timef 05/20/2025
- FDA outlines stricter Covid vaccine booster approval standards for healthy people cnbc.com2025-05-20 23:07:57
The FDA recommended different standards of evidence for approval based on patients' risk of getting severely sick from Covid.
- Elon Musk commits to leading Tesla for next five years cnbc.com2025-05-20 22:21:20
Musk said Starlink, which is currently owned and operated by SpaceX, could eventually stand alone as a separate public company.
- Elon Musk says he will spend 'a lot less' on future campaign donations cnbc.com2025-05-20 22:15:16
Elon Musk said he plans to spend less on political donations in the future, signaling a change in attitude from President Donald Trump's top campaign backer.
- Qatari PM denies jumbo jet gift to Trump is bribery cnbc.com2025-05-20 21:37:15
The plain story is a ministry of defense to department of defense transaction," Qatar's prime minister said of the prospective plane gift.
- Chinese businesses stick to diversifying away from the U.S. despite trade truce, survey shows cnbc.com2025-05-20 16:36:04
The blistering trade war has left lasting scars on Chinese exporters with many diversifying away from the U.S., despite the tariff reprieve.
- Tariffs or not, a Chinese baby products company is ramping up its U.S. expansion cnbc.com2025-05-20 16:30:01
One Chinese baby products company announced it is officially entering the United States, the world's largest consumer market — regardless of the trade war.
- CNBC Daily Open: Markets continue winning streak but Treasury yields spike and testy trade talks loom cnbc.com2025-05-20 14:37:46
U.S. stocks mostly eked slim gains overnight, but Moody's downgrade of the U.S.' credit rating gripped the bond market.
- Australia cuts policy rate to 2-year low as inflation concerns continue to recede cnbc.com2025-05-20 12:37:37
Australia's central bank has cut its policy rate to 3.85% as inflation concerns in the country continue to recede.
- CNBC Daily Open: Markets see slim gains – but dark clouds loom as yields spike, trade talks turn testy cnbc.com2025-05-20 10:26:56
U.S. stocks mostly eked slim gains overnight, but Moody's downgrade of the U.S.' credit rating continues to grip the bond market.
- Shares in China's CATL jump over 17% in Hong Kong debut as battery maker rides electric-vehicle boom cnbc.com2025-05-20 09:19:02
The IPO had raised HK$35.7 billion ($4.6 billion) according to a company filing, reportedly making it the largest global listing in 2025.
- China cuts benchmark lending rates for the first time in 7 months in Beijing's growth push cnbc.com2025-05-20 09:10:42
The People's Bank of China trimmed the 1-year loan prime rate to 3.0% from 3.1%, and the 5-year LPR to 3.5% from 3.6%.
- Chinese exporters are offering sweet deals to U.S. businesses. They often come wrapped in fraud cnbc.com2025-05-20 08:08:02
The practice, which has been around since Trump's first term, is gaining momentum as businesses scramble for workarounds to sidestep the new tariffs.
- The most common travel scams in 9 global cities cnbc.com2025-05-20 07:00:01
Common travel scams vary by city, with travel agency and taxi problems comprising the majority of reported cases in many places, according to a report.
- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says markets are too complacent on tariffs, expects S&P 500 earnings growth to collapse cnbc.com2025-05-20 05:48:06
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said markets and central bankers underappreciate the risks created by record U.S. deficits, tariffs and international tensions.
- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says the bank will let clients buy bitcoin cnbc.com2025-05-20 05:22:32
JPMorgan is now allowing clients to buy bitcoin, a major shift for the largest U.S. bank.
- Judge calls out 'Apple official who is personally responsible' in Fortnite app order cnbc.com2025-05-20 04:22:42
Spotify and Amazon Kindle have re-submitted their apps to allow for customer purchases outside of the App Store and had them approved.
