As the SPAC boom was beginning to rage two years ago, this column asked why in the world any company would want to be acquired by a former chief executive best known for executing one of the worst acq...
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Nominations led by ‘Succession,’ ‘Ted Lasso’
Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox, at his daughter’s wedding reception on season 1 of HBO’s Succession. Colin Hutton | HBO Can the Roy family win yet another high-stakes competition with brut...
Klarna valuation plunges 85% as ‘buy now, pay later’ hype fades
Currently, most buy now, pay later services don’t impact a person’s credit score. That’s now set to change in the U.K. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Klarna saw its valuati...
NFL will select new Sunday Ticket partner by fall, Commissioner Roger Goodell says
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during the NFL Football match between the Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts on October 3rd, 2021 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL. Andrew Bershaw | Icon Sportswire ...
There’s more pain coming for investors who own buy now, pay later plays, Jim Cramer says
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday warned investors that if they own any buy now, pay later stocks, they should brace themselves for more damage to their portfolios. “These stocks never should...
Hulu faces existential crisis as Disney decides how to move forward
Signage is seen at the 2019 Deadline Contenders Hulu Reception at Paramount Theater on the Paramount Studios lot on April 07, 2019 in Hollywood, California. Rachel Murray | Getty Images Disney has a H...
Walmart to respond to Roe v Wade abortion decision, CEO says
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon speaks at the CNBC Evolve conference November 19th in Los Angeles. Jesse Grant | CNBC Walmart CEO Doug McMillon told employees on Friday that the company is weighing how to r...
Ex-Apple exec Ron Johnson’s Enjoy Technology files for bankruptcy
Ron Johnson during a panel discussion at the CNBC Evolve New York event on June 19, 2019. Astrid Stawiarz | CNBC Enjoy Technology, a retail startup founded by former Apple and J.C. Penney exec Ron Joh...
Here’s what’s hot — and what’s not — in fintech right now
There has been something of a rotation out of certain pockets of fintech that were hyped by venture capitalists last year, such as crypto and “buy now, pay later,” and into less sexy areas...
Starz could turn into ‘acquisition machine’ after spinoff from Lionsgate
Liberty Media’s John Malone Michael Kovac | Getty Images Written in the Starz? Lionsgate is planning a spinoff of Starz, home of “Outlander” and “Power,” by early next ye...
FCC commissioner tells Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores
A leader of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said he has asked Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores over data security concerns. Pictured here is the TikTok download page ...
Forget Klarna? Investors bet new startups will in ‘buy now, pay later’
Klarna is in talks to raise funds at a sharp discount to its last valuation, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. A spokesperson for the firm said it doesn’t comment on “spe...
Companies forced to weigh in on privacy, health care
Pro-choice activists are seen outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 15, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The challenges posed by the end of Roe v. Wade are only just beginnin...
Disney, Apple and Amazon keep waiting as NFL considers Sunday Ticket offers
DK Metcalf, of the Seattle Seahawks, during a Meet & Greet with DIRECTV NFL SUNDAY TICKET subscribers at the DIRECTV NFL SUNDAY TICKET Lounge on Saturday Feb. 1, 2020, in Miami, FL. Peter Barreras...
Crypto start-up MoonPay in NFT deal with Universal, Fox
MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami. MoonPay Crypto start-up MoonPay said Tuesday that it’s partnering with Universal Pictures, Fox Corporation an...
What the Fed’s biggest rate hike in decades means for the bear market in bonds
Historically bad. That’s how the mammoth $53 trillion U.S. fixed-income market has performed this year as the Federal Reserve works to curtail high inflation threatening to wreck the economy. To turbo...
Orlando Bravo warns there’s ‘more pain to come’ for the tech sector
Private equity boss Orlando Bravo has a somber warning for the technology industry. “I think there’s more pain to come,” Bravo, founder of buyout firm Thoma Bravo, told CNBC’s ...
NHTSA data shows Tesla accounts for most driver-assist crashes
The NTSB released this image of a 2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range Dual Motor electric car that was involved in a fatal accident near Miami that killed two people on Sept. 13, 2021. NTSB Tesla vehicles h...
Latest Shanghai quarantines add more pressure to global supply chain
Staff members of China Post unload parcels of daily necessities for residents quarantined at home from a minivan on May 14, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Tian Yuhao | China News Service | Getty Images The ...
Apple’s latest fintech move has buy now, pay later industry on edge
Apple Pay Later will let users pay for things over four equal installments. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images AMSTERDAM — Apple’s move into the crowded “buy now, pay later” sp...
Target, Kohl’s, Peloton and more
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers exit a Target store during Black Friday sales in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 26, 2021. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday tradin...
Target, J.M Smucker and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Target (TGT) – Target announced a series of moves to “right-size” its inventory levels, including additional markdowns and cance...
Spirit Airlines, Didi Global and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Spirit Airlines (SAVE) – Spirit jumped 6.1% in the premarket after JetBlue (JBLU) sweetened its bid for Spirit. JetBlue will increase its br...
These 10 stocks in the S&P 500 lost $4.2 trillion of investors’ money during the first half of 2022
The first half of 2022 is over, and good riddance for investors: The S&P 500 Index declined 20.6%. Below are two lists of the worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 SPX, -0.88% this year. Firs...