Foreign policy

Wall Street opposition to Trump collapses, as ‘pipe dream’ of primary defeat ends

As Donald Trump surges toward the Republican nomination, many Wall Street executives have made a calculated decision not to speak…

Russia strikes back at Ukraine for ‘monstrous act of terrorism’ after market, oil terminals attacked

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine traded retaliatory strikes over the…

Haley fires at Trump attacks before New Hampshire primary

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has been throwing harder punches at GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, days before her make-or-break New…

Houthis embrace ‘direct confrontation’ with U.S. as Biden admits airstrikes aren’t working

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels are enthusiastically “confronting America directly,” the organization’s leader said in a televised…

Drone strikes hit St. Petersburg; Russian oil depot on fire

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine targeted the Russian city of St. Petersburg…

Ukraine war updates: Kremlin shares its view of Davos after being snubbed; Russia says Kyiv attacked Baltic oil terminal

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia claimed that Ukraine attacked several Russian regions…

‘We have some consensus’: Speaker Johnson, Sen. Schumer exit Biden meeting on Ukraine aid with optimism

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had a bipartisan glow about them Wednesday after they and…

Biden designates Houthis terrorist group, as U.S. ramps up Red Sea counterstrikes

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday designated the Iranian-backed, Yemen-based Houthi rebels as specially designated global terrorists, or SDGTs, in…

‘Unprovoked violation’: Iran strikes Syria, Iraq and Pakistan as Middle East tensions spike

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Within 24 hours, Iran launched missile and drone strikes on targets in three countries —…

Russia mocks British efforts to support Ukraine; Blinken warns of ‘real problem’ if Kyiv gets no extra funding

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine is dominating conversations at…