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A customer shops for cilantro at a Walmart Supercenter on July 23, 2026, in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The nation’s largest multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to shredded iceberg lettuce has expanded to nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The four newly linked states — Illinois, Kansas,

Wall Street is banking heavily on exchange-traded funds that give investors artificial intelligence exposure, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The firm’s “Guide to ETFs,” which came out this month, finds it’s a top five theme by assets under management — even as volatility hit the group in the second quarter. “Many [themes] are morphing

A FedEx worker walks past his truck in the North Beach neighborhood on June 23, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Heather Diehl | Getty Images As demand rises for specialized medications like GLP-1s, logistics companies including UPS and FedEx are adapting their strategies to be able to better ship and store those pharmaceuticals. Most injectable

A television station broadcasts Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors are increasingly preparing for the Federal Reserve

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Paramount Skydance has agreed to delay its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to as late as June 2027 — a multi-month delay that will ultimately raise the deal price — as the tie-up faces a legal challenge. Last week, a group of state attorneys general led by

Magnificent 7 tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq. Adam Jeffery | CNBC The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure at a trillion-dollar annual clip is eroding the free cash flow and increasing balance-sheet risk at so-called hyperscalers, warned Moody’s Ratings. In a research note released this week, Moody’s said that the spending surge is

The head of “Gus,” one of the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found, is pictured during a press preview at the Sotheby’s Breuer building in New York, on July 1, 2026. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Major U.S. stock indexes tumbled on Thursday as investors began to price in the consequences of a renewed and prolonged conflict in the Middle East.  While the U.S. has conducted strikes

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane lands at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Chicago on March 7, 2026. Kevin Carter | Getty Images How volatile are fuel markets this year? Southwest Airlines hired a ship this spring to send jet fuel from Texas to California, where prices are much higher and concerns had

Li Lecheng, China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology, spoke at a press conference on July 23, 2026, in Chengdu, China, as part of the APEC Digital Weeks. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC CHENGDU, China — Governments increasingly want to control artificial intelligence, as companies release more powerful open-source models, a new multilateral statement indicates. The

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), during a celebration at the Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the helm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk warned that investors betting against SpaceX have little chance of survival — even as short sellers boosted their wagers against the company to about one-third of its publicly tradable shares ahead of several key catalysts. About 206 million SpaceX shares are now sold short, representing roughly

A Mercedes-Benz logo is displayed on a used vehicle for sale at a dealership in San Diego, California, Nov. 11, 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Senate Commerce Committee advanced bipartisan legislation Wednesday aimed at toughening a ban on Chinese automakers from the U.S. market, even as Chairman Ted Cruz,

John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who made billions betting against the U.S. housing market before turning bullish on gold, said he believes the precious metal is only in the early stages of a long-term rally. “I do think we’re in the beginnings or the early stages of a long-term bull market for gold,” Paulson

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A billboard for Kalshi showing 2024 US presidential election odds across from the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.  Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market platform Kalshi will launch a new hub allowing political junkies to see how traders in many event contracts think the midterm elections

The Nike flagship store in Nanjing Road Walkway in Shanghai, Nov. 4, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Nike is planning to cut off thousands of online distributors in China beginning in January as the sneaker giant looks to clean up what’s become a messy digital marketplace and get the region back to

A SpaceX Flacon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 on June 8, 2026, in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Goldman Sachs has created a new platform to expand its offerings for wealthy clients and family offices who increasingly want direct stakes in fast-growing private companies, CNBC

DETROIT — General Motors raised several key 2026 earnings forecasts Tuesday after beating Wall Street’s second-quarter expectations as the company’s North American operations continue to drive its results. The Detroit automaker attributed its guidance change to consistent vehicle transaction prices, lower warranty costs and narrowing all-electric vehicle losses as it wraps up a multibillion-dollar pullback

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Courtesy: U.S. Navy A ramp-up in fighting between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend has left Wall Street reconsidering its expectations for the war’s economic impact. The