News & Analysis - CNBC

1. Brent oil pares gains after climbing to wartime high on U.S.-Iran escalation fears

2. Merck beats quarterly estimates on strength of Keytruda and new products, narrows outlook

3. Eli Lilly will report first quarter earnings before the bell. Here's what Wall Street expects

4. Jerome Powell says he will continue to serve as a Fed governor, calls Trump criticism 'unprecedented'

5. Democrats vow to fight back after Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling

6. Microsoft calls for $190 billion in 2026 capital spending on soaring memory prices

7. Meta stock drops on quarterly results as 'internet disruptions' in Iran drag down user numbers

8. U.S. weighs 'reduction' of troops in Germany as Trump's feud with Berlin deepens

9. Fed holds rates steady but with highest level of dissent since 1992

10. Democrats urge CFTC to rein in prediction markets sports betting, insider trading

11. Qualcomm shares soar 16% on CEO comments about China orders, hyperscaler customer

12. Nvidia just invested in the AI legal startup that's splashing Jude Law ads everywhere

13. Investors still trust Google more than Meta when it comes to spending their money on AI

14. Anthropic in talks with investors to raise funds at $900 billion valuation, higher than OpenAI

15. Chipotle posts surprise same-store sales growth in early sign chain could be breaking its slump

16. Microsoft delivers a promising quarter but can't shake the software fears

17. Shares of Jeep maker Stellantis fall as much as 10% after first-quarter results

18. Volkswagen warns planned cost cuts are not enough after 14% drop in first-quarter profit

19. Samsung profit surges over eightfold to beat estimates as AI boom fuels memory chip crunch

20. Euro zone inflation jumps to 3% as economic growth almost stalls