Air traffic control shortages add to U.S. flight delays, FAA says

The Hollywood Burbank Airport air traffic control tower stands in Burbank, California, on Oct. 6, 2025. Mario Tama | Getty Images A shortage of air traffic controllers could delay more flights, the Federal Aviation Administration warned on Wednesday, as concerns grow about the effect of the government shutdown on U.S. aviation. About 10,000 flights were […]
‘Most’ Fed officials backed lower interest rates this year. Here’s what they said at their big meeting.

Most Federal Reserve officials believed they would need to cut interest rates “over the remainder of the year” because of a worsening labor market and diminished risks of rising inflation.
Impacts on commercial real estate

The sunset is reflected in the windows of the US Capitol as a man runs on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2025, the first day of the US federal government shutdown. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter […]
My uncle’s widow is threatening to sue me. She wants money from my grandmother’s estate. Should I be worried?

“My uncle said he had recorded my grandmother saying she would change the will and add him as the beneficiary.”
SoftBank to pay $5.4 billion for robotics producer, one of four areas it’s investing to realize ‘artificial super intelligence.’

Japanese investment group SoftBank said it’s paying $5.3 billion for the robotics division of Swiss-Swedish engineering company ABB to advance a bet on what it calls artificial super intelligence.
Elon Musk’s xAI may be the next AI company to do a creative financing deal involving Nvidia

xAI reportedly is looking to raise $20 billion — with Nvidia as one of the investors.
Ares CEO Michael Arougheti on ‘retail revolution’ in alternative assets

A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. At Ares Management’s analyst day last month, the alternative asset manager quietly bumped up its […]
Investors make up highest share of buyers in 5 years

A sold sign is posted in front of a home for sale on Aug. 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | 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 […]
My mother has dementia. If I put her into a facility without a conservatorship, would that be considered kidnapping?

“She has never been willing to sign a power of attorney.”
Startups staying private longer with alternative capital

Klarna Group Plc signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from […]



