Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said even wealthier families are penny-pinching as inflation drives up the price of groceries. In an interview Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” the...
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Bed Bath & Beyond soars 70% as meme traders bet on Ryan Cohen
A Bed Bath & Beyond store is seen on June 29, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond shares soared on Tuesday as retail traders active on socia...
No Way Home’ return to theaters
Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Sony Spider-Man, the Na’vi and a ragtag group of galactic rebels are making their way back to theaters at the end of t...
Dodge Challenger, Charger to be discontinued in 2023
2022 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat (left) and 2022 Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock Dodge DETROIT — Dodge will discontinue its gas-powered Challenger and Charger muscle cars at the end of next year, marki...
Stores, suppliers fight over price hikes as inflation squeezes shoppers
A woman shops in a supermarket as rising inflation affects consumer prices in Los Angeles, California, June 13, 2022. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Long before shoppers fill up their carts with hot dogs or...
Walmart strikes streaming deal with Paramount
In this photo illustration, a woman’s silhouette holds a smartphone with the Walmart logo displayed on the screen and in the background. Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Walmart has ...
Business travel spending might not return to pre-Covid levels until 2026
Lighted tunnel in the United Airlines terminal, O’Hare International Airport, Chicago Illinois. Andrew Woodley | Universal Images Group via Getty Images Business travel spending might not recove...
Starbucks asks labor board to suspend mail-in ballot union elections, alleging misconduct in voting process
A sign is seen as Activists participate in an event dubbed the Un-Birthday Party and picket line for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on July 19, 2022 in New York City. Activists gathered near SchultzR...
Automakers investing in the South as EVs change the auto industry
Jack Weaver, an 82-year-old retired dairy farmer whose house sits on a Civil War battlefield, lives near General Motors’ Spring Hill plant in Tennessee. Michael Wayland / CNBC SPRING HILL, Tenn....
People are spending lots of money on makeup, and retailers are cashing in
Target has added new brands to its beauty department. At a growing number of stores, it also has mini Ulta Beauty shops with prestige brands. Melissa Repko | CNBC As prices creep up, some people have ...
Blumhouse’s ‘The Black Phone’ shows that horror, and original storytelling, has a place at the box office
Any apprehension Jason Blum had about the future of the box office has been quelled now that “The Black Phone” has surpassed $150 million at the global box office. Blum was one of many tha...
Passage of Inflation Reduction Act gives Medicare historic new powers
A pharmacist collects medications for prescriptions at a pharmacy. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Medicare is poised to renegotiate the prices of some of its most expensive drugs through a hi...
Blumhouse is no longer producing Mattel’s Magic 8 Ball movie
Magic 8 Ball by Mattel Source: Amazon Blumhouse is no longer a producing partner of Mattel’s planned Magic 8 Ball film. On Friday, co-founder and producer Jason Blum told CNBC that the horror pr...
Even airline employees are having trouble finding a seat home from Europe this summer
International passengers walk through the arrivals area at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport on November 26, 2021 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images Airlines want people to ...
Best Buy cuts jobs across the country, after warning of slower sales
Black Friday shoppers leave a Best Buy store in Washington, DC, on November 26, 20221. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images Best Buy said on Friday that it is cutting jobs across the country about two w...
Peloton says it’s slashing 780 jobs, closing stores and hiking prices
Peloton told employees Friday that it is slashing roughly 780 jobs, closing a significant number of its retail stores and hiking the prices on some of its equipment in a bid to cut costs and become pr...
Rivian (RIVN) earnings Q2 2022
Rivian electric pickup trucks sit in a parking lot at a Rivian service center on May 09, 2022 in South San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automoti...
CDC eases guidance as U.S. has more tools to fight the virus
A sign outside of a hospital advertises COVID-19 testing on November 19, 2021 in New York City. On Friday vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention voted unanimously ...
GM reveals new GMC Canyon premium midsize pickup, starting at $40,000
DETROIT — General Motors on Thursday revealed its redesigned GMC Canyon as a more premium offering than the current midsize pickup, including a new off-road AT4X model that will expand the vehicleR...
National average for a gallon of gas drops below $4
A customer pumps gas at an Exxon gas station on July 29, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The national average for a gallon of gas dropped below $4 on Thursday for the first time si...
Disney raises prices for streaming services
Disney unveiled a new pricing structure that incorporates an advertising-supported Disney+ as part of an effort to make its streaming business profitable. Starting Dec. 8 in the U.S., Disney+ with com...
Disney (DIS) fiscal Q3 2022 earnings
A performer dressed as Mickey Mouse entertains guests during the reopening of the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, U.S., on Friday, April 30, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images If...
FCC denies SpaceX Starlink for nearly $1 billion broadband subsidies
A Starlink satellite terminal, also known as a dish, setup in front of an RV. SpaceX The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday denied SpaceX’s bid for nearly $1 billion in subsidies to ...
Inflation Reduction Act EV tax credits could hurt sales
Tesla cars charge next to a traditional Texaco gas station on July 17, 2022 in Nephi, Utah. With more electric cars on the road, lack of charging infrastructure is becoming more of a problem for EV ow...
Some spirits drinkers are starting to trade down, Beam Suntory says
Bottles of Beam Inc.’s Jim Beam bourbon whiskey, center, are displayed for sale at a liquor store. Uriko Nakao | Bloomberg | Getty Images The maker of Jim Beam said some price-sensitive whiskey ...
Ford CEO doesn’t expect electric vehicle battery costs to drop soon
Ford CEO Jim Farley poses with the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck in Dearborn, Michigan, May 19, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters WAYNE, Mich. – Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley does not expect the costs of r...
Business travel costs are expected to rise through 2023, report says
Passengers wait for flights with their luggage at Heathrow airport in London Luke MacGregor | Reuters The cost of business travel, from hotels to airfare, is set to rise through 2023 as demand returns...
Nikola CEO Mark Russell to retire at the end of the year
Mark Russell, chief executive officer of Nikola Corp., left, during a media briefing at the unveiling of the Iveco-Nikola electric truck plant in Ulm, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. Andreas Gr...
Boeing delivers first 787 Dreamliner since 2021 after manufacturing flaws
An employee works on the tail of a Boeing Co. Dreamliner 787 plane on the production line at the company’s final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. Travis Dove | Bloomberg | ...
Sweetgreen (SG) Q2 2022 earnings meet estimates
A worker wears a Sweetgreen Inc. hat while preparing food inside the company’s restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Sweetgreen plunged more tha...
Northrop Grumman moves rocket work from Russia, Ukraine with Firefly
Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket lifts off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Aug. 10, 2021 carrying a Cygnus spacecraft with cargo for the International Space Station. Te...