Stocks have made a recovered from this year’s lows, but uncertainty remains a key theme as the second half of the year approaches – and investors can prepare for it. President Donald Trump’s rollout of sharply higher tariffs in April sent stocks on a wild ride, with the S & P 500 at one point dipping more than 20% from its all-time high. Traders’ hopes for progress in trade negotiations, along with solid first-quarter earnings, helped the market recover since then, however. The S & P 500 is now less than 2% below its its all-time high. Don’t just kick…
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk’s Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 9, 2025.Steve Nesius | ReutersUnited Launch Alliance said Tuesday it was pushing back the second flight carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites due to “multiple weather delays during launch processing.”The launch from Florida’s Space Coast was originally slated for Friday afternoon, but it’s now scheduled to take place on June 16, at 1:25 p.m. ET, ULA said in…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersPresident Donald Trump warned Tuesday that protestors at his upcoming military parade in Washington, D.C., will be met with “heavy force.””We’re going to be celebrating big on Saturday,” Trump said at the White House about the parade marking the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary.”And if there’s any protester that wants to come out, they will be met with very big force,” said Trump, before repeating that threat twice.”I haven’t even heard about a protest, but you know, this is…
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, speaks at the Google I/O developer conference. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesGoogle on Tuesday offered buyouts to employees across several of its divisions, including those within its knowledge and information and central engineering units as well as marketing, research and communications teams, CNBC has learned. Knowledge and information, or K&I, is the unit that houses Google’s search, ads and commerce divisions. The buyouts Tuesday are the company’s latest effort to reduce headcount, which Google has continued to do in waves since laying off 12,000 employees in 2023. CNBC could not confirm how many employees…
A Starbucks store is shown in Encinitas, California, on Feb. 24, 2025.Mike Blake | ReutersStarbucks plans to roll out a generative artificial intelligence assistant created with Microsoft Azure’s OpenAI platform to 35 locations this month as part of its strategy to simplify baristas’ jobs and speed up service in its cafes.The coffee chain showed off the new technology to more than 14,000 North American store managers at its Leadership Experience in Las Vegas on Tuesday. A broad launch of the “Green Dot Assist” platform across the U.S. and Canada is slated for the company’s fiscal 2026, which starts in the…
Weakness in Tesla’s core automotive business could add to pressure on the electric vehicle stock, according to Wells Fargo. “TSLA fundamentals of the core auto business continue to weaken,” analyst Colin Langan wrote in a Monday note to clients. “May global deliveries are down 23% [year over year]. While ‘order’ pricing on the website appears stable over the [last 12 months], aggressive financing promotions continue to act as price cuts. Risk to Q2 margin remains given lower leverage.” The bank reiterated an underweight rating on Tesla stock, alongside a $120 per price target. Wells Fargo’s forecast implies Tesla shares will…
Walt Disney taking full ownership of streaming platform Hulu could unlock a new level of growth for the entertainment giant, according to CEO Bob Iger. He has a compelling case. In an interview Tuesday on CNBC, Iger said Disney buying all of Hulu is “the first big step in the direction of turning this into a real growth business for the company.” Shares of Disney advanced roughly 3.5%, reaching a 52-week high of $120 apiece. The stock is up nearly 7% year to date when including Tuesday’s gains. Disney is now set to finalize its acquisition of NBCUniversal’s 33% stake…
Members of the California National Guard stand watch outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, as protests continue in response to federal immigration operations, June 10, 2025.Ronaldo Schemidt | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles as immigration-enforcement protests continue will cost about $134 million, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.Acting Pentagon Comptroller Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell said that estimate is largely based on costs of housing, travel and food for the troops.McDonnell spoke at a House subcommittee hearing, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was testifying.She said that the deployment,…
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, speaks during an event in New Delhi, December 19, 2022.Sajjad Hussain | AFP | Getty ImagesGoogle is overhauling a popular internal learning platform to focus on teaching employees how to use modern artificial intelligence tools in their daily work routines, CNBC has learned.Grow, as the learning service is called, was previously filled with a wide array of courses, ranging from teaching Google employees how to build products, use 3D printers, help with their personal finance or even how to solve a Rubik’s cube. Those offerings have all been replaced primarily by AI-related courses.The revamp underscores…
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has sent a clear message to investors: The world’s largest asset manager’s smallest acquisition last year could end up its most consequential. During an industry conference in March, the long-time executive said BlackRock’s $3.2 billion purchase of alternatives asset data provider Preqin — its smallest of the four deals announced in 2024 — is “probably the most significant thing we have done in terms of expanding the profile of private markets.” It could be a big deal for investors, too. For starters, Preqin can bring what BlackRock currently does best — offer investors index products like…
