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During Tuesday’s “Squawk Box” on CNBC, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called for basic privacy and data security standards when it comes to regulating tech companies. Blackburn said that with the shift to online transactions, Americans need the same assurance of

NEW YORK — Days before a critical election in Israel, Politico reported the U.S. government concluded that Israel was “most likely” behind the placement of cellphone snooping devices purportedly found in the vicinity of the White House.

CNBC published an article recently taking issue with Google’s argument that the tech giant competes with “lots of companies” in the advertising industry.

Tuesday on CNBC, network host Jim Cramer said Wall Street executives fear the possibility of an Elizabeth Warren presidency. Cramer noted the Democratic senator from Massachusetts who is running for president in 2020 is rising in the polls, calling her

Thursday, 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful and billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer said if he were to be elected president, he would “declare climate change a national emergency” on his first day. CNBC “Squawk Box” host Joe Kernen asked Steyer on

Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” network host Jim Cramer argued the U.S. economy gave it leverage over China in the trade dispute between the two nations. Cramer told host Joe Kernan that the only ones talking about a recession as

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey told CNBC that plant-based “meat” products are “super, highly-processed foods,” adding, “as for health, I will not endorse that.” Mackey himself is vegan.

Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) commented on former London Mayor Boris Johnson winning the internal vote to become the new leader of the Conservative Party, which would set him up to become the Prime Minister of

In an interview which aired Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Trump economic advisor Larry Kudlow shot down the notion of an effort to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome “Jay” Powell from his position. CNBC’s Kelly Evans asked Kudlow, “So, Jay Powel’s job

Tuesday on CNBC’s “The Exchange,” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) discussed his issues with certain tech companies and their treatment of conservative voices, which is a stark contrast to that of views on the other side of the ideological spectrum.

The acting White House chief of staff explained this morning’s price data. Importers pay tariffs but consumer prices aren’t rising.

“They made a big mistake. They raised interest rates far too fast,” Trump said in a phone interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

“When you look at it, the Chamber is probably more for the companies and the people that are members, than they are for our country,” he said.

Appearing Thursday on CNBC with Hadley Gamble, former Secretary of State John Kerry denied conducting back-channel meetings with the Iranian government after President Donald Trump accused the Obama-era official of violating the Logan Act by discussing the U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement.

Monday during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Boc,” outgoing White House Council of Economic Advisers chairman Kevin Hassett predicted there will not be a recession in 2019 despite the European economic slowdown. Hassett said in looking at the data, the

A new and somewhat unexpected consensus is emerging in support of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.

Federal Reserve nominee Stephen Moore on Tuesday said that the decline in male earnings over the last 25 years has been “the biggest problem” in the United States’ economy over the last 25 years. Moore said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box”

Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday broke his silence on repeated attacks from Democrat 2020 presidential contender Pete Buttigieg, telling CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the South Bend Mayor “knows better” than to attack his Christian faith. 

Mnuchin announced that the U.S. and China had agreed on enforcement, the last major hurdle to a trade deal.|

Wall Street does not think Stephen Moore and Herman Cain should be confirmed but expects that they will anyway.

In a Tuesday appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) discussed the economic impact closing the United States’ southern border with Mexico would have. Portman acknowledged the crisis at the border, but said the move to shut down

Following Mark Zuckerberg’s promises to make Facebook more privacy oriented, CNBC has published a scathing article pointing out why users have “no reason” to trust Zuckerberg with their data.

Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Majority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) voiced his support for former Vice President Joe Biden in 2020. Host Joe Kernen asked the Maryland congressman if Biden is a “viable candidate at this point,” to which

Amid ongoing trade talks between China and the United States, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) on Wednesday’s “Squawk Box” on CNBC reminded viewers that China is not a friend of the U.S. Scott called leaders of China’s government “bad actors” who

An article posted on CNBC Thursday morning, then linked on the Drudge Report, employed a false economic growth number to criticize the Trump administration by comparing it to Obama’s administration.

In a Tuesday appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Job Creators Network’s Alfredo Ortiz, the CEO of the group behind billboards in New York City’s Times Square attacking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for her effort to end Amazon’s attempt to locate

During a Monday interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” billionaire investor Warren Buffett called for the wealthy to be taxed more. Buffett pointed out how good the economy has been, but said it still resulted in a net $1 trillion loss, which he

Appearing on CNBC’s Squawk Box Tuesday, former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) called the Green New Deal a “loser” for 2020 Democrat presidential candidates, arguing that you “don’t destabilize a society by doing too much change at once.”

Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box” commemorated the 15th anniversary of Facebook by playing a 2004 interview show host Becky Quick conducted with then-college student Mark Zuckerberg. In the interview, Quick asked Zuckerberg what “The Facebook,” its then-given name, was. “It’s

In an interview with CNBC’s John Harwood posted to his outlet’s website on Friday, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) discussed the possibility of President Donald Trump’s impeachment. Waters said Trump’s dealings with Deutsche Bank warranted more scrutiny, which will highlight a joint

Michael Cohen, a former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, said Thursday that he paid a man in 2015 to rig online opinion polls to favor his former boss ahead of his 2016 White House bid.

Not quite the season to be jolly, according to CNBC’s latest survey.

Most economic data shows Americans are doing great. But surveys reveal that pessimism and recession fear is on the rise.

Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) commented on the ongoing Russia investigation. McCarthy said he does not see anything resembling President Donald Trump colluding with Russia in the 2016 election. “There is nothing there that is impeachable,”

During Friday’s “Squawk on the Street” on CNBC, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow discussed the November jobs report, saying it may not have “peaked” just yet. “I don’t know if it’s peaked,” Kudlow stated. “I mean, we’re running on, what,

Fewer corporate leaders worried about tariffs even as the number of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration rose in the third quarter.