The White House warned federal agencies to prepare for mass firings if Congress does not reach a deal to fund the government by midnight on October 1st. CNBC’s Emily Wilkins describes the warning, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen discusses the health care tax credits hanging in the balance. Kodiak Robotics begins trading on the Nasdaq today; CEO Don Brunette shares the future outlook for autonomous trucks. The Trump Administration has slashed the price of the so-called Gold Card path to citizenship from ...
Sep 25, 2025•35 min
The FDA has approved the injectable version of Merck’s cancer therapy Keytruda . Merck CEO Robert Davis discusses the pricing of this drug and others with CNBC’s Angelica Peebles, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Davis also stands firm on the safety of vaccines and weighs in on the Trump administration’s agenda for health care. Jimmy Kimmel has returned to ABC’s airwaves . Puck’s Matt Belloni discusses the host’s temporary suspension, Kimmel’s response, and the contractual obliga...
Sep 24, 2025•41 min
The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Micron reporting quarterly results above analysts’ expectations due to the AI boom, President Trump cancels a meeting with the top Congressional Democrats ahead of a potential government shutdown, the Government Services Administration is looking to potentially re-hire hundreds of federal workers cut during Elon Musk’s DOGE cost-cutting campaign, Disney is raising the monthly price of streaming service Disney+, and fintech Stripe...
Sep 24, 2025•2 min
From the CNBC and Boardroom’s Game Plan event, Andrew Ross Sorkin interviews tennis legend Roger Federer and his agent, Tony Godsick. Together, Federer and Godsick started the Laver Cup in 2017, a tournament to celebrate the new and veteran talent of the sport. In an extended interview, Federer discusses his brand partnerships with Nike, ON, Uniqlo, and Rolex, his court fashion, and the likelihood of a “seniors” tournament with fellow legend Rafael Nadal. Plus, Godsick explains the Laver Cup’s P...
Sep 23, 2025•16 min
Nvidia will invest $100B in OpenAI, a deal announcement that boosted chip stocks abroad. After nearly two decades at Disney, Kevin Mayer left to lead TikTok U.S. and serve as COO at its parent Bytedance in 2020. Three months later, amid concerns about Chinese influence and the CCP’s access to the platform’s data, Mayer left his role. Today, he discusses TikTok’s path forward in the U.S., as well as Disney’s decision to suspend and reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s show on ABC. General Catalyst CEO Hemant...
Sep 23, 2025•41 min
In the aftermath of Disney-owned ABC’s choice to take Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air “indefinitely,” New York Times columnist James Stewart discusses the FCC’s pressure on the company and whether it played a role in Disney CEO Bob Iger’s decision. Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) also discusses the wide-ranging reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death, including the relationship between rhetoric and violence in America. Senator Coons also discusses the looming government funding deadline , rising supp...
Sep 22, 2025•46 min
The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Senate minority leader Sen. Chuck Schumer is urging President Trump to meet with Congressional Democrats to avoid a government shutdown, the parent company of Saks is looking to sell a stake in Bergdorf Goodman, a group of U.S. lawmakers are making a visit to China, Porsche has slashed its 2025 profitability outlook, and a civil trial begins this week to whether Amazon’s Prime service is too tough to cancel. Squawk Box is hosted ...
Sep 22, 2025•3 min
In its race to rival Amazon and become the next great “everything store,” Walmart leveraged its brick and mortar empire to grow into a major player online. And it didn’t take long for the world’s biggest retailer to build a massive digital marketplace with hundreds of millions of products and thousands of third-party sellers. But Walmart’s digital boom has a little known and much darker underside – where some sellers steal the identities of legitimate businesses so they can peddle counterfeit an...
Sep 19, 2025•15 min
As Apple’s iPhone 17 goes on sale globally, CEO Tim Cook joins Jim Cramer in Apple’s 5th Avenue store for a conversation about global sales and the tech giant’s newest devices. President Trump and Chinese President Xi discuss the future of TikTok on a call today; former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs discusses the potential deal on the table–and the parameters of the law. After the Fed’s rate cut, FOMC member and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari disc...
