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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Broadcom, Alphabet — Broadcom on Monday agreed to supply artificial intelligence chips to Google and announced an expansion deal with Anthropic that gives the AI startup about 3.5 gigawatts worth of computing power from Google’s AI processors. Broadcom shares rose 3%, while Alphabet edged up 0.2%. Casey’s General Stores, Hologic — The convenience store operator will replace Hologic in the S&P 500, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced before the start of trading Thursday. Casey’s stock rose about 1%, but Hologic’s shares were suspended due to the completion of pending acquisitions by…
Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) speaks to the media after a closed-door meeting with members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on December 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.Heather Deal | Getty ImagesIn a letter sent late Monday, a group of House Democrats asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission why it doesn’t police bets on war and other government actions through offshore prediction markets.A letter to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, first obtained by CNBC, questions the agency’s role in regulating prediction markets, which have recently surged in popularity and drawn the ire of a growing number of lawmakers.“Recent high-profile cases of alleged…
After a month and a half of escalating conflict in the Middle East, the United States and Iran agreed on Tuesday to a two-week ceasefire. This was less than two hours before the deadline that President Donald Trump had promised would wipe out “an entire civilization.” The threat, which critics warned could amount to a war crime if carried out, appears to have so far been thwarted at the 11th hour. However, rifts remain between the two countries, with both countries portraying the temporary truce as a victory for their countries. The ceasefire is a starting point for further negotiations,…
The 15-year-old opener hit 39 off 14 balls as Rajasthan Royals made it 150-3 in 11 overs against Mumbai Indians.Published April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been hailed as ‘fantastic’ and ‘fearless’ after highlighting his rare talent with a bold performance against Indian superstar bowler Jasprit Bumrah in the IPL.Rajasthan Royals opener Sooryavanshi played against Mumbai Indians’ 32-year-old pacer Bumrah for the first time on Tuesday and immediately hit a six over the wide long-on fence.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listBumrah smiled as he returned to his run-up and three balls later, the precocious teenage batsman took…
A woman shops for prepared foods at Eataly on March 19, 2026 in Manhattan, New York City. Robert Nickelsburg Getty ImagesDanone’s The CEO told CNBC that inflationary pressures from the Iran war could force the company to consider raising prices, as the outlook for the Middle East conflict remains highly uncertain.When asked if the company would raise prices, CEO Antoine de Saint-Affric said: “We haven’t raised prices yet.” “Nobody knows when[the war]will stop,” he told CNBC’s Charlotte Reid. “The outcome from a macroeconomic perspective is going to be very different depending on how the next two to four weeks play…
Xeon server chips shown to CNBC inside Intel’s advanced packaging facility in Chandler, Arizona, on November 17, 2025.CNBCAsian technology and semiconductor stocks rose on Wednesday after the United States and Iran agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire that includes the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Major indexes in Asia soared on the news, led by semiconductor makers, which are highly sensitive to global trade flows and energy costs. Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing companythe world’s largest contract chip maker, rose 4.84%. A major contract chip manufacturer in China, International Semiconductor Manufacturingup more than 10%. Japanese semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturer Tokyo…
Following the landmark announcement of a two-week ceasefire with the United States, Iranian officials issued multiple statements in both Farsi and English. they say: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a statement on X, declaring: “If attacks against Iran are stopped, our powerful military will cease defensive operations.” Araghchi said arrangements would be made to ensure safe passage of the country’s military through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire period. He also said that Iran was considering the United States’ 15-point proposal, and that the United States had accepted the “broad outline” of Iran’s own 10-point proposal as the…
Khloe Kardashian had doubts about doing her own show with Lamar Odom”Khloe & Lamar” first aired on E! on April 10, 2011, and seemed like a natural spinoff from the mothership “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” which already spawned “Khloe & Kourtney Take Miami” and “Kourtney & Kim Take New York.” But according to Chloe, now 41, that wasn’t her idea. “Khloe and Lamar were very guided by Lamar,” she said in a written statement. “I was really thin. And I also really didn’t want to jeopardize the family brand, which was Keeping Up at the time. I thought there…
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 aircraft lands at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Atlanta on March 7, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Imagesdelta airlines and southwest airlines As the industry grapples with rising jet fuel costs this year, the third and fourth major U.S. airlines are raising prices, increasing checked baggage fees by $10.”As part of an ongoing analysis of our business and in response to changing global conditions, Southwest Airlines is increasing the price of first and second checked bags by $10, effective for all reservations ticketed or voluntarily modified after April…
Update (April 7, 10:30 p.m. PT): The company has updated its app store listing to remove references to the Android app. However, he added that an iOS keyboard is coming soon. Google on Monday quietly released an offline-first dictation app called Google AI Edge Eloquent on iOS to compete with Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, Willow and others. The app is free to download, and once you download the Gemma-based Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) model, you can start dictating on your phone. In the app, you can check the live transcription, and when you press pause, the app will automatically filter out…