President and CEO of Frontier Airlines, Barry Biffle attends The Future of Everything presented by the Wall Street Journal at Spring Studios on May 17, 2022, in New York City. Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle fired back at his counterpart at United Airlines who said the…
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman, Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips, and Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark. Porter Binks | Matt Kelley | Stacy Revere | Getty Images College sports leaders are crunching the numbers as they head toward payments for players and new avenues for revenue growth. Speaking at CNBC Sport and Boardroom’s Game…
StubHub CEO Eric Baker said Wednesday that recently introduced federal regulations around transparent ticket pricing will cause a “one-time” hit to its financial results. Revenue is expected to dip year over year as consumers digest the new rules, Baker told CNBC, which require online ticket sellers to prominently show the total cost upfront. “We’ve seen…
Shares of Workday popped 9% on Wednesday to around $238 after activist investor Elliott Investment Management announced a $2 billion stake in the company. Workday announced a multi-year plan to enhance its operating model and capital allocation framework on Tuesday, and Elliott said it believes the plan will drive “substantial long-term value creation.” “We believe CEO Carl Eschenbach,…
A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle is seen in Tempe, Arizona, on the outskirts of Phoenix, on September 15, 2025. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Waymo has partnered with Uber to get its robotaxis into Atlanta and Austin, Texas. Now it’s teaming up with Lyft for the first time in a commercial…
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with reporters outside his office in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 11, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called China an “adversary” of the U.S. on Wednesday after a report that the country has told tech companies to stop buying Nvidia‘s…
A sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Rafael, California, on Aug. 7, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Mortgage rates last week dropped to the lowest level since October of last year. That caused a massive run on refinances, as consumers seek more savings in an uncertain economy. Applications…
The Alibaba office building in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug. 28, 2024. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Alibaba shares rose on Wednesday after Chinese state media reported that the e-commerce giant secured a major customer for its artificial intelligence chips. China Unicom will deploy Alibaba’s AI accelerators from its semiconductor unit called…
Political campaign group Led By Donkeys project an image of Donald Trump onto Windsor Castle as U.S. President Trump’s second state visit to the U.K. begins on 16th September 2025 in Windsor, United Kingdom. Mark Kerrison | In Pictures | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to the U.K. kicks into gear on…
Newly manufactured cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, on March 27, 2025. Issei Kato | Reuters Japan’s exports contracted less than expected in August as shipments to its largest trading region — Asia — rebounded, though the overall growth stayed negative for a fourth straight month. Japanese shipments fell…
