It’s the first night of the Rodeo in Houston, Texas – usually an unmissable event in the city. But gathered at an Irish pub in the suburbs of the city are a group of young Republicans who don’t want to miss President Donald Trump’s prime-time address to Congress. About a dozen members of the party…
US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade tariffs will hit world growth and raise inflation, the OECD has predicted in its latest forecast. Canada and Mexico are forecast to see the biggest impact as they have had the harshest tariffs imposed on them, but US growth is also expected to be hit. The OECD has more…
Nike’s “Just Do It” ad slogan on Feb. 5, 2025, in London, England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images The Trump administration’s radical overhaul of the federal government and economic policy is bleeding into corporate numbers. Nike reported earnings Thursday, and cautioned that it expects sales in its current quarter to plunge because…
There are many possible reactions to seeing an IndyCar speeding along the track, but they all boil down to basically two thoughts: “I want absolutely nothing to do with that,” or, “I need to experience that now.” Both are understandable responses to seeing a car designed to speed over 200 mph do that very thing,…
The family of a 21-year-old student who was shot and stabbed while cycling home after watching a football match 10 years ago has renewed an appeal for the public’s help to find those responsible. Ola Raji had spent the evening at a friend’s house watching a Champions League match between Bayern Munich and Porto before…
Jimmy Fallon tackled one of the most talked about topics at Donald Trump‘s inauguration Monday — Melania‘s hat! The ‘Tonight Show’ host stepped out onstage for his opening monologue last evening sporting a wide-brim black hat with a white stripe around it. Play video content NBC Funny thing was it mirrored the hat Melania was…
This week, NatWest will hold its last annual shareholder meeting before returning to full private ownership, with the government expected to sell its remaining stake in the bailed-out bank in the coming weeks. The bank, formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), will host shareholders on Wednesday at its sprawling Gogarburn campus in Edinburgh,…
A job and resource fair hosted by the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board in partnership with NCWorks in Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on…
A stabbing in Austria that killed a 14-year-old boy and wounded five others was an Islamist attack, the country’s interior minister has said. The attack took place on Saturday at Villach, a town near the border with Italy and Slovenia. A 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker was detained at the scene. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said…
Watch: ‘I’m getting angry and anti-American’ – Canadians on tariff threat President Donald Trump has suspended for 30 days the hefty tariffs on Mexico and Canada that he threatened after last-minute negotiations with the two US neighbours. He can point to concessions on border and crime enforcement as a victory. But Canada’s Justin Trudeau and…
