Passengers check in for United Airlines flights at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, Dec. 13, 2022.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesHere's a friendship test: Would you share your frequent flyer miles with your pals? United Airlines is betting customers will be open to it.The airline on Thursday started allowing...
Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | ReutersMedicare can start covering certain weight loss drugs for the first time – as long as they are approved for an added health benefit, the Centers for Medicare and...
A Target store in New York, US, on Monday, March 4, 2024. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTarget will double its bonus payments to salaried employees this year, as the big-box retailer's profits recover from a bumpy nearly two-year stretch.Salaried employees at the Minneapolis-based retailer receive an annual bonus,...
A new report found that New York City is the no. 1 place for ultra-high-net-worth individuals to own a property.Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty ImagesA 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...
The Walt Disney company logo is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Dec. 1, 2023.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesProxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services on Thursday recommended that Walt Disney shareholders elect activist investor Nelson Peltz to the board in...
The IM-1 lander "Odysseus" in lunar orbit on Feb. 21, 2024.Intuitive MachinesIntuitive Machines is building on the successes of its inaugural moon mission, reporting fourth-quarter results on Thursday and saying it now has "sufficient capital for the near term."The lunar company revealed that its cash balance at the end...
A "Sale Pending" sign in front of a home in Pinole, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSales of existing homes surged 9.5% in February from January to 4.38 million units, on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association...
A Ruth's Steak House restaurant on May 03, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Darden Restaurants said Wednesday it is buying Ruth’s Hospitality Group, the parent company of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, for $715 million. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesDarden Restaurants on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as the Olive Garden owner's...
Bob Chapek, chief executive officer of Disney, speaks at the 2022 Disney Legends Awards during Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, Sept. 9, 2022.Mario Anzuoni | ReutersIn his first public comments since Disney fired him as CEO in November 2022, Bob Chapek told CNBC he sees no reason for...
Disney's ESPN is at a crossroads.For more than 40 years, the world's largest all-sports network has grown annual revenue by increasing cable subscription fees. ESPN first charged pay-TV distributors less than $1 per month per subscriber in the 1980s. In 2023, ESPN's monthly carriage fee was $9.42 per subscriber,...