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Rep. Sam Licciardo, D-Calif., attends a press conference with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during the House Democrats’ 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia, on March 13, 2025.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call Inc. | Getty ImagesRep. Sam Licciardo, D-Calif., is investigating whether the nation’s top financial regulator is investigating a number of transactions made just before President Donald Trump provided a major update on the Iran war. In a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig, shared exclusively with CNBC on Friday, Ricardo said he…

Even as Israel attacked his homeland of Lebanon, killing hundreds and occupying territory in the country’s south, Antun Senaoui was publicly praised for his support for Israel and his family’s history as “Lebanese Christian Zionists.”Senaoui, one of Lebanon’s leading bankers and chairman of the Société Générale des Banques au Libans (SGBL), was attending an event on Tuesday at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which he donated. And it was his alleged romantic partner, Morgan Ortagus, the US special envoy to the Middle East, who praised his pro-Israel sincerity.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listSpeaking to the audience, Ortagus,…

Pope Leo XIV presided over his largest Mass during his visit to Africa, with more than 100,000 people gathering for the liturgy in Douala, Cameroon. A large crowd, estimated by local authorities at 120,000, gathered in the Japoma Stadium parking lot to greet the American pope with song and dance, hold banners welcoming him and wave Vatican flags. Many Mass-goers had been lining up for hours to secure their spots for the lively liturgy, which was interspersed with music from local choirs. The Pope’s visit to Cameroon, part of a 10-day tour of Africa, was a boost to the country,…

Ahead of Sunday’s blockbuster Premier League clash between Man City and Arsenal, the Sky Sports Football writers have their say on the match that could decide the outcome of the title…’Far from a classic as Arsenal grind out point’Sky Sports’ Will Bitibiri: If you’re expecting a grandstand Premier League final or a champagne performance from Arsenal, you won’t be getting one. The plan for Mikel Arteta within all of the build-up, buzz and importance of this one is to ensure that the game is far from a classic. It’s a test of Arsenal and Arteta’s bottle. The biggest test. Arteta’s…

CNBC’s Julia Boorstin and New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch speak at the CNBC Changemakers Summit in New York City on April 16, 2026.CNBCJessica Tisch didn’t have grand plans to become chief of the New York City Police Department, America’s largest police force. By her own account, her rise to public office was almost by chance.”I wish I could have told an honest story about my calling that required me to work in public service, but it wasn’t,” she said at the CNBC Changemakers Summit in New York City on April 16.The summer after Tisch, 45, graduated from Harvard…

NEW YORK (AP) – Oil prices fell more than 10% Friday, with Wall Street rallying toward oil prices. another record rear Iran announces Strait of Hormuz is fully open and oil tankers that transport crude oil from the Persian Gulf to customers around the world. The S&P 500 rose 1% as U.S. stocks surged toward the end of three weeks of strong gains, the index’s longest streak of gains since Halloween. As of 10 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 722 points, or 1.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 1.1%.Stocks have risen 12% since the crash.…

Jon Rahm, one of LIV Golf’s biggest stars, says he’s “not too worried” about the future of the breakaway league, despite speculation about its financial future.Rumors are swirling that LIV could lose future funding after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which has supported the format, unveiled a new five-year investment strategy without any mention of future funding for LIV Golf. Despite mounting suspicions, its latest event, LIV Mexico, started Thursday at the Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City, but the broadcast encountered some technical problems. LIV Golf said in a statement that the issue was due to regional…

Stock chart iconStock chart iconLumen Technologies’ year-to-date stock performance.Lumen Technologies: “I’ve always felt this was a decent spec, but you’ll appreciate that by throwing a lot of interesting customers into it. I’m supportive of that.”Stock chart iconStock chart iconVenture Global’s year-to-date stock performanceVenture Global: “I like Venture Global. You know, I didn’t like it at first, but now I’m done with it. The world is going to change. Venture Global has LNG and carriers.”Stock chart iconStock chart iconPOET Technologies’ year-to-date stock performance. POET Technologies: Mr. Cramer said he is not familiar with this company and has no opinion. Stock chart…

An Uber Eats delivery worker photographed in Krakow, Poland on August 21, 2025.Jakub Porzycki | Null Photo | Getty ImagesReturning luggage is a hassle. Uber They say they can fix it.Uber Eats on Friday announced a returns feature that will allow customers to complete the process entirely from their phone, and will allow couriers to pick up and return items purchased from retailers on the app for a fee.”In a first for the on-demand delivery industry, customers will now be able to return eligible retail items purchased on Uber Eats and receive an instant refund,” the announcement said.This launch applies…

A ship transits the Strait of Hormuz after a two-week interim ceasefire was reached between the United States and Iran on the condition that the Strait of Hormuz be reopened on April 8, 2026 in Oman.Shadi JH Alasar | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIran on Friday declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open to commercial traffic during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. “Following the ceasefire in Lebanon, all commercial shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz are declared fully open for the remainder of the ceasefire period,” Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a social media post. However, ships…