In the wake of violent confrontations between federal agents and protesters over President Donald Trump's immigration policy, corporate leaders are now starting to do something they've rarely done in the first year of Trump 2.0%: disagree with the president. I think they should change their approach to immigration. I've said it.JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon publicly criticized Trump's immigration policy, making an apparent reference to videos of confrontations between ICE agents and their targets. Of course, I d ...

Five years ago, retail investors betting on GameStop were derided as "dumb money." The events were synonymous with stock market gambling. Consensus on Wall Street was that most individual traders would retreat after Covid, but those assumptions have been proved wrong. Average investors are now outperforming the market and becoming much more influential than many predicted.Professional traders have been forced to pay close attention to retail traders, who are now influencing market structure and fueling the ...

After the surge of ICE agents came to Minnesota, Renee Good was shot and killed by a federal agent. She was in her car. That alone sparked a lot of outrage.And then this weekend, with the killing of Alex Pretti, ICU nurse, I think the two shootings combined really led to Washington, D. C. , and a number of lawmakers raising significant concerns.ICE stands for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. It was something that began after the 9/11 attacks, with the goal to really bolster national security, keep Amer ...

After years of safety crises, production delays and quality defects, Boeing finally seems to be turning a corner. Boeing’s net orders for 2025 were for 1,173 planes, the first time it outsold Airbus since 2018. Boeing delivered 600 planes, also the most since 2018 but still falls behind Airbus which delivered 793. Investors are also optimistic, Boeing stock has gained about 40% over the last 12 months. Analysts say while the company does seem to be finally on the right path, it still has a long way to go. C ...

Meta is giving Corning up to $6 billion for fiber-optic cable in its AI data centers, in a deal reported first by CNBC. Famous for making iPhone glass for Apple, the 175-year-old U.S. company is now at the heart of the AI infrastructure boom, with demand for fiber sending its stock up more than 70% in the last year. CNBC went to North Carolina for an exclusive interview with Corning CEO Wendell Weeks about a new type of fiber he helped invent for AI, plus a look at an expansion that Corning says will make i ...

Have you noticed cafes popping up inside your favorite retail stores. I'm at the Uniglo store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, and behind me is a coffee bar tucked away in the back corner of the store. Customers can order a matcha or a latte while they shop.There's even a seating area. Ralph Lauren and Capital 1 were some of the pioneers of the retail coffee concept. They opened their first locations in New York City over a decade ago.Capital 1 told CNBC that it now operates 65 cafes nationally and Ralph L ...

The most important asset for Tesla is Musk. Many of these investors see the success of Tesla inextricably linked to Elon Musk. You hire a CEO to advance your company and grow your company.And look at what happened with shares of Tesla. You are rewarded if he meets the metrics that are laid out. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was just awarded the biggest CEO package ever.With a potential value of $1 trillion, Musk is already worth more than $650 billion following the release of that 2018 pay package. After a lengthy le ...

I cover energy here at CNBC and here's what you need to know about Iran's role in the global oil markets. Iran pumps around 3.4% million barrels per day. By comparison, Saudi Arabia almost triples that at 9.5% million barrels and the U.S. pumps even more, about 13.5% million barrels per day.On top of that, existing sanctions due to disputes around Iran's nuclear program means that Iran's exports can't be sold on the open market. China has essentially become the lone buyer of Iranian barrels. What the sancti ...

Now we have one of the most important meetings of all, the official formation of what is known as the Board of Peace. President Trump initially proposed this 'Board of Peace' in the wake of the Gaza ceasefire, and his idea was to bring the international community in to help provide, you know, just basic safety, basic security, economic stability for Gaza, and have a number of countries kind of collectively share that burden. Since Gaza, the president's ambitions for this 'Board of Peace' have gotten a lot m ...

What's happening right now with this Lisa Cook case is an existential threat to the Federal Reserve. I think there's little doubt that the President wants to reshape the Federal Reserve Board. The President believes he ought to have a big say in the interest rates that are set by the Federal Reserve.This Supreme Court case is about whether Trump has the authority to dismiss Cook for cause. It's the first time a President has ever attempted to fire a Federal Reserve Board Governor in the 100 plus years of th ...