cnbc.comadded August 2026
US Top News and Analysisby Lorie Konish27 Aug 2026
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment next year may be higher than the 2.8% benefit increase beneficiaries saw in 2026, according to the latest projections.
US Top News and Analysisby Jeff Cox27 Aug 2026
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack on Thursday repeated her call for higher interest rates, saying recent inflation data show the central bank is still too far from its goal.
US Top News and Analysisby Samantha Subin27 Aug 2026
CrowdStrike and Okta shares surged on Thursday after earnings showed that artificial intelligence adoption is pushing customers to spend more on cybersecurity tools.
US Top News and Analysisby Robert Frank27 Aug 2026
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.
US Top News and Analysisby Mike Winters27 Aug 2026
Carrying a balance on a credit card can be one of the quickest ways to get trapped in debt, and a common payment habit can make it much harder to get out. More than 4 in 10 U.S.
US Top News and Analysisby Jeff Cox27 Aug 2026
Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid said Thursday that inflation is still too high, though he stopped short of calling for an interest rate hike.
US Top News and Analysisby Michele Luhn27 Aug 2026
American Airlines announced Thursday it will add seven international routes to its 2027 schedule, with many of those on its Airbus A321XLR planes.
US Top News and Analysisby Hayley Cuccinello27 Aug 2026
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.
US Top News and Analysisby Laya Neelakandan27 Aug 2026
Best Buy on Thursday reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and raised its full-year outlook as the company's recovery showed more signs of taking hold.
US Top News and Analysisby Jonathan Vanian27 Aug 2026
Meta's $16.7 billion settlement in a federal social media addiction case represents a dramatic concession for the social media company after years of fending off attacks from state litigators.
US Top News and Analysisby April Roach27 Aug 2026
Nvidia has agreed to buy open-source platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person with knowledge of the deal.
US Top News and Analysisby Sam Meredith27 Aug 2026
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise trip to Moscow this week to warn Russia against attacking NATO, according to multiple media reports, amid growing fears of...
US Top News and Analysisby Kif Leswing27 Aug 2026
Nvidia had already reported results that sailed past estimates by the time CFO Colette Kress came into the earnings call with a stunning forecast for next year.
US Top News and Analysisby Jenni Reid27 Aug 2026
Europe is struggling to fill its natural gas stores ahead of winter, raising the risk that competition with Asia for supplies will push prices above 100 euros (around $117) per megawatt-hour for...
US Top News and Analysisby Anniek Bao27 Aug 2026
An oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a post Thursday, the latest in a string of sporadic attacks that have...
US Top News and Analysisby Evelyn Cheng27 Aug 2026
BEIJING — Chinese artificial intelligence company Z.ai released a new model Wednesday that the company claims uses entirely homegrown semiconductors to operate.
US Top News and Analysisby Alexa LoMonaco27 Aug 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday defended the chipmaker's growing role in financing the artificial intelligence boom, pushing back on criticism that the company's financial support for other AI...
US Top News and Analysisby Priyanka Salve27 Aug 2026
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of "Inside India" — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world's...
US Top News and Analysisby Kevin Breuninger; Dan Mangan27 Aug 2026
A lawyer for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday pushed back on President Donald Trump's revived effort to remove her from the central bank, telling the White House in a five-page...
US Top News and Analysisby Mavis Mook; Lisa Kim26 Aug 2026
A U.S. pullback from Asia will give regional allies more responsibility for their own defense — but Washington is still watching for alignment with its own interests, according to Derek Grossman...
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