Veteran physician and Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz has little-known, but close ties to the heirs of the DuPont chemical fortune who are financially backing Oz’s Senate run, accord...
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Robinhood to launch in UK with deal to buy crypto app Ziglu
A woman holds a smartphone with the Robinhood logo in the background. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Robinhood said Tuesday it has agreed to buy Ziglu, a London-based finte...
New Covid vaccine’s omicron results improve on current shots
A healthcare worker fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Giorgio Companies site in Blandon, PA where the CATE Mobile Vaccination Unit was onsite to administer Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines...
Twitter, Johnson & Johnson, WeWork and more
Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and syringe are seen in front of displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check...
Natural gas drops 10%, pulls back from more than 13-year high
U.S. natural gas futures plunged more than 10% Tuesday, reversing Monday’s surge which saw the contract rally more than 10% at one point to break above $8 per million British thermal units and h...
These states poised to pass personal finance education laws this year
Lee Jimenez, a teacher at Indian Hill Elementary School in Cincinnati, Ohio, discusses credit cards and methods of payments with his 3rd grade class using online financial education curriculum SmartPa...
Wear a mask if you’re sick and must travel, flight attendant union chief says
The leader of a flight attendants union on Tuesday encouraged airline passengers to wear a mask on flights if they’re feeling sick, telling CNBC she believes it’s an act of “common c...
How an Etsy founder feels about e-commerce platform as sellers strike
Executives of Etsy applaud as they open the Nasdaq MarketSite ahead of Etsy’s initial public offering in New York, April 16, 2015. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images In this weekly series,...
BP deal sends Nasdaq-listed EV charging stock Tritium surging
The need for new charging infrastructure in the U.K. is likely to become increasingly pressing in the years ahead, not least because authorities want to stop the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars a...
Gold House launches $30 million fund to invest in entrepreneurs of Asian descent
Megan Ruan knows firsthand how representation can impact funding for entrepreneurs. She recalled being the only woman of color working at a family office earlier in her career and running a portfolio ...
Netgear, Zendesk, WeWork and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Netgear (NTGR) – Netgear tumbled 10.6% in premarket trading after the networking equipment maker reported weaker-than-expected preliminary r...
Covid and JNJ earnings Q1 2022
Syringes and a box of Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday lowered its full-year sales and earnings outlook, and sto...
Fraud prevention start-up Seon raises funds to fight sanctions evasion
Fintechs have come under increased pressure to address Russian sanctions evasion, particularly amid concerns that their controls may be more lax than that of banks. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Im...
Audi’s new concept car is a ‘lounge on wheels’ for city travelers
Audi electric Urbansphere concept car Audi Audi is adding a “lounge on wheels” to its recent portfolio of electric concept vehicles that are designed to portray the German automaker’...
Investors cautious on China markets amid growth concerns, delisting fears
While mainland Chinese stock fund held onto inflows, European stock funds saw billions of dollars in net outflows in the first quarter, with declines in Japanese stock funds as well, according to EPFR...
Mercedes-Benz unveils its new electric EQS SUV built in the U.S.
Mercedes-Benz electric EQS SUV Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday took the wraps off its new EQS SUV, its first fully electric SUV built domestically for the U.S. market. The vehicle is the siblin...
U.S. to end anti-satellite ASAT testing; calls for global agreement
A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) launches from the U.S. Navy’s USS Lake Erie at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite on Feb. 20, 2008 as an anti-satellite weapons U.S. Departmen...
Market will break out of slump due to peaking inflation: Evercore ISI
The market slump may be in its final innings. According to Evercore ISI’s Julian Emanuel, stocks should start grinding higher due to peaking inflation. He cites a positive trend going back to th...
Stimulus checks not to blame for inflation: Andrew Yang
MIAMI — Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang says that Covid stimulus checks are not to blame for the recent inflation spike — and he’s still in favor of sending people free cash as a way t...
Nelson Peltz hosted Joe Manchin for fundraiser featuring Republican megadonors
Nelson Peltz, left, and Joe Manchin CNBC; Reuters Wall Street veteran Nelson Peltz hosted a $5,000 a plate fundraiser for Sen. Joe Manchin at the billionaire’s sprawling Florida estate last mont...
Florida judge overturns CDC mask mandate for public transit, planes
Travelers make their way through the Miami International Airport before starting the Labor Day weekend on September 03, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images A federal judge in Florida on ...
Leaving Covid safety to personal choice will ‘come back to bite us,’ ex-Obama health official says
A former Obama health policy director on Monday criticized what she sees as a potentially dangerous shift in government messaging on Covid safety protocols. “My biggest issue with the it’s...
Twitter, Bank of America, Charles Schwab and more
In this photo illustration, the Twitter logo is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a computer screen displaying Twitter logos. Chesnot | Getty Images Check out the companies making headl...
Golden State Warriors launch entertainment division, will feature BamBam
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MARCH 16: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors warms up prior to the game against the Boston Celtics on March 16, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California....
Natural gas surges to highest level since 2008 as Russia’s war upends energy markets
A liquid natural gas (LNG) storage silo at the LNG terminal, operated by LNG Croatia LLC, in Krk, Croatia, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Petar Santini | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. natural gas prices su...
Homebuilder sentiment drops for fourth straight month
A contractor uses a hammer while working on townhouse under construction at the PulteGroup Metro housing development in Milpitas, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sharply risin...
Marshawn Lynch, Macklemore join Seattle Kraken ownership group in NHL
Marshawn Lynch and entertainer Macklemore now co-owners of Seattle Kraken Courtesy: Seattle Kraken The NHL’s Seattle Kraken has added former NFL star Marshawn Lynch and rapper Macklemore as mino...
Twitter, Sirius XM, Nektar Therapeutics and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Twitter (TWTR) – Twitter shares jumped 4.5% in the premarket after the company’s board of directors adopted a so-called poison pill to...
BAC earnings 1Q 2022
Brian Moynihan, chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp, speaks in New York City, September 25, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Bank of America posted first-quarter profit on Mo...
Rivian CEO on growth, Amazon vans, SPAC bubble and lower-priced EVs
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on April 11, 2022 inside the company’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC NORMAL, Ill. – Rivian Automotive CEO Robert Scaringe hops out of one the automaker̵...
Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since start of latest lockdowns
Shanghai, China’s largest city and the one hit hardest by the latest Covid outbreak, announced another round of mass virus testing that’s set to end Thursday, April 21. Str | Afp | Getty I...
Q1 GDP beats expectations to grow 4.8% YOY
A traffic police officer prepares to check a truck at a service station near Shanghai, which has ordered tighter restrictions on travel in and out of the city as China battles its most severe Covid ou...