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An Imax private screening for the movie “First Man” at an AMC theater in New York on Oct. 10, 2018. Lars Niki | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The theatrical industry is in flux — and one stock is rising above the rest. Imax saw its shares jump more than 44% in 2025, even
It could be the year Main Street’s appetite for cryptocurrency exposure meaningfully grows. Although it’s been two years since the first spot bitcoin ETFs began trading on U.S. exchanges, BlackRock’s Jay Jacobs thinks they’re a fairly new concept. “It’s still so early,” the firm’s U.S. head of equity ETFs told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week.
Pedestrians walk past a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Chicago, Dec. 30, 2025. Scott Olson | Getty Images Beleaguered retail chain Saks Global is struggling to line up as much as $1 billion in financing to keep its business afloat during a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, CNBC has learned. The luxury chain has been
President Donald Trump speaks during the House Republican Party member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Jan. 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s renewed focus on housing affordability has found a clear villain: institutional investors that own large swaths of single-family homes in fast-growing Sun Belt cities, where
The U.S. housing market has yet to pick up steam into 2026, but real estate agents say there’s been a real shift toward a more balanced market, according to the quarterly CNBC Housing Market Survey. Mortgage rates didn’t move much at all in the last quarter of 2025, but home prices are steadily easing. The
Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces Apple Card during a launch event at Apple headquarters on March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California. Noah Berger | AFP | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase has reached a deal to take over the Apple credit card from its original issuer, Goldman Sachs, the two banks said Wednesday in separate releases.
The inaugural flight of an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from the Los Angeles-area Hollywood Burbank Airport, April 28, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Avelo Airlines will stop flying deportation flights for the U.S. government and will also cut commercial routes and reduce headcount, its chief executive told staff. The
Signage for Bitcoin cryptocurrency in Hong Kong, Nov. 26, 2025. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images Following President Nicolás Maduro’s deposition last weekend, all eyes are on Venezuela and its vast oil reserves. But there’s another resource Maduro’s regime is believed to have had in abundance — an asset that, if liquidated or seized,
A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street November 13, 2024, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds
Demonstrators hold a large Venezuelan flag outside the National Assembly, on the day Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was formally sworn in as the country’s interim president, as U.S.-deposed President Nicolas Maduro appeared in a New York court after the Trump administration removed him from power, in Caracas, Venezuela Jan. 5, 2026. Maxwell Briceno | Reuters
Versant Media Group, the portfolio of cable TV networks and digital assets spun off by Comcast, joined the small cohort of public media companies Monday as the industry reckons with ongoing disruption. Versant began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “VSNT,” opening at $45.17 per share. The company’s so-called when-issued stock — a
Michael Burry attends the premiere of “The Big Short” at Ziegfeld Theatre on Nov. 23, 2015 in New York. Dimitrios Kambouris | Getty Images Michael Burry’s quiet bet on Venezuelan oil is coming back into focus. The investor best known for “The Big Short” said he has owned Valero Energy since 2020, a position he
2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X with Carbon Aero package GM DETROIT — General Motors on Monday reported a 5.5% increase in its annual U.S. sales in 2025, despite a 6.9% decrease during the fourth quarter. The Detroit automaker’s results were driven last year by incremental sales of EVs as well as gains in large SUVs and
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil shake hands before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on May 12, 2025. FLORENCE LO / POOL / AFP BEIJING — Even as China eyes new opportunities to build global influence in the wake of the U.S. attack on Venezuela,
It’s one of the most important questions surrounding the Federal Reserve in 2026, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been pointedly mum. “I’m focused on my remaining time as chair,” Powell said at the December press conference. “I haven’t got anything new on that to tell you.” The question: whether Powell will remain on the
Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks to the Economic Club of New York at The Plaza Hotel in New York, Nov. 21, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s flagship hedge fund at Citadel climbed double digits in 2025, navigating a volatile year marked by sharp market swings, trade tensions and
Trader Peter Tuchman wears “2026” glasses as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on Dec. 31, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images The new year is starting off with the stock market looking as split as it did last year. The first trading
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