CNBC's Morning Squawk briefing previews September CPI, reports Bank of America's $1.2 billion Treasury penalty and covers Anthropic's planned disclosure of third-quarter financials to institutional investors. It also notes Morgan Stanley's stronger-than-expected equities trading revenue, shifting political sentiment among South Texas Latino voters, and Apple's $299 HomeView smart-home hub with a seven-inch screen. Economists expect September consumer prices to rise 0.6% from August and 3.6% from a year earlier.
Oct 2026 · CNBC TechNews article
OpenAI debuts its Dots always-on agents and GPT-6.1 Sol, while Oura delays its IPO amid rising market uncertainty. The newsletter also details an investigation into former Federal Reserve official John Harold Rogers, who is suspected of passing central-bank information to a Chinese government agent, and previews U.S. inflation, employment, spending and GDP data. It reports that Treasury auto-enrollment could add more than 60 million children to Trump Accounts, while IPO postponements rise to seven in the third quarter.
Sep 2026 · CNBC TechNews article
Anthropic appoints former California Supreme Court justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar as chief global affairs officer, placing him in charge of policy and strategic international engagement. The former Stanford public-law scholar and Carnegie Endowment president will manage the company’s lobbyists and work with governments on AI policy as regulations shift. His record includes work in the Obama administration and helping shape California’s first AI-safety law; observers contrast his policy expertise with OpenAI counterpart Chris Lehane’s more adversarial approach to lawmakers.
Sep 2026 · Mission LocalNews article
Apple unveils its first foldable iPhone as rising oil prices weigh on markets in CNBC's Morning Squawk. The iPhone Duo opens into a 7.6-inch display, starts at $1,999 and goes on sale Oct. 23; the Treasury plans up to $6 billion in debt buybacks as the 10-year yield tops 4.8%. Macy's reports 2.7% comparable-sales growth and raises its full-year outlook.
Sep 2026 · CNBC TechNews article