Sep 19, 2025•47 min
The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: The House of Representatives set to vote today to fund the government through November 21st, Nvidia is paying more than $900 million to partner with startup Enfabrica, Netskope jumped in its Wall Street debut, homebuilder Lennar reported a decline in quarterly profits, and there are reports that Softbank’s “vision fund” will lay off workers. Squawk Box is hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Follow Squawk Pod...
Sep 19, 2025•2 min
Hedge fund billionaire David Tepper , founder of Appaloosa, discusses his bets on AI, his latest call on Chinese equities, and the lessons he’s learned after years of beating the market. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) discusses the Federal Reserve’s rate cut , and Eamon Javers reports on President Trump’s U.K. visit and the state banquet between American tech CEOs, the President and First Lady, and the royal family. Biographer Walter Isaacson discusses the cocktail of business and ge...
Sep 18, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision , Becky Quick and Joe Kernen consider monetary policy’s impact on the equity markets. House Speaker Mike Johnson underscores his hope that the central bank will cut interest rates this week, and he also discusses the President’s deadline extension for TikTok , ongoing trade talks with China, government funding, and the death of Charlie Kirk. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived at Windsor Castle today , where they were greeted w...
Sep 17, 2025•39 min
The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Chinese authorities have reportedly told the country’s tech companies to stop buying chips from Nvidia, mortgage rates are dropping sharply ahead of today’s highly anticipated Federal Reserve rate decision, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has quit his namesake company, Baidu shares are jumping, and Costco has recalled bottles of its house brand prosecco. Squawk Box is hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ros...
Sep 17, 2025•3 min
On the ground in London for the President’s state visit, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses tariffs, a potential trade deal with China, Federal Reserve independence, and reports of a spar between himself and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. Plus, Stephen Miran was confirmed to the Federal Reserve Board , the SEC is considering changing reporting requirements for publicly traded companies, and President Trump is bringing a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New ...
Sep 16, 2025•45 min
After TV’s biggest night, Variety’s Brent Lang highlights the true winners at the Emmy Awards : streamers. Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel offers a long-term view of the American economy and American wallets, and he sees signs of weakening. Plus, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor, China ruled that Nvidia violated anti-monopoly law , and TikTok parent ByteDance is up against another divesting deadline for its U.S. business. Phillip Swagel...
Sep 15, 2025•40 min
The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Lawyers for President Trump are asking an appeals court to let his bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook continue before next week’s Open Market Committee meeting, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent continues interviewing candidates for next Fed chair, Adobe shares are heading up, RH is under pressure, and AI tech firm Super Micro has begun to ship Nvidia Blackwell chips worldwide. Squawk Box is hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky...
Sep 15, 2025•2 min
Paramount Skydance may be preparing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery , and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees that the company must rebuild trust, internally. Ivanka Trump is partnering with Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya to combat food waste through her company, Planet Harvest. Both entrepreneurs discuss the food supply chain and their new project, and Trump reflects on nearly a decade of friendship with the late Charlie Kirk . Plus, Jesse Cole, owner of the exhibition dancing baseball team ...
Sep 12, 2025•38 min
The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Lawyers for President Trump are asking an appeals court to let his bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook continue before next week’s Open Market Committee meeting, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent continues interviewing candidates for next Fed chair, Adobe shares are heading up, RH is under pressure, and AI tech firm Super Micro has begun to ship Nvidia Blackwell chips worldwide. Squawk Box is hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky...
Sep 12, 2025•2 min
On this somber day, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin remember Charlie Kirk and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on Kirk’s assassination , and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy joins former Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp to discuss America’s future and our current political environment. Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein discusses his wary optimism about the state of America’s economy, and another longtime guest of Squawk Box helps...
Sep 11, 2025•51 min
In an extended interview, Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf shares his perspective on the health of America’s economy, including the dichotomy between low and high income consumers and the real impact of tariffs on U.S. businesses. Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin has been building sports businesses since his first appearance on Squawk Box in 1999. Now, he’s growing his company’s sportsbook and collectibles businesses and answering questions about his own IPO. Plus, Lisa Cook will remain Federal Reserve ...
