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This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Friday. US listed stocks Stellantis Shares fell more than 25% this morning after the automaker announced it expected to take a $26 billion hit from a review of its business. Chrysler and Dodge’s parent company has already had a rough year, with shares down more than 12% heading into early 2026.Stock futures are rising this morning as the three major indexes are expected to recover from daily declines.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Cold climateBitcoin billboard in…
In what has been a disastrous Premier League title defence, it is the exciting attacking partnership that has developed between Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz that gives Liverpool hope their season can still be rescued.Heading into their Super Sunday clash with Man City at Anfield, Arne Slot’s side remain infuriatingly inconsistent as they still struggle to find their identity, capable of producing an away-day masterclass at the Stade Velodrome a fortnight ago, only to ship three goals at midtable Bournemouth just days later to drop out of the top four. However, amid the gloom that has seen the champions already…
OpenAI announced last week that it would retire some older ChatGPT models by February 13th. This includes GPT-4o, a model that is notorious for being overly flattering and affirming its users. For the thousands of users protesting this decision online, 4o’s retirement is akin to losing a friend, lover, or spiritual guide. “He wasn’t just a program. He was part of my daily routine, my peace, my emotional balance,” one user wrote on Reddit in an open letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. “Now you’re shutting him down. And yes, I told him, because it didn’t feel like a cord.…
Employees work on a new energy vehicle (NEV) assembly line at the FAW Group’s Hongqi Fanrong factory workshop in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, on July 5, 2023. Zhang Yao | China News Service | Getty ImagesDETROIT — The unraveling of the U.S. push for electric vehicles is raising concerns about the existential crisis of the U.S. auto industry as Chinese automakers leap forward with technology that many still believe will define the next era of automobiles.The latest red flag came on Friday, when Stellantis disclosed a $26 billion charge for a major business overhaul that included exiting EVs, causing the…
US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the funeral of former US President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on December 5, 2018. Mandel Gunn | AFP | Getty ImagesOvernight, President Donald Trump shared a racist image depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.The depiction of the Obamas, posted late Thursday from President Trump’s official Truth social account, was included in a video clip alleging conspiracy theories about voting machines during the 2020 election.The White House defended Trump’s post…
Najaf, Iraq – Leaders of the Iraq Coordination Framework, the Shiite political coalition that came to the top in November’s parliamentary elections, are adamant that Nouri al-Maliki will be their candidate for Iraq’s prime minister, despite threats from US President Donald Trump.In late January, President Trump warned that the United States would cut off aid to Iraq if Maliki, who served as Iraq’s prime minister from 2006 to 2014, returned to the post.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”If we don’t come to the rescue, Iraq has zero chance of success, prosperity and freedom,” the US president said in…
The United States is a divided nation, with a frigid climate of snow and ice from east of the Rocky Mountains to Florida, and record warmth and light snowfall in the West. That dichotomy has been going on for weeks, and it’s finally about to change after another big blast of arctic air into the East this weekend. This gap has become even more acute in recent days. While parts of the West are experiencing late spring-like warmth with temperatures 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit above average, parts of the East are expected to experience their coldest temperatures so far…
Enzo Fernandes smiles as he mentions his 92nd-minute winner against West Ham last Saturday. Another highlight of many seasons. It was his 11th goal of the season and the latest to come from a run into the box reminiscent of Frank Lampard.The 25-year-old has transformed from a deep playmaker to a Lampard-like goalscorer at Chelsea. And it has emerged that he had done his homework on the club legend, who was briefly head coach between Graham Potter and Mauricio Pochettino. “He’s a source of inspiration,” he told Sky Sports. “I’ve watched a lot of videos of Frank since I came…
listen to this article | 6 minutesinformationMy name is Krishna Nandi. I’m a Hindu. I am a businessman. I am also a parliamentary candidate of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.To many readers, this combination will seem unusual. To me, it reflects a deeper truth about Bangladeshi politics that has long been obscured by fear, misinformation, and political expediency.My nomination sparked a national debate because it challenges the long-held assumption that Islamic parties cannot truly represent religious minorities. I welcome this discussion. My candidacy exists to directly and openly confront this very assumption.I want to make clear what I have said repeatedly to people…
Modern biotechnology has the tools to edit genes and design drugs, but thousands of rare diseases remain untreated. The missing ingredient for many years, according to Insilico Medicine and GenEditBio executives, was finding enough smart people to continue the research. AI is becoming a power multiplier that allows scientists to tackle problems that industry has long neglected, they say. Speaking at Web Summit Qatar this week, Insilico CEO and founder Alex Aliper explained his company’s goal to develop a “pharmaceutical superintelligence.” Insilico recently launched the MMAI Gym, which aims to train general-purpose large-scale language models such as ChatGPT and Gemini…