Year: 2025
Op-ed: Americans are leaving millions in free money on the table
Every year, millions of dollars in credit card rewards go unclaimed — money that could be covering travel, everyday expenses, or even cash back in your pocket. If you’re not redeeming those rewards, you’re leaving money on the table. As someone who leverages credit card rewards, I was somewhat surprised by the recent Bankrate survey […]
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Eli Lilly aims to invest in ‘big problems hiding in plain sight’ using obesity windfall
Heart disease. Hearing loss. Addiction. Chronic pain. Alzheimer’s. ALS. These are some of the areas where Eli Lilly, flush with cash from its GLP-1 drugs, wants to make big bets. These are the ideas that are “hiding in plain sight,” said Lilly Chief Scientific Officer Dan Skovronsky. They’re places where other pharmaceutical companies might not […]
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From pills to new uses, here’s what Eli Lilly’s top scientist sees as the future of weight loss drugs
Dan Skovronsky knows what makes a good obesity drug. As chief scientific officer at Eli Lilly, he’s already done it once with the company’s weekly shot, Zepbound. He’s trying to do it again with a more convenient daily pill, then repeat the feat with a shot that could be even more powerful than Zepbound. And […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walmart, Hasbro, Shake Shack, Wayfair and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Walmart — The retailer slid 8% after issuing weaker-than-expected guidance. For fiscal 2026, Walmart sees earnings per share ranging between $2.50 per share and $2.60 per share. The company also said it wouldn’t be “immune” to impacts from currently postponed tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Shake […]
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OpenAI tops 400 million users despite DeepSeek’s emergence
Brad Lightcap of OpenAI. Courtesy: OpenAI OpenAI appears to be growing quickly despite increasing competition. The San Francisco-based tech company had 400 million weekly active users as of February, up 33% from 300 million in December, the company’s chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap, told CNBC. These numbers have not been previously reported. Lightcap pointed to […]
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Airbus could bring forward non-U.S. deliveries if Trump tariffs impede trade, CEO says
The logo of Airbus is pictured outside the Airbus facility in Saint-Nazaire, France, November 7, 2023. Stephane Mahe | Reuters Airbus could prioritize deliveries to its non-U.S. customers if tariffs disrupt the European planemaker’s imports stateside, CEO Guillaume Faury said Thursday. “We have a large demand from the rest of the world, so [if] we […]
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Chinese smartphone firm Oppo launches slim $1,870 folding phone to rival Samsung, Huawei
Oppo’s new Find N5 folding smartphone on display at a press briefing in London. Ryan Browne | CNBC Chinese smartphone firm Oppo has unveiled its new flagship folding phone Thursday, touting a slimmer body and artificial intelligence-focused features in a bid to compete with high-end foldable devices from the likes of Samsung and Huawei. The […]
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Chinese giant Alibaba posts profit and revenue beat in December quarter amid strength in cloud unit
Signage at the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. offices in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Alibaba’s overhaul could serve as a template for a restructuring of China Tech itself: a shake-up that achieves Beijings aim of carving up the countrys tech titans while unlocking potentially billions of dollars in pent-up shareholder value. Bloomberg | […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: How natural gas could help solve the India-U.S. trade dispute
Workers walk on the jetty’s platform at the Dhamra LNG Terminal Private Limited (DLTPL) near Dhamra port in Bhadrak district of India’s Odisha state on October 16, 2024. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP) (Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images) Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s […]
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Europe risks becoming a ‘museum’ if it doesn’t innovate in AI and deregulate, Swedish PM warns
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson during a press conference on Jan. 17, 2025. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images STOCKHOLM — Europe is at risk of becoming a “museum” if it doesn’t soften strict curbs on artificial intelligence technologies and deregulate, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday. “I think we really need to […]
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