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A week out from  the SpaceX IPO , WSJ business columnist Tim Higgins discusses the interest from retail investors. While the Nasdaq plans to fast track SpaceX’s entry into the Nasdaq 100 index, the S&P will not be fast tracking the company into its own marquee index. CNBC’s Robert Frank reports on the major wealth that  the IPO will generate for SpaceX employees and of course, for Elon Musk . Plus...

Noted value investor Guy Spier first gained the public's attention in 2007 when he and a partner paid just over $650,000 at a charity auction to have lunch with the world's most famous investor, Warren Buffett. Spier launched his fund Aquamarine in 1997, following closely to Buffett’s principles, but closed it down in early 2026 and returned money to investors following a diagnosis of the brain ca...

Andrew Yang, founder of the Forward Party and CEO of Noble Mobile, discusses  taxing AI  as concerns mount about its impact on resources and the labor market. A screw worm was found in Texas, and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is reportedly pitching the  SpaceX IPO  to wealthy clients, and the  U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution to end military action in Iran . Plus, “The Social Network...

In the Senate Banking Committee room, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) weigh in on  Todd Blanche as acting Attorney General  and  Bill Pulte’s new appointment as acting Director of National Intelligence , and the concept of taxes on AI. Senator Warren does the math on wealth taxes, and Senator Tillis underscores his position with the President. Gearing up for retireme...

In Washington, D.C., U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stops by the Squawk set to discuss trade and tariff strategy. Shortly after news broke of a potential tariff on Brazil , Ambassador Greer references his office’s investigations into unfair trade practices. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig is in DC as well, addressing his own role in regulating prediction markets. In corporate news, Anthropic...

Andrew Ross Sorkin breaks a scoop: Barry Diller’s People Inc. is preparing a bid for MGM Resorts. Meanwhile,  Nvidia is jumping into PCs ,  Blue Origin’s rocket explosion has delayed progress  at the company,  Berkshire Hathaway is buying Taylor Morrison , and CNBC’s Dan Murphy reports on  new waves of strikes in the Middle East . Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disea...

As concerns about AI’s impact on the labor force mount, lawmakers including Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) are considering taxes on AI to fund federal job programs. Rep. Casar discusses AI-driven layoffs  and the obligations of the government during a tech revolution. Ahead of the annual ASCA meeting, Johnson & Johnson  CEO Joaquin Duato discusses his company’s innovations in oncology treatment, as well a...

The CFTC is moving to withdraw its $5 million penalty against the crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins , a Google staffer in Europe has been charged with fraud over his bets on Polymarket , New York City’s pied-a-terre tax  will take effect in July, Fertitta Entertainment is buying Caesars in a $17.6B deal , and drone strikes continue in the Middle East, despite a ceasefire. Thanks to t...

SpaceX is gearing up for its IPO , sparking debate about the company’s governance and its potential fast track to the Nasdaq 100 index. Investor Nell Minow, chair of ValueEdge Advisors, shares her concerns about SpaceX’s fundamentals. This year, the Tribeca Film Festival has accepted a fully AI-generated film entitled, “Dreams of Violets.” Tom Rogers, executive chairman of the production company F...

The  CDC has expanded U.S. airport screening for the Ebola virus ; former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses risks of outbreak, as well as the potential uses for GLP-1s in cancer treatments. Author of “The Infinite Machine” Sebastian Mallaby discusses  Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI , where humanity fits into global innovation, and the risks of unregulated technology. Plus, Uber and Ly...

Squawk Box’s Joe Kernen and Becky Quick are in Washington, D.C., where President Trump will swear in  Kevin Warsh as the Federal Reserve’s next chair . The two are joined by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) to discuss his  congressional probe into insider trading on Kalshi and Polymarket . Then, House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) shares...

The  SpaceX S-1 is finally public ; CNBC’s Leslie Picker reports on the public’s first look under the SpaceX hood. Ahead of  what will likely be the largest IPO ever  next month, Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson highlights the talent running the company under the billionaire’s leadership. Isaacson also underscores Musk’s ambitions for space, in light of  Andrew Ross Sorkin’s interview with Jef...

Dan Gilbert wears many hats: NBA owner, entrepreneur, Detroit booster and Dad.  While building Rocket Companies – the $30 billion mortgage giant – and investing billions in the Motor City’s 21st century development, he was a rare disease parent. Gilbert’s oldest child, Nick, died in 2023 following a lifelong battle with neurofibromatosis, a genetic disease that causes tumors to grow on nerve pathw...

