McDonald’s, Starbucks aim to improve
A McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images After a tough year for the restaurant industry, executives can’t wait for 2025 to start. “I don’t know about you guys, but I’m ready for ’24 to be behind us, and I think ’25 is going […]
I was invited to join a VIP investment club. It promoted bitcoin and other crypto — that’s when the trouble started.
“The people in charge, I realize now, somehow managed to manipulate a small-cap stock so the members made profits.”
Liberty Media to spin off assets; CEO Greg Maffei to step down at year-end
Liberty Media announced Wednesday that it’s spinning off most assets besides Formula One auto racing into a separate publicly traded company, called Liberty Live, and that CEO Greg Maffei is stepping down at year-end. Chairman John Malone will become interim CEO of Liberty Media. Liberty Media’s investor day is set to take place on Thursday […]
Disney doesn’t plan to change its TV networks portfolio anytime soon
Scene from the FX series Shogun. Source: Disney | FX Disney has done the math on separating its TV networks business, and it appears too messy to be done — at least for now. The company’s chief financial officer, Hugh Johnston, said Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the “cost is probably more than the […]
I juggle 18 credit cards. I would like to close 5 of them. How can I do this without ruining my credit score?
“I have very high limits, so charges barely make a blip on my credit-utilization ratio.”
Hyundai names North American exec Jose Munoz as CEO, effective Jan. 1
Hyundai CEO Jaehoon Chang (left) and José Muñoz, Hyundai president and global chief operating officer, attend the 2024 New York International Auto Show Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday named Jose Munoz as the next president and CEO of the South Korean automaker, effective Jan. 1. Munoz, an auto industry […]
‘I’m 38 and completely broke’: I earn $50,000 a year. What professional degree will guarantee me six figures?
“I am willing to put in an extra 1 to 4 years of schooling and use student loans to pay for it.”
The top 10 family offices for startup investments
Guillaume Houze attends the 33rd ANDAM Prize Winner cocktail at les Jardins du Palais Royal on June 30, 2022 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain | Getty Images Entertainment | 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 […]
U.S. companies in the crosshairs if China retaliates to fight Trump
With President-elect Donald Trump’s trade and foreign policy team taking a hawkish stance toward China, U.S. companies are increasingly concerned a hard-line approach could stunt their prospects in the world’s second-largest economy – and turn them into targets of Chinese retaliation. Trump has threatened to hit China with at least 60% tariffs and vowed to […]
‘I handle my dad’s finances’: My father is in a nursing home and will get $100K in compensation. What should I do with it?
“I’ve thought about CDs, money-market and mutual funds.”
