Trump faces headwinds on Venezuela, health care as some Republicans break rank

A White House official said Republicans breaking with the president represent a “tiny fraction” of the congressional GOP.
How BlackRock, world’s largest asset manager, is fine-tuning market portfolios for 2026

Investing giant BlackRock expects bull market in AI stocks to extend in 2026, but says investors should focus on targeted bets and turning cash into income.
Behind Anthropic’s stunning growth is a sibling team that may hold the key to generative AI

Daniela Amodei has helped build Anthropic into a serious AI player by betting on safety and enterprise adoption.
2026 is the year of obesity pills. Here’s how they could reshape the GLP-1 market

Patients can already access the first GLP-1 obesity pill from Novo Nordisk, and a rival oral drug from Eli Lilly is slated for U.S. approval later this year.
Activist Elliott shakes up leadership at Lululemon. How the firm can help reinvigorate the athleisure giant

Elliott has amassed a stake of more than $1 billion in Lululemon, and it has brought along Jane Nielsen as a potential CEO candidate.
Wall Street’s start to 2026 is going exactly according to plan. Are investors too confident?

Not only is the S&P 500 up 1.7% but the tape has broadened just as nearly every investor has been demanding, with the equal-weighted S&P ahead by almost twice as much.
Goldman Sachs says these stocks are too attractive to ignore in 2026

Stocks such as Dick’s Sporting Goods have plenty more room to run in 2026.
This defense contractor is among the most overbought on Wall Street this week after Trump comments

CNBC Pro used its stock screener tool to identify the market’s most overbought and oversold stocks as measured by their 14-day relative strength index, or RSI.
Abel’s $25 million Berkshire paycheck is in the same league as other S&P 500 CEOs

Greg Abel’s $25M salary as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO is an enormous jump from Warren Buffett’s famously small paycheck, but Abel still lags the nation’s best paid corporate leaders.
What the Big Oil executives told Trump about investing in Venezuela

The CEOs of Exxon and Conoco are wary of returning to Venezuela. Chevron is ready to quickly ramp up production.