U.S. President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook shake hands on the day they present Apple's announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 6, 2025.Apple shares rose 13% this week, its largest weekly gain in more than five years, after CEO Tim Cook appeared with President Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday.Shares of the iPhone maker rose 4% to close at $229.35 per share on Friday for the company's largest w ...

Businesses have gotten more clarity on trade as global tariffs went to into effect this week and that's helped boost CEO confidence. The conference board's third quarter CEO survey climbing 15 points from last quarter to 49. And while that's a big improvement, any reading under 50 shows more negative than positive responses.So what are the biggest issues now for executives. Joining me to discuss is Steve Oddland, CEO of the Conference Board. He's also a CNBC contributor.Steve, great to see you. And I I wond ...

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he loves farmers. His actions, though, are rippling across the agriculture industry as tariffs raise the cost of everything from tractors to fertilizers https://t.co/SrvMaQbacX ...

Live from Washington, D. C. Is balance of power with the Joe Matthew.Lower interest rates may require more than a new Fed chair. Welcome to the Friday edition of Balance of Power, as we focus on persistent questions surrounding President Trump's tariff program now that the regime is in place will be joined this hour by Bloomberg's Tom Auralic, one of the forces behind the new book, The Price of Money. Well, check new research on the tariff impacts with our trading partners with Ernie Tedeschi at the Yale Bu ...

Trump's use of “reciprocal” tariffs to level the playing field in global trade by imposing duties based on where a product is made sounds pretty simple. Except it's not https://t.co/IDYZmp1InU ...

Joining me now to discuss all this is Anthony Chakumba, consumer sector head at Loop Capital Markets. Anthony, you look at this and so many questions. The first one to my mind is what's the balance in the retail sector of people who are passing these incurred costs on in terms of rising prices and people who are just going to eat those costs and hit the bottom line.So what we have definitely seen is a lot of price increases and retailers are being very quiet about it because they don't want to incur the wra ...

The Trump administration suggested it would issue a new policy clarifying that imports of gold bars should not face tariffs, after the government stunned traders by ruling that they would be subject to duties https://t.co/2vcPr3Pk36 ...

The U.S. just hit all imported 1kg and 100oz gold bars with massive tariffs.Gold futures are soaring as shorts get squeezed and supply fears set in.Is this step one in revaluing U.S. gold to fund a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?[B2YB @JoinHorizon_] https://t.co/Rr7nlNVPm0 ...

Welcome back. Some new reports say the US and Russia are planning a truce deal that would cement some of Russia's gains in Ukraine. That's ahead of a meeting between the president and Putin expected as early as next week.This morning, Putin also holding some phone talks with world leaders including China's shei and India's Modi. Joining us this morning is Matt Gerkin, BCA Research's chief geopolitical and US political strategist. Appreciate the help today, Matt.Thank you for the time. Thank you. Good to be ...

The value of U.S. gold futures rose to a record high Friday, after the Trump administration tacked on “surprise” tariffs that some economists warned could disrupt global bullion trade. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images) https://t.co/CmGQN4qfsG https://t.co/5WymZEhzen ...