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Lucid names auto industry outsider as CEO, expands Uber deal

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

Lucid electric vehicles are seen at the New York International Auto Show on April 2, 2026. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Lucid Group has named the former chairman and CEO of Schindler Group, an industrial manufacturer of escalators and elevators, as its new chief executive. Silvio Napoli, who spent nearly 31 years at Schindler, is set...

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Fed nominee Warsh filings detail vast wealth

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

Kevin Warsh’s wealth eclipses that of all recent Federal Reserve chairs, newly released financial disclosure forms show. Warsh is President Donald Trump’s nominee to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. His financial filings show that Warsh has holdings of approximately $131 million to $209 million, plus hundreds of millions in additional assets held by his...

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NRCC touts tax cuts in new 2026 election messaging ad

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at an event about the economy at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 25, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters The National Republican Congressional Committee on Tuesday launched a digital ad campaign in 14 competitive congressional districts across 11 states touting GOP-led tax breaks. The campaign,...

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Automatic U.S. military draft registration by December 2026 planned

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Selective Service System plans to automatically register eligible American men between ages 18 and 26 for a U.S. military draft by December, almost a half-century after compulsory registration for the draft for that age group became law, a government filing shows. The agency’s proposal would implement a...

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Melania Trump attacks Jeffrey Epstein claims

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

First lady Melania Trump speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, April 9, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images First lady Melania Trump on Thursday blasted what she described as an array of false claims about her and notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I am not Epstein’s victim,” Melania...

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CPI inflation report March 2026: Consumer prices rose 3.3%

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

A man shops for butter at a supermarket in Houston, Texas, on March 17, 2026. Ronaldo Schemidt | AFP | Getty Images Consumer prices spiked in March as the Iran war sent energy costs soaring and took the Federal Reserve further from its inflation target, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Friday. Underlying...

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Ukraine, Iran wars challenge defense’s playbook

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

Warfare is undergoing a fundamental shift where tech with big price tags is being challenged by a more agile, decentralized model, spearheaded by Silicon Valley-backed start-ups, industry watchers told CNBC. The traditional defense model — notorious for development cycles that can span decades — is coming under increasing pressure. Companies are instead betting on a...

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Airports could face a jet fuel crunch within 3 weeks, industry warns

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

Lufthansa Airbus A340 passenger aircraft as seen landing at Eindhoven Airport EIN during a rare charter flight, arriving from Athens, Greece. Nicholas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Europe’s airport industry has warned that jet fuel shortages could hit within three weeks, disrupting summer travel and “significantly” harming the European economy. ACI Europe, which represents...

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Consumer sentiment hits record low, inflation fears rise amid Iran war

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

Consumer confidence plunged to a record low in April as fears mounted over rising energy prices and the broader impact of the Iran war, according to a University of Michigan survey Friday. The university’s headline index of consumer sentiment tumbled to 47.6, down 10.7% from the March survey to its lowest on record. Current conditions...

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White House warned staff on Iran war prediction market bets

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images The White House last month warned staff in an email not to make prediction markets bets related to the Iran war, a Trump administration official confirmed Friday. The warning came amid increasing concern about insider trading on prediction markets such as Polymarket after a series of suspiciously timed...