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This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Friday. My colleague and I will cover Berkshire HathawayTomorrow’s annual meeting will be the first without Warren Buffett as CEO. Watch special coverage on TV and online.The S&P 500 futures index was little changed this morning after closing above the 7,200 level for the first time yesterday.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. clear skyAmerican multinational technology company Intel displayed its motherboard at the artificial intelligence exhibition AI EXPO 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan on March 25, 2026. Daniel…
Elon Musk’s sign is placed in the bushes of the federal courthouse as the court over his lawsuit against OpenAI is underway in Oakland, California, April 30, 2026.Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty ImagesProgressive Democrats in Delaware are backing key opponents of six incumbent Democratic state legislators who have pushed changes to the state’s corporate laws that benefit executives and billionaires, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, who are facing shareholder lawsuits in the state.The Delaware Working Families Party exclusively told CNBC that it is supporting six Democratic candidates in the primary against Democratic incumbents who support SB21. The bill,…
A man has been charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed to death in London in what police said was a terrorist attack. Two men, aged 76 and 34, were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday. On Friday morning, police announced that Essa Suleiman had been charged with two counts of attempted murder in a public place and one count of possessing a knife in connection with the attack. The 45-year-old, from Camberwell, south London, was also charged with attempted murder in connection with a separate incident the same day, just a few miles away,…
Rivian Automotive announced Thursday that it is renegotiating a $6.57 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to $4.5 billion and adjusting production projections at a plant it is building in Georgia.The DOE loan was previously scheduled to support two stages of production totaling 400,000 units per year. The company announced Thursday that the revised loan will cover one phase of production with a total production capacity of 300,000 units.The changes will allow Rivian to access financing sooner and increase initial production, but will reduce the factory’s total production capacity amid uncertain demand for all-electric vehicles.The terms of the…
President Javier Millay has recently strengthened Argentina’s claims to the British-controlled Falkland Islands, but close ties with US President Donald Trump and rising tensions with Britain have focused attention on the future of the disputed territory.Mr. Trump and Mr. Miley have met several times. The Argentine leader regularly participates in conservative pro-Trump political rallies in the United States. President Trump previously described Milley, the far-right populist leader of the Freedom Forward Party, as his “favorite president.”The Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as Las Malvinas, have long been a source of tension between London and Buenos Aires, but relations have been…
Are you ready for a dramatic finish? Ipswich, Millwall and Middlesbrough still have a chance of making it to the Premier League, while Wrexham, Hull and Derby have hopes of making the Championship play-offs.In League One, play-off and relegation spots have been decided, while in League Two, the title, promotion spots, play-off spots and both relegation spots are yet to be decided. All matches will be broadcast live on Sky on Saturday. Here’s what and how it will be decided on the great final day of the 2025/26 season… Live on Saturday Sky Ipswich vs QPR, Millwall vs Oxford will…
Are you ready for a dramatic finish? Ipswich, Millwall and Middlesbrough still have a chance of making it to the Premier League, while Wrexham, Hull and Derby have hopes of making the Championship play-offs.In League One, play-off and relegation spots have been decided, while in League Two, the title, promotion spots, play-off spots and both relegation spots are yet to be decided. All matches will be broadcast live on Sky on Saturday. Here’s what and how it will be decided on the great final day of the 2025/26 season… Live on Saturday Sky Ipswich vs QPR, Millwall vs Oxford will…
Check out the companies that made headlines after the bell: Apple — Shares rose 2%. In the fiscal second quarter, Apple earned $2.01 per share on revenue of $111.18 billion. That beat analysts’ expectations for earnings of $1.95 a share and revenue of $109.66 billion, according to LSEG. Still, the company’s iPhone sales fell short of expectations for the second time in three quarters. Roku — The streaming stock soared 6% after Roku posted first-quarter revenue of $1.25 billion, beating expectations of $1.2 billion, according to FactSet. The company’s adjusted EBITDA was $148.4 million, exceeding expectations of $131.3 million. The…
AI signage at the Robert Bosch booth at the Beijing Motor Show on Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Beijing, China.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese electric car makers are adding more similar artificial intelligence features to survive a long price war in the world’s biggest car market.In recent years, the competition has shifted from increasing battery range to deploying driver assistance systems and using more powerful automotive chips. Automakers are currently focusing on a range of in-vehicle AI capabilities.Currently, more than 50 automotive brands are using ByteDance’s Doubao AI model. The company’s cloud platform Volcano Engine was unveiled…
islamabad, pakistan — As the standoff between the United States and Iran drags on and the world waits in hopes of a deal, another outcome – the possibility of renewed war – looms very real. The clock is ticking with a Friday deadline for Pakistan to receive Iran’s revised peace proposal after US President Donald Trump rejected an earlier peace proposal. Mediators in Islamabad believe a fair deal is within reach and it is up to Tehran to honor it, according to people familiar with the process. The United States and Iran have been working tirelessly to reach an agreement,…