In this photo illustration, the stock market information of Synchrony Financial displayed on a smartphone while the logo of Synchrony Financial seen in the background. Igor Golovniov | Lightrocket | Getty Images Editor’s note: A previous version of this story, based on information provided by a Synchrony Financial executive, mischaracterized the collaboration between Synchrony and…
Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty Images Synchrony Financial, the credit card issuer for brands including Amazon, Walmart and Lowe’s, is working with OpenAI to allow shoppers to buy products directly inside ChatGPT using their store cards. The deal is one of the first major moves by a U.S. consumer lender to bring financing, payments…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. India’s Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, also known as GIFT City, aspires to be what Hong Kong is to mainland China, or what Dubai International…
Venture capital investor John Doerr during an interview on an episode of “Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein” in Stanford, California, July 22, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. The Indian government has been rushing to sell stakes in state-owned companies this year. So far, it has pared its stake in 10 public…
The Etsy Inc. headquarters in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Etsy said Wednesday it’s laying off about 220 employees, or roughly 12% of its workforce, as the online marketplace looks to simplify its organizational structure and innovate faster in an…
A pharmacy at a Costco store in Teterboro, New Jersey, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images As more Americans use GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to shrink their waistlines, retail giants are betting on a bottom-line bump tied to a shift in the way the drugs are priced and purchased. Employers…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. The success of Gen Z protests in India has handed a surprise victory to Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, cementing its position as the most influential…
Vegetables on display in a grocery store on Aug. 15, 2025, in Delray Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands in the U.S. is drawing renewed attention to a decades-long shift in how fresh food moves through the country. While investigators work to identify the original source of…
People are selecting from an assortment of premium Lindt chocolates at the Lindt & Sprungli chocolate shop. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cocoa prices are beginning to ease after a record-breaking rally, but don’t expect cheaper candy just yet as the world’s biggest chocolate makers turn to social media-inspired products and other strategies to…
