timef 12/30/2025
- Softbank has fully funded $40 billion investment in OpenAI, sources tell CNBC cnbc.com2025-12-30 22:36:54
Companies have been spending big on AI infrastructure to support growing compute and connectivity needs.
- Eurostar warns of ‘major disruption’ as power outage halts services between France and England cnbc.com2025-12-30 21:28:44
The disruption brings one of Europe's busiest international rail corridors to a halt at the peak of the New Year travel season.
- Copper on pace for best year since 2009 as AI demand, supply fears fuel record price rally cnbc.com2025-12-30 20:00:40
Analysts say copper's record-breaking run could continue next year, citing supply disruptions and masssive spending on artificial intelligence.
- Silver soars after tumbling on Monday, capping 2025 with another wild ride cnbc.com2025-12-30 17:44:07
The precious metal rally continued Tuesday as gold and silver recovered from Monday's selloff.
- Ukraine denies attacking Putin's residence with drones cnbc.com2025-12-30 17:23:00
Ukraine has denied an allegation by Russia that it launched a drone strike on one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "official residences."
- UK's Octopus Energy to spinoff AI unit Kraken at $8.65 billion valuation cnbc.com2025-12-30 17:08:22
British renewable energy startup Octopus Energy is set to spin out its AI tech unit Kraken Technologies, as an independent company valued at $8.65 billion.
- European markets set to open flat to higher as 2025 draws to a close cnbc.com2025-12-30 14:23:19
European stocks are expected to open in broadly flat territory on Tuesday as markets continue to struggle for direction in a holiday-shortened trading week.
- China EVs in 2026 look less like a boom and more like a survival test as global expansion ramps up cnbc.com2025-12-30 14:17:51
Analysts predict China's electric car market will see growth slow significantly in the year ahead.
- Novo Nordisk's 'long game' on weight loss drugs sparks hope in science, but the Street is impatient cnbc.com2025-12-30 14:12:25
The medicine developed by the100-year old Danish drugmaker may impact patients' brains in surprising ways
- Elon Musk envisions humanoid robots everywhere. China may be the first to make it a reality cnbc.com2025-12-30 14:10:04
China has made the development of humanoid robots a strategic priority in its tech battle with the U.S.
- Meta acquires intelligent agent firm Manus, capping year of aggressive AI moves cnbc.com2025-12-30 11:18:51
Meta Platforms has acquired Manus, a Singapore-based developer of general-purpose AI agents, capping a year of massive spending on artificial intelligence.
- Asia-Pacific markets set to open mostly lower on penultimate day of the year cnbc.com2025-12-30 07:45:05
Investors will be focused on China's military exercises around Taiwan today, after it announced new drills surrounding the island Monday.
- Trump threatens to 'knock the hell' out of Iran if they build weapons cnbc.com2025-12-30 04:17:57
President Donald Trump threatened further military action against Iran during a Monday meeting at Mar-a-Lago with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
