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Sanjay Mehrotra, President and Chief Executive Officer of Micron Technology Inc., attends a groundbreaking ceremony for Micron Technology Inc.’s new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Clay, New York, USA, on Friday, January 16, 2026. Heather Ainsworth | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesmicron The company’s stock price will triple in 2025 and is up nearly 62% so far in 2026. Nvidia Artificial intelligence chips will lead to shortages. The memory shortage driving Micron is bad news for many of its peers, which are facing soaring prices to secure critical components. Among America’s 10 most valuable tech companies, only Micron has gained this year.…

On August 17, 2024, Iran’s current Minister of Information Esmail Khatib (C) sits down with President Masoud Pezeshkian (CR) to defend his cabinet selections before giving a speech to members of parliament in the capital Tehran.Atta Kenare | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Israeli Defense Forces announced on Wednesday that Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was killed in a “targeted attack” in Tehran, the third high-level assassination in just two days.”Khatib played a key role in recent protests across Iran, including arresting and killing protesters, and led terrorist operations against Israelis and Americans around the world,” the Israel Defense Forces said…

Editor’s note: In this CNN Travel Series, you may see ads adjacent to each highlighted country. CNN retains full editorial control over the subject matter, coverage and frequency of articles and videos, consistent with policy. On a hot summer night, a long line forms near the waterfront in Eski Foça, a small town on Türkiye’s Aegean coast. Laughter and chatter fill the air as tourists wait their turn to buy Saku’s Dondurma, the local ice cream. This is a city shaped by thousands of years of history and conquered by dozens of civilizations, yet it still feels protected from the…

The extraordinary ruling stripping Senegal of its AFCON title and awarding it to Morocco two months later is unprecedented. Here we answer key questions and consider the potential implications…Why was that decision made?The Confederation of African Football (CAF)’s appeals committee has found that Senegal left the pitch in breach of AFCON regulations during the final on January 18 after Morocco were awarded a controversial penalty. A number of Senegal’s players, led by coach Pape Thiau, left the field and the match was delayed for approximately 17 minutes, but captain Sadio Mane convinced them to return to the team. Brahim Dias…

Wholesale prices rose sharply in February, another sign that inflation continues to creep in beyond rising energy prices.The Producer Price Index, a measure of the pipeline costs producers receive for their products, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% month over month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday. The so-called core PPI, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, rose 0.5%. The PPI, which excludes food, energy and trade services, rose 0.5%.Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected both indexes to rise 0.3%.In the all-item index, the rate of price increase exceeded January’s 0.5% pace. However, the core rate of increase…

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you the first information about tomorrow and the last information about today. Sign up for free to receive it straight to your inbox. As stocks climb for the second day in a row, here’s what CNBC TV producers were watching and what they’re watching for next. Wednesday morning’s big data, the Producer Price Index, which is one of the inflation indicators, will be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday. The results will be presented live on “Squawk Box” with Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin. They will…

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Wednesday. And congratulations to Josh D’Amaro, who replaced Bob Iger today, on his first day on the job. disney’s CEO. CNBC’s Lillian Rizzo details what’s in store for the Mouse House’s new leader.Stock futures are rising this morning. All three major indexes closed higher on Tuesday.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Hold the horseU.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference after two days of Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings at the U.S. Federal…

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) arrives at the Capitol on Thursday, March 5, 2026, after President Donald Trump selected him to succeed Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call Inc. | Getty ImagesThe Senate will begin considering the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to head the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday.President Donald Trump nominated Marin, an ally of the president’s in Congress, to lead the agency earlier this month after firing Kristi Noem, who had been embroiled in controversy.Mullin is a hard-line supporter of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, but is generally well-received by…

As U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to build a naval coalition willing to open the Strait of Hormuz, some countries are negotiating directly with Iran over safe navigation, highlighting a new de facto reality, analysts say: Regardless of military achievements, Tehran’s government still controls who uses the world’s most important energy waterway.After the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran began on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s military leadership responded by focusing on its most powerful form of influence: Iran’s geography. The country controls the northern shores of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the…

miami — African music dominates the global soundscape, with Afrobeats and other genres reshaping mainstream music around the world. But Rick Ross, the stage name of William Leonard Roberts II, says this moment was inevitable and believes Africa’s global influence should have arrived sooner. “I love it,” Ross said of Afrobeats’ global acquisition. “If you really understand live music and real music, you know this. It’s been a long time coming.” In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Lamido Akintobi in Miami, the American rapper and Maybach Music Group founder said today’s Afrobeats explosion goes back decades to the pioneers who…