Exxon Could Go Even Bigger on Its Dividend

Text size David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Oil companies used to compete on how much crude they could produce. Now they’re competing on how much cash they can send back to investors. That dynamic could pay...

Coca-Cola and Constellation Brands team up to create alcoholic Fresca cocktails

Bottles of Coca-Cola Co. Fresca brand soda move along a conveyor belt at the Swire Coca-Cola bottling plant in West Valley City, Utah, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2019. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty ...

Walgreens, Bed Bath & Beyond, Conagra and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walgreens (WBA) – The drug store operator’s shares gained 2.9% in the premarket, after beating estimates on both the top and bottom line...

It’s ‘a killer of people and jobs’

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on December 20, 2021 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Imag...

Virgin Galactic stock falls below SPAC debut price two years later

Virgin Galactic’s passenger rocket plane VSS Unity, carrying billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson and his crew, lands after reaching the edge of space above Spaceport America near Truth or C...

Alibaba Stock Rises — as Other Tech Tumbles — Even as It Gets a Price Target Cut

Text size Alibaba investors were taken on a wild, ugly ride in 2021. Could 2022 be different? Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Tech stocks have been tumbling. In a surprise twist, Alibaba is doing rema...

A map of where the stores are

Macy’s has released a list of the handful of department stores that it plans to close this year. It includes six full-line department stores, a Bloomingdale’s outlet store, and a Macy̵...

Taco Bell launches taco-a-day subscription program nationwide to drive visits

A Taco Bell restaurant stands along a Queens street on July 21, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Taco Bell is launching a taco-a-day subscription program nationwide Thursday to driv...

Bentley reports a second consecutive year of record sales in 2021

A Bentley PHEV Mulliner car is displayed during the 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, also known as Auto Shanghai 2021, at National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai...

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) reports Q3 2021 earnings miss

A person enters a Bed Bath & Beyond store on October 01, 2021 in the Tribeca neighborhood in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond shares tumbled nearly 10% in pr...

Three signs you’re ready to retire

Many people don’t have much choice about when they retire. Illness, job loss or caretaking responsibilities push them out of the labor force, ready or not. But some people have the opposite problem: T...

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Q1 2022 earnings

A person enters a Walgreens store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday exceeded analysts...

Small theaters, promoters fighting to qualify for Covid relief

Like many community playhouses around the country, the Studio Theatre shuttered its doors in March 2020 for coronavirus pandemic and did not fully reopen for more than a year. The sales the Little Roc...

Walmart and FedEx sign deals for thousands of GM’s new electric vans

Walmart signed an agreement to reserve 5,000 of BrightDrop’s EV600 and smaller EV410 electric delivery vans to support the retail giant’s last mile delivery network and goal of operating a...

Peloton earnings could disappoint investors, analysts say

A Peloton Interactive Inc. logo on a stationary bike at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peloton’...

Cramer’s 2022 forecast for the best-performing Dow stocks last year

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday announced his 2022 outlook for the best-performing stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average last year. Prior to examining the blue-chip index, the “Mad Mon...

Jim Cramer’s 2022 forecast for the worst-performing Dow stocks in 2021

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday broke down his 2022 outlook for last year’s worst-performing stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial. The “Mad Money” host also gave his forecast for ...

GM CEO Mary Barra unveils new self-driving Cadillac concept vehicle

Cadillac InnerSpace concept GM DETROIT — General Motors CEO Mary Barra unveiled a new personal self-driving electric concept car from GM’s luxury brand Cadillac on Wednesday during the CES techn...

Enterprise Products Partners is a winner

Illumina: “Illumina is great, not just because [CNBC contributor Dr. Scott Gottlieb] is on the board. They’ve got unbelievable technology, and I love the diagnostic business. Buy Illumina....

Charts suggest inflation may cool down faster than expected

Longtime technician Larry Williams believes the stock market may have a stronger 2022 than many Wall Street forecasts, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. “The charts, as interpreted by the ...

Trump friend Tom Barrack faces September trial in UAE lobbying case

Tom Barrack Jr., founder of Colony Capital Inc., right, arrives at criminal court in New York, U.S., on Monday, July 26, 2021. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Private equity investor Tom Ba...

4 tech stocks that look good after Nasdaq’s rough 2022 start

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he sees a handful of attractively priced technology stocks following a rough start to 2022 for the broad cohort and suggested investors look to take advantage of...

Microsoft, Enphase Energy, Salesforce and more

Jeenah Moon | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday: Salesforce, Adobe — The software stocks fell more than 4% each after UBS downgraded...

California finds PG&E equipment responsible for massive Dixie Fire

Cal Fire firefighters try to contain the fire from spotting across Highway 395 during the Dixie Fire on August 17, 2021 near Milford, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Pacific Gas &am...

CDC panel recommends Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds amid omicron surge

A nurse gives Sherri Trimble, 15, a shot of the vaccine at a vaccination clinic at Health First Medical Centre in Melbourne, Florida. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images The Cente...

Nike sues Lululemon for patent infringement over at-home Mirror gym and fitness apps

Nike on Wednesday filed a lawsuit accusing Lululemon of patent infringement over the apparel maker’s at-home Mirror fitness device and related mobile applications. Nike claims that in 1983, it i...

Hasbro taps Chris Cocks as new CEO

Hasbro Toy company logo seen displayed on smart phone. (Photo by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Igor Golovniov | SOPA Images | Getty Images Three months after the sudden pass...

Walmart cuts paid leave in half, as CDC guidance changes

An employee scans grocery items for pickup order at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart is cutting pandem...

Omicron variant likely to fuel inflation, as Americans keep shopping, economist says

damircudic | E+ | Getty Images The spread of the highly infectious omicron variant is likely to fuel more inflation, as Americans keep shopping instead of spending more outside of the home, according ...

Fauci says multiple preliminary studies find omicron is less severe than delta

NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, January 21, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters White H...

IBM Seeks Buyer for Watson Health Unit: Report

Text size IBM has hired BofA Securities to solicit bids for artificial-intelligence unit Watson Health, according to Axios. IBM’s looking for a price of more than $1 billion. Dreamstime In the l...

GM unveils new Chevrolet Silverado EV topping $100,000

2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST GM General Motors plans to build a work truck version of its new electric Chevrolet Silverado for commercial customers and a fully loaded luxury model that will retail ...