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CNBC Fed Survey: Respondents believe Kevin Hassett will be next Fed chair
CNBC Television· 2025-08-20 13:19
Steve Leeman kicking off our 3-day coverage of the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium with a very special edition of the CNBC Fed Survey. And boy, you got a beautiful shot there this morning, Steve. Yeah, and we just had some live elk there.Did you see that. Uh the Fed meets in Jackson Hole this year, uh Andrew, amid unprecedented presidential pressure for a rate cut, unsettled questions about the next Fed chair, and tariff inflation. Uh the CNBC Fed survey special Jackson Hole edition found respondents believ ...
Ukraine's drone war against Russia is being fought from laptops across the frontlines
NBC News· 2025-08-20 13:15
This war, as lethal as it is, is basically now being operated on laptops out of garages like this one all across the front line. The war here in Ukraine is often described as the world's first drone war. We are with a Ukrainian drone unit in this unmarked garage.And this screen gives you a sense of what they can see, what the Ukrainians can see. Now, and this is not a classified screen. We're not giving away any military secrets.This purple line here represents the front line. All of this territory here on ...
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar: Biggest issue we face is being 'constantly under compute'
CNBC Television· 2025-08-20 13:12
Uh joining us right now though at the table, this is not gray at all. An exclusive interview with OpenAI's CFO Sarah Sarah Frier at the table. It's nice to see you.Um we talked to Sam uh just about two weeks ago now when Chat GPT5 launched. Um >> there was a little bit of consternation uh in the week since about sort of what is going on with the model, some shifts in the model. I will say that it seems like it's gotten a little bit better from some of the the problems that first emerged right out of the gat ...
Contestants compete in high-altitude slackline contest
NBC News· 2025-08-20 13:09
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DOJ investigating if D.C. police district manipulated crime data
NBC News· 2025-08-20 13:03
As the federal takeover of law enforcement continues in the nation's capital, the Justice Department is now investigating whether police in Washington manipulated data to make crime rates appear lower. That's according to two senior law enforcement officials who spoke to NBC News. In May, a commander at the Metropolitan Police Department was suspended amid allegations he altered that data.He denies those claims. President Trump referenced the investigation in a Truth Social post earlier this week, saying, q ...
Meacham: 'We're living in a world that Trump's created'
MSNBC· 2025-08-20 13:03
Well, I think Putin's the central question here. In some ways, the most important person uh yesterday wasn't there. Uh this is a war he began.And I Richard said he didn't want to be the the skunk at the garden party, but I I was sitting thinking, you know, we are living in a world that uh Donald Trump has created. Our incentives, the reality to which we have to respond has been created by the president. And I was reminded uh watching everyone do the ritual flattery and the saratoral uh diplomacy of of Zalin ...
This Morning’s Top Headlines – August 20 | Morning News NOW
NBC News· 2025-08-20 13:00
We're going to begin this morning on the east coast where Hurricane Aaron is expected to bring dangerous conditions. Portions of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. They're on high alert for heavy wind and rain today as Hurricane Aaron churns closer to the coast.Mandatory evacuation orders are in place in the area as a precaution. The storm was downgraded to a category 2 on Tuesday and it is expected to move away from the US in the coming days, but forecasters are still warning of life-threatening rip curren ...
Joe: Article 5-style security guarantees are West's way of 'poking at Putin'
MSNBC· 2025-08-20 12:47
President Putin agreed that Russia would accept security guarantees for Ukraine. This is very important that the United States gives such strong signal and is ready for security guarantees. The fact that you have said I'm willing to participate in the security guarantees is is a is a big step.When we talk about security, we're talking about the security not just of Ukraine. We're talking about the security of Europe and the United Kingdom as well. It's team Europe and team United States helping Ukraine.I te ...
Target names longtime insider Michael Fiddelke its next CEO as retailer tries to break sales slump
CNBC Television· 2025-08-20 12:37
Our top corporate story today, Target, the retailer rolling out CEO succession plans along with its quarterly results. Right now, those stock that stock is down by about 10%. Courtney Reagan's here and she's got more on this story.Clerk, good morning. Good morning. It's good to see you all.So, Target CEO succession getting more attention than its results this morning. After more than 11 years of CEO, Brian Cornell will transition to executive chairman at the end of the fiscal year. So, February 1st, current ...
Wedbush's Ives Sees '1996 Moment' for Tech Stocks
Bloomberg Television· 2025-08-20 12:33
And I do want to start here with this idea that we've had. Any time you have a big rally, you're always going to have these daily pullbacks, even weekly pullbacks, if you will. That doesn't necessarily mean the rally is over.And I do wonder if you see enough fundamental case there for this rally to reset and continue. Yeah, well, I view it as a bump in the road because it's our view. When you do a revolution, you're just continuing to get validation from earnings and from everything we've seen from the data ...