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A recreational marijuana smoker indulges in smoking weed on April 14, 2020 in the Bushwick section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Bruce Bennett | Getty Images Americans are reaching for buds more than booze. Daily or near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of drinking in the U.S., according

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address during the Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference at SAP Center on March 18, 2024 in San Jose, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Nvidia shares jumped more than 9% on Thursday after the company on Wednesday reported earnings that topped Wall Street estimates and showed that there’s

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing to break up Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, over alleged antitrust violations. The lawsuit, joined by 30 states and filed Thursday, follows a DOJ investigation into whether Live Nation maintains a monopoly in the ticketing industry, a probe launched in 2022 and bolstered by fan complaints

The DocuSign website is seen on a laptop in Dobbs Ferry, New York, April 1, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Contract management platform DocuSign is committed to growing as a public company and is working to convince investors of its artificial intelligence potential, CEO Allan Thygesen told CNBC, after reports suggested the

Sarinyapinngam | Istock | Getty Images A dispute between a fintech startup and its banking partners has ensnared potentially millions of Americans, leaving them without access to their money for nearly two weeks, according to recent court documents. Since last year, Synapse, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup that serves as a middle man between customer-facing fintech

Roundhill Investments wants to mimic the success of its Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS) in China. The firm’s CEO Dave Mazza plans to launch the Lucky Eight ETF, which aims to be China’s answer to the success of Wall Street’s big tech stocks. “There’s a lot of question marks about the Chinese economy and the potential

A customer shops at a Target store in Miami, Florida, on May 20, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Target on Wednesday posted a year-over-year sales decline and missed Wall Street’s earnings estimates, as consumers fatigued from high prices bought both fewer discretionary items and groceries.  The Minneapolis-based discounter’s revenue in the fiscal first quarter was about

People walk by a CitiBank location in Manhattan on March 01, 2024 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images LONDON — British regulators on Wednesday dished out a combined £61.6 million ($79 million) in fines to U.S. investment bank Citi for failings in its trading systems and controls. The fines were issued by

An employee hands an order to a customer through a drive-thru window at a McDonald’s restaurant in Oakland, California, on April 9, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images An independent advocacy group of McDonald’s franchisees is weighing in on the company’s upcoming value meal promotion, cheering affordability for the consumer, but pushing

Wind turbines in Dawson, Texas, on Feb. 28, 2023.  Mark Felix | Afp | Getty Images As carbon emissions from fossil fuels keep warming the planet, eco-conscious consumers may wonder if there’s a way to buy electricity from renewable sources without installing technology like solar panels or windmills on their property. In short, the answer

A pedestrian walks by a Peloton store in Palo Alto, California, on May 8, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Peloton shares plunged on Monday after the connected fitness company said it is launching a “global refinancing,” as it looks to stave off a cash crunch amid falling sales.  The company is offering $275 million

Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images Jamie Dimon‘s days as CEO of JPMorgan Chase are numbered — though it is unclear by how much. In a response to

Signage of Macy’s, Kohl’s and Nordstrom retail stores. Getty Images Department stores are aging — and so are their customers. For over a century, the stores won over multiple generations with a promise to sell shoppers a wide variety of everything. For many Millennial and Gen Z consumers, that hasn’t been enough — especially as

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