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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a milestone Thursday that seemed unfathomable a year ago. The 30-stock benchmark broke above 40,000 for the first time. The move comes as investors cheer the prospects of artificial intelligence boosting corporate profits and

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The rich have taken “quiet wealth” to a new level, turning to private purchases of mansions, art and classic cars designed to avoid

Pictured here is a BYD factory producing new energy-powered trucks in Huai’an, China, on February 21, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China reported data Friday that pointed to slower growth on the consumer side while industrial activity remained robust. Retail sales rose by 2.3% in April from a year ago, the

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks briefly with reporters as he arrives for a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Boeing shareholders voted to re-elect the outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun to the board of directors, a preliminary tally on

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to make a key decision on approving ether exchange-traded funds next week. But it will likely fail due to a lack of an over-arching regulatory framework for all cryptocurrencies, according to Ric Edelman, head of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals. “I think that there’s going

Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers prepares to take a snap in the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs0 during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Michael Reaves | Getty Images Media giants relied on sports last year when they had to woo advertisers

Higher-income consumers may be creating a frothy situation at Walmart. Even though affluent shoppers helped drive the retailer’s latest beat on quarterly results, former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon warns they’ll be hard to keep. “The Walmart experience is better than it used to be, but it’s still not a premium experience. Walmart is built

A Frontier Airlines plane lands at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Feb. 27, 2020. Elizabeth Page Brumley | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Frontier Airlines said it will stop charging customers a fee to change their flights, taking a page from larger competitors as the Biden administration issues stricter rules targeting

Customers use automated teller machines (ATM) at an HSBC Holdings Plc bank branch at night in Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, Feb 16, 2019. Anthony Kwan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of HSBC Holdings fell over 3% in Hong Kong on Friday after reports that its top shareholder Ping An Insurance might be looking

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media during a press conference as part of the 2022 All-Star Weekend at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 19, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. Jason Miller | Getty Images Whether it’s two people in a marriage or a company and a sports league, it’s not easy to break up

Chris So | Toronto Star | Getty Images Shares of Canada Goose surged 16% on Thursday after the company reported earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter and announced it was expecting year-over-year sales growth for fiscal year 2025. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: 5 Canadian cents, which may not compare with estimates

A United Airlines 737 Max 8 Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines said the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared it to add new aircraft and routes months after the regulator stepped up its scrutiny of the carrier following several safety incidents. “Today, we got some good news: after a careful review and discussion about the

Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024.  CNBC Warren Buffett finally revealed his secret stock pick in a new regulatory filing, and it’s insurer Chubb. His conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway has bought nearly 26 million shares of Zurich-based Chubb for a stake worth $6.7 billion. The

Netflix will stream Christmas Day National Football League games for the next three years, in its first true step into live sports. The streaming platform will show two games on Christmas Day this year, followed by at least one matchup in both 2025 and 2026, the league announced Wednesday. The games will continue to be

A GameStop store operates in a strip mall in Chicago on March 16, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images GameStop and AMC shares fell Wednesday as the meme stock trading frenzy showed signs of fizzling. The brick-and-mortar video game retailer declined 29%, while the movie theater chain dropped 22%. Before Wednesday, GameStop and AMC were

Home Depot on Tuesday posted quarterly revenue below Wall Street’s expectations, as shoppers postponed bigger discretionary projects like bath and kitchen remodels because of higher interest rates and made spring purchases late. Still, the home improvement retailer reaffirmed its full-year guidance, which includes an additional week from the prior year. It said it expects total