I just spent $4,400 as the best man at a wedding. It’s not just bridesmaids who pay a fortune.

Guilt over how good a friend I am is colliding with the financial reality that this wedding will cost me thousands of dollars.
JLL Bid Intensity Index, gauge of CRE transaction volume, improves in July

Housing block in Warsaw, Poland Busà Photography | Moment | 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 […]
Infinitas Capital, Christian Angermayer’s Apeiron partner on Swedish IPOs

Key Points Investors are increasingly drawn to Europe amid tariff uncertainty, but startups face still obstacles going public on European exchanges. Swiss real estate heir Robin Lauber and German billionaire Christian Angermayer are joining forces to get startups to go public in Sweden. Lauber told CNBC about their startup pipeline and why Sweden is a […]
‘Everyone was grieving’: Did my wife’s brothers cheat her out of her inheritance? There’s a condo and $550K at stake.

“When my wife’s mom passed away, the eldest brother took on the role as executor.”
CDC asks all staff to return to office Sept. 15 after HQ shooting

A sign for the CDC sits outside of their facility at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 30, 2025. Megan Varner | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told staff it expects them to return to offices by Sept. 15, roughly five weeks after a […]
Travelers may pay the cheapest Labor Day gas prices in 5 years. Here’s the reason why.

Gas prices are heading for their lowest Labor Day levels since 2020 as oil prices slump.
The rise of upscale Indian restaurants in the U.S.

Semma restaurant in New York, NY. Courtesy: Steven Hall Executive Chef Vikas Khanna has plated hundreds of thousands of dinners over the past 20 years — and he’s seen firsthand just how much Indian cuisine has evolved in the U.S. Khanna, a world-renowned Indian restaurateur, created Junoon, his high-end Indian restaurant in New York City, […]
Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) Q2 2025 earnings

A Dick’s Sporting Goods store is shown in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 15, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Dick’s Sporting Goods raised its full-year sales and earnings guidance after delivering fiscal second-quarter results that beat expectations. The company is now expecting comparable sales to grow between 2% and 3.5%, up from a previous range of […]
‘I’m asking for a friend’: Will the IRS write off $60,000 lost in a romance phishing scam?

“The bank did try to stop them from executing the transfers.”
Nike to lay off about 1% of corporate staff

Nike is planning another round of layoffs as part of CEO Elliott Hill’s efforts to realign the business and get it back to growth, CNBC has learned. The cuts will impact less than 1% of Nike’s corporate staff. It’s unclear how many jobs will be impacted. Nike’s EMEA and Converse businesses will not be impacted. “As […]



