Banners celebrating the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence hang outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, June 22, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Social Security has just about six years before it may need to start reducing retirement benefits — unless Congress acts sooner. Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of senators put forward a…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. If our minds weren’t already racing thanks to wildfire smoke and the cyclospora outbreak, we may also need to worry about rouge artificial intelligence agents. Stock futures are falling this morning after a down day for Wall Street. Here are…
People walk by the Comcast building which houses NBC Studios in Manhattan on June 29, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Comcast’s second-quarter results on Thursday showcased strength at NBCUniversal — particularly in its TV and film units — as the company prepares to split its media and broadband businesses apart….
Inner stillness and human connection are emerging as the next big wellness trends Wellness is not limited anymore to physical fitness or a healthy diet. Nowadays, experts state that mental well-being also plays an equally significant role in ensuring a well-balanced lifestyle. Speaking about the changes in the perception of wellness, Sitender Sehrawat, founder of…
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the nuclear deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel, a significant condition not previously mentioned as the deal was announced. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. There will be “no enrichment…
He also pushed back on suggestions he supports “far right” views. Minton Beddoes said both data and her own experience of living in the UK told a different story to the image portrayed by the trillionaire in his X posts. “You come see my country that I live in all the time,” she said when…
A White House official has accused Chinese AI company Moonshot of accessing Nvidia‘s advanced chips, despite export controls banning them from doing so. Moonshot unveiled Kimi K3 on Friday. It closes the performance gap with frontier models including Anthropic’s Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT 5.6 Sol, even surpassing them on some benchmarks. It’s the largest…
Planes wait at gates at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on May 1, 2026. Leslie Josephs | CNBC American Airlines further cut its 2026 earnings outlook, citing higher fuel costs, a sign that a jump in fares isn’t enough for the U.S. airline that flies the most to fully offset this year’s spike in…
Chongqing’s unique monorail Most cities build train stations beside buildings. But China is different. At first look, you’ll think it’s an illusion or an AI-created video. Because who would believe that a metro train can glide straight through the middle of a 19-storey apartment building! But it’s as true as it gets. In China’s Liziba…
Oil prices rose Thursday to their highest level since early June after the latest Iran war escalation threatened severe new disruption to global supplies. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Brent crude oil, one of two key global benchmarks, rose more than 5% to nearly $99…