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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

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.

Former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC), a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, said Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that China is the biggest threat to the United States since the attack on Pearl Harbor.

CNBC published a list of America’s “ten worst states” and they are all deep red states, with Texas judged the “worst.”

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Breitbart News exclusively on Tuesday that he believes former President Donald Trump is “stronger today than he was in 2016.”

Corporations have been put into a difficult corner amid backlash over massive Pride Month campaigns, especially in markets directed at children.

Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Last Call” that the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story was “election interference.”

Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Last Call” that working remotely from home is “bullshit” and “morally wrong.”

CNBC announced Tuesday that it had parted ways with anchor and senior correspondent Hadley Gamble after #MeToo accusations against Jeff Shell.

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that CNN’s upcoming town hall event with former President Donald Trump is important because “all voices should be heard.”

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” CNBC Senior Personal Finance Correspondent Sharon Epperson discussed CNBC’s Your Money Financial Confidence Survey that the network conducted with Momentive and noted that even a majority of people earning $100,000 or more say they’re

Jim Cramer, CNBC analyst and host of Mad Money, recommended that his viewers buy shares of Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company last month, before the bank collapsed on Friday.

Former Federal Reserve governor and chief executive officer at The Lindsey Group Lawrence Lindsey said Monday on CNBC’s “The Exchange” that Fed Chair Jerome Powell had the “most counterproductive press conference” while announcing the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point.

A nonprofit funded by billionaire George Soros “quietly” donated $140 million to political causes, in addition to another $60 million to “like-minded” charitable organizations in 2021, a CNBC report found.

Energy Security senior advisor Amos Hochstein said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that President Joe Biden’s move to grant Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman legal immunity for his role in Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was not a “quid pro quo” for lower oil prices.

The Port of New York and New Jersey outperformed the Port of Los Angeles and other California ports in trade for the month of October due to ongoing labor disputes on the West Coast.

Wednesday, the anchors of CNBC’s “Money Minute,” a segment on “NBC Now” streaming news platform, discussed a recent survey from Intelligent.com. that found 73% of President Biden’s student debt forgiveness anticipated recipients say they will spend the extra income on non-essential items including dining out and travel.

Election denier Shepard Smith, who left Fox News two years ago in a snit over Tucker Carlson, has now lost his job at CNBC.

Venture capitalist and GOP megadonor Peter Thiel has reportedly indicated that he will focus on helping Arizona Republican Blake Masters in his campaign’s final days as he believes Republican J.D. Vance is well positioned to win in Ohio.

Rapper Kanye West said Thursday on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” that he terminated the contract between his company Yeezy and Gap Inc. in part because “they have a lot of commitments to China,” and he wanted to bring industry back to America.

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) on Tuesday weighed in on the increased tension from China over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) potential trip to Taiwan.

On Friday, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman emphasized the importance of the mainstream media investigating Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings after his recovered laptop has reportedly shown some connections to his father, President Joe Biden.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday said he was “still astonished” that some people “seem to really struggle to let go of the status quo” when it comes to the push for greener energy.

President Joe Biden’s economic approval rating has plummeted to a new low, according to a recent CNBC survey. 

In a Thursday interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ripped President Joe Biden’s handling of inflation and Russia.

White House National Economic Council director Brian Deese on Wednesday pushed for Congress to spend more amid the ongoing record-high inflation.

Brexit leader Nigel Farage on Thursday reacted to Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson announcing his resignation.

The rise in home costs has posed a challenge in purchasing homes for LGBTQ community members in particular, according to a recent CNBC real estate piece that drew ridicule for its misleading nature and “virtue signaling.”

Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” pollster Frank Luntz issued a stark warning over the upcoming July 4 weekend.

In a Monday appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” White House Council of Economic Advisers member Jared Bernstein doubled down on blaming Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the record-high inflation.

Two-thirds think the recession hits in the first half of next year. The rest say it will hit in the second half. None believe a recession can be avoided.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday addressed the record-high oil prices.

On Thursday, former House Speaker Paul Ryan weighed in on the state of the country under President Joe Biden’s leadership.

Monday, former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke called it a “mistake” for the current Federal Reserve to take a delayed approach to respond to inflation.

The recession is expected to start in the second half of 2023.

CNBC’s Rick Santelli on Thursday reacted to the Burea of Economic Analysis reporting that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased 1.4% in the first quarter of 2022 after being expected to grow 1.1%.