This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. We’re releasing our exclusive America’s Top States for Business study this morning. Fun fact: It’s the 20th year of the study. S&P 500 futures are higher this morning after another losing day for the index. Here are five key things…
Walking through an old-growth forest, you will notice a huge number of tall trees stretching up to the sky in addition to smaller trees growing under the canopy. For many years, it was thought that tall trees would eventually outcompete smaller trees by intercepting almost all of the light coming from the sun. According to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn is set to be arraigned Thursday in connection with alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Hearn will be arraigned in D.C. Superior Court following a grand jury indictment on…
A SK Hynix flag (R) and a South Korean national flag (L) flutter outside the company’s Bundang office in Seongnam on Jan. 26, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images U.S. investors are getting a new way to buy into the memory boom. SK Hynix, the second most valuable company in South Korea, behind…
Most people dream of slowing down by the time they turn 80. Rabindranath Sarkar doesn’t have that luxury.Every morning, while much of Kolkata is just waking up, he gets behind the wheel of a yellow taxi and heads out onto the city’s busy roads. He’s not chasing a career milestone or trying to stay busy…
In today’s newsletter: The U.S. and Iran trade strikes in new round of attacks. Democrats race to pick a replacement candidate for Graham Platner. And the surprising snubs from this year’s Emmy nominations. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Here’s what to know today. U.S. attacks…
Florida has one of the richest populations of snakes in the United States since there are dozens of snake species that inhabit forests, wetlands, gardens, lakes, and suburban areas in the state. While seeing a snake may frighten some people, most of them are not venomous and help regulate the population of rodents. Being familiar…
BEIJING — There may not be any Chinese players at this year’s World Cup, but China has found its own soccer hero: Norwegian striker Erling Haaland. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The 6-foot-4 Manchester City star is a sensation on Chinese social media, where fans…
US medical drama The Pitt and comedy Hacks lead the nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards, America’s most coveted TV honours. The Pitt has received 25 nominations in total, closely followed by the final season of Hacks with 24. British stars in the running include Matthew Rhys – the only person to be nominated for…
AI executives and companies are betting that spending millions in the 2026 midterm elections will allow them to influence AI bills being developed in Congress. As of the end of June, the two biggest artificial intelligence political action committees have dropped at least $44 million into 40 House and Senate candidates, per a CNBC analysis…