Finance - CNBC

1. China to restrict silver exports, echoing rare earths playbook

2. Fed minutes show officials were in tight split over December rate cut

3. China EVs in 2026 look less like a boom and more like a survival test as global expansion ramps up

4. Silver futures log worst day since 2021, retreating sharply from record

5. China to crack down on AI chatbots around suicide, gambling

6. Here's how AI could influence the Fed's economic outlook

7. Citadel to return $5 billion in profit to investors, source says

8. Asset manager Janus Henderson gets bought by Trian, General Catalyst for $7.4 billion

9. Waller had a 'strong interview' for Fed chair with Trump as president appears to turn focus to job market

10. Friday could be a wild day of trading on Wall Street. Here's why

11. Visa says new AI shopping tool has helped customers with hundreds of transactions

12. Billionaire fund manager Ron Baron praises beaten-up financial stock whose new CEO he compares to Jamie Dimon

13. Tricolor CEO received a $6.25 million bonus weeks before company’s bankruptcy, prosecutors say

14. Robinhood is rolling out NFL parlay and prop bets on prediction markets platform

15. Nasdaq moves to make trading nearly 24 hours. Why some on Wall Street say that's a bad idea

16. Kevin Hassett retakes lead in Fed chief race on Kalshi after being briefly overtaken by Warsh

17. Startup backed by Altman, JPMorgan announces capital lending partnership with Amazon

18. Hassett's Fed chair candidacy received pushback from high-level people close to Trump, sources say

19. Goldman Sachs makes big bet on ETFs specializing in downside protection

20. Hassett Fed chair odds fall, Warsh chances surge on Kalshi after Trump comments