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- Another day another high: Gold surges past $5,000 as investors seek shelter from global risks - The surge comes as recent flashpoints from Greenland and Venezuela to the Middle East underscore higher geopolitical risk, while fiscal concerns also loom large.
- What I want from Apple, Meta and Microsoft in their key earnings reports - All three stocks are regarded as broken, and it's difficult to get more broken.
- Videos of Alex Pretti shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis contradict Trump official claims - Footage from at least one of the videos appears to show a federal officer disarming the victim before shots are fired.
- Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for 'immediate deescalation' - The Trump administration has surged federal law enforcement to the city to enforce its immigration crackdown and pursue allegations of widespread welfare fraud.
- After second Minneapolis shooting, Congress hurtles toward a partial government shutdown over DHS funding - Senate Minority Leader Schumer said he will vote against a package to fund DHS and a wide swath of the government after federal agents killed a U.S. citizen.
- Trump accounts get supercharged by employer matches — some companies offer up to $1,000 - A growing number of large employers have announced that they will match contributions to Trump accounts for their employees.
- Auto executives are hoping for the best and planning for the worst in 2026 - Automakers are entering a new phase of uncertainty as they deal with affordability issues and slowing consumer demand.
- The top 10 analysts of 2025, as measured by TipRanks - TipRanks highlights U.S. analysts with the most successful ratings in the previous year.
- From Bill Gates to Emmanuel Macron: How the world’s most powerful people communicate and exert influence - "It's the performance, not the content... it's not what you say, it's the way that you say it," executive coach René Carayol tells CNBC about how leaders speak.
- Gov. Walz calls on Trump to halt ICE operations in Minnesota after another fatal shooting - "Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota," Walz said.