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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reacts during a one-on-one interview with Reuters on the Iran crisis and Ukraine war, at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 5, 2026. Yves Herman | ReutersNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has briefed some capitals that U.S. President Donald Trump wants concrete commitments within the next few days for help securing the Strait of Hormuz, two European diplomats told Reuters on Thursday.Rutte met with Trump in Washington on Wednesday, amid tensions within the alliance over the Iran war.”We note the frustration in Washington, but they did not consult allies either before or after starting…
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears a pair of Meta Oakley Vanguard AI glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAlmost 10 months after Meta spent billions of dollars to bring in Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang as the centerpiece of Mark Zuckerberg’s AI overhaul, the company finally revealed its first new model on Wednesday. One big question is — will users pay for it?While rivals like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have spearheaded the artificial intelligence boom with powerful models and popular…
Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed concern over the increase in sororicidekilling of sistertragedies in society. While upholding the life imprisonment of a man who murdered his sister, the SC noted that sororicide is an unnatural breach of trust that reverberates through the community’s conscience. “Alarmingly, such tragedies are becoming increasingly visible in our society, shattering families and leaving society itself to grapple with the loss of its most fundamental bonds,” said in a five-page judgment authored by Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim Justice Ibrahim was…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Good morning. We’re minutes away from the release of February’s personal consumption expenditures price index. Watch CNBC live for the numbers and analysis.Stock futures are lower this morning. All three major averages posted major gains yesterday.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. Murky watersUS President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon | Getty ImagesThe Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded…
Dwayne Schnell | 500px Plus | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.The Iran war has propelled oil prices to above $94 a barrel, up about 30% since the conflict began in late February. That rally has been a boon for investment firms of ultra-wealthy families who made opportunistic bets on oil in recent years. Since the pandemic, private equity funds and other institutional investors have backed away from oil and gas in part due…
Intel Xeon 6 processors are shown to CNBC at Intel’s advanced packaging facility in Chanfler, Ariona, on November 17, 2025.Tony PuyolGoogle has committed to using multiple generations of Intel central processing units in its artificial intelligence data centers, an expansion of an existing partnership.The internet giant has long relied on Intel processors, dating back to its earliest server rack ambitions nearly three decades ago. Intel’s newest Xeon 6 CPUs will now run AI training and inference workloads, potentially giving the chipmaker a stronger position in an AI market that’s so far been dominated by Nvidia. “Their Xeon roadmap gives us confidence…
A demonstrator holds placards in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)History has shown that military force cannot deliver lasting peace; only political solutions grounded in dialogue and mutual respect can do so. The success of future negotiations will depend on whether the United States demonstrates sincerity and abandons reliance on coercion.BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) — The U.S.-Iran ceasefire and two-week negotiation window offer a rare chance for de-escalation, but history shows the real challenge is not starting talks, but sustaining trust — and on that front, Washington’s record remains…
Shehbaz says country has changed forever. Calls on all sides to respect ceasefire, credits civil-military unityPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the federal cabinet on February 4, 2026. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Islamabad stood on the cusp of an extraordinary diplomatic moment on Wednesday as Pakistan transitioned from crisis mediator to host of high-stakes negotiations, a development framed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as “the most historic moment of honour” in the country’s history. The White House has confirmed that Vice President JD Vance would travel to Pakistan that the talks on Saturday, accompanied by senior envoys. Iran is expected to send parliament…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during a keynote address at AWS re:Invent 2024, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Noah Berger | Getty ImagesAmazon CEO Andy Jassy on Thursday released his annual shareholder letter and once again made the case to Wall Street investors that the company’s huge investments in artificial intelligence are worthwhile. “We’re not going to be conservative in how we play this — we’re investing to be the meaningful leader, and our future business, operating income, and [free cash flow] will be much larger…
Michelle Suter has worn mostly big and baggy clothing for years. The 63-year-old retiree who lives in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri gave away her favorite sundresses and other form-fitting outfits, thinking she’d never be those smaller sizes again.Now, after losing about 28 pounds while taking GLP-1 drug Wegovy, she said she has started to dream of her new wardrobe. “That’s part of the excitement — to wear things that are new and fit rather than old clothes that you can tie the drawstring tighter,” she said.Michelle Suter, a retiree who lives near St. Louis, has been taking a…