The state of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire appears fragile amid Israel’s strikes in Lebanon. Council on Foreign Relation president Michael Froman discusses the fog of the Iran war, the confusion in negotiation, and the many stakeholders in the region. Head of policy at Palisade Research Dave Kasten discusses Anthropic’s newest model Mythos, an LLM so powerful the company isn’t rolling it out to the public. Kasten shares his worries about the AI race, including developers’ increased tolerance of AI “bad behavior” ...

I don't think the short term looks all that favorable to me very honestly. Uh uh I I think what happened on Tuesday was the worst case scenario and I was actually with Scott Wapner on that Tuesday was that Iran was going to uh if the US attacked actually destroy many of the ports and oil facilities and rigs up and down the the coast. That's sort of off the table.And I think what you got yesterday was the relief rally that that worst case scenario is off the table. But uh you know developments now I mean oil ...

As the US and Iran wage war in the Middle East, they're also fighting on social media to spread their message and sway public opinion. >> The information war is more important than the kinetic war in this conflict. >> Iranian officials, state media, and pro-regime accounts are relentlessly trolling President Trump.Take for example this seemingly AI generated rap diss track >> or this video which shows a Lego styled version of President Trump ordering an air strike after reviewing the Epstein files with Isra ...

Tokens are the basic unit of AI usage. Conversing with an AI chatbot consumes a couple hundred tokens for every paragraph it generates. Making an AI perform tasks for you consumes thousands more. Engineers across Silicon Valley are now competing to burn the most tokens, a trend called "tokenmaxxing." It's showing up in performance reviews, job offers, and public leaderboards. If a growing share of AI demand is performative, what does that mean for the $1 trillion+ infrastructure buildout? Ramp CEO Eric Glym ...

Traffic through the straight of Hormuz remains at a virtual standstill today despite the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US. And conflicting reports about whether the strait is actually open and if Iran is charging a toll are creating confusion for some shipping companies. Joining us exclusively this morning is Herbio Hansen, CEO of shipping firm Nordic American Tankers.Herborn, it's been a while. Uh it's great to see you again though. Thanks for the help.>> Thank you for having me, sir. And I will ...

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Taxpayers on average are getting about $350 more in their refunds in 2026 than they did last year. The most recent data from the IRS reports this year's average tax refund is $3,521, 11% greater than the average refund check in 2025. But experts say some could see a smaller refund or even owe tax next year if they failed to take an important step now.You typically get a refund when you overpay taxes throughout the year. And if you're a W2 employee, that largely depends on how much tax your employer withhold ...

As GLP-1 drugs become more accessible, more U.S. consumers are dropping sizes and are looking to buy new clothes. CNBC's Melissa Repko has the details. ...

Jeff Kilburg, Founder and CEO of KKM Financial, Tom Sosnoff, Co Founder and CEO of Lossdog, and Marc Short, Board Chair of Advancing American Freedom, say volatility is high but opportunities are emerging amid geopolitical risks. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/42d859g » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Watch CNBC on the go with CNBC+: https://www.cnbc.com/WatchCNBCPlus Turn ...

McCormick striking a deal last week. It's combining with Unilver's foods business creates a roughly $20 billion flavor giant brands such as Frenches, Franks Redot, and Helman's. The deal targets about 600 million in cost synergies, aims to accelerate growth while also expanding global reach.Joining us now in a first on CNBC interview is McCormack's chairman and CEO Brendan Foley. Brendan, good to have you. >> Great to be here.>> Thanks for thank you for being here. you know this deal met perhaps with some d ...