Sep 10, 2025•50 min
The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: the Supreme Court will hear the White House’s appeal of lower court rulings that many of President Trump’s tariffs are illegal, India and the US are talking about tariff policy on social media, Apple stock is down after the company announced new iPhone models, Microsoft is looking to use artificial intelligence tools from Anthropic, and Gamestop …won’t stop. Squawk Box is hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin. ...
Sep 10, 2025•3 min
Two longtime guests of Squawk Box help celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary : sports and entertainment entrepreneur Ted Leonsis and famed stock investor Mario Gabelli. Founder and CEO of Monument Sports and Entertainment Ted Leonsis discusses a potential IPO and the future of his teams, including the Wizards, Capitals, and Mystics. Mario Gabelli, chairman and CEO of GAMCO Investors, shares his investment thesis amid a reopened IPO window. Plus, OpenAI is reportedly exploring an exit from Califo...
Sep 09, 2025•32 min
Senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) and Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy discuss the latest Gallup poll results: American support for capitalism has hit a new low. In a lively discussion, the two share their ideas for the country’s future, as well as the rise of support for socialism and solutions to the nation’s affordability crisis. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses the agenda of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including restricting access to vaccines . Plus, FHF...
Sep 08, 2025•35 min
The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Robinhood, Applovin, and Emcor will join the S&P 500 later this month, chipmaker ASML will reportedly take a board seat at French startup Mistral AI, OpenAI has reportedly raised its projected cash burn to $115 billion through 2029, the newest “The Conjuring” had the highest grossing opening weekend at the box office out of any of the nine films in the franchise, and two winners will split the $1.8 billion Powerball Jackpot. ...
Sep 08, 2025•3 min
Tesla is asking investors to approve another outsized pay plan for CEO Elon Musk of nearly $1 trillion. Tesla Chairwoman Robyn Denholm says the plan was designed to keep Musk “motivated and focused on delivering for the company.” Then, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discusses the U.S. decision to lower tariffs on Japan , President Trump’s broader tariff agenda and the state of the economy where August’s payroll numbers came in significantly below expectations . Plus, CNBC’s Eamon Javers break...
Sep 05, 2025•47 min
The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: President Trump is planning substantial tariffs on semiconductor companies that don’t move production to the United States, bidders are lining up for a portion of Starbucks’ China operations, AI start-up Anthropic will stop doing business with Chinese majority-owned firms, the Trump Administration is abandoning a plan to force airlines to pay passengers for cancellations and PBS has cut about 100 staff positions due to cut in fed...
Sep 05, 2025•2 min
U.S. housing regulator Bill Pulte began the campaign to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her post. He explains his allegations against Lisa Cook and her colleagues at the central bank. Hundreds of employees at GE Aerospace facilities in Ohio are entering their eighth day on strike. Their representative, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, discusses the deal he rejected, the demands on the table, and the future of American auto manufacturing. Plus, American Eagle reported posi...
Sep 04, 2025•45 min
A federal judge ruled that Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from entering exclusive contracts. CNBC’s Eamon Javers explains the new ruling and its implications for Google and big tech . And John Malone, Liberty Media chairman and author of Born to be Wired, breaks down the details of his memoir, his relationship with Barry Diller, CNN and the state of the media landscape. He also weighed in on the outlook for mergers and acquisitions, saying there are too many streamers in t...
Sep 03, 2025•51 min
The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: A new ruling decided Google can keep Chrome, OpenAI is buying a product development startup for $1.1 billion, activist hedge fund Holdco is reportedly putting pressure on Comerica to sell or face a board challenge, Zscaler shares are up after strong revenue guidance, and Disney will pay $10 million to settle FTC claims it unlawfully collected children’s data. Squawk Box is hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin....
Sep 03, 2025•3 min
A federal appeals court’s ruling late Friday that the vast majority of President Trump’s tariffs are illegal does not change the status quo for now, but it sets the stage for a showdown at the Supreme Court. CNBC’s Megan Cassella breaks down the latest developments in the tariff fight. McDonald’s announced that it is expanding its value offerings to reach more price-conscious diners. McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski discusses the launch of the new Extra Value Menu, the health of the consumer, an...
Sep 02, 2025•36 min
