Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding round as robotaxi race heats up in the U.S.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted Trump’s response to the California wildfires, saying, “Mis- and disinformation I don’t think advantages or aids any of us.”

Several economists told CNBC’s Steve Liesman that they were unable to access data from the main Census Bureau website on Thursday.

The respective annual rates are projected to nudge up to 2.3% and 2.8%, far below their mid-2022 peaks but stubbornly above the Fed’s 2% goal.