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Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) listens during a House Rules Committee meeting on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on May 21, 2025.Kevin Dietch | Getty ImagesThe House is scheduled to vote Wednesday afternoon on an election bill backed by President Donald Trump that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID at the ballot box. The SAVE America Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), is the focus of a pressure campaign by the White House, hardline Republicans in Congress, and online influencers like Elon Musk. Meanwhile, Democrats and voting rights…
Kyiv — Shortly after noon on July 19, 2024, 19-year-old Hristina Galkavenko, the daughter of a priest, arrived at her church in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine. She was devout, but she wasn’t there to pray. A young woman, who was familiar with the building because her father worked there, went upstairs and entered one of the rooms. So she set up a cell phone as a live streaming camera in a blinded window, pointing it at the road used by Ukrainian troops and vehicles traveling to and from the eastern front. The feed was sent directly to Russian intelligence. According to…
Manchester United may not have gotten the result they had hoped for against West Ham, but Manchester United remain unbeaten in Michael Carrick’s five games in charge. Under his manager, the team has already defeated Arsenal and Manchester City.Despite this, the club’s leaders have no intention of accelerating plans to appoint a new head coach, with Carrick still not the frontrunner to become Old Trafford’s next long-term manager. To understand why, we have to dig into the new and solid philosophy at the heart of the club. United have no plans to make a decision on the top post at…
This report is from this week’s CNBC UK Exchange newsletter. See what you see? You can subscribe here.dispatchcompass That rare beast is a British company that is a true global leader in this field.The world’s largest contract caterer serves 5.5 billion meals a year in schools, universities, workplaces, hospitals and sports venues in more than 25 countries and is considered financially sound.The company’s trading updates therefore tend to be less exciting, routinely containing news of organic sales growth, improving margins and new business successes as workplace catering operations are increasingly outsourced around the world.However, last week’s update raised even more…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Good morning, thank you for your hard work on Wednesday. We may have had to wait another five days for January’s nonfarm payrolls report, but at least the Winter Olympics gave us some time to kill. Norway currently leads the world with six gold medals, followed by the United States in fifth place with two gold medals.Stock futures are rising this morning as the average of the three major stocks trades mixed.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Labor…
Tottenham are looking for a sixth permanent manager in seven years after sacking Thomas Frank – who will they turn to next?As it stands, the early indications are that an interim appointment until the end of the season is the most likely route Spurs will go down. There is expected to be a lot of change among head coaches at various clubs this summer, so it makes sense to wait until then to see who is available. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Spurs fan Chris Cowlin gives his reaction to the club sacking Frank ‘Glasner,…
The battle to tame spreadsheets with AI is far from over. A new company called Meridian has emerged from stealth with a more comprehensive IDE-based approach to agent financial modeling and deep pockets to build it. On Wednesday, the company announced it had raised $17 million in seed funding at a post-money valuation of $100 million. “Our goal is to make financial modeling and spreadsheets more predictable and auditable,” CEO and co-founder John Lin told TechCrunch. “How can we condense a process that traditionally took hours into about 10 minutes?” The round was led by Andresen Horowitz and General Partnership,…
Aerial view of Mt. Fuji, Tokyo Tower and modern skyscrapers in Tokyo on a sunny day.Eigen | E+ | Getty ImagesJapanese stocks are hitting record highs on the back of renewed confidence in domestic politics and the ruling government’s economic policies, but experts are warning of a disconnect between the stock market and economic fundamentals.Japanese Nikkei Stock Average Buoyed by the so-called “Takaichi trade” following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory in the House of Representatives, the number has exceeded 56,000, surpassed 57,000 and is approaching 58,000 in recent days.In Japan’s stock market, which is closed on Wednesday due to…
Apptronik, which aims to commercialize its humanoid robot Apollo, has raised $520 million in funding at a $5 billion valuation, potentially beating out Chinese rivals. Tesla’s Optimus goes to market.The new funding announced Wednesday brings Apptronik’s Series A funding round to $935 million. B Capital, chaired by Howard Morgan, co-led the transaction with: google.Located in Austin, Texas tesla Also home to the company’s headquarters, Uptronic is shaking up funds to improve Apollo’s humanoid robot and start producing more, CEO Jeff Cardenas told CNBC. Initial versions of the company’s Apollo robots are currently operating within designated areas of factories and warehouses…
Moderate Democrats, whose party aims to regain a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in November, are offering an alternative to the message of economic populism promoted by more liberal Democrats.A new blueprint from the center-left New Democratic Party coalition, shared exclusively with CNBC, lays out a roadmap for tackling affordability, an issue voters care about without making flashy populist promises. “Buzzy sounds good on the surface, but it often leads to unintended consequences and unworkable solutions,” Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois, chairman of the New Democratic Coalition, said in an interview. “We are hearing from people who are…