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The logo of pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is displayed in front of its offices in Bagsvaerd, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Nov. 24, 2025.Tom Little | ReutersNovo Nordisk will start rolling out the first-ever GLP-1 pill for weight loss in the U.S. on Monday, the company announced, marking a new chapter of obesity treatment in the U.S. The drug’s cash prices are among the lowest on the market, ranging from $149 to $299 per month, depending on the dose. That fuels hopes that pills could help address the long-standing affordability hurdles tied to the weekly injections dominating the weight loss drug…

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that artificial intelligence is causing big companies to slow hiring, and that many businesses are seeing “real productivity gains” because of the technology.Kashkari said companies have told him that AI is affecting their hiring plans, and he expects to see continued low hiring and low firing in the labor market. This is less true for smaller companies, however, he said. “AI is really a big company story,” Kashkari told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Monday.Since OpenAI kickstarted the AI boom with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, companies across the U.S. have been spending…

Defence claims case ‘politically motivated’ as court agrees with prosecution argumentsFormer prime minister Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khanum. PHOTO: FILE The acquittal petition filed by Aleema Khan regarding the case registered against her in connection with the 26 November, 2024, D-Chowk protest has been rejected by the Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court (ATC). ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah delivered the reserved verdict, agreeing with the prosecution’s arguments after hearing submissions from lawyers representing both sides. Advocate Faisal Malik, Aleema Khan’s lawyer, argued during the hearing that his client’s only fault during the protest was that she met her brother, former prime minister…

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Good morning. It was anything but a quiet weekend for news, so I’ll cut to the chase.S&P 500 futures are up slightly this morning. The market is coming off a losing week.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. VenezuelaU.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersPresident Donald…

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife are set to appear in a New York court on Monday to face drug-trafficking charges two days after their dramatic capture by U.S. forces in their home country.Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been held since they were taken from Venezuela after a U.S. strike on the country at the orders of U.S. President Donald Trump.Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, whose office is prosecuting the couple, during an interview Monday morning on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” said, “From the perspective of where I sit, my people and I are completely comfortable with…

Versant signage on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on July 21, 2025.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesVersant Media Group, the portfolio of cable TV networks and digital assets spun off by Comcast, joins the small cohort of public media companies as the industry reckons with ongoing disruption. Versant begins trading on the Nasdaq Monday under the ticker symbol “VSNT.” The company’s so-called “when-issued” stock — a security that is expected to be issued and has been authorized to trade on a conditional basis to give investors an early chance to buy shares — initially began trading…

A staff member shows special stamps marking the Year of the Horse in Anqing, east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 5, 2026. China Post on Monday unveiled a set of two special stamps to celebrate the upcoming Chinese zodiac Year of the Horse. (Photo by Xu Huoju/Xinhua)BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — China Post officially released a set of special stamps on Monday in celebration of the upcoming the Year of the Horse, sparking a frenzy among collectors.Despite the winter chill, long queues began forming at post offices across Beijing as early as Sunday afternoon. By 8 a.m. on Monday, when sales…

Talks in Beijing reaffirm mutual support, expand cooperation in security, counterterrorism and financeA view of Seventh Round of the Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in Beijing. PHOTO: PID Pakistan and China agreed to align their development strategies and build an upgraded version of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, known as CPEC 2.0, during wide-ranging talks in Beijing that also covered political ties, security cooperation and regional and international issues. The Seventh Round of the Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue was co-chaired in Beijing on January 4 by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad…

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 9, 2025 shows vehicles passing a toll gate of the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, seen from the north bank of the Yangtze River, in east China’s Jiangsu Province.  (Photo by Gu Jihong/Xinhua)BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt, a pivotal economic powerhouse, has seen its regional GDP more than double in the course of the past decade, while steering toward a new path that prioritizes ecological protection and green growth.Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Wang Changlin, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, highlighted some telling…

Foxconn, a major partner for Nvidia, has reported a 22% surge in revenues in the final quarter of 2025, as tech firms continue to ramp up spending on AI infrastructure. Also known as Hon Hai, Foxconn reported revenues of 2.6 trillion Taiwan dollars ($83 billion) in the quarter up to December, as its components and cloud businesses demonstrated strong growth, the company said. The figure tops analyst expectations of NT$2.4 trillion ($77 billion), according to LSEG estimates.Foxconn is the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer and makes the servers that hold chips in data centers. It also assembles Apple’s iPhone.The company…