OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses the gathering at the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India, February 19, 2026. Bhawika Chhabra | Reuters OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Monday that the company “shouldn’t have rushed” its recent deal with the U.S. Department of Defense and would make some revisions to the agreement. It comes after…
A passenger Mohd Umardaraz from Bijnor Uttar Pradesh stranded at Terminal-3 Delhi airport after his flight for Kuwait is cancelled due to airspace restrictions over Iran and parts of the Middle East on March 1, 2026 in New Delhi, India. Arvind Yadav | Hindustan Times | Getty Images The first Emirates flight out of Dubai,…
The world’s most powerful business leaders enjoyed eye-watering pay bumps in 2025. And Blackstone CEO and cofounder Stephen Schwarzman had a particularly great year, reaping $1.24 billion in compensation last year, thanks to the asset management titan’s record profits. It’s a 20% bump from the year before, the majority of which came from dividends, and…
People visit a Lockheed Martin booth displaying a model of a military transport plane during an arms fair, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Dec. 19, 2024. Khanh Vu | Reuters Global defense stocks jumped on Monday as investors reacted to a dramatic military escalation in the Middle East over the weekend. The sector was a rare…
BANGKOK — The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran rattled world markets on Monday, with U.S. futures falling more than 1% and oil prices soaring, though gains for defense contractors and oil companies helped limit losses in Asian trading. The futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 1.7%. The price of…
In this illustration, the Claude AI app is seen in the app store on a phone on February 16, 2026 in New York City. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the Defense Department used Anthropic’s Claude Ai, via its Palantir contract, to help with the attack on Venezuela and capture former President Nicolás…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. I spent last night watching a love triangle play out in the Broadway musical “Chess.” So, it’s only fitting that we bring you the latest updates on Netflix and Paramount Skydance‘s battle for Warner Bros. Discovery in this morning’s edition….
A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or risk damaging its business. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei drew a sharp red line 24 hours before the deadline, declaring his company “cannot in good conscience accede” to…
Michael Intrator, Chief Executive Officer of CoreWeave Inc., speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 22, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters CoreWeave shares fell 8% in extended trading on Thursday after the artificial intelligence-focused cloud infrastructure provider delivered light revenue…
Antonio Filosa attends the presentation of the new Fiat 500 Hybrid at the Stellantis FIAT Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, on November 25, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Auto giant Stellantis on Thursday reported its first-ever annual loss after booking substantial write-downs amid a major strategic shift. The multinational conglomerate, which owns household…