Target picks Michael Fiddelke as CEO to replace Brian Cornell

Target’s Chief Operating Officer Michael Fiddelke will take over as CEO from Brian Cornell. Courtesy of Target Target on Wednesday said that company veteran Michael Fiddelke will become its next CEO at a critical point in its effort to break out of a sales slump and win back Wall Street’s favor. Fiddelke, the company’s 49-year-old […]
As a nurse, I’ve seen people use their power of attorney to take advantage of their parents. It would chill you to the bone.

“Even if someone has millions of dollars in retirement, that won’t keep them from being trapped in the hospital.”
Fix-and-flip real estate investors pull back

Marioguti | E+ | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight […]
Aerospace and defense stocks are hot. These 10 companies are expected to show the fastest sales growth.

Various strategies for tracking the aerospace and defense industry have made good money for investors over the past 10 years.
Meet Gunnar Wiedenfels, the finance chief about to lead WBD networks

Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels walks to a session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images By day, Gunnar Wiedenfels is the chief financial officer of Warner Bros. Discovery and the CEO-elect of Discovery Global, one half of […]
What wealthy parents need to know about giving real estate to heirs

A local house with a porch in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. Wolfgang Kaehler | Lightrocket | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The great wealth […]
‘I’ve struggled in every way’: My brother passed away and I’m $28,000 in debt. How do I get out of this mess?

“Has my grief affected my situation? Looking back, I think it did.”
Summer box office sizzled, but fall movie sales might see a lull

Movie stills from Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and “Fantastic Four” and Warner Bros. Discovery’s “Superman.” Courtesy: Disney | 20th Century Studios | Marvel Studios | Warner Bros. Discovery Superheroes, dinosaurs and a genetically altered alien dog helped propel the summer box office haul above 2024 levels, but that momentum is about to stall. Heading into […]
Bond market rallies after Powell ‘walked a fine line’ with Jackson Hole speech

The Fed chair delivered a “virtuoso performance” with his Jackson Hole speech, says State Street’s Michael Arone
Walmart, Target, Home Depot discuss tariffs

Customer with shopping cart in the snack aisle of a Walmart store in Florida City, Florida, Aug. 5, 2025. JC Milhet | AFP | Getty Images As some of the biggest names in retail, including Walmart and Home Depot, delivered earnings results in recent weeks, they updated Wall Street on how they and their shoppers […]