Politics

Former BP exec’s ex-husband gets prison for insider trading after eavesdropping on her calls

The ex-husband of a former BP mergers and acquisitions manager was sentenced to two years in federal prison for insider…

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls July 4 general election

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday called for a general election to take place on July 4,…

Most Americans falsely think the U.S. is in recession, poll shows

More than half of Americans think the United States is in an economic recession, although gross domestic product has been…

Meet the leaders of the Trump era’s new conservative economic populism

This reported column is Part Two of Eamon Javers’ two-part series on the new, conservative economic populism gaining ground among…

Russia denies wanting to redraw Baltic Sea border; Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons drills send a warning to the West

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia’s latest non-strategic nuclear weapons drills are being…

Fani Willis and judge presiding over Trump election interference case defeat challengers in election

Two key players in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump have defeated challengers in Tuesday’s election. Fulton…

Trump campaign starts taking cryptocurrency donations, vows to build a ‘crypto army’

The Trump campaign announced Tuesday it will start accepting cryptocurrency donations, casting the move as one of solidarity with opponents…

RFK Jr. says he invested $24,000 in GameStop after brief meme stock revival

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the third-party challenger to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election,…

Biden takes credit for Target grocery price cuts: ‘They’re answering the call’

President Joe Biden took a victory lap after Target announced it was lowering prices on groceries and other items —…

Trump VP prospect Doug Burgum and GOP oil baron Harold Hamm are allies in business and politics

If former President Donald Trump taps North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be his running mate, the biggest beneficiary of…