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As Wall Street’s top bankers gathered in New York last month to prepare to persuade Elon Musk’s SpaceX to choose them to head its upcoming IPO, one company couldn’t afford to let its star advisors miss out on the bakeoff.Among the troops of JP Morgan Chase The investment bankers who flew 4,500 miles west to California to pitch SpaceX were the lender’s boss, billionaire CEO Jamie Dimon, a person familiar with the trip told CNBC.The morning after that pitch meeting, Dec. 19, Mr. Dimon was already back in his usual early Friday morning position. I sat in the lobby of…

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Monday. I’m not sure what to write for this intro. As someone who is passionate about skin care, I thought I would write this story about the latest men’s beauty trends. But as a Michigan native, it would be remiss of me not to mention it. GMnew headquarters in Detroit.Stock futures are falling this morning. The stock market is coming off a strong week.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1.F.R.B.U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Federal Reserve System…

The Philadelphia Eagles gave up their right to be known as the defending Super Bowl champions on Sunday night. In so many ways, it would sum up the story of their season. A season that was largely unsatisfying for AJ Brown, with the offense consistently underperforming as one of the league’s worst units under coach Kevin Pattullo, but it was a season that might have ended earlier if Vic Fangio’s defense hadn’t been able to hang on in games. Fangio’s resistance gained momentum again Sunday night, but a lack of vitality on the other side of the ball ultimately proved…

The criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is once again testing the independence of the U.S. central bank, reinforcing the view among global investors that they need to diversify away from U.S. assets.”That seems to be happening this morning,” Julien Lafargue, chief market strategist at Barclays Private Bank, told CNBC’s “Europe Early Edition” on Monday.futures of S&P500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Everything fell on Monday after the Justice Department launched an investigation into the $2.5 billion renovation of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters.Stock chart iconStock chart iconUS 10 year government bond.In a video statement tweeted by the…

In December, Australia banned young people from using social media with new regulations.George Chan | Getty Images News | Getty Imagesmeta The tech giant has launched a new petition asking the Australian government to reconsider its recently imposed social media ban on under-16s after the tech giant blocked more than 500,000 accounts on its platform in a single month. Australia’s Online Safety Amendment Act 2024 comes into effect on December 11, and will be used by Meta’s Instagram, Alphabet’s YouTube, Bytedance’s TikTok, redditSnapchat, Elon Musk’s X. Meta then said in a blog post on Sunday that it removed about 550,000…

Reuters — As the clashes entered their third day, the Syrian army launched new attacks on parts of Aleppo on Thursday after ordering residents to evacuate and accusing the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of using Kurdish-majority areas for attacks. The military released at least seven maps identifying areas targeted for attack and urged residents to leave immediately for their own safety. The operational command announced a curfew in the Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafieh neighborhoods from 3pm local time. The fighting that broke out on Tuesday forced thousands of civilians to flee their homes and left several dead and injured.…

Exxon Mobil Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods meets with oil executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Friday, January 9, 2026.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump hints at withdrawal exxon mobil Others from Venezuela’s energy market said they did not like their response to his call for oil companies to quickly re-enter the South American country.”I didn’t like what Exxon was doing. You know there’s a lot of us that would like that. I would probably want to shut Exxon out,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on…

Less than a week after the U.S. operation to retake President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela has begun releasing a number of high-profile prisoners, including opposition politicians, in what the government calls a “seek for peace.” At least nine people had been released as of Friday afternoon, representing just over 1% of Venezuela’s political prisoners, according to human rights group Penal Forum. There was a tearful reunion Thursday night, and a video shared on social media and verified by CNN Spanish showed the newly released detainees embracing their loved ones. Among the first to be released were former presidential candidate Enrique Marquez,…

Sky Sports columnist Laura Hunter breaks down the big talking points from the latest Women’s Super League fixtures and explores the key stories at the heart of the women’s game.Liverpool are doomed to relegation unless Taylor acts quicklySpeaking to Gareth Taylor at the start of the season, he claimed he had been brought to Liverpool to “establish an identity” for the club. He has since said his football philosophy is “like a religion”. Fittingly, Liverpool need hopes and prayers. They are on the road to relegation. Still without a win after 12 games, Taylor’s style of football is not suitable…

Despite a complete reset of F1’s regulations for the 2026 season, reigning champions McLaren appear to be entering the sport’s new era with more confidence than their likely main rivals.The new technical regulations have not come at an ideal time for McLaren, with the Woking team dominating to retain the constructors’ championship in 2025 and Lando Norris winning the team’s first drivers’ championship since 2008. Significant changes to the power unit, chassis and aerodynamic rules have made it almost impossible to predict the 2026 standings, but many will be hoping that the 2025 top four (McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull and…