Economy

Soccer fans gather for a watch party during the World Cup semifinal match between Spain and France at China Basin Park in San Francisco, July 14, 2026. Heather Diehl | Getty Images While the FIFA World Cup provided a tourism boost to host cities, its positive impact was mitigated by economic weakness seen elsewhere, according […]

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, June 4, 2024. Anna Rose Layden | Reuters Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday hit back at House Republicans threatening to hold him in contemptcalling their efforts part of a wave of “unprecedented and unfounded” attacks against the Department of Justice. “I […]

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday that today’s stock market is nowhere near the kind of bubble that preceded the dot-com crash. While companies such as SpaceX may fuel perceptions of excess, Cramer argued they are exceptions to the rule, rather than representative of the broader market. “There are always outliers,” the “Mad Money” host said. […]

An F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, takes off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 13, 2026. Courtesy: U.S. Navy U.S. forces completed another round of strikes against Iranian targetsthe Central Command said late Tuesday, as the order to resume its naval […]

Okta and Crowtstrike. Jonathan Raa | Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cybersecurity stocks jumped on Tuesday after IBM CEO Arvind Krishna flagged cyber fears as a top priority for customers in the company’s preliminary second-quarter results. During the period, Krishna said customers shifted spending to servers and memory and that “rapidly-evolving, industry-wide cybersecurity […]

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is seen in the U.S. Capitol after a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., March 26, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A coalition of current and former Meta employees have sued the social media giant, alleging that the company used […]

A Zipline precision drone with a delivery pod underneath. Zipline South San Francisco startup Zipline is adding former Tesla and Waymo execs to its C-suite, and bringing on a former Uber executive to lead its commercial expansion, as the company scales its drone delivery service into new U.S. and international markets. Since Zipline started up […]

French soccer player Kylian Mbappe listens to the French president as he arrives for a lunch at the team’s training camp, as part of the team’s preparation for the UEFA Euro 2024 European football championships in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines on June 3, 2024. Sarah Meyssonnier | Afp | Getty Images French soccer star Kylian Mbappe will reportedly […]

The Mustang Mach-E on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor’s U.S. new vehicle sales rose 11.2% last month compared with May of last year, boosted by strong sales growth for all-electric and hybrid models. The Detroit automaker on Tuesday reported roughly […]

Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, in Atlanta on Aug. 23, 2023. Source: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office A 2020 Trump campaign aide and two attorneys who did work for the campaign were charged Tuesday with forgery related to […]