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Disney beat earnings expectations this quarter but missed on revenue as its TV networks and a soft theatrical slate weighed on results. CNBC’s Julia Boorstin joins with Disney CFO Hugh Johnston to break down the results and discuss the company’s streaming strategy, theme parks, and the YouTube TV blackout . Then, Oscar Health CEO Mark Bertolini explains rising insurance premiums, the path ahead fo...

President Trump signs a funding bill that reopens the government after the longest shutdown in history, economic data not collected during the shutdown may never be released, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in January in the President’s challenge to Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, Alibaba is retooling artificial intelligence apps to be more like ChatGPT, and the end of the line for...

Advanced Micro Devices is betting big on AI . CEO Lisa Su discusses AMD’s latest earnings, the company’s $100 billion data center chip target, and its partnership with OpenAI. She shares her outlook on AI demand, export controls, and the competitive landscape in the AI arms race. Then, Olympic gold medalist and The Snow League co-founder Shaun White explains his new professional snowboarding and f...

The Senate has approved a funding package  for the government, a first step in ending the shutdown. Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes offers his critique of the Trump administration’s tariff policy. He discusses the differences between industrial policy and “state capitalism,” and weighs the impacts of these policies on innovation. The FDA is removing a longtime warning for women considering hormon...

The Senate has taken a first step toward ending the government shutdown . CNBC’s Emily Wilkins shares details on the agreement that broke Capitol Hill’s stalemate . Despite progress in DC, the shutdown’s impact on travel around the country  will persist, and The Points Guy Brian Kelly has tips for travelers affected by airport staffing shortages. Former fundraiser for President Obama, real estate...

Pfizer has won a bidding war for obesity drug developer Metsera, Diageo has hired Tesco’s Dave Lewis as its new CEO, FedEx and UPS will ground their flights of MD-11 planes after one of those planes crashed at the UPS aviation hub in Kentucky, Visa and Mastercard are nearing a settlement on interchange fees for merchants, affecting the way shoppers use rewards programs, and BBC’s head of news has...

The White House has struck a deal with two more drugmakers : Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz discusses the administration’s plan to make GLP-1s more affordable for Americans.  Tesla shareholders voted to approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay  package, as long as he reaches their lofty goals for the company. Musk biographer Walter Isa...

Fans of “Grand Theft Auto” will have to wait for the release of the sixth version of the popular video game will be delayed, Airbnb shares are on the move after reporting upbeat guidance, fintech company Affirm shares also trending up, while competitor Block missed earnings estimates for the fourth-straight quarter, and Ford is considering discontinuing the electric version of its popular F-150 tr...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) discusses the prolonged government shutdown, as well as the future of the filibuster and bipartisanship on Capitol Hill. Because of the shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a reduction in flight capacity by 10% at 40 major airports starting on Friday, a move that will affect roughly 3,500-4,000 flights per day. American Airlines Pilot Den...

Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa  in the NYC mayoral race, part of a sweep for Democrats across the nation’s elections. CNBC’s wealth editor Robert Frank reports on the impact this victory will have on the city’s wealthiest population and its tax revenue , and CNBC’s Emily Wilkins is in Washington, DC, reporting on the returns across the country. As many Democrats celebrate, t...

AMD posted better than expected earnings in the third quarter, Pinterest shares are plunging after that company’s quarterly report, EV maker Rivian posted a surprise gross profit in the past quarter, Apollo has reportedly withdrawn its offer to take Papa John’s private, and President Trump has renominated Jared Isaacman after having pulled that nomination in May amid the President’s spat with Isaa...

The Supreme Court will hear the oral arguments for the Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to justify tariffs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who will be at the hearing, defends the emergency measures and discusses the ongoing government shutdown. Palantir reported a beat in its third quarter  earnings, but short sellers are concerned about AI valuation...

