Carville: ‘U.S. Capitalism Needs an Intervention’
On Tuesday’s “Squawk Box,” Democratic strategist James Carville declared that American capitalism needed an “intervention,” citing “terrible disparities in wealth.”

On Tuesday’s “Squawk Box,” Democratic strategist James Carville declared that American capitalism needed an “intervention,” citing “terrible disparities in wealth.”

Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) explained how her state of Arkansas was positioning itself to bolster American efforts to gain advantages over China with regard to rare earth minerals.

Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman said President Donald Trump has been the best for businesses during his tenure.

Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent said U.S. job growth has slowed down in part due to two million illegals being deported or self-deporting.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared that the Trump administration “won’t negotiate” with China in response to stock market volatility, but because “we are doing what is best economically for the U.S.” after the Wall Street Journal reported otherwise.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin stated that House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) “almost couldn’t condemn” New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) for Mamdani’s stance on “globalize the intifada” chants

President Donald Trump revealed Tuesday that he plans to put tariffs on pharmaceutical products, which will start at a lower duty but rise to 150 percent or 250 percent 12 to 18 months from now.

Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” President Donald Trump dismissed polling showing he was struggling to win favor with the American public.

Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said “would-be king” President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Erika McEntarfer as the commissioner of labor statistics was setting the United States’ credibility in data collection “on fire.”

Americans’ personal income in the first four months of 2025 is “almost triple the expectations,” making for a “great” start of the year, CNBC’s Rick Santelli exclaimed on the air, urging viewers to “give credit” to the Trump administration.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he did not want to see taxes go up on anybody when asked about President Donald Trump’s comments on taxes.

Tuesday, during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Chevron CEO Mike Wirth downplayed the possibility of a recession.

The current market swings has sent a surge of viewers to the cable business networks, ratings data shows.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that China’s escalation of tariffs is a “big mistake” because it is playing a “losing hand.”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs were a “one-time price adjustment.”

Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” co-host Joe Kernen took a few jabs at former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), a staunch critic of President-elect Donald Trump before the 2024 presidential election.

Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) called President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointments “unconventional.”

Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) questioned the lack of attention dedicated to determining the origin of the COVID-19 virus.

Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic policy proposal to tax unrealized capital gains is not good despite being a campaign surrogate.
The vast majority of working Americans say it will be more difficult to retire comfortably than it was for their parents’ generation — even as current retirees also suffer brutal economic conditions.

Former Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he did not believe Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris had suddenly become a “centrist.”

CNBC host Joe Kernen said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the Harris-Walz unrealized capital gains tax policy was “probably unconstitutional” while interviewing economic adviser Bharat Rama.

Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” host Joe Kernen and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) debated Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris’ policy suggestion of implementing price controls during a 20-minute contentious interview.

CNBC ran two articles covering competing proposals for an expansion of the federal child tax credit — but while it called Republican JD Vance’s $5,000 proposal “difficult,” it did not criticize Democrat Kamala Harris’s $6,000 plan.

Thanks to brutal inflation and equally brutal interest rates, 59 percent of Americans believe this country is in a recession.

CNBC host Andrew Ross Sorkin said Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that a “number of CEOs” thought former President Donald Trump was “remarkably meandering” during their meeting.

“I think linear TV is kinda toast,” actor Edward Norton told CNBC Tuesday. He is absolutely right. Cable/satellite TV is doomed.

Bedrock Capital founder Geoff Lewis said Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the United States was letting China control one of the most powerful algorithms influencing the country by not banning TikTok.

Businessman Joe Lonsdale said Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that giving the Chinese government access to 100 million Americans over TikTok was insane.

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Last Call,” host Brian Sullivan responded to Democrats attempting to blame price gouging for inflation by noting that the margins for giants Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola have fallen from pre-pandemic levels and noted that

CNBC personality Rick Santelli said on Thursday’s “Squawk Box” that it takes a $1.19 to buy what a dollar bought before the coronavirus pandemic.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Last Call,” CNBC Contributor and Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy for RBC Capital Markets Helima Croft and host Brian Sullivan noted that sanctions on Iranian oil aren’t really being enforced with Croft

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Last Call,” CNBC Contributor and Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy for RBC Capital Markets Helima Croft stated that statements from the Biden administration have made it clear that the war in Gaza has

On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Last Call,” host Brian Sullivan stated that recent polling data about President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy shows “a tale of two different economies,” and “a tale of the haves and the have-nots” where

On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” co-host Becky Quick stated that while the U.S. has sanctions on Iran, the Biden administration has “acknowledged that they’re going to continue to allow” Iranian oil to be sold elsewhere because they don’t

CNBC has reportedly shut down its climate desk and will no longer have dedicated journalists covering climate change.

Tuesday, during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reiterated his support for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Last Call,” host Brian Sullivan stated that higher interest rates due to Federal Reserve rate hikes are endangering new energy projects, which is a problem considering that large amounts of coal and natural gas production

On Friday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” co-hosts Becky Quick and Joe Kernen reacted to news that the Biden administration wants to try to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) at a price of $79 a barrel or less by noting

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that he appreciated working with The Walt Disney Company and would like them to “drop the lawsuit” they have against the state of Florida.
