Crypto start-ups raised huge venture funding rounds in January

A bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal is installed outside the BitCluster cryptocurrency mining farm in Norilsk, Russia, on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cryptoc...

Covid will never become an endemic virus, scientist warns

JaruekChairak | iStock | Getty Images Covid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecurity has warned. Raina MacIntyre, a professor of ...

Bear Grylls on why there’s more to life than good grades

Global survival expert and adventurer, Bear Grylls, has told CNBC that role models including his own father taught him that there was more to life than just top grades. “I feel in many areas, I ...

Microsoft, Shell invest in LanzaJet, sustainable jet fuel start-up

The LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels plant in Soperton, Ga., is expected to begin producing 10 million gallons of SAF and renewable diesel per year from sustainable ethanol in 2023. Photo courtesy LanzaJe...

Astra expects to receive FAA license for Florida launch by Friday

The company’s rocket LV0008 stands on the launchpad ahead of the ELaNa 41 mission for NASA. Astra | John Kraus Rocket builder Astra is preparing to launch from Florida for the first time as earl...

Ford reportedly plans to increase EV spending by up to $20 billion

The all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning truck during an augmented reality presentation at the Motor Bella Auto Show in Pontiac, Michigan, on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Emily Elconin | Bloomberg | Getty Im...

Democrats urge Biden to pass climate change part of Build Back Better

Supporters demonstrate in favor of Build Back Better on the Senate Steps of the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 15, 2021. Leigh Vogel | Getty Images House Democrats have reupped calls for President Joe Biden to ...

Jim Cramer likes most of top holdings in Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday broke down the top holdings in star money manager Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF, saying he likes the setup in most of the closely followed fund’s larg...

Leadership of China’s Xi threatened by Covid, real-estate crisis

George Soros, billionaire founder of Soros Fund Management LLC, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2020. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese leader Xi Jinping&#...

Asia grapples with high underinsurance amid rise in climate disasters

Rescuers evacuate stranded people in the waterlogged urban area of Weihui City in Xinxiang, central China’s Henan Province, July 27, 2021. Li An | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The flooding ...

These 3 medical device stocks look like ‘true steals’ here

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday identified three stocks in the medical devices field that he believes look attractive after Wall Street’s rough January. The “Mad Money” host said ...

Corning Inc. can still go higher

Golar: “Golar is the play. Now, you have to understand, these are trades, sir. They go up and then they crater. There’s been some ones that have been involved in the shipping industry, per...

AT&T, AMC Entertainment, UPS and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: AT&T (T) – AT&T announced plans to spin off its stake in the WarnerMedia/Discovery Communications (DISCA) combination to its shareho...

California officials warn state could face third consecutive dry year

In an aerial view, dry cracked earth is visible at Nicasio Reservoir on June 16, 2021 in Nicasio, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images California water officials warned on Tuesday that the state...

Volatility to shock investors in messy market: BofA’s Subramanian says

Investors should proceed with caution, according to BofA Securities’ Savita Subramanian. Even though February kicked off on a strong note, she warned on CNBC’s “Fast Money” a m...

Jim Cramer expects some causes of inflation ‘to get worse’ before improving

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday he expects some of the inflationary pressures in the U.S. economy to remain at problematic levels for a little longer before relief arrives. “As I peel the l...

Americans are ready to travel as their omicron fears fade

Göreme, in the Cappadocia region of central Turkey. Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Americans’ enthusiasm for travel has rebounded to levels unseen since the broad rollout of Covid-19 vacci...

Pfizer asks FDA to expand use of Covid vaccine to kids under 5

A student gets help with his mask from transitional kindergarten teacher Annette Cuccarese during the first day of classes at Tustin Ranch Elementary School in Tustin, CA on Wednesday, August 11, 2021...

Alphabet, AMD, PayPal and more

The PayPal application can be seen on a mobile phone. Felix Kästle | picture alliance | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Alphabet — Shares of the Google-parent ros...

General Motors (GM) earnings Q4 2021

General Motors said it expects to generate an operating profit this year of between $13 billion and $15 billion as a semiconductor shortage that marred vehicle production and sales for most of last ye...

Nasdaq futures rise after its third day of gains, Alphabet gains on strong earnings

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell January 25, 2022. TIMOTHY A. CLARY | AFP | Getty Images Nasdaq futures rose in overnight trading on Tuesday, after the tech...

Restaurant recovery is being slowed by labor, supply costs

Robert Freeman is hopeful Congress will replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund as his restaurant continues to struggle in the pandemic. Kate Rogers | CNBC Rising labor and food costs are chippin...

Sen. Ben Ray Lujan suffered stroke and underwent surgery

Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., attends a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol to demand greater accountability, transparency and oversight of federal agencies, at the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesd...

Starbucks (SBUX) Q1 2022 earnings miss

The Starbucks logo is displayed on a cup at a Starbucks store on October 29, 2021 in Marin City, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Starbucks on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that missed...

Tesla to recall FSD Beta software that let drivers roll past stop signs

Tesla will recall software from 53,822 of its Model S, X, 3 and Y vehicles in the U.S. to eliminate a feature that let cars automatically roll through stop signs, according to records published today ...

After a huge year for growth, the U.S. economy is about to slam into a wall

Free food is handed out by the Brooklyn community organization PASWO during a weekly food distribution on December 08, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Spurred by a massive inventor...

WHO says the new omicron subvariant doesn’t appear to be more severe than the original

WHO Technical lead head COVID-19 Maria Van Kerkhove attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel c...

Exxon Mobil, AMC Entertainment, UPS and more

A medical worker wearing a mask walks near the AMC movie theater in Times Square amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 7, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Check out the companies m...

U.S. Covid fatalities reach highest level in a year as omicron cases subside

The ChristianaCare health system in Wilmington, Delaware, implemented “crisis standards of care” for the first time in its 130-year history last month as a fresh wave of Covid-19 infection...

Cedar Fair stock jumps, is halted after report of SeaWorld takeover bid

Visitors at Knott’s Berry Farm ride the HangTime rollercoaster during it’s first day of public operation in Buena Park on Friday, May 11, 2018. Jeff Gritchen | Orange County Register | Get...

Exxon (XOM) earnings Q4 2021

Exxon Mobil’s revenue jumped more than 80% year over year during the fourth quarter amid a rebound in oil and gas prices, the company said Tuesday. With Exxon now in a stronger financial positio...

Metaverse real estate sales top $500 million, MetaMetric Solutions says

Sales of real estate in the metaverse topped $500 million last year and could double this year, according to investors and analytics firms. Real estate sales on the four major metaverse platforms reac...