Dan Chung rebuilt a decimated Alger Management after 9/11. He's still finding the market's winners
The CEO and chief investment officer at Fred Alger Management survived the attack by chance. He was tasked with reconstruction after 35 staffers died.
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Dell stock jumps on RBC initiation, now up nearly 350% in 2026
Dell sold about $16.4 billion of AI servers in its second quarter, RBC said.
Election officials ban certain public workers from trading on prediction markets ahead of midterms
Ahead of the midterms, election officials ban certain workers from using prediction markets to reassure the public they are committed to election integrity.
In pictures: The U.S. commemorates the 25th anniversary of 9/11
On Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, killing thousands. Photos capture those marking the 25th anniversary.
I went to Caracas for Venezuela’s new oil deals. Here’s what stood out
CNBC was one of just a handful of news organizations allowed to travel to Caracas with the U.S. secretary of energy.
Iran, Russia condemn Western economic sanctions and urge BRICS bloc to deepen economic ties
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized Western sanctions and asked the BRICS bloc to deepen trade ties.
Here’s the inflation breakdown for August 2026 — in one chart
Inflation remained stubbornly high in August, largely on the back of higher energy prices amid the Iran war, economists said.
Sub-$100 smartphones becoming a rarity as AI memory prices soar
The days of the sub-$100 smartphone may be numbered, including in China.
25 years after 9/11, the U.S. starts rolling back travel restrictions, from liquids to gate access
Years after 9/11, the U.S. government is walking back some security screenings as threats and technology evolve.
A Chinese humanoid startup flips 'distillation' claim on OpenAI as it releases a new robotics model
Ant-backed startup JoyIn's CEO published an article in Chinese that raised questions about similarities between his company's new model and OpenAI publications.
Modi and Xi are set to meet at BRICS with trade and border issues in spotlight
A meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be the clearest test yet of the tentative post-2020 reset between Asia’s two largest economies.
China-Philippines tensions simmer after Beijing rebukes Manila over Seoul clash
China and the Philippines have been locked in years of tension over their competing claims in the South China Sea, with friction intensifying in recent months.