CNBC: Moody's cuts rating on private credit fund run by KKR and Future Standard to junk as bad loans grow

The move by Moody's is the latest sign of distress in private credit; retail investors have been rushing to withdraw funds from Blackstone to Apollo.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/moodys-private-credit-fund-kkr-future-standard-junk.html

CNBC: Gap becomes the first major fashion company to offer checkout within Google's Gemini

Gap's partnership with Gemini and its customer-facing AI tools give it a competitive edge at a time when winning in specialty retail is harder than ever.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/gap-google-gemini-checkout-ai-platform.html

CNBC: Donating from your IRA already has tax advantages. A bipartisan bill would expand retirees' options

A new Senate bill joins an existing House measure in a push to allow so-called qualified charitable distributions to go to donor-advised funds.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/ira-qcds-charitable-donation.html

CNBC: Alibaba reveals new AI chip designed for 'agents'

While much of the attention has focused on GPUs, an area Nvidia dominates, CPUs are seen as key for AI inferencing and agents.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/alibaba-ai-chip-cpu-agents.html

CNBC: More women are entering wealth management, but few are in advisory roles, study finds

Women have yet to gain ground in client-facing roles that are better-paid and more likely to lead to executive roles, per a recent study.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/women-wealth-management-advisory-roles.html

CNBC: Databricks enters cybersecurity market with Lakewatch launch, bulking up ahead of IPO

Databricks wants to draw on AI to help organizations respond to a higher speed of attacks, based on newly disclosed vulnerabilities.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/databricks-cybersecurity-lakewatch-ipo.html

CNBC: Amazon's Zoox to debut robotaxis in Austin, Miami later this year as it awaits paid ride approval

It marks the latest expansion for Amazon's Zoox self-driving unit, which opened rides to the public in some parts of Las Vegas and San Francisco last year.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/amazon-zoox-robotaxi-rides-austin-miami.html

CNBC: Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

The rally in oil prices has resumed, and close Nvidia partner Arm Holdings is hosting an AI computing event.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/jim-cramers-top-10-things-to-watch-in-the-stock-market-tuesday.html

CNBC: Home flippers see smallest profits since the Great Recession, real estate data firm says

The typical home flip netted investors just $65,981 in gross profit last year, or a 25.5% return on investment, according to real estate data provider ATTOM.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/home-flippers-see-smallest-profits-since-great-recession-data-firm-says.html

CNBC: Abivax in no rush for a deal, confident key June trial data can secure better terms for partnerships, CEO tells CNBC

Analysts see the biotech company as a prime takeover target and several pharma giants have been rumored as potential buyers. 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/abivax-abvxstock-earnings-raise-money-maintenance-trial.html

CNBC: Pentagon ban of Anthropic faces judge; Claude AI maker seeks injunction

The Defense Department designated Anthropic as a risk to U.S. national security, the first time an American company had been hit with that designation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/anthropic-lawsuit-pentagon-supply-chain-risk-claude.html

CNBC: Why Cramer would rather be a buyer than a seller of this beat-up tech stock

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/cramer-would-rather-be-a-buyer-than-a-seller-of-this-beat-up-tech-stock.html

CNBC: As Iran war causes gas and airfares to spike, lawmakers warn of price gouging — but experts point to supply shocks

With airfares and gas prices spiking, some lawmakers are warning of the potential for price gouging, even as experts point to extreme supply shocks.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/iran-war-gas-prices-airline-tickets.html

CNBC: Circle heads for its worst day on record as stablecoin rival Tether announces audit milestone

Stablecoin issuer Circle is tumbling after competitor Tether announced it has hired a Big Four accounting firm to audit its USDT reserves for the first time.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/circle-stock-craters-as-stablecoin-rival-tether-announces-audit-milestone.html

CNBC: Pakistan offers to facilitate U.S.-Iran war talks as Trump, Tehran give mixed signals

Trump said top U.S. negotiators and their Iranian counterparts have been engaged in "very, very strong talks," but Tehran has denied that claim.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/trump-iran-war-pakistan-talks.html

CNBC: Jamie Dimon says Iran war makes Middle East peace prospects better in the long term

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued an optimistic viewpoint on Middle East peace, weeks into the war with Iran.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/jamie-dimon-iran-war-middle-east-peace-prospects-long-term.html

CNBC: We're buying more of this cybersecurity stock as the market keeps getting it wrong

We've repeatedly pointed out that we do not think AI will disintermediate traditional cybersecurity vendors.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/were-buying-more-of-this-cybersecurity-stock-as-the-market-keeps-getting-it-wrong.html

CNBC: Micron stock sinks for a fourth straight day despite dominant earnings report

Micron's revenue almost tripled in the last quarter, but the memory company's stock has sunk about 15% since reporting earnings on Wednesday.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/micron-mu-stock-q2-earnings-memory-shortage.html

CNBC: OpenAI revamps shopping experience in ChatGPT after struggling with Instant Checkout offering

OpenAI said the new experience will make it easier for users to find and compare products.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/openai-revamps-shopping-experience-in-chatgpt-after-instant-checkout.html

CNBC: Delta suspends 'specialty services' perk for members of Congress, cites DHS shutdown

Delta Air Lines' move comes as airports around the U.S. are seeing extra-long security lines as a result of elevated absences by TSA agents.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/delta-airlines-congress-dhs-shutdown-tsa.html

CNBC: Senate, White House start to coalesce around ending DHS shutdown amid TSA delays

The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down since February over Democratic concerns about its immigration enforcement policies.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/dhs-homeland-shutdown-tsa-delays-senate-white-house-funding-deal.html