Ulta Beauty on Thursday raised its full-year sales outlook after topping Wall Street’s fiscal third-quarter expectations and seeing shoppers splurge on perfumes, skincare items and more. The beauty retailer said it now expects net sales for the year to be approximately $12.3 billion, higher than its previous expectations of $12 billion to $12.1 billion. That would…
Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi, speaking with CNBC at the annual Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho on July 10th, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC SoFi shares fell almost 6% in extended trading Thursday after the fintech company announced a $1.5 billion stock offering. The company, which provides online…
As Wall Street worries that advancements in artificial intelligence will hurt enterprise software companies, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told CNBC’s Jim Cramer a large language model is “just a commodity feature” that strengthens his company’s products. “All these large language models are the same. We just want the lowest cost one, then we plug it…
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Read more CNBC politics coverage “We are very pleased to nominate Secretary Raimondo for election to our Board,” Costco Chairman Tony…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine committee on Thursday deferred crucial votes on hepatitis B vaccines for babies until Friday, saying it will give members more time to review proposed language on the measure. One panel member, Dr. Cody Meissner, a professor of pediatrics at the Dartmouth Geisel School of…
When Nvidia this week said it would take a $2 billion stake in chip design company Synopsys, it was just the latest in a string of massive investments announced by the chipmaker this year. Nvidia has also said it would take a $1 billion stake in Nokia, invest $5 billion in Intel and $10 billion…
GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson during the automaker’s “GM Forward” event on Oct. 22, 2025 in New York City. GM DETROIT — General Motors’ newest product and technology executive has said he thinks of the Detroit automaker as a canvas. One that can be curated, retouched or even torn apart. After roughly six months…
A view of the NEO magnetic plant in Narva, a city in northeastern Estonia. A plant producing rare-earth magnets for Europe’s electric vehicle and wind-energy sectors. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images NARVA, Estonia — Europe’s big bet to break China’s rare earths dominance starts on Russia’s doorstep. The continent’s largest…
American flags flutter outside a Hyundai automobile dealership in Irvine, California, U.S., March 27, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters DETROIT — Hyundai Motor and General Motors are set to be two of the greatest beneficiaries of lower U.S. tariffs on imports, including vehicles, from South Korea. The South Korean-based automaker is the largest U.S. importer…
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff delivers the keynote address at the start of the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Oct. 14, 2025. Jessica Christian | San Francisco Chronicle | Getty Images Salesforce reported better-than-expected earnings on Wednesday and topped Wall Street estimates with its revenue guidance for the fourth quarter. The stock rose 2% in…
