A program that lets Americans save time in airport security lines is opening to foreign travelers from four countries. Clear, a NYSE-listed identity company, announced Friday that travelers from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand can apply for Clear+ memberships. More countries will likely be announced later this year, the company said. Clear+…
The Tencent logo is displayed on the exterior of a building at the company’s headquarters, with a surveillance camera visible in the foreground, on November 30, 2024, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tencent on Wednesday reported a 15% jump in second-quarter revenue as a strong performance in…
Resorts World Sentosa will “be ready” when Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority considers its casino license renewal in 2026, the company’s CEO Lee Shi Ruh told CNBC late last month. In November 2024, Singapore’s gambling agency announced it was renewing the integrated resort’s casino license for two years, instead of three, citing “unsatisfactory” tourism performance from…
StubHub, the ticketing marketplace that spun out of eBay in 2020, has resumed its plans to go public and is now aiming to hold its IPO next month, CNBC has learned. The company originally paused its IPO plans in April as the stock market was reeling from President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs. The decision…
People walk past an AMC theater in Manhattan, New York City, on Feb. 25, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Shares of AMC Entertainment rose 8% in early trading Monday after the movie theater chain reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results. The company posted revenue of nearly $1.4 million, up about 35% year over year and topping the…
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 01: (R-L) Michael Page of England punches Shara Magomedov of Russia in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at anb Arena on February 01, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Chris Unger | Ufc | Getty Images Days after completing its merger with…
Pooja Tripathi might not have become a successful comedian if she hadn’t quit her corporate marketing job in the middle of a meeting in 2018. By then, Tripathi had spent five years working in the fashion industry, but felt defeated after dealing with a toxic boss, she says. One morning, in a last-minute meeting, her…
Kate Green | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images “Treatonomics” — a consumer trend that covers spending on ‘everyday luxuries’ to larger, life-affirming experiences — is booming as people look for a mood boost in ongoing unsettling economic times. Spending on small-item ‘pick-me-ups’ is a well-established recession-resistant trend, with consumers often turning to purchases of…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook shake hands on the day they present Apple’s announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Apple shares rose 13% this week, its largest weekly gain…
Apple CEO Tim Cook, left center, escorts President Donald Trump as he tours Apple’s Mac Pro manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas, Nov. 20, 2019. Tom Brenner | Reuters Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday announced it will spend an additional $100 billion on U.S. companies and suppliers over the next…
