Year: 2025
Microsoft hit with SharePoint attack — one version still vulnerable
A Microsoft store in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft has warned of “active attacks” targeting its SharePoint collaboration software, with security researchers noting that organizations worldwide stand to be affected by the breach. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Sunday in a release […]
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Southwest Airlines sets a date for seat assignment launch, lays out new boarding order
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane departs from Harry Reid International Airport as another airplane taxis in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 15, 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Southwest Airlines passengers will fly in assigned seats for the first time on Jan. 27, the carrier told CNBC. Customers can start […]
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This crypto treasury firm is vying to be the MicroStrategy of ether–but with a focus on generating yield
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images The latest crypto treasury company is set to hit the public market with an ambitious plan to build the largest public vehicle for institutional exposure to ether. The Ether Machine will begin trading on the Nasdaq Monday through a merger with blank check company Dynamix Corporation. Andrew Keys, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Block, Pinterest, Verizon and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Block — The fintech stock surged 10% as it prepares to officially join the S & P 500 before the opening of trading on July 23. Block will replace Hess, which has been acquired by Chevron. Pinterest — Shares of the social media company jumped more […]
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LVMH-backed investor group takes 20% stake in private jet company Flexjet
A FlexJet Gulfstream G450 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing on May 9, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images An investment group led by LVMH’s private equity arm is buying 20% of private jet company Flexjet, marking the latest push by the luxury industry […]
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UK to create new water regulator in plan that gives hope for stricken Thames Water
Britain said on Monday it would overhaul water regulation to better protect the environment, investors and consumers, after an official report recommended a new structure that could also ease up on pollution fines to prevent companies from collapsing. The privatised water industry in England and Wales has provoked public fury by releasing record levels of […]
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How wealthy investors bet on gold, from buying fractions of a bar to stashing bullions in Swiss military bunkers-turned-vaults
An employee handles one kilogram gold bullions at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 22, 2023. Chalinee Thirasupa | Bloomberg | 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, […]
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Musk’s X refuses to hand over data in ‘politically-motivated’ French investigation
Elon Musk’s X on Monday denied allegations made by French authorities as part of a criminal investigation into alleged data tampering, adding that it would not submit to the prosecutor’s demand to hand over data. X’s global government affairs account said the French investigation, which ramped up this month, is “politically-motivated” and designed to “restrict […]
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U.S. doubles down on Aug. 1 tariffs deadline as EU battles for a deal
President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner for Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 18, 2025. Photo by Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post via Getty Images The U.S. has signaled it will not let up on its Aug. 1 deadline for higher tariffs on the European Union as the bloc […]
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VCs use this ‘power law’ to decide whether to invest in startups: We want ‘outsized-outcome potential’
Peter Specht, general partner at venture capital firm Creandum. Creandum As pitches from founders come flooding in, one investor has revealed how VCs use a historic “law” to identify the best investments. “The power law in venture capital basically means that a small number of investments generate the vast majority of returns. So essentially, one […]
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