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A patch Microsoft released on Wednesday to fix a zero-day vulnerability in its Defender security engine may cause Windows machines to write files large enough to completely consume available disk space, the researcher who discovered the flaw said. RoguePlanet, tracked as CVE-2026-50656, came to public notice in June when NightmareEclipse, the pseudonymous name used by a researcher, disclosed it along with code for exploiting it. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to gain administrative control of Windows 10 and Windows 11 machines, even when real-time protection has been disabled. Over the past few months, the anonymous researcher has published a handful…
After a blockbuster first half for U.S. equities, investors are entering the back half of the year with a more complicated backdrop. With the Nasdaq 100 trading near record highs thanks to the AI-fueled rally, investors are weighing whether earnings can continue to justify elevated valuations, how quickly the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates and whether geopolitical risks could spark renewed volatility. That backdrop makes valuation an increasingly important consideration. CNBC Pro screened the Nasdaq 100 for stocks that combine strong fundamentals with attractive prices and came up with the following names: Each of these stocks is a member…
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Former Federal Reserve Board Chair Ben Bernanke speaks during a discussion on “Perspectives on Monetary Policy” during the Thomas Laubach Research Conference at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, DC, May 19, 2023.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesAnthropic on Thursday announced that it has appointed Ben Bernanke, the former chair of the Federal Reserve, to its Long-Term Benefit Trust, the company’s independent governance structure that advises the company and appoints its board members.Bernanke served as Federal Reserve chairman from 2006 to 2014, having succeeded the late Alan Greenspan. Not long after taking office, he found himself in the…
For 48 hours in Ankara, Turkey, it felt as though the world was moving on Donald Trump’s timetable.Markets lurched. NATO allies braced for confrontation. Ukraine searched for reassurance. Iran threatened to upend the agenda. One moment, leaders were preparing for diplomatic crisis; the next, they were describing a “love-in” with the very president many had feared would leave the alliance more divided than ever.I’ve covered hundreds of major international events over my 25 years at CNBC — G7, G8 and G20 summits, OPEC meetings, climate conferences and multiple trips to Ukraine. But I’ve never witnessed such dramatic reversals of fortune,…
SK Hynix eyes blockbuster US debut with $149 ADR target, Bloomberg reports Source link
“The SEC has decided not to press for relief that could compensate Mr. Musk’s alleged victims, instead settling on a form of relief that would go into the government’s pocket,” Sooknanan wrote yesterday. The SEC told the court that it originally asked for disgorgement because it “has the statutory authority” to do so but dropped the request because it has not historically obtained disgorgement in this type of case, she wrote. Settlement meets “minimum” standards In May, Sooknanan told the SEC and Musk lawyers, “I am not going to rubber-stamp this settlement, and I cannot rubber-stamp this settlement.” She told…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Stocks rebounded Thursday as investors shrugged off concerns about a significant escalation in the military conflict between the U.S. and Iran. That sent bond yields and oil prices lower — two factors that have recently been supportive of equities. The S & P 500 gained nearly 1% in afternoon trading, while the Nasdaq jumped more than 1%. Meta Platforms initially traded lower after Reuters said a leaked internal document showed the…
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Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf said the defense tech company is in no hurry to go public given the current market conditions. “We define a successful IPO as our investors got a good return three years from actually going out,” Schimpf told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin at the Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference on Thursday. “A bad time to do that is in the middle of a hype cycle. So we’re not in a rush to go out.”Defense tech companies like Anduril are riding a surge in demand for their products and services, fueled by President Donald Trump’s military reindustrialization aspirations. Spending…