Month: January 2026
Hilton Hotels removing Minneapolis franchise location after it again denied DHS booking
Hampton Inn, Lakeville, MN. Google Earth Hilton Hotels said Tuesday that it will sever ties with a franchise hotel in the Minneapolis area after a new video showed a desk clerk there refusing to book rooms for a person claiming to be a Department of Homeland Security agent. Hilton’s statement came a day after the […]
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AMD’s Lisa Su says AI isn’t replacing people, but is changing who gets hired
Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su said Tuesday that artificial intelligence has not slowed the pace of hiring at her company, but the job candidates who have truly embraced the technology have become a priority. “I would say that we’re actually not hiring fewer people,” Su told CNBC’s Jon Fortt on Tuesday from the CES […]
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Inside Alts: Private equity management fees hit new low in 2025
A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street November 13, 2024, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds […]
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Ford reports best annual U.S. vehicle sales since 2019
Visitors to the OC Auto Show at the Anaheim Convention Center check out the newly unveiled Ford Expedition in Anaheim on Thursday, October 3, 2024. Leonard Ortiz | Medianews Group | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor on Tuesday said its U.S. vehicle sales last year increased 6% to achieve the company’s best annual sales […]
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Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa dies at 65, GOP says
Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died, House GOP officials said on Tuesday. He was 65. LaMalfa’s death tightens the razor-thin House majority and […]
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Vista Equity Partners says its ‘agentic factory’ is reinventing the way companies use AI
A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. With fears growing of an investment bubble in artificial intelligence infrastructure, the next phase of […]
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Trump wants to take over Greenland — but the island’s economy faces ‘major challenges’
A view of houses in the old town of Nuuk, Greenland, March 27, 2025. Leonhard Foeger | Reuters Donald Trump is interested in annexing Greenland, an Arctic island offering a wealth of untapped mineral resources. But as the U.S. president dialled up the rhetoric about America annexing the self-governing Danish territory, sparking a backlash from […]
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Meta delays Ray-Ban Display glasses global rollout due to inventory limits, U.S. demand
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses, during the Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters Meta Platforms said Tuesday that it’s delaying the international expansion of its […]
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Manhattan office leasing in the fourth quarter was the strongest in 6 years
Crowds walk through midtown Manhattan on Oct. 16, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family […]
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Maduro pleads not guilty, Nvidia’s robotaxi play, JPMorgan’s ‘secret sauce’ and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. We’re not even a week into the new year and I’ve already started telling myself that my resolution to read more can include reviewing drafts of this newsletter. Stock futures are little changed this morning. The market is coming off […]
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