Former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Evan Vucci | AP Former President Donald Trump is set to hold a Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of his July 13 rally that erupted in chaos after a gunman opened fire in a failed attempt to…
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke directly to Elon Musk Friday on the billionaire’s X platform, part of an effort to counter false conspiracies about federal disaster aid for victims of Hurricane Helene that Musk spread on X, where his follower count stands over 200 million. “No one is shutting down the airspace and FAA doesn’t…
In a Friday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Constellation Brands CEO Bill Newlands brushed off concerns about the possibility of higher tariffs, which former President Donald Trump has pledged to implement if elected. “First of all, assuming there was a Trump administration, we already had four years of a Trump administration, and our business was…
Employees work on an electric vehicle (EV) production line at the Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 18, 2024. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images The European Union on Friday voted to adopt definitive tariffs on China-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs). “Today, the European Commission’s proposal to impose definitive countervailing…
The days of spotty — or worse, no — Wi-Fi on airplanes are numbered, said Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran. Reliable and fast Wi-Fi will become “ubiquitous” on full-service carriers, he told “Squawk Box Asia” Friday. But not just any Wi-Fi will do. As airlines race to entice passengers with fast — and ideally free…
U.S. crude oil prices rose more than 4% on Thursday, on pace for a third consecutive session of gains on fears that Israel could strike Iran’s oil industry in retaliation for Tehran’s ballistic missile attack this week. President Joe Biden was asked by reporters Thursday morning whether the U.S. would support an Israeli strike on…
Workers producing pure electric vehicles at a Volkswagen (Anhui) workshop in Hefei, China, on Sept. 25, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Europe’s top car giants appear to be increasingly concerned about the prospect of massive fines, particularly as electric vehicle demand falters ahead of the next tightening of carbon regulations. Automakers operating…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures ticked higher Wednesday night as investors look ahead to September’s payrolls report due later this week. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 40 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P 500 futures advanced 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures climbed about…
Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 fell on Wednesday as traders braced for more losses to start October amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Nike slid more than 7% after the sneaker giant pulled its full-year guidance ahead…
Walz and Vance find ‘commonality’ in fiery debate Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator JD Vance speak at the end of the Vice Presidential debate hosted by CBS in New York, U.S., October 1, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters The vice presidential candidates tonight were surprisingly…
