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Check out some of the companies that made the biggest moves midday: JPMorgan Chase — The largest U.S. bank fell more than 3% and traded near the session’s lows after investment banking fees fell and fell less than expected. JPM’s chief financial officer suggested the banking industry could push back against President Donald Trump’s call for a one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates. Chipotle Mexican Grill — The fast-casual chain fell more than 3% after reaffirming its 2025 outlook, which shows a low-single-digit decline in same-store sales. Chipotle has named an interim chief marketing officer to replace outgoing…

Iranians block a road and gather during a protest in Tehran, Iran, January 9, 2026. Masa | AFP | Getty ImagesThe death toll from protests in Iran has reached 2,571, US-based human rights group HRANA said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic’s clerics face the biggest wave of protests in years.US President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iranians to continue protesting and promised help was on the way. But Iranian officials have accused the United States and Israel of inciting violence in the country and blamed the deaths on “terrorist agents” inspired by foreign guidance.The group said it has confirmed…

Emma Laducanu earned her first win since September after fighting back to beat Camila Osorio in straight sets in the first round of the Hobart International.Britain’s No. 1 seed, who is the tournament’s top seed, fell behind 4-2 on her own serve and fell to deuce in the second set against wild card Colombia, which was forced to stop due to rain on Tuesday. However, Raducanu returned the next day and won the second set in a tiebreaker, winning 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), breaking the Colombian who was serving for a set at 5-4, and set to face Poland’s Magdalena Hlecz…

Warren Buffett and Greg Abel inspect Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBCAt the final stage of his term at the top Berkshire HathawayWarren Buffett was still chasing that elusive elephant.The 95-year-old legendary investor, who handed over the CEO reins to Greg Abel in early 2026, revealed that deal size was not a constraint, but a lack of opportunity.”This is an external situation. Trust me, if you say, ‘I have a great new idea for $100 billion,’ after we’re done talking, I’d say, ‘Let’s talk,'” Buffett told Becky Quick…

U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President J.D. Vance meet with Foreign Minister Therese Kaikwamba Wagner (not pictured) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Foreign Minister Olivier Ndufungirye (not pictured) of Rwanda in the Oval Office of the White House on June 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Ken Cedeno | ReutersThe Trump administration is poised for tense talks with Greenlandic and Danish officials on Wednesday as the US president continues to push for control of Greenland.Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lökke Rasmussen are scheduled to convene at the…

Colvin’s arrest for refusing to give up his seat to a white man on a segregated bus sparked the modern civil rights movement in the United States.Claudette Colvin, who sparked America’s modern civil rights movement by refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus, has died at the age of 86.Colvin was 15 years old when he was arrested on the Montgomery bus. This was nine months before Rosa Parks achieved international fame for refusing to give up her seat as well.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listColvin died Tuesday of natural causes…

Bangkok Reuters — At least 19 people were killed and about 80 injured when a construction crane fell on three cars in northeastern Thailand, causing a train to derail on Wednesday, police said. The accident occurred on Wednesday morning in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, 230 kilometers (143 miles) northeast of Bangkok, on a train bound for Ubon Ratchathani province from the capital. Local police told Reuters there were more bodies in the wreckage that had yet to be recovered. “Nineteen bodies were recovered, but as the crane started moving, some bodies in the vehicle could not be removed yet,…

Ten years ago, Korean-American singer-songwriter Kim Eun-jae (real name Lee-jae) thought her K-pop career was over.On Sunday night, her song “Golden” from the Netflix movie “KPop Demon Hunters” won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. The song was also nominated for Song of the Year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, and topped the Billboard Hot 100 list for eight weeks from mid-August to mid-October. “When I was young, I worked tirelessly for 10 years to fulfill one dream of becoming a K-pop idol, but I was rejected,” said Lee Jae, 34, while accepting the Golden Globe award along…

Big tech companies are actively hiring energy talent.Technology companies investing heavily in artificial intelligence are ramping up their workforces with energy experts to overcome the biggest bottleneck in scaling AI: access to electricity.Energy jobs grew 34% in 2024 from the previous year, according to data compiled for CNBC by Workforce.ai. Employment last year roughly matched this pace, remaining 30% higher than pre-AI levels in 2022, when ChatGPT was released at the end of the year.AI ambitions depend on powering insatiable data centers. Energy is becoming increasingly important to Big Tech companies. According to the International Energy Agency, data centers will…

US senators have introduced a bill aimed at blocking President Donald Trump’s occupation of NATO territory, including the autonomous Danish island of Greenland.The bipartisan NATO Unity and Protection Act, introduced Tuesday, would prohibit the Pentagon and State Department from using funds to “blockade, occupy, annex, or otherwise assert control” over the territory of another NATO member state.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe bill, authored by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Lisa Murkowski, comes amid growing concern over President Trump’s repeated insistence that Denmark’s semi-autonomous territory of Greenland be under Washington’s control, including the use of force if necessary.”This…