CNBC: Consumer prices rose 0.1% in July, as expected, putting the annual rate at 3.4%

The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.1% in July, with an annual rate of 3.4%.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/cpi-inflation-report-july-2026.html

CNBC: Home Depot CEO taking temporary medical leave, two top execs to run the retailer

Home Depot's CEO Ted Decker is taking a temporary medical leave of absence that's expected to last a few months.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/home-depot-ceo-ted-decker-medical-leave.html

CNBC: Solar eclipse drives Europe hotel prices to over $1,000 a night

Eclipse demand pushed some Spain and Iceland stays above $1,000 a night, while Iceland hotels cut prices sharply closer to Aug. 12.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-europe-hotel-prices.html

CNBC: Trust, but hedge: Quietly violent summer lingers as bulls buy crash protection

It's been a wild summer for stocks, even if it may not feel like it at surface level.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/trust-but-hedge-quietly-violent-summer-lingers-as-bulls-buy-crash-protection.html

CNBC: Google’s new Pixel 11 puts Gemini at center of AI phone battle with Apple

Google is launching the Pixel 11 lineup weeks before Apple rolls out a rebuilt Siri powered by Gemini AI models.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/google-pixel-11-gemini-ai-phone-apple.html

CNBC: Here's the inflation breakdown for July 2026 — in one chart

Costs remain elevated for consumers, however inflation is showing some signs of easing, economists say.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/inflation-breakdown-for-july-2026-cpi-in-one-chart.html

CNBC: Wendy's stock jumps on report of potential takeover bid from Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management

Peltz's relationship with Wendy's dates back to an activist campaign he led more than two decades ago.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/wendys-stock-jumps-on-nelson-peltz-takeover-bid-report.html

CNBC: Small investors became a major stock market force. Now, they risk getting pushed back into the dark

Retail investors' access to information could take a hit at a time when they are more important than ever in financial markets.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/retail-investors-truthapi-earnings-trump.html

CNBC: Trump officials float cut to capital gains tax on home sales. What it could mean for homeowners

Trump officials may be considering a tax break for homeowners selling their primary residence in the lead up to the midterm elections.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/trump-officials-float-cut-to-capital-gains-tax-on-home-sales.html

CNBC: Trump sued over Truth Social advance access sale

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, notes that Trump's posts on his own social media site often move financial markets.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/trump-truth-social-lawsuit.html

CNBC: Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner buy Los Angeles Lakers at a $12.5 billion valuation, source says

Venture capital founder Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger acquire Mark Walter's stake in Los Angeles Lakers at valuation of more than $12 billion.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/bob-iger-joshua-kushner-buy-los-angeles-lakers-from-mark-walter.html

CNBC: Amazon shares appear stuck in a rut. Trader Mike Khouw is betting things will stay that way

For investors who suspect Amazon could be range-bound for the next seven weeks, consider a “jade lizard.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/amazon-shares-appear-stuck-in-a-rut-trader-mike-khouw-is-betting-things-will-stay-that-way.html

CNBC: Strait of Hormuz ship traffic near three-month low as U.S.-Iran deal in doubt

Traffic is about 90% lower than the daily average of 130 ships that transited Hormuz before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/strait-hormuz-ship-traffic-iran-war-deal.html

CNBC: SpaceX short sellers are running out of bullets as stock rebounds more than 30% off low

Short interest in SpaceX fell to about 11% of the company's publicly traded shares Wednesday, down sharply from a peak of 34% last week, according to S3.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/spacex-short-sellers-are-running-out-of-bullets-as-stock-rebounds-38percent-off-low.html

CNBC: 'Nobody wants it': Lettuce prices see record-setting plunge as cyclospora spooks consumers

Lettuce prices posted their sharpest month-over-month decline on record as diners reconsider the vegetable amid the cyclospora outbreak.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/lettuce-prices-cyclospora-cpi.html

CNBC: CEO of Intel just gave Jim Cramer one more reason to call it his favorite stock

Intel on Wednesday revealed CEO Lip-Bu Tan as a big buyer in the massive stock sale that the company announced this week.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/ceo-of-intel-just-gave-jim-cramer-one-more-reason-to-call-it-his-favorite-stock.html

CNBC: U.S. budget deficit surged in July to highest level since March 2021

Beyond the big single-month jump, the collective red ink over the 10 months of the fiscal year rose to nearly $1.8 trillion, surpassing the same period in 2025.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/us-budget-deficit-surged-in-july-to-highest-level-since-march-2021.html

CNBC: How the market is trading gold as Fed rate hike and inflation odds shift

Gold prices have been volatile in 2026, but a recent rally shows renewed investor interest amid tamer inflation data and changing Fed rate expectations.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/gold-prices-metals-fed-rate-hike-inflation.html

CNBC: Saudi Arabia ramps up oil exports through Mediterranean pipeline to avoid attacks in Red Sea

Oil exports from Egypt's Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir have more than doubled. The crude is mostly from Saudi Arabia, according to Kpler.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/saudi-arabia-iran-oil-red-sea-houthi-suez-canal-strait-hormuz.html

CNBC: Trump says Karoline Leavitt resigning as White House press secretary

Leavitt, who is the youngest White House press secretary every, gave birth in May to a girl, her second child.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/trump-white-house-karoline-leavitt-resigning-.html

CNBC: CoreWeave counters a key bear case on the AI trade. What it means for our data center stocks

CoreWeave is seeing strong demand for six-year-old Nvidia chips, helping justify all the current AI capex.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/coreweave-counters-a-key-bear-case-on-the-ai-trade-what-it-means-for-our-data-center-stocks.html