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A hundred days after the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was declared, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing an epidemic of an unprecedented scale and efforts must grow to contain the spread in the eastern regio...
Speculators still see yields hitting new highs in 2026 and ending the year at levels elevated from where they're currently trading.
Goldman Sachs is embracing AI, but one of its senior tech leaders warns that it comes with an unintended risk: weakening the reasoning skills of future bankers.
Bitcoin and crypto stocks extended their rally after the flagship cryptocurrency broke out of its trading range.
Alibaba shares plunged 10% after the tech giant priced a $10.2 billion share placement to fund its growing AI investments.
Citigroup and Wells Fargo have room to buy a big regional bank as regulators have opened the door to megadeals. Five regional banks make sense as targets.
Speculators on the prediction market platform think it's most likely that the cryptocurrency will end 2026 close to where it's now trading.
Matt Zames is taking an unpaid position to help his former JPMorgan colleague Frank Bisignano tackle modernization of the SSA, CNBC has learned.
From the best Dyson vacuum to the best wireless earbuds we’ve tested, you can get some great gadgets on sale already ahead of Labor Day.
Samsung Electronics plans shareholder returns totaling 90 trillion won to 110 trillion won, including about 30 trillion won in third-quarter cash dividends.
Pop Mart shares fall after announcing first-half earnings.
Humanoid robots still struggle to perform as efficiently as humans in most labor scenarios.