SNAP update: Trump admin will pay 50% of food stamp benefits in November amid shutdown
The agreement to use contingency funds to pay for food stamp benefits came after a judge said Trump administration could…
Economy
Palantir tops estimates, boosts fourth-quarter guidance on AI adoption
Palantir's earnings topped third-quarter results and the company issued strong guidance, attributing much of its rapid growth to artificial intelligence.…
Berkshire’s operating earnings jump 34%, Buffett buys back no stock and raises cash hoard to $381 billion
Berkshire's operating profit generated from the conglomerate's wholly owned businesses including insurance and railroads jumped 34% in the third quarter. ...
Evolve Bank CEO fired after propositioning FBI agent who pretended to be a teen boy
In August, Evolve hired Hartheimer, who brought experience in financial regulatory matters, to help the bank recover from the collapse…
Global week ahead: Is Novo Nordisk past ‘peak uncertainty’?
CNBC's Charlotte Reed will travel to Copenhagen to speak with Novo Nordisk's new CEO after a bumpy few months. ...
Microsoft plans to hire more but with ‘a lot more leverage’ thanks to AI, CEO Satya Nadella says
The company wants to ensure that all of its employees can access its Microsoft 365 and GitHub Copilot artificial intelligence…
While AI spending is top of mind, online ads are driving a lot of Big Tech’s growth
Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft reported quarterly earnings that showed rising digital ad sales and increased AI infrastructure spending. ...
Tariffs are expected to start showing up more in consumer prices as holiday shopping season starts
Impacts have been muted so far as companies built up inventories ahead of the duties and have absorbed some of…
Musk teases Tesla Roadster demo by year-end. He’s been hyping a new one since 2017
Tesla's Elon Musk told Joe Rogan that his company is aiming to develop a redesigned version of the Roadster before…