timef 12/12/2025
- Epstein files: Trump, Clinton, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon, others in newly released photos cnbc.com2025-12-12 23:11:23
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released the photos to pressure the Trump administration to release files about Jeffrey Epstein.
- High-end Swiss chocolatier Läderach rules out U.S. production despite tariff shock cnbc.com2025-12-12 21:10:49
The chocolate maker makes its products exclusively in its home country as "consumers want Swiss chocolates to be made in Switzerland."
- India’s inflation rises to 0.71% in November as decline in food, fuel prices loses steam cnbc.com2025-12-12 18:56:42
India's inflation in November rose after touching an all-time low in October due to rise in prices of food items, fuel.
- Putin can fund Ukraine war for years to come, ex-official says as Trump's resolve is tested cnbc.com2025-12-12 18:09:54
Ukraine and its allies are scrambling to keep Trump onside as the U.S. piles pressure on Kyiv to make a peace deal.
- AI-led tech slide extends into third day as Oracle, Nvidia, fall in premarket trading cnbc.com2025-12-12 17:36:08
AI-related names have made losses since Oracle's mixed results on Wednesday.
- European markets rise as Wall Street sentiment spills over cnbc.com2025-12-12 16:50:48
Global investors will be watching the latest developments between Ukraine and Russia on Friday.
- CNBC Daily Open: Record high U.S. stocks as investors rotate out of tech cnbc.com2025-12-12 15:30:01
Even though the AI theme seems to be under scrutiny, other sectors are performing well on the back of a resilient U.S. economy and buoyed by interest-rate cut.
- UK economy unexpectedly shrunk before Budget cnbc.com2025-12-12 15:21:33
The U.K. economy unexpectedly contracted in the three months to October, according to official figures released Friday.
- Thailand dissolves parliament, heightening political turmoil as Trump seeks to salvage ceasefire with Cambodia cnbc.com2025-12-12 14:20:43
The escalation broke the ceasefire brokered in July by Trump who threatened to halt trade talks with the two countries unless they ended the fight.
- Reddit challenges Australia’s under-16 social media ban in High Court filing, says law curbs political speech cnbc.com2025-12-12 11:36:07
Reddit filed a legal challenge seeking to either declare the law invalid, or exclude the platform from the provisions of the law
- Trump scared Europe with his national security strategy. That's no bad thing, ex-CIA chief says cnbc.com2025-12-12 11:15:04
Former CIA Director General Petraeus told CNBC it was good that European nations had received a wake-up call to look after their future defense and security.
- Altman and Musk launched OpenAI as a nonprofit 10 years ago. Now they’re rivals in a trillion-dollar market cnbc.com2025-12-12 10:31:35
As OpenAI turns 10, the former nonprofit AI lab is at the center of a roughly $1.4 trillion bet on AI infrastructure.
- CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks hit records despite AI-led tech slide cnbc.com2025-12-12 09:13:55
Even though the AI theme seems to be under scrutiny, other sectors are performing well on the back of a resilient U.S. economy and buoyed by interest-rate cut.
- Oracle's lease commitments jump by almost 150% as company builds out to meet AI demand cnbc.com2025-12-12 08:29:53
Oracle's lease commitments now total $248 billion, with $10 billion tied to cloud capacity.
- Broadcom reveals its mystery $10 billion customer is Anthropic cnbc.com2025-12-12 08:08:48
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said Anthropic placed an additional $11 billion order in the fourth quarter.
- Trump signs executive order for single national AI regulation standard, limiting power of states cnbc.com2025-12-12 08:05:57
President Trump's executive order, which limits the power of states in regulating AI, is a win for big tech companies that have lobbied for a federal standard.
- Asia-Pacific markets set to climb after Wall Street notches fresh record cnbc.com2025-12-12 07:49:46
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains.
- Broadcom beats on earnings and revenue, says AI chip sales will double in current quarter cnbc.com2025-12-12 06:33:51
Broadcom's stock is near an all-time high and has climbed 75% so far in 2025 as the company benefits from booming demand for AI infrastructure.
- Trump 'sells out' U.S. national security with Nvidia chip sales to China, Sen. Warren says cnbc.com2025-12-12 03:48:17
Warren called for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to testify before Congress about the agreement, along with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
- 'Spoof' ship: Seized oil tanker Skipper hid location data, visited Iran and Venezuela cnbc.com2025-12-12 03:03:01
The seizure of the oil tanker Skipper comes as President Donald Trump has escalated pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in recent weeks.
- Musk says SpaceX report of 2026 IPO is 'accurate' cnbc.com2025-12-12 03:02:26
Elon Musk ally Jared Isaacman looks set to be confirmed as the new NASA administrator after President Trump re-nominated him for the role.
- The case for more Fed rate cuts could rest on a 'systemic overcount' of jobs numbers cnbc.com2025-12-12 02:51:25
There are indications that policymakers will be more inclined to cut further if the labor market stays weak.
- Sam Altman expects OpenAI to exit 'code red' by January after launch of GPT-5.2 model cnbc.com2025-12-12 02:35:50
The new model will be available starting Thursday within OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot and its API.
- VanEck turns online slang into strategy with 'Degen Economy' ETF cnbc.com2025-12-12 02:22:16
The firm is renaming its gaming ETF (BJK) the "VanEck Degen Economy ETF."
- Rivian announces new AI tech, in-house chip and robotaxi ambitions cnbc.com2025-12-12 01:25:56
The company has also developed AI models to power its Autonomy+ subscription, which it intends to roll out early next year for $2,500 upfront or $49.99 a month.
- Disney's OpenAI stake is 'a way in' to AI and Sora will help reach younger audience, Iger tells CNBC cnbc.com2025-12-12 00:54:56
Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC he thinks the deal is a "good investment for the company."
