Government shutdown ends, Disney earnings, Anthropic’s $50 billion AI investment and more in Morning Squawk

U.S. President Donald Trump signs the funding bill to end the U.S. government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 12, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading […]

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Joby Aviation wraps up first military aircraft test flight with partner L3Harris

Joby Aviation’s hybrid aircraft. Courtesy: Joby Aviation Joby Aviation completed the first test flight of its hybrid defense aircraft, three months after the company teamed up with government contractor L3Harris on the project. The successful launch occurred on Nov. 7, at Joby’s facility in Marina, California, the company said on Thursday. Chairman Paul Sciarra told […]

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Chinese tech giant Tencent’s quarterly revenue rises 15%, fueled by AI

Tencent on Thursday posted 15% year-on-year revenue growth, with AI boosting the Chinese tech giant’s performance in advertising targeting and gaming. Here’s how Tencent performed in the third quarter of 2025, per earnings released on Thursday:  Revenue: 192.9 billion Chinese yuan ($27.12 billion), surpassing the 189.2 billion Chinese yuan expected analysts, according to data compiled by […]

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Firefly Aerospace shares jump 15% on strong revenues, boosted guidance

Jason Kim, chief executive officer of Firefly Aerospace, center, during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Firefly Aerospace‘s stock surged 15% on Wednesday after the space technology company issued better-than-expected third-quarter results and lifted its guidance. […]

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Cisco beats on earnings and guidance, lifting stock

Chuck Robbins, Cisco CEO, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Cisco reported better-than-expected profit and revenue for its fiscal first quarter on Wednesday. The stock rose about 5% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did in comparison with consensus […]

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Defense startup Govini founder Eric Gillespie charged in child sex sting

Mug shot of Eric Gillespie, Govini Founder and Chairman. Courtesy: Pennsylvania Attorney General The founder of Virginia-based defense startup Govini was arrested on charges of attempting to solicit a pre-teen girl for sexual contact in Pennsylvania, authorities said Monday. The founder, Eric Gillespie, 57, was charged with four felonies, including multiple counts of unlawful contact […]

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Anthropic to spend $50 billion on U.S. AI infrastructure, starting with Texas, New York data centers

Anthropic announced plans Wednesday to spend $50 billion on U.S. artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout, starting with custom data centers in Texas and New York. The facilities, which will be designed to support the company’s rapid enterprise growth and its long-term research agenda, will be developed in partnership with Fluidstack. Fluidstack is an AI cloud platform […]

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AI trade stalls, ‘ghost job’ listings, Trump floats tariff rebate checks and more in Morning Squawk

Mike Intrator, Chief Executive Officer and founder of CoreWeave, poses for a photo during the company’s Initial Public Offering(IPO) at the Nasdaq headquarters on March 28, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things […]

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