Kraken is rebuilding its app around agentic trading as crypto exchanges evolve beyond crypto
Kraken is preparing to reintroduce its app with agentic trading at its core, a development that could mark the next major competitive battleground for crypto exchanges, the company told CNBC exclusively. Agentic trading is when AI agents autonomously…
Stablecoin issuer Circle just got the greenlight to operate as a bank. The shares are up 7%
Stablecoin issuer Circle surged after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, granted it approval Friday to operate as a trust bank, the company said. Shares of the company gained more than 7%. The approval gives the company the…
Trump says he won’t sign housing bill, which would become law automatically
U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 26, 2026. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday said he will not sign a bipartisan housing bill that Congress passed last month, in…
Private chef salaries reach $300,000 as the rich seek Michelin stars
Azmanjaka | E+ | Getty Images Private chefs are making up to $300,000 a year, and butlers can earn as much as $180,000 as the wealthy hire more household staff to manage their increasingly complex lives, according to a new study. Demand for chefs,…
Meta breaches laws with ‘addictive’ Instagram, Facebook designs, EU says
Instagram and Facebook’s «addictive» designs have put Meta in breach of the European Union’s digital laws, the EU concluded Friday in a preliminary report. The tech giant violated the EU’s Digital Services Act by failing to adequately…
Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q2 2026 earnings
Boarding1now | Istock Editorial | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the carrier’s original profit goal is in reach this year as the airline passes higher fuel bills along to customers and expects that pricing power to last even as…
World oil demand set for first annual decline since 2020, IEA says
Global oil demand is set to decline for the first time since 2020 as the Iran war wreaked havoc with production and exports in the Middle East, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday. World oil demand is set to decline by 1 million b/d…
A huge trade just happened on the Nasdaq 100. Bulls are taking notice
The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Monday, June 15, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech bulls may not have to wait much longer for fresh highs, if the single-biggest trade in the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF on Thursday is any indication.…
EasyJet stock rises as airline weighs $7.7 billion Apollo takeover bid
An EasyJet Airbus A320 aircraft is seen at Malpensa Airport near Milan, Italy, October 3, 2018. Stefano Rellandini | Reuters EasyJet stock soared Friday after the budget carrier said it is considering a $7.7 billion takeover bid from Apollo Global…
India ramps up missile sales in Indo-Pacific as China’s assertiveness turns neighbors wary
The Indian Army’s Brahmos missile system takes part Rehearsal in full swing ahead of the Republic Day Parade 2025, at Kartavya Path on January 20, 2025 in New Delhi, India. Raj K Raj | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India will supply its BrahMos…