Levi Strauss CEO Michelle Gass was out for a run in San Francisco last March when she first heard the song “Levii’s Jeans” from Beyonce’s latest album, “Cowboy Carter.” “Literally, I got chills,” Gass recounted to CNBC, adding the name-check represented a “once in a lifetime” marketing opportunity she couldn’t afford to squander. “She is one…
Desire Netflix signs $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Get approval from federal regulators? While Paramount was considered the frontrunner to acquire the historic film studio due to CEO David Ellison’s ties to the Trump administration, new reports bloomberg And hollywood reporter There are suggestions that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met with President Donald…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. David Dee Delgado | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images More CNBC coverage on U.S. economy The latest report on inflation, delayed by the government shutdown, showed…
A container is offloaded from the Wanhai 175 cargo ship at the Tan Vu Terminal, operated by Vietnam Maritime Corp., at Haiphong Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The proportion of volume from suppliers in China, Hong Kong, and Korea has declined from 90% to 50% over…
The Trump administration views the proposed $72 billion deal for Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery‘s film and streaming assets with “heavy skepticism,” a senior administration official told CNBC’s Eamon Javers on Friday morning. Netflix said Friday that it would acquire Warner Bros.’ film studio and streaming service, HBO Max. The deal is subject to…
Jacob Wackerhausen | Istock | Getty Images Earlier this week, the White House — in conjunction with Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, and his wife, Susan — announced one of the largest donations ever to benefit American children. The Dells’ $6.25 billion pledge goes hand in hand with a new federal government program…
MPD Chief of Police Pamela Smith and U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan attend a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday, December 4, 2025, announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices on January 6, 2021. Tom Williams | Cq-roll…
Logos of Netlfix and Warner Bros. Reuters The Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery deal came together quickly — but its path to regulatory approval may not be so speedy. Netflix stunned the media industry on Friday when it announced its proposed $72 billion deal to acquire the iconic Warner Bros. film studio and streaming service…
People hold a sign as they participate in a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship as the court hears arguments over the order in Washington, May 15, 2025. Drew Angerer | Afp | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear arguments in…
US President Donald Trump makes an announcement from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on December 3, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump may remove members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board at will, a federal appeals court ruled Friday….
