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The tokamak room at the Commonwealth Fusion Systems construction site where the tokamak will go that will, company executives tell CNBC, demonstrate net energy, a key milestone in achieving fusion.Cat Clifford, CNBCCommonwealth Fusion Systems CEO Bob Mumgaard is a student of the history of technology.”If you go and you look at what fusion looks like… […]

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta Platforms, in July 2021.Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants his workforce to know the company is in the middle of the artificial intelligence race.During a meeting with employees Thursday in the Hacker Square pavilion at Meta’s Menlo Park headquarters, Zuckerberg discussed Meta’s AI efforts,… […]

A Delta Airbus A320 airplane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, as smoke from wildfires in Canada blankets the area.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesSmoke from Canada wildfires disrupted flights in the Eastern U.S. again Thursday after hundreds were delayed a day earlier due to decreased visibility, the Federal… […]

Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is delaying the highly scrutinized listing of Pershing Square’s U.S. closed-end fund, according to a notice on the New York Stock Exchange’s website. The initial public offering of Pershing Square USA Ltd., with the ticker PSUS, is […]

A view of the Central Park Tower at 217 West 57th St. in New York City. Source: Cody Boone, SERHANT Studios A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high net worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to […]

US Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris delivers keynote speech at Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.’s Grand Boulé event at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 24, 2024. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Financial experts describe Vice President Kamala Harris’ investment style in one word: Boring. For a […]

An important gauge for the Federal Reserve showed inflation eased slightly from a year ago in June, helping to open the way for a widely anticipated September interest rate cut. The personal consumption expenditures price index increased 0.1% on the month and was up 2.5% from a year ago, in line with Dow Jones estimates […]

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hold another campaign rally in the same area of Pennsylvania where he survived an assassination attempt less […]

Center street shibuya. David Gee | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rebounded Friday, after Thursday’s sell-off saw some indexes in the region hit their lowest level in months. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was the notable outlier, extending losses for an eighth straight day to 37,667.41, down 0.53%. The Topix lost 0.38% to close at […]

Blocks forming robot on white background. Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Payments giant Visa is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to counter fraud, James Mirfin, global head of risk and identity solutions at Visa, told CNBC. The company prevented $40 billion in fraudulent activity from October 2022 to September 2023, nearly double […]