Il21 | Istock | Getty Images Spending pressures are dividing beer drinking habits, further clouding the outlook for brewers already battling declining sales volumes. Drinkers are increasingly bypassing once-loved core beer brands and instead opting for premium or economy alternatives, Danish brewer Carlsberg said Thursday, as beermakers confront wider pressures on the drinks sector. “We…
When American Natasha Colkmire returned to work after having her first child, she didn’t want to leave her newborn son with a nanny to go on a business trip. So she convinced a family member to tag along. “They would meet up with me when my son needed to be nursed,” she said. “We also…
Brinker International CEO Kevin Hochman unpacked the company’s recent quarter in an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, describing marketing strategies that have improved business. “We refortified our marketing budgets. Three years ago, we spent about $32 million in marketing,” Hochman said. “This past fiscal we just finished, we spent $137 million. So they actually have…
IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday that major advances in quantum computing are fast-approaching. “The era of what’s called quantum supremacy is just around the corner,” De Masi said. “It’s coming in quarters and very low single-digit years, and that’s getting people, obviously, pretty excited about the fact that we’ll…
Elon musk and the xAI logo. Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty Images When xAI’s Grok 4 chatbot was launched on Wednesday, users and media outlets quickly began pointing out examples of it consulting its owner Elon Musk’s views on controversial matters. CNBC was able to confirm that when asked to take a stance on…
Ayrton Senna driving the Marlboro McLaren during the Belgian Grand Prix in 1992. Pascal Rondeau | Hulton Archive | Getty Images CEOs today aren’t just steering companies — they’re navigating a minefield. From geopolitical shocks and economic volatility to rapid shifts in tech and consumer behavior, the playbook for leadership is being rewritten in real…
In a Monday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the tech giant hasn’t seen significant price increases, and he explained the mitigation strategies his company and its sellers are using. “We did a lot of forward buying several months ago, and then a lot of our sellers, our third party selling…
When Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of vaginal microbiome test and care company Evvy, is hiring, she knows what she wants to see in a candidate. She’s looking for someone “who goes above and beyond just what your job title tells you to do,” she says. That could mean including an “Interests” section on your…
