Politics

5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: Stocks are set to kick…

Moscow does not have a ‘veto against NATO enlargement,’ NATO’s Stoltenberg says

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that all NATO allies agree that Russia cannot prevent Ukraine’s eventual membership in the…

As South Carolina governor signs new law, abortion restrictions strain providers in U.S. South

A wave of newly approved abortion restrictions in the Southeastern United States has sent providers scrambling to reconfigure their services…

JPMorgan Chase says Jeffrey Epstein paid tuition for kids of U.S. Virgin Islands governor

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid school tuition for the children of then-governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, whose wife made…

DeSantis doesn’t rule out pardoning Trump, Jan. 6 defendants if elected president

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he would make it a “day one” priority as president to issue pardons for…

House Democrats reintroduce bill targeting stock buybacks

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Thursday reintroduced a bill that would ban open-market stock buybacks, weeks after the Securities and…

Russia carries out intense missile and drone strike overnight; Russia’s Medvedev says conflict could last decades

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments of May 27, 2023, on the war in Ukraine. See here for the…

Biden says he’s ‘very optimistic’ about a debt ceiling deal

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he was “very optimistic” on Friday about reaching a compromise deal with House Republicans…

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon testifies he had no involvement with Jeffrey Epstein account, bank says

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testified at a deposition in New York on Friday that he had no involvement in…

Disney rips DeSantis bid to disqualify judge in free speech lawsuit

Disney urged a federal court to reject a request by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to disqualify the judge overseeing the…