News & Analysis - CNBC

1. Deflation and tariff-hit China sets lowest annual growth target on record at 4.5% to 5%

2. Broadcom beats on earnings and guidance as AI revenue doubles

3. Nvidia CEO Huang says $30 billion OpenAI investment 'might be the last'

4. South Korea's Kospi stages a sharp rebound, surging over 12%, on course for best day on record

5. China to boost defense spending by 7%, slowest pace since 2021

6. Rep. Tony Gonzales admits to affair with staffer who died by suicide

7. The U.S. insists the Iran conflict won't be a 'forever war.' Experts beg to differ

8. Apple announces MacBook Neo, its most affordable laptop ever

9. Trump has an AI data center problem ahead of the midterms — with no easy solutions

10. Broadcom's custom AI chip business stays hot and gives the bulls a much-needed win

11. Google's AI chatbot allegedly told user to stage 'mass casualty attack,' wrongful death suit claims

12. South Korea stocks crashed 18% in two days. Could it happen here?

13. Okta beats fourth-quarter estimates, but issues weak guidance

14. Tech industry group expresses 'concern' to Pete Hegseth over supply chain risk label

15. Epstein files: House committee subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi

16. 2 reasons why the market is rallying Wednesday and defying Iran war fears

17. Bessent says global 15% tariff starts this week, predicts Trump duties will return to old levels later this year

18. Trump officially nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell

19. The U.S. is not the place to be for investors in 2026 so far. Where they are turning to for gains