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A view shows a second-generation R1S at electric automaker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, on June 21, 2024.Joel Angel Juarez | ReutersA tornado damaged part of Rivian Automotive’s factory in central Illinois over the weekend, according to a message sent to employees Sunday night by CEO RJ Scaringe that was viewed by CNBC.The tornado touched down on the plant, Scarigne said. The affected area was being used for parts storage and logistics for Rivian’s upcoming R2, which is a crucial product for the company that’s expected to be on sale this spring. Scaringe said operations in the damaged area…

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Apple CEO Tim Cook holds an iPhone 17 pro and an iPhone air, as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, U.S. Sept. 9, 2025. Manuel Orbegozo | ReutersApple announced on Monday that CEO Tim Cook will be replaced by John Ternus. Executives across the tech industry began reacting to the transition shortly after the news broke. Cook has served as the iPhone maker’s CEO for nearly 15 years, after late founder Steve Jobs resigned in 2011.”Tim Cook is a legend,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X. “I am very thankful…

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Warren Buffett said Tuesday he remains closely involved in investment decisions at Berkshire Hathaway even after stepping down as chief executive, adding that he recently made a “tiny” new purchase.The 95-year-old investor, in an interview with Becky Quick on “Squawk Box,” said he still comes into the office daily and stays engaged with markets, working alongside colleagues on trades. Buffett described a routine that includes calling Mark Millard, Berkshire’s director of financial assets, before the opening bell to discuss market developments.Millard, whose office sits about 20 feet away, executes trades based on those conversations, Buffett said, underscoring that he remains…

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Europe may have just six weeks left of jet fuel, with serious consequences for the continent’s economy, the International Energy Agency warned on Thursday.”Several European countries may start to face shortages of jet fuel in the next 6 weeks, depending how much they are able to import from international markets to replace the lost supply from the Middle East, which accounted for 75% of Europe’s net imports of jet fuel previously,” the IEA told CNBC in an emailed statement. Earlier, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said the Strait of Hormuz blockade will result in “the largest energy crisis we have…

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Packages with the logo of Amazon are transported at a packing station of a redistribution center of Amazon in Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany, on Dec. 9, 2024.Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty ImagesAmazon pressured major brands like Levi Strauss & Co. and Hanes to inflate prices of listings on rival online marketplaces as part of wide-ranging price-fixing scheme, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta.The newly unsealed documents released on Monday are part of a 2022 antitrust lawsuit alleging Amazon stifled competition and increased the prices that consumers pay across the internet. The complaint zeroes in on Amazon’s agreements with its…

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Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down from the job effective September 1, 2026. As has long been rumored, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus will become Apple’s new CEO. While Cook will no longer serve as CEO, he will remain with the company in a different capacity as executive chairman. “As executive chairman, Cook will assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world,” Apple says. In a statement, Cook offered the usual positive words about his time as CEO: It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be the…

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Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is resigning from the Trump administration, the White House said Monday.Chavez-DeRemer, 58, will “take a position in the private sector,” White House communications director Steven Cheung said in an X post.Deputy Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling will take over the department in an acting capacity, Cheung wrote.Chavez-DeRemer was reportedly embroiled in an investigation by the Labor Department’s inspector general into allegations of professional misconduct, including that she used agency resources for personal trips and was engaged in an affair with a member of her security team.Chavez-DeRemer was expected to be interviewed as part of that…

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