timef 02/27/2026
- Core wholesale prices rose 0.8% in January, much more than expected cnbc.com2026-02-27 22:29:19
The core producer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December.
- Trump said tariffs could someday 'substantially replace' income taxes. What policy experts say cnbc.com2026-02-27 21:14:41
During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said tariffs could someday "substantially replace" the federal income tax system.
- Big Tech and banking stocks helped Norway's $2 trillion wealth fund book a $250 billion profit in 2025 cnbc.com2026-02-27 19:45:08
Norges Bank Investment Management manages the world's largest sovereign wealth fund.
- Smartphone market poised for 'sharpest decline on record' in 2026 cnbc.com2026-02-27 19:43:50
Two recent reports predict further declines in the smartphone market in 2026, as dwindling memory supplies continue to drive up prices of consumer electronics.
- Opinion: Block's layoffs might just be the biggest story of a tumultuous week. Here's why cnbc.com2026-02-27 19:37:45
Block, Jack Dorsey's payments company, will cut 6,000 of its 10,000 workers as it embraces AI. CNBC's Steve Sedgwick says it's the biggest story of the week.
- Russia and Ukraine agree local truce to allow repairs at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant cnbc.com2026-02-27 19:34:05
Russian forces have controlled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant since early 2022, shortly after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- India's economy grows at faster-than-expected pace of 7.8% in December quarter cnbc.com2026-02-27 18:50:39
The world's fastest-growing major economy expanded by 7.8% in the December quarter.
- UK PM Keir Starmer suffers blow after his party comes in third in election in former stronghold cnbc.com2026-02-27 17:18:03
The result in a seat that Labour has dominated for nearly a century represents an embarrassing setback for the prime minister.
- European markets open mixed as traders parse through more earnings and economic data cnbc.com2026-02-27 16:18:17
European markets opened mixed as more earnings reports and economic data were in focus.
- See the movie, play the game: How Nintendo is pulling out all the stops to sell the Switch 2 cnbc.com2026-02-27 14:31:07
Nintendo is betting on nostalgia and new gamers to drive sales of its flagship Switch 2 console and key games.
- An Indian company is set to build a $2 billion AI hub with Nvidia’s GPUs and go public. Here's what we know so far cnbc.com2026-02-27 13:54:53
Yotta Data Services, which controls up to 70% of India’s GPU capacity, said surging demand from local AI startups and global tech firms is tightening supply.
- U.S. and Iran wrap up 'most intense' nuclear talks with no deal — more negotiations ahead cnbc.com2026-02-27 10:49:16
Iran's nuclear program, enrichment of uranium and its ballistic-missle development program have been at the crux of the negotiations.
- CNBC Daily Open: Netflix bows out from Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war cnbc.com2026-02-27 09:44:45
Netflix on Thursday stateside said it declined to raise a counteroffer for Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming assets.
- Asia markets set to open lower after Wall Street pullback on Nvidia slump cnbc.com2026-02-27 07:57:55
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly lower Friday, after U.S. stocks declined overnight as Nvidia shares tumbled despite a quarterly earnings beat.
- Anthropic CEO Amodei says Pentagon's threats 'do not change our position' on AI cnbc.com2026-02-27 07:22:59
Anthropic said its negotiations with the DoD are still ongoing.
- Trump administration faces first big tariff refund court deadline on Friday cnbc.com2026-02-27 06:34:35
Trump's DOJ has until Friday to decide on moving a tariff refund case to the Court of International Trade, the first deadline since the Supreme Court decision.
- Warner Bros. Discovery deems Paramount Skydance offer superior to Netflix, starting 4-day matching clock cnbc.com2026-02-27 05:37:32
WBD has valued Paramount Skydance's latest takeover offer as superior to a deal with Netflix, another twist in the ongoing battle for the legacy media assets.
- Block shares soar 24% as company slashes workforce by nearly half cnbc.com2026-02-27 05:34:37
Block said Thursday it's laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its headcount.
- CoreWeave beats revenue projections as backlog swells to nearly $67 billion cnbc.com2026-02-27 05:33:15
CoreWeave is now sitting on a backlog of nearly $67 billion in revenue, with business from Meta and OpenAI.
- Democrats plan to force Iran war powers vote next week cnbc.com2026-02-27 00:46:31
The president has commanded a massive military buildup in the region, as he negotiates a new nuclear deal with Iran.
