The Stripe logo on a smartphone with U.S. dollar banknotes in the background. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Stripe cut 300 jobs, representing about 3.5% of its workforce, mostly in product, engineering and operations, CNBC has confirmed. The payments company, valued at about $70 billion in the private markets, still…
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Netflix soared more than 10% Tuesday after the company posted fourth-quarter results that beat on the top and bottom lines. The company surpassed 300 million paid memberships during the quarter, adding a record 19 million subscribers. Netflix said the growth was driven by its content slate, improved…
David Einhorn, President at Greenlight Capital, speaking at the 14th CNBC Delivery Alpha Investor Summit in New York City on Nov. 13th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn thinks speculative behavior in the current bull market has ascended to a level beyond common sense. “We have reached the ‘Fartcoin’ stage of the…
Dwayne Johnson voices Maui in Disney Animation’s “Moana 2.” Disney The Walt Disney Company’s box office domination continued over the holiday weekend. “Moana 2” topped $1 billion during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, becoming the studio’s third 2024 release to reach the coveted benchmark after Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool and Wolverine” and Pixar’s “Inside…
Rockaa | E+ | Getty Images How to qualify for IRS Free File For the 2025 season, you can use IRS Free File if your adjusted gross income, or AGI, was $84,000 or less in 2024. You calculate AGI by subtracting certain tax breaks from your total, or gross income. The figure will be line…
U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., Jan. 20, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters U.S. crude oil fell more than 2% on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump weighs imposing tariffs on key trade partners while vowing to…
A cartoon image of US President-elect Donald Trump with cryptocurrency tokens, depicted in front of the White House to mark his inauguration, displayed at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies sank on Tuesday, as bullish investor sentiment surrounding…
Companies advertised their AI products on the Davos Promenade at the World Economic Forum 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC The Davos Promenade in Switzerland is the focal point of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the Swiss ski town. Some of the world’s biggest companies take over cafes, shops and restaurants and build temporary…
For the second year in a row, Buffalo, New York, has been dubbed the “hottest” real estate market out of the 50 most populous U.S. cities, according to online brokerage Zillow. Zillow’s “hottest” housing markets for 2025 are those with the strongest growth in home values and buyer demand. Rankings consider forecasted price increases, how…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump is poised to sign a flurry of executive orders as soon as he’s sworn in, but imposing tariffs on U.S. trading partners…
