U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Trump administration may never reach a deal to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Wright's comments suggest the administration may pursue its goal of preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon without reaching a negotiated nuclear agreement. Iranian parliament…
The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Institutional Shareholder Services to compel compliance with an administrative subpoena. The agency said ISS has not produced all requested material and said it has not concluded that securities laws were violated. The case comes amid broader federal scrutiny of…
In September 2025, Olivia Tai trekked to Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco with a makeshift box, blank notecards and a cardboard sign with a message scrawled in Sharpie: "Confessions Box: Tell Me Your AI Secret." She set up her DIY confessions booth on a…
Kids tend to express their emotions in actions. Toddlers scream and hit when they don't get their way. Middle schoolers stomp out of the room when they get angry. Teenagers roll their eyes and slam doors to express frustration or disapproval. As a psychologist and…
In August, raw sugar prices recorded their strongest monthly gain since October 2010. Strengthening El Niño and weaker production across Europe, Brazil and India have reduced the global supply. Elevated oil prices, which could hurt cane yields in key exporters, are also encouraging Brazilian mills…
Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google all released model updates this week as the pace of new releases continues to accelerate. "We are in an environment where there's just so much frothiness that you have to make noise," said Zhen Lu, CEO of AI startup Runpod.…
Data centers are being built across the country as Wall Street invests billions in the computing buildout for artificial intelligence. It's driving up the price of rural land as some farmers and property owners buy in and others push back against development. Investors are bracing…
LeBron James teased an upcoming partnership with the prediction markets platform Polymarket in a social media post. James is the latest major sports figure to align with a prediction market platform, as companies including Polymarket and Kalshi expand their athlete, team and league partnerships. Polymarket…
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other senior administration officials are publicly pushing the Fed to avoid an interest rate increase or to lower rates. Markets have priced in about a 60% chance of a quarter-point September hike after employers added 162,000 jobs…
Stocks kicked off September on shaky footing as higher oil prices and Treasury yields tested investors' appetite for some of the market's biggest artificial intelligence winners. For the week, the S & P 500 eked out a 0.1% gain, while the Nasdaq gained 0.4%, recovering…
Feeling off physically can make it harder to do everything else in life that matters to you. Relationships and work can suffer, and your goals can get put on the back burner while you put yourself to rights. We often don't realize the influence inflammation…
Three Iranian crude oil carriers were hit by U.S. forces on Saturday, U.S. Central Command reported. The strike comes after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships patrolling the region. On Friday, the U.S. imposed sanctions on a small Turkish investment…
Founding Members CNBC CFO Council Walmart's plan to start delivery from Dunkin' to customers homes builds on a deal earlier this year for Subway sandwiches, throwing down the gauntlet at rival food delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash. Walmart's biggest advantage is 90 percent…
With as many as two-thirds of AI data centers being constructed in rural areas, the influx of truck traffic is reshaping truck routes and throwing a lifeline to a transportation business hit hard by macroeconomic uncertainty, from trade tariffs to the Iran war's impact on…
I and many others looked forward to a luncheon with Dress for Success, a women's workforce development organization, at the end of September. Gloria Steinem was scheduled to be the keynote speaker sharing her insights on "the importance of empowering women to create meaningful change,"…
Buffett Watch Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Tracker (This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Abel: Two ways Berkshire hopes to cash…
Fervo Energy’s Cape Station project in Milford, Utah, is on pace to send power to the grid next month. This would make it the first enhanced geothermal system in the U.S. to reach commercial operation. Fervo, which had its public markets debut in May, recently…
More employers are automatically enrolling workers into health savings accounts, a concept that has become a best practice in workplace retirement plans like 401(k)s. Many do so to be able to provide an employer HSA contribution to workers. HSAs can be powerful savings vehicles because…
President Donald Trump's Venezuela oil deal gives the Pentagon an equity stake in North America Blue Energy Partners. NABEP has received concessions to 65 billion barrels of proved reserves, which would make it the second-largest oil company in the world. The Trump administration has taken…
Gas prices have jumped roughly 30% on an annual basis and could set a new Labor Day record, AAA said. Airline fares surged more than 25% year over year as of July, according to government data. Despite rising prices and the travel industry focusing on…
