France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur, French Riviera, Alpes-Maritimes, Principality of Monaco. Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images A million dollars isn’t what it used to be — especially in luxury real estate. According to the new Knight Frank Wealth Report, $1 million buys you only 16 square meters (or about 172 square feet) in Monaco, the…
A customer inside a Starbucks coffee shop in Hercules, California, US, on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks is seeing early signs that changes to its loyalty program are paying off as value-minded consumers take advantage of its rewards, CNBC has learned. Last month, the coffee chain brought…
The Department of Justice‘s internal watchdog said on Thursday that it is investigating the DOJ’s compliance with a law requiring that it fully disclose department files about the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The audit by the Office of the Inspector General comes after months of complaints that the DOJ has failed to comply with…
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. Kevin Warsh can credit more than $100 million of his vast fortune to a lucrative regulatory carveout that favors family office executives and…
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna appears at a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Oct. 21, 2025. Allison Robbert | Bloomberg | Getty Images IBM shares slipped 6% in extended trading on Wednesday after the hardware, software and consulting provider reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results but maintained full-year guidance. Here’s…
In this handout photo provided by U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Navy | Getty Images President Donald…
BP logos are seen at a BP petrol and diesel filling station southeast of London on June 15, 2020. BEN STANSALL | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — British energy major BP suffered a shareholder revolt at its annual general meeting on Thursday, following a tense clash with investors over corporate governance and climate transparency….
Robert Isom, chief executive officer of American Airlines Group Inc., during a news conference at the US Department of Transportation in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said a potential merger with rival United Airlines would hurt consumers and would be…
U.S. President Donald Trump makes remarks as he hosts NCAA champion athletes during a NCAA Collegiate National Champions Day event in the State Dining Room at the White House on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s overall — and economic — approval ratings plunged in the latest CNBC…
An Iranian salesperson sits beside a portrait of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at his fruit shop in the Shahid Boroujerdi residential complex in southern Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2026. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images The war in the Middle East is plunging Iran’s already fragile economy into freefall. Tehran’s…
