2025 media predictions from 13 anonymous executives
Bob Iger, CEO of Disney (L), and Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast (R). Getty Images Ho, ho, ho! It’s a holiday tradition: Anonymous media executives make their 2025 industry predictions. In honor of the 12 days of Christmas, we give you 12 predictions from some of the most powerful media and entertainment executives in the […]
Oil prices begin week on down note
Oil futures traded modestly lower early Monday, extending a decline seen the previous week in response to a surging U.S. dollar and worries about the outlook for demand, particularly from China, the world’s largest crude importer.
Forget the stock-market tumble — the Fed made the right move in a wild week
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell helped spark a wild week on Wall Street, but a signal that policymakers have put further rate cuts on pause is looking like the right call after a closely watched inflation indicator and another round of budget brinkmanship on Capitol Hill.
The race is on to buy an EV while the $7,500 tax credit is a sure thing. Drivers should still go slow and ask these questions.
“Don’t rush into it, but be aware the clock is ticking,” said one new electric-vehicle driver.
Wall Street’s ‘Santa Claus rally’ window is about to open with the Dow down in December
Stocks have struggled ahead of the holidays despite Friday’s rally.
‘I’m betting on another 22 spins around the sun’: I’m 65 and have $3.9 million. How much should I realistically spend on a house?
“I have zero debt, no upcoming tax liabilities and no inheritance on the horizon.”
‘She has two financially stable children’: Does it make sense for my wealthy mother, a recent widow, to take out a $100,000 life-insurance policy?
“It was generous of our mom to offer.”
I was laid off. I’m 43 and my husband is 35. I have $8,000 in credit-card debt and our mortgage is $1,600 a month. What do we do?
“We have been bringing in $60,000 a year for the last couple years, until this October, when I was laid off.”
How Vuori is taking on Lululemon
When athleisure brand Vuori launched in 2015, it was headquartered in a garage, sold only men’s shorts and couldn’t get investors to give it the time of day. Now, the Carlsbad, California, retailer is expanding globally, backed by a string of marquee investors including General Atlantic, SoftBank and Norwest Venture Partners, after raising $825 million […]
Mall restaurants like Cheesecake Factory, Eataly help to draw shoppers
Editor’s note: This is the third story in a three-part CNBC series about the future of U.S. shopping malls, as developers transform the spaces to add new retailers, experiences and even apartments. Read the first and second parts. Malls used to be the destination for the buzziest stores. Now they’re home to the hottest restaurants. The […]
