Month: June 2025
Disney says its theme parks generate $67 billion in annual U.S. economic impact
A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on April 3, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images For decades Disney’s domestic theme parks have been the growth engine for tourism, job […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Wall Street and investors turn bullish on India after two turbulent quarters
Stock traders monitor share prices during an intra-day trading session at a brokerage house in Mumbai on April 8, 2025. Asian and European markets battled on April 8 to recover from the previous day’s tariff-fuelled collapse. US President Donald Trump slapped a flat 26 percent tariff on imports from India last week, with New Delhi […]
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Brown-Forman shares plummet as whiskey maker warns of tariff uncertainty
Bottles of the American whiskey Jack Daniel’s are offered for sale in a liquor store on November 27, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Shares of Jack Daniel’s-maker Brown-Forman plunged more than 18% on Thursday after the company reported quarterly earnings that came in below analyst estimates, weighed down by the impact […]
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Tesla shares sink 4% as Musk continues to bash Trump’s spending bill
Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Shares of Tesla slid about 4% Thursday as CEO Elon Musk continued his relentless pressure on Congress to “KILL” President Donald Trump’s […]
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Wealthy inheritors plan to fire their parents’ wealth advisors
Wide shot of friends and family enjoying dinner and sunset during destination wedding reception at luxury villa in Morocco Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | 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 up to receive future editions, straight […]
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MongoDB jumps 15% after company boosts guidance, cites confidence in cloud-based database service
Dev Ittycheria, CEO of MongoDB Adam Jeffery | CNBC MongoDB shares surged 15% after the software company surpassed fiscal first-quarter earnings expectations and raised its outlook, citing growing confidence in its cloud-based database service. Revenues hit $549 million during the period, jumping 22% from more than $450 million in the year-ago period. That topped a […]
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NBA team sponsorship revenue up 8% to $1.6 billion, boosted by jersey patches
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 and Jalen Williams #8 of the Oklahoma City Thunder react on the bench against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the fourth quarter in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center on May 28, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Matthew Stockman | Getty Images NBA teams […]
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Trump holds call with Xi, Chinese media says
President Donald Trump held a phone call with China President Xi Jinping, Chinese media outlet Xinhua reported Thursday. The call was initiated by Trump, Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a subsequent statement. The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the report. U.S. stock futures rose on news […]
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Family office deals slow in May with bets on nuclear batteries and AI testers
Key Points Nuclear energy startups are gaining steam with private investment firms of the ultra-rich. Billionaire Barry Sternlicht’s family office invested in Zeno Power, a nuclear battery firm, in May. These deals are set to grow with family offices wanting to capitalize on the AI’s power demands and President Trump’s recent executive order to boost […]
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European Central Bank trims interest rates after inflation dips below target
The European Central Bank on Thursday announced a 25-basis-point interest rate trim and lowered its inflation expectations on the back of a stronger euro and lower energy costs. This takes the deposit facility rate to 2%, down from a mid-2023 high of 4%. Ahead of the announcement, traders had been pricing in an almost 99% […]
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