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Confluent stock soars 29% as IBM announces $11 billion acquisition deal

IBM will pay $31 per share in cash for all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Confluent.

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BlackRock bets on ‘pick and shovel’ trade, singling out clear winners in AI spending spree

Powell noted that leading tech firms have only begun to tap debt markets to fund the next phase of AI expansion, suggesting additional capital is on the way.

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CNBC Daily Open: Playing now: Netflix-Warner Bros deal with a Trump twist

Despite an initial show of resistance to the Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery deal, stranger things have happened in the Trump administration.

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Elon Musk calls for aboliton of European Union after X fined $140 million

Musk’s comments come as U.S. government officials step up criticism of the European Union

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CNBC Daily Open: Everyone’s watching the Netflix deal

Despite an initial show of resistance to the Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery deal, stranger things have happened in the Trump administration.

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Married millennials, here comes the crypto divorce cliff

Millennials hold more crypto than any other Americans and are nearing peak divorce years. Many married couples, and the legal system, are not prepared.

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Week in review: Stocks rise, Meta gets real on metaverse, and Salesforce bounces

Stocks eked out gains Friday and closed the week higher.

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‘Terrifying’: Why U.S. senator in top intel post wants more spying on Chinese companies

Chinese biotech BGI will pass Huawei in scale and threat, says Sen. Mark Warner. ‘It’s terrifying,’ he said at CNBC event, pushing for more corporate spying.

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Biggest mistakes crypto investors make with estate planning

Crypto investors face a wide range of estate planning issues that could leave digital assets tied up in court or lost forever rather than passed to heirs.

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The UK wants to unlock a ‘golden age of nuclear’ but faces key challenges in reviving historic lead

Geopolitics and the energy transition has pushed nuclear energy back onto public agendas.

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