good debt': Why borrowers should think twice about the label

Mortgages and student loans are often called "good debt." Experts say that label can hide the real question: Can you…

Apple and Meta team up to make Muse AI model run on Mac computers

Apple and Meta are collaborating to make Muse Spark Open easier to run locally on clustered Mac Studio systems,…

Here are the stocks reporting next week that have a history of earnings beats and big share gains

CNBC Pro screened data from Bespoke Investment Group to find companies with a solid history of beating earnings…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CoreWeave, Salesforce, Rocket Lab, Kimberly-Clark & more

Here are some of the companies making headlines in midday trading.