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….
Construction laborers work on a high rise building in Kolkata on July 23, 2024. Dibyangshu Sarkar | Afp | Getty Images India’s economy grew at a faster pace than expected of 7.8% in the quarter ending December. A Reuters poll of economists had pegged the October-December gross domestic product to grow at 7.2%. The latest…
Scientist in America are electrocuting lakes and the reason is alarming (Image Source – Canva) Water in parts of the United States is being shocked on purpose. Not for spectacle, and not to remove rubbish, but to count what is living below the surface. State wildlife teams and university researchers have been lowering electrodes into…
Low angle view of tall buildings in Tokyo, Japan, showcasing diverse architectural styles George Pachantouris | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday, after U.S. stocks declined overnight as Nvidia shares tumbled despite a quarterly earnings beat. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slid 0.6%, while the Topix traded flat. The benchmark Japanese index hit 59,000…
President Donald Trump walks past Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Brent Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Mary Coney Barrett as he arrives for the State of the Union address during a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Win Mcnamee |…
South Korea’s central bank raised its key interest rate by a quarter-percentage point as expected on Thursday, in a bid to contain inflation and prevent capital outflows as the U.S. Federal Reserve gears up for more hikes. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit another record Thursday fueled by “Takaichi trade,”…
European defense companies must take a stronger lead on collaborating to help the continent become independent of the U.S. security umbrella, Leonardo‘s CEO told CNBC. Speaking with CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Wednesday after Leonardo’s annual results statement, Roberto Cingolani said European defense companies have “all the capabilities and technical skills” and should not wait…
Novo Nordisk was the first company to make a GLP-1 drug for weight loss and became Europe’s most valuable company. But its troubles are stacking up and today the stock trades at just a quarter of what it did at its peak less than two years ago. Pricing pressure, fierce competition, and pipeline setbacks have…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration’s tariff strategy, and amid a U.S. military buildup in the Persian…
Iran wants to make a “deal” more than the U.S., President Donald Trump said Tuesday stateside, ahead of another round of talks with Tehran around its nuclear program and amid a build up of American forces in the Middle East. Tehran’s refusal to commit to not developing nuclear weapons remains the key sticking point holding…