CEO of United Airline Scott Kirby speaks during the Semafor 2025 World Economy Summit at Conrad Washington on April 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the federal government shutdown could hurt bookings if it continues.Despite the funding impasse, essential federal employees...
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Nuclear stocks mixed after U.S. Army launches program to deploy small reactors
Nuclear stocks traded mixed Wednesday after the U.S. Army launched a program to deploy small reactors.Shares of NuScale, a small reactor developer, surged more than 16%. Oklo and Nano Nuclear fell more than 1% and about 3%, respectively. The uranium company Centrus jumped 10%.Those stocks all rallied sharply earlier in...
U.S. budget deficit edged lower in 2025 as tariffs, debt payments both saw new records
The statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands in front of the north wing of the U.S. Treasury Department headquarters building on April 24, 2025, in Washington, DC, U.S.J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe U.S. budget deficit edged lower for 2025 as record-setting tariff collections...
How the world’s 240,000 crypto millionaires are spending their fortunes
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.The price surge in bitcoin helped create another 70,000 new crypto millionaires over the past year, adding hundreds of...
Berkshire’s Japanese stock positions top $30 billion
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.)Berkshire's Japanese stock positions top $30 billionThe total value of the five Japanese "trading houses" in Berkshire Hathaway's equity portfolio has...