Jeff Bezos sits down with Andrew Ross Sorkin for an extended interview at the Blue Origin Rocket Park in Florida. In a wide-ranging conversation, the world’s fourth-richest person discusses America’s wealthiest class, U.S. tax policy, philanthropy, working with President Trump, and our country’s future. Bezos predicts AI-prompted deflation and an AI-prompted job shortage, and he doubles down on th...

NYC Mayor Mamdani has met with both JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon; Partnership for New York City Steven Fulop discusses the bridge between New York’s business community and its Democratic Socialist mayor. Anthropic  will begin sharing cyber flaws found by Mythos , while keeping Mythos private to a small circle of users. After a closely watched trial in Oakland, Calif...

After President Trump’s meeting with President Xi in Beijing , U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue, who was in the room with both leaders, discusses the trade agreements between nations and America’s stance on Taiwan . The largest low-cost air carrier on the European continent RyanAir says it’s well hedged amid a global jet fuel crunch , but CEO Michael O’Leary warns that other airlines may face...

President Trump is on the way back to the U.S., following a  summit  in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with key decisions on trade deals,  sanctions , and  Taiwan  still to come. Reporters Eamon Javers and Eunice Yoon have been covereing the details of the trip – and its impact on the ongoing conflict in  Iran . Dr. Mehmet Oz is focused on potential entitlement fraud as administrator o...

The U.S. and China are opening a new chapter in artificial intelligence talks. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins our Joe Kernen to discuss AI, trade, oil prices and more. Bessent argues the U.S. is negotiating from a position of strength, as the Trump administration weighs chip export rules and the future of Nvidia sales to China. Plus, CNBC’s Eamon Javers breaks down President Trump’s visit...

President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for a highly anticipated two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on the stakes for trade, diplomacy, and U.S.-China relations. Bob Hormats, former Goldman Sachs International vice chairman and former Under Secretary of State, shares his perspective on the meeting and the state of the relationship between the two glo...

Longtime Tesla and SpaceX bull Ron Baron is on set for an extended, exclusive interview. Baron, whose $55B AUM relies heavily on Elon Musk, discusses his faith in the world’s richest man. Plus, eBay has rejected GameStop’s bid to buy it,  a cohort of U.S. CEOs are accompanying President Trump on his trip to Beijing , and CNBC’s Dan Murphy reports on the state of the conflict in Iran after  Preside...

President Trump has rejected Iran’s counteroffer  in the effort to end the war. In the UAE, CNBC’s Dan Murphy reports on the negotiations and the energy prices hanging in the balance. In Beijing, CNBC’s Eunice Yoon awaits the arrival of President Trump–and tech leaders–for a meeting with President Xi . In the U.S., hantavirus patients have arrived in Nebraska . Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Go...

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Tom Friedman discusses the geopolitics at play in the AI revolution, including President Trump’s upcoming meeting with President Xi . Friedman is calling for collaboration–even an arms deal, of sorts–between the two nations on the topic of artificial intelligence. Plus, CNBC’s Dan Murphy is in Dubai reporting on the war in Iran, and Anthropic could b...

Legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones shares his market outlook, comparing today’s market environment with that of autumn, 1999. Fresh off an intimate AI conference, he relays some of his biggest takeaways about AI opportunity, regulation, and dangers. Paul Tudor Jones, the founder of the Robin Hood Foundation, also looks ahead to the upcoming gala. Plus, Anthropic says it saw 80-fold growth  in the...

Proposals to end the war in Iran could be coming soon, but  President Trump has warned of escalation if Iran does not agree  to those proposals. CNBC’s Dan Murphy reports on the morning’s major geopolitical news. The Treasury Department is considering adding stock ownership to  Trump accounts for kids , and  Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is expanding his firm’s footprint in Miami  amid a spat with NYC M...

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev discusses his  platform’s support for Trump Accounts , as well as his ambition to build a “financial super app.” CNBC’s Diana Olick reports on the effort to build a distributed  network of small data centers attached to residential homes , and CNBC’s Dan Murphy is in the United Arab Emirates, reporting on the  latest escalations in the region . Plus, Andrew Ross Sorkin and...