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McCarthy says he would return as House speaker: ‘Whatever the conference wants, I will do’

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said he was open to becoming speaker of the House again, less than a week…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: General Dynamics, United Airlines, Spotify and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Spotify — Shares of the music streaming service company fell 2.5%…

Israel-Hamas war ratchets up pressure on Republicans to select House speaker in coming days

Republican lawmakers are under mounting pressure to settle on a candidate to replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run for president as an independent, end Democratic primary campaign

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he will abandon his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and instead run for the…

U.S. leans on China to use influence with Iran to cool Middle East tensions

BEIJING — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday the congressional delegation to China asked Beijing to use its…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Exxon Mobil, Lockheed Martin, Walt Disney and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walt Disney — Shares of the media giant rose more than…

Shares of UK’s Metro Bank up 26% after securing fresh capital

LONDON — Shares of the U.K.’s Metro Bank were sharply higher Monday morning, after the lender on late Sunday announced…

Russia says it’s ‘extremely concerned’ about Middle East crisis — but has no plans to call Israel

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates.  Ukraine and…

Iran’s UN mission denies involvement in Hamas attacks; Gaza under ‘complete siege’

This was CNBC’s live blog on Oct. 9 tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Follow the latest updates here. Israel bombarded…