We got more defensive last week as Wall Street raised the bar for AI stocks
Stocks kicked off September on shaky footing as higher oil prices and Treasury yields tested investors’ appetite for some of the market’s biggest artificial intelligence winners. For the week, the S & P 500 eked out a 0.1% gain, while the…
How budget travelers are vacationing as prices rise
Fg Trade | E+ | Getty Images On a recent weekend, Jami Hagerman embarked on the budget-vacation equivalent of a blind date. The hairstylist and her husband spent about $400 on Groupon «mystery vacation» vouchers that promised accommodations and airfare…
LeBron James teases partnership with Polymarket
Sports legend LeBron James speaking at the CNBC Game Plan Summit in New York City on July 16, 2026. Shea Kastriner | CNBC Superstar athlete LeBron James teased an upcoming partnership with prediction market platform Polymarket in a social media post on…
Trump pushes Fed to cut rates ahead of pivotal September decision
President Donald Trump speaks with the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, after a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, May 22, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Ten days ahead of a meeting in which…
Why Walmart is moving in on DoorDash, Uber Eats delivery action
A Walmart delivery van parked in front of the Walmart Torrance Market, on April 3, 2025 in Torrance, California. Jay L Clendenin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Walmart will soon be able to bring you an iced coffee and a maple doughnut — from…
U.S. strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy ships
Satellite view of Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran. Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers Saturday after U.S. Central Command said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
Trump’s state capitalism comes to the oil industry with Venezuela deal
The Pentagon has received a big ownership stake in an obscure private oil company that will control crude reserves larger than ExxonMobil‘s global portfolio if President Donald Trump‘s Venezuela deal is successful. The deal comes eight months…
Many truckers don’t feel like rest of America about AI data centers
A truck carrying construction materials at the new QTS Eagle Mountain data center under construction in Eagle Mountain, Utah, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. QTS Realty Trust Inc. is an owner, developer, and operator of carrier-neutral and multi-tenant…
Abel: Two ways Berkshire hopes to cash in on AI
BECKY QUICK: Welcome back, everybody. Berkshire Hathaway first invested in Japan’s five main «trading houses» just over six years ago, and it consistently increased its position. Berkshire now owns more than 10 percent of each of the top five. …
With HSAs, employers are turning to the 401(k) playbook
Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images Employers are increasingly turning to the 401(k) playbook to boost their workers’ uptake of health savings accounts. HSAs are tax-advantaged accounts that carry powerful financial benefits relative to…