Zepto isn’t the only quick commerce startup in India, and competition is heating up both domestically and globally. The country’s online grocery market is set to be worth around $24 billion dollars by 2025, according to Redseer. Zepto Indian quick-commerce startup Zepto has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, according to a public notice…
This photo taken on February 2, 2024 shows Lu Yu, head of Product Management and Operations of Wantalk, an artificial intelligence chatbot created by Chinese tech company Baidu, showing a virtual girlfriend profile on her phone, at the Baidu headquarters in Beijing. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China plans to restrict…
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Kyle Dijamco is a proud member of Palantir Technologies‘ fast-growing retail investor base. The Los Angeles-based marketer has bet big on the defense tech stock, even increasing his exposure after a drawdown earlier this year. The 31-year-old’s position now stands at roughly $25,000. “It’s an exciting stock to…
Citadel plans to return about $5 billion in profits earned in 2025 back to investors at the beginning of next year, according to a person familiar with the matter. The firm’s flagship-multistrategy fund, known as Wellington, gained 9.3% in the year through last week, the person said, who asked not to be named discussing performance…
Customers at the GasWay Xpress Mart at 1120 Erie Blvd. pump gas on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Schenectady, N.Y. Lori Van Buren | Albany Times Union | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Holiday road-trippers are feeling some relief at the pump this year. The average price of unleaded gasoline in the U.S. has been…
Nelson Petz, Founding Partner and CEO of Trian Partners, speaking at the 14th CNBC Delivery Alpha Investor Summit in New York City on Nov. 13th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Asset manager Janus Henderson agreed to be acquired by investors Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst, the companies announced Monday. Trian and General Catalyst will…
Vladimir Godnik | Fstop | Getty Images For years, Braden Wallake has posted everything from business lessons to animal pictures on his LinkedIn page. A fateful midweek post on a late-summer day stopped the marketing executive in his tracks. Wallake shared a teary-eyed selfie with a message about his feelings after laying off staff. Just…
Volatility is nothing new for crypto investors, and 2025 has been a wild ride, with bitcoin climbing above $125,000 in October before experiencing several sharp drops — peak to trough, a decline of over $40,000 from its record high. “Crypto is a volatile asset class, and in some sense, there is no avoiding that volatility,”…
President Donald Trump‘s move Thursday to sign an executive order easing federal restrictions on marijuana — and clearing the way for a Medicare pilot program covering CBD — caps a coordinated, yearlong push by the cannabis industry that combined traditional lobbying, sizable political donations, data-driven messaging and direct outreach to the president’s inner circle, industry…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday explained how he thinks the data center sector can regain its footing on the market, saying OpenAI needs to raise cash to pay Oracle, one of its major partners. “No matter what, OpenAI needs to raise a lot of money, and it needs to raise it now,” he said. “Or…