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast delivers candid, in-depth conversations with trailblazing women in business, hosted by CNBC Senior Media & Tech Correspondent Julia Boorstin. Listen to an excerpt now!  The series spotlights women from the CNBC Changemakers list and other female innovators who are redefining leadership, breaking barriers, and transforming industries; including CEO of...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy addresses the government shutdown’s impact  on travel and federal travel workers across the country as we enter the second month of the standstill in Washington, DC. Tim Wu, Columbia Law Professor and tech and competition adviser under President Trump, discusses the importance of competition in the big tech landscape. For him, the best foil for China’s tech domi...

Berkshire Hathaway reporting a sharp rebound in earnings in the third quarter, President Trump says Nvidia’s most advanced semiconductor chips should be reserved for the U.S., Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says SNAP food benefits could restart this week, OPEC+ has agreed to a small increase in monthly crude oil output, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is apologizing for the province of O...

In an exclusive interview,  Exxon Mobil  CEO Darren Woods discusses his company’s latest quarterly financials and the geopolitics at play in oil patches around the world. In tech,  Netflix has announced a stock split  amid reports that the streamer is preparing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery,  Amazon’s stock soared  after earnings, and  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is celebrating AI ’s profitability...

President Trump is calling on Republicans to change the filibuster rules in the Senate to end the U.S. government shutdown, delays at airports around the country continue to pile up, airline CEOs have taken their concerns to the Trump Administration, shares of social media site Reddit are pushing higher, and crypto platform coinbase is seeing a resurgence in trading.    Squawk Box is hosted by Joe...

President Trump has  met with China’s President Xi  in South Korea, announcing progress on tariffs, fentanyl, and semiconductors. Former Ambassador to China Nick Burns discusses the meeting, the national security concerns on the table for the United States, and makes one clear distinction: the outcome is not a trade deal.  Tech giants have reported their quarterly financials , the Fed has cut rate...

The federal government has been shut down for nearly a month , and the economic effects are mounting. IBM vice chairman and former NEC director Gary Cohn discusses the health of the economy, corporate earnings, and how the AI boom is reshaping the labor market. Then, early voting is underway in the New York City mayoral race. CNBC’s Robert Frank reports on the billionaires and businesses that are...

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates by a quarter point today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip yesterday, an executive at the Air Traffic Controllers Union says that many airport workers have taken second jobs during the government shutdown, shares of Nvidia supplier SK Hynix are higher, and Hurricane Melissa made devastating landfall in...

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist  Bill Gates has penned a new memo about resource allocation to climate change . In an essay that surprised many, Gates writes that climate change “will not lead to humanity’s demise,” despite his years of work to educate on and mitigate the results of a warming planet. In a sit down interview, Gates explains his perspective on “trade-offs” and al...

Tesla’s shareholders are preparing for a shareholder vote next week, and on the agenda is CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented proposed payment plan . Board Chair Robyn Denholm discusses why Musk merits the package, and why shareholders should approve the proposal, despite pushback from proxy advisors like Glass Lewis and ISS . Plus, President Trump struck a critical minerals deal with Malaysia  before l...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he expects President Trump and China’s President Xi to reach a deal to avoid a 100% tariff on Chinese goods in the U.S., a deal is closer for Bytedance to divest Tiktok’s U.S. operations, China’s industrial profits are soaring thanks to Beijing’s policies aimed at curbing price wars, Boeing defense workers in St. Louis are preparing to strike, and Hurricane Me...

Well over 3 weeks into the government shutdown, economists are eager for federal metrics that help paint a picture of our nation’s economy. To that end, the Labor Department brought back some workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to release the Consumer Price Index, or CPI . 10 days late, CNBC’s Rick Santelli, Nomura’s David Seif and Richard Bernstein Advisors’s Michael Contopoulos dig into...

The U.S. government shutdown hits day 24 and many federal workers will miss a paycheck today, Intel has returned the profitability, Ford has lowered full-year guidance due to a supplier fire, Hoka and Uggs parent company Deckers see caution from consumers, and chipmaker Applied Materials is cutting 1,400 jobs.    Squawk Box is hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin.  Follow Squaw...