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Trump would decide whether to investigate Fed pick Warsh over refusal to cut rates: Bessent

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (L), and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Feb. 5th, 2026. Getty Images | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility of a criminal investigation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if Warsh ends up refusing to […]

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Warren to call for reversal of Trump’s UAE chip sales after ‘Spy Sheikh’ revelations

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (L), and Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan Getty Image | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will ask the Senate on Thursday to condemn and call for the reversal of the sale of 500,000 advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates. Warren’s resolution, shared exclusively with CNBC, comes after

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Layoffs in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, Challenger says

An Amazon Go store in New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Layoff plans hit their highest January total since the global financial crisis while hiring intentions reached their lowest since the same period, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday. U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs

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Oil giant Shell misses profit estimates as crude prices slide

The Shell petrol station is at 106 Old Brompton Road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom, on December 25, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images British oil major Shell on Thursday reported its weakest quarterly profit in nearly five years, amid a weaker crude price environment and unfavorable

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GOP Sen. Tim Scott says Fed Chair Powell committed no crime

Senator Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina and chairman of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, during a confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said Wednesday he does not think Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell committed any

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Broadcom, Nvidia shares rise on surging Google AI capex spend

Broadcom shares climbed 6% in extended trading Wednesday after Google reported earnings and surging capital expenditures for artificial intelligence. Google said Wednesday that it expects to spend as much as $185 billion on capital expenditures this year, which is nearly double what it spent last year. Ben Reitzes, Melius Research head of technology research, said

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