Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 30, 2025. NYSEU.S. stock futures rose Monday night to kick off a holiday-shortened trading week.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advanced 106 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.2% and 0.2%, respectively.Wall Street is coming off a winning week for the major averages. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained roughly 0.6% last week, while the S&P 500 advanced 1.5%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.6%.Much of last week’s gain came Thursday after President Donald Trump’s plan for reciprocal tariffs on countries with levies on U.S. goods soothed investors who…
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Global officials gathered in Munich, Germany, over the weekend for the Munich Security Conference, with talk focused on defense spending and the war in Ukraine. European officials appeared to signal a willingness to ramp up spending following pressure to do so from U.S. President Donald Trump. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said defense spending could be exempted from the bloc’s fiscal rules, while NATO chief Mark Rutte said the alliance would raise its spending targets to “at least” 3% . Defense stocks in Europe soared on Monday , with the Stoxx 600 Aerospace and Defense Index hitting a…
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of people in poor nations died literally gasping for breath, even in hospitals. What they lacked was medical oxygen, which is in short supply in much of the world.On Monday, a panel of experts published a comprehensive report on the shortage. Each year, the report noted, more than 370 million people worldwide need oxygen as part of their medical care, but fewer than 1 in 3 receive it, jeopardizing the health and lives of those who do not. Access to safe and affordable medical oxygen is especially limited in low- and middle-income…
Innovaccer CEO Abhinav Shashank.Courtesy: InnovaccerAs doctors and nurses face historic rates of burnout, Innovacer says artificial intelligence is here to help.The health-care data company on Monday announced a suite of AI agents that are designed to automate repetitive, “low-value” tasks for clinicians. “We just don’t have enough capacity in the health system to really serve everyone to the degree that they deserve,” Innovaccer CEO Abhinav Shashank told CNBC in an interview. “The need for an agentic workforce to supplement our caregivers is really, really high.”AI agents can complete specific assignments without human intervention. They’re sweeping across all industries as the next phase…
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane taxis along the tarmac at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on December 13, 2024.Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines said Monday that it is cutting about 15% of corporate jobs, or about 1,750 people, a move its CEO called “unprecedented” as the company scrambles to cut costs.The company said it expects savings from the cuts of $210 million this year and about $300 million in 2026. The layoffs will be mostly done by the end of the second quarter and include some senior leadership roles, CEO…
Nearly 40 years after she was born with a malformed spine and misshapen limbs — most likely because her father was exposed to Agent Orange, the toxic chemical that the American military used during the Vietnam War — Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diem finally got some help from the United States.A project funded by U.S.A.I.D. gave her graphic design training in 2022 and helped her land a job. Even when the company closed a few months ago, she stayed hopeful: The same program for Agent Orange victims was due to deliver a new computer, or a small loan.I was the first…
When Alex Tew saw the domain “Calm.com” was up for grabs, he thought it was the sign he and his business partner, Michael Acton Smith, needed to finally get their mindfulness app off the ground.”We thought Calm was the perfect name for this company, this mission,” Tew told CNBC Make It last year.But the 1 million pounds price tag — $1.2 million USD — was too high to commit to then, Acton Smith said in an interview with The Diary of a CEO: “We don’t have money to buy that.”So, they didn’t. But about a year later, the owner of…
SAN FRANCISCO – This is the NBA’s problem. But it is not the NBA’s fault.Well, it is, but not entirely.Well, the league is responsible, but I’m not sure how it could be avoided.Money, for which we all make compromises, both cosmetic and soul-destroying, is the lifeblood of the league. No one is a volunteer player, coach, general manager or owner. And the NBA’s new media rights deal, for $77 billion over 11 years starting next season, trumps all talk of the supposed corrosive impact of low ratings and the like on the game.GO DEEPERSteph Curry, Jayson Tatum lead team to…
E.U. leaders met as the U.S. moved forward on UkraineEuropean leaders convened in Paris yesterday to discuss a coordinated response as the Trump administration prepared to start its own talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine. Leaders were also expected to discuss issues including military spending and how to guarantee Ukraine’s security once a permanent cease-fire or a peace deal was reached. But what would an end to the war look like? Right now, Ukraine has few options for reversing Russia’s recent gains on the battlefield, and any deal is likely to involve Kyiv having to make painful…
Travelers at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2023. Total tourism spending in 2023 is projected to be $1.16 trillion dollars globally, and may surpass even 2019 levels as travelers from China return to the road.Cole Burston | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA Delta Air Lines regional jet appeared overturned after crashing upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport Monday afternoon. At least nine people were injured, an official said.All passengers and crew were accounted for, the airport said, adding emergency crews were responding at the scene and flights to the airport were halted.Delta…
