CNBC is now accepting applications for the 2025 Disruptor 50 list — our thirteenth annual look at the most innovative venture-backed companies using breakthrough technology to meet increasing economic and consumer challenges. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Feb. 10 at 11:59 pm EST. All independent, privately-owned companies founded after Jan. 1, 2010, are eligible,…
Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks during The New York Times’ annual DealBook Summit in New York City, Dec. 4, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s handful of hedge funds at Citadel all posted double-digit returns in 2024, led by its tactical trading strategy. Citadel’s multistrategy Wellington fund,…
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Noted short seller Hindenburg Research disclosed a bet against Carvana on Thursday, claiming the online used car retailer’s recent turnaround is a “mirage” that’s being propped up by unstable loans and accounting manipulation. The report centers on Carvana’s practice of loan sales as well as the business relationship…
Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration taken November 25, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Cryptocurrencies rose to start the year, rebounding from recent losses as investor optimism returned to the market. The price of bitcoin rose 3% to $97,426.02 Thursday, bringing its new year gain to about 4% when counting trading from the…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 31, 2024. NYSE Crypto trades jumping. Roaring Kitty boosting meme stocks. Broader market ripping on no apparent catalysts. Animal spirits are on the run at the dawn of 2025 trading. Many speculative pockets of the stock market surged on Thursday, the first session of the…
A for sale sign is displayed outside of a home for sale on August 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. United States real estate industry rules governing agent commissions will change on August 17 as part of a legal settlement between the National Association of Realtors and home sellers. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon /…
Travelers view the arrival and departure boards at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Air travel demand continued to surge in 2024, led by a bounce back in international trips. From January through October alone, revenue-passenger miles worldwide, a…
Singapore city skyline on September 18, 2016. Rustam Azmi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asian stocks traded mixed on Thursday as several major markets resumed trading after New Year’s Day holiday. China’s Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index for December fell to 50.5, missing economists’ forecast of 51.7 in a Reuters poll. PMI…
Breaking habits or forming new ones is hard — and starting on January 1 doesn’t change that. To give yourself the best chance at success, pursue one, manageable to-do at a time, says Michael J. López, a consultant, career coach and author of the upcoming book “Change: Six science-backed strategies to transform your brain, body,…
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome after a sudden power outage during Super Bowl XLVII. The stadium is now known as the Caesars Superdome. Getty Images The Sugar Bowl has been postponed one day until Thursday following the deadly attack in New Orleans. The decision comes hours after a 42-year-old man crashed a pickup truck into a crowd…
