Capital One Financial Corp

• Capital One is buying startup Brex for $5.15 billion in credit card firm's latest deal - Capital One's acquisition of Brex is the latest deal under Rich Fairbank, a rare founder-CEO of a major U.S. bank, after its Discover Financial deal last year.
• Here are the 3 big things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead - The earnings calendar is filled with industry bellwethers ranging from 3M to GE Aerospace.
• Trump's credit card rate cap plan has unclear path, 'devastating' risks, bank insiders say - A 10% rate cap would make large swaths of the credit card industry unprofitable, especially tied to customers with less-than-ideal credit, banks say.
• 'Queen City' Charlotte was the king of the stock market in 2025 - Lithium and steel outshined A.I. in 2025, at least when it comes to CNBC's exclusive Power City Indexes.
• Here are 5 key events that drove the stock market last week - Stocks finished higher Friday, lifted by the volatile artificial intelligence trade, leading the market to the upside for the week.
• Southwest CEO says airline 'actively pursuing' network of airport lounges - Southwest's CEO said the carrier is weighing a network of airport lounges