News & Analysis - CNBC

1. U.S. economy slowed to 1.5% growth rate in Q2; June core inflation at 3.3%

2. AI investor Leopold Aschenbrenner forced to unwind all public stock positions after steep losses, sources say

3. New details in the OpenAI Hugging Face hack show how far agents will go: 'It's now remarkably easy'

4. Meta tanks 9%, continuing record losing streak, while Microsoft jumps 14% as AI trade splits

5. Cyclospora outbreak has hurt Taco Bell but sales are already improving, Yum Brands CEO says

6. Egypt says drone hit two ships at Mediterranean port as attacks on energy infrastructure widen

7. Iran says it will 'punish the aggressor today' after 'heavy wave' of U.S. strikes

8. Starbucks raises full-year outlook as CEO tells CNBC the chain is winning back customer loyalty

9. Trump promised a 'golden age' for agriculture. Farmers in Iowa say they're still waiting

10. Here are the five big takeaways from this week's Fed meeting

11. Loeffler's financial disclosure reveals husband’s ties to exclusive Trump Jr.-backed private club

12. Chipotle stock jumps as chain hikes same-store sales forecast, says cyclospora fears hit sales in late July

13. Ferrari raises 2026 guidance after Q2 earnings beat

14. China threatens retaliation against U.S. humanoid robot ban, says it 'severely damages' relations

15. Wealth managers face a new challenger: their clients’ AI chatbots

16. Zuckerberg lays out Meta's AI capacity dilemma: What to sell vs. what to keep

17. Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday

18. OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar tells employees that annualized revenue in July topped all of Q2

19. Senate Judiciary postpones Blanche AG nomination vote over Trump-IRS settlement concerns

20. Samsung says chip crunch will last until 2028 as quarterly profit soars