News & Analysis - CNBC

1. Perplexity AI makes a bid to merge with TikTok U.S.

2. Solana surges 12% on launch of Trump-themed meme coin, ether falls

3. Vanguard to pay more than $100 million to SEC over violations involving target date retirement funds

4. GLP-1s and Brian Thompson’s killing loom large at top health-care conference

5. Trump inauguration to be moved indoors due to extreme cold

6. Democrats push for inaugural oversight as Trump committee rakes in cash

7. Why tech companies like Amazon, Google and TSMC are flocking to Phoenix

8. Irenic takes a position at KBR. Here’s how the activist may help improve shareholder value

9. Why the gold boom is causing a surge in illegal mining

10. What to expect from travel prices in 2025 — and which destinations have the best vacation bargains

11. DOJ sues Walgreens, alleging it 'knowingly' filled millions of prescriptions that lacked legitimate medical purposes

12. Tempted to swap your stocks for bonds this year? Here's why we're sticking with equities

13. Mark Cuban: I was out of work and broke when I started the business that made me a millionaire—'if you've got nothing, it's the perfect time'

14. Al Roker will sometimes ditch a car and take public transit just to get more steps in: Walking 'probably helped save my life'

15. Parents who make this simple mistake raise ‘mentally weak children,’ says psychiatrist: 'You are increasing your self-esteem by stealing theirs'

16. Trump's second term could mean the downfall of the FDIC, CFPB: Here's what that means for consumers

17. When I left Texas for Spain, ‘I gained the freedom to redefine myself’—it would’ve been impossible in the U.S.

18. Google Maps is turning 20 — it's mapping three more countries and adding AI capabilities

19. Couple relocated from America to Switzerland and pay $2,883 a month for their 3-bedroom apartment: 'The safety level is so different here'

20. A $1.8B startup sale made him wealthy—now he plans to donate half his net worth: 'The American Dream isn't just about getting rich'