Trump signs executive order to fast-track reclassification of cannabis
NBC News· 2025-12-18 19:43
I want to emphasize that the order I am about to sign is uh not the legalization or it doesn't legalize marijuana in any way, shape or form and in no way sanctions its use as a recreational drug. Has nothing to do with it. At the same time, the facts compel the federal government to recognize that marijuana can be uh legitimate in terms of medical applications when carefully administered.In some cases, this may include the use as a substitute for addictive and potentially lethal opioid painkillers, and they ...
President Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana, easing federal restrictions
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 19:31
Okay, happening right now, the president is signing that executive order to reclassify marijuana as a less regulated schedule 3 drug from a schedule one. Let's listen in for a moment. >> And that is exactly what we're doing.This is really something having to do with common sense. And it's something having to do with the fact that so many people that I respect ask me to do. People that are having problems, big problems. They are having big problems with illness with cancer in particular.I now want to ask Dr. ...
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Google· 2025-12-18 19:31
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Trump Signs Order Easing Federal Restrictions on Marijuana
Bloomberg Television· 2025-12-18 19:29
I want to emphasize that the order I am about to sign is not the legalization or it does it legalize marijuana in any way, shape or form and in no way sanctions its use as a recreational drug. It's nothing to do with the future. It's an honor to do this.And that's a good you. ...
Google's chip challenge to Nvidia
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 19:25
Google is working on a new software approach that would take aim at one of NVIDIA's biggest advantages in AI. Let's bring in Dear Jabosa with more details in today's tech check as we try to keep all of these pieces and players straight in our heads. Dearra, there's a lot going on.So, here's the story. It's that Google's chip challenge to Nvidia. It's moving from hardware to software.Nvidia's dominance with GPUs that's always gone handinand with software needed to run them. That is CUDA. But now, Reuters fir ...
Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with fusion company, sending shares higher
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 19:24
Shares of Trump Media soaring 37% after announcing plans, and follow me on this one, to merge with a fusion company, a private one called TAE Technologies. That's right, a nuclear fusion company. It's going to make that company go public.Aean Jabers is in Washington with more. Aean, uh, please explain this deal to us. Hey there, Kelly.Yeah, the announcement this morning was surprising to say the least. Trump Media and Technology Group said it will merge with an experimental fusion energy corporation called ...
Nick Gross, NBA's Westbrook Backing Oklahoma City Project
Bloomberg Television· 2025-12-18 19:23
Max, any time we talk about a new sports entertainment complex, we got to talk about the financing for it. How much is the city putting into it. How much is going to be raised through debt.So the city is going to put in roughly $120 million. 50 million of that will come from debt. They funded the other portion of it through a tax incremental financing district.It's not the type is not located around the soccer stadium. It is an already existing TIF and then the rest of it is going to be funded by a one penn ...
AI trade is back on given magnitude of upside at Micron, says Silvant Capital's Sansoterra
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 19:20
Let's turn to our next guest who isn't worried and says the magnitude of upside in Micron today shows the AI trade is back on. Michael Sanseta is CIO at Silvent Capital Management. Michael, it's good to see you.This will have some people shaking their head heads, others breathing a huge sigh of relief. Uh what do you see happening here. >> Yeah, this is a great um measure of actual demand again and this is important to remember.There's not a lot of those left for this year. Uh but Micron's demand and and re ...
'Big failure of leadership': GOP Rep. knocks House not extending ACA subsidies
MSNBC· 2025-12-18 19:18
Joining us now, Republican Congressman of California, Kevin Kylie. Welcome back to the program. Congressman, do you believe Speaker Johnson did try very hard to have a vote on the floor addressing the Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies.>> I'm not so sure that about that to be honest with you. And and that clip you just played there, I'm hearing that for the first time. We weren't asking for a vote to show this as a priority. We were asking for a vote to actually solve the problem and stop 22 million uh ...
Platinum is strongest commodity in precious metals complex: Carlyle's Currie
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 19:17
Silver retreating after hitting an all-time high yesterday. Gold is just below record levels. And the clear breakout today, it's platinum, which my next guest is arguably the strongest commodity in the precious metals complex.Joining us now is Jeff Curry, the chief strategy officer at of energy pathways at Carile Group. Jeff, it's so great to see you. Welcome.>> Hey, Kelly. Great to see you as well. You know, I still thought you had the best encapsulation of what was going on in CO when you said there were ...