Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) discussed why he is “strongly opposed” to increase the coronavirus stimulus checks to individuals from $600 to $2,000. Congress initially agreed on a $600 payout, but President Donald Trump has been fighting for the checks to be $2,000.
CNBC’s Rick Santelli found himself in the spotlight during Friday’s broadcast of “Squawk Box.”
Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” network anchor Jim Cramer voiced his concern over potential lockdowns in response to a recent uptick in coronavirus cases.
CNBC editor Rick Santelli on Friday touted the latest jobs report, which showed that the U.S. economy added over 1.3 million jobs in August, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent. Santelli on “Squawk Box” called the improving economy
Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” White House trade and manufacturing adviser Peter Navarro shared the belief held among those in the Trump administration that China is “biding their time” in trade negotiations and “waiting for the election hoping Joe Biden will get elected.”
Tuesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) discussed the next coronavirus relief bill, saying he does not expect it to come before the end of July.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Wednesday told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he expects to see a “V-shaped recovery” for the United States economy as the country recovers from the corona
Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” network anchor Jim Cramer reacted to the United States economy adding 4.8 million jobs and the unemployment rate falling to 11.1 percent in the month of June amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Monday said that despite some increases in coronavirus cases in some regions of the country after phasing in reopening their economies, “there is no second wave coming.”
In an interview that aired Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg weighed in on President Donald Trump’s feud with Twitter after the social media platform recently inserted fact-checking links to his tweets about vote-by-mail.
Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) slammed the congressional Democrats for utilizing “proxy voting” amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
In a Wednesday interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) weighed in on states and local governments requesting additional relief funding amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman discussed his recent column, entitled, “We Need Herd Immunity From Trump and the Coronavirus.”
During an interview that aired on Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Microsoft co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates was asked to react to other efforts around the globe to take on coronavirus, particularly China, a country that proclaimed to have moved past the height of the pandemic.
During CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” network anchor Jim Cramer offered his reactions to the Nevada Democrat debate.
Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) sounded off on a New York Times report claiming a draft of a book by former National Security Advisor John Bolton accuses President Donald Trump of wanting to withhold aid to Ukraine until it completed investigating former Vice President Joe Biden.
White House National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow on Wednesday revealed “Tax Cuts 2.0” is coming in 20
Tuesday, White House assistant for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro predicted 2020 would be another great year for the economy. Navarro said for 2020 he is forecasting close to 3% real GDP growth and the Dow Jones Industrial Average would
Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” network anchor Jim Cramer reacted to the announcement that the United States economy added 266,000 jobs for the month of November and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, which match the lowest level in 50 years.
Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) weighed in on the impact of the ongoing United States-China trade negotiations. Braun acknowledged China was “smart” to hit back at farmers, but said the negotiations have made for a “wake-up”
As he discussed the economy Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” White House National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow described the “deep state” board staff at the Federal Reserve as having “not been helpful.”
Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) said Thursday he does not think the United States is “heading to a recession any time soon.” In his interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Toomey voiced his concern with beginning a new trade war, saying the
White House assistant for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro on Monday described recent reports that the United States was considering restrictions on investment in Chinese companies as “fake news” and “really irresponsible journali
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
Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) on Friday discussed his support of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden over the likes of Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Coons said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he is
White House assistant for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro shared in a Tuesday interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the Trump administration is “hopefully” 30-60 days away from getting the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) deal done. Host Joe Kernen introduced
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
