The gap between the best and worse off Americans is growing — and economists don’t see an end in sight. The “K-shaped” economy has been top of mind for consumers, corporate leaders, policymakers and investors since the Covid pandemic drastically reshaped Americans’ financial habits almost six years ago. Economists now warn that this two-speed economic…
Moviegoers will find a wealth of familiar franchises on the big screen this year. It may not be enough to save the box office. New entrants from popular film series dominate the movie slate in the next 12 months. The 2026 schedule features releases from Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics, Toy Story, Super Mario Bros.,…
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson, walks on the day of an arraignment hearing, at New York Supreme Court in New York City, Dec. 23, 2024. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Luigi Mangione will not face a possible death penalty sentence in the New York federal criminal case where…
Eli Lilly Chair and CEO Dave Ricks speaks during a press conference in Houston, Sept. 23, 2025. Antranik Tavitian | Reuters Eli Lilly on Friday said it will spend more than $3.5 billion to build a manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley that will help make its next-generation obesity drugs. That includes a closely watched…
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Date and context is unclear. U.s. Justice Department | Via…
A detail view of the Super Bowl LX logo on a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail car on December 29, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. Aaron M. Sprecher | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings…
Argor-Heraeus’ CEO Robin Kolvenbach holds one kilo bars of silver and gold at the plant of refiner and bar manufacturer Argor-Heraeus in Mendrisio, Switzerland, July 13, 2022. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Gold and silver prices plunged Friday, as President Donald Trump‘s nomination for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, appeared to relieve…
President Donald Trump on Friday named Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, ending a prolonged odyssey that has seen unprecedented turmoil around the central bank. The decision culminates a process that officially began last summer but started much earlier than that, with Trump launching a fusillade of criticism against the Powell-led…
Signage at a Chevron gas station in San Mateo, California, US, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Benjamin Fanjoy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chevron on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates as record oil production offset the pinch of lower crude prices. Last year, oil logged its biggest annual price decline since…
In 2016, when Susannah Rosen was 2½ years old, her parents, Luke Rosen and Sally Jackson, noticed during bath time that something wasn’t right. When Sally prompted Susannah to playfully kick her legs in the water, she wasn’t able to. “For our first kid, if it was a bee sting, we would run into the…
