Bitcoin may reach cycle peak in 3 weeks if history repeats itself — but watch for these barriers
Bitcoin has wobbled since breaching the $100,000 milestone earlier this month — but history suggests a new all-time high could be in sight by around mid-January.
Federal Reserve proposes more transparency in bank stress tests, but banks still sue
Trade groups representing the largest U.S. banks on Tuesday filed suit in federal court to force more transparency in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s bank stress tests imposed after the 2008 global financial crisis, but the Fed has already proposed some changes to the annual process.
FDA Zepbound shortage ends, impacts patients, compounding pharmacies
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The roughly $1,000 monthly price tag of Eli Lilly‘s weight loss drug Zepbound put the blockbuster treatment out of reach for Willow Baillies, 29, whose insurance does not cover it. Baillies, […]
Soaring athlete salaries attract wealth advisors
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. Skyrocketing salaries for top athletes and lucrative deals for college players have touched off a new gold rush among […]
Stock market’s December performance in balance as ‘Santa Claus rally’ begins
Stocks have seen a stellar 2024, but the S&P 500 is in danger of a rare December loss. It’s all riding on the so-called Santa Claus rally.
American Airlines temporarily grounded flights due to technical glitch
American Airlines planes sit by their gates at the Miami International Airport on October 25, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines grounded its U.S. flights Tuesday morning due to a technical problem, snarling travel during what carriers expect to be a period of record demand for the holidays. By 7:55 […]
Buy this space stock as it is a ‘pillar of long-term lunar infrastructure’
Space-exploration company Intuitive Machines Inc.’s banner year is continuing. On Monday the Houston-based company announced that it has clinched additional contracts from NASA’s Near Space Network.
Netflix payout of $150 million for this pair of NFL games is a ‘prestige’ play, expert says
Christmas Day football games will be streamed exclusively on Netflix. Here’s what you should know.
Lego brick sets take new shape, keep toy industry afloat
A customer reaches for a box from the Lego Dots range at the Lego A/S store in London, U.K., on March 7, 2022. Bloomberg | Getty Images The toy industry is headed for its second consecutive annual sales decline, but it’s got one thing propping it up: colorful, interlocking plastic bricks. At a time when […]
Shutdown deal cost IRS $20 billion to probe for tax cheats, maybe for good
The IRS estimates there will be 8,000 fewer audits of wealthy taxpayers and businesses though 2029 without the sidelined $20.2 billion.
