Year: 2026
$300 bags, $150 earrings, $60 hats: Mid-priced products are a status symbol for young shoppers
When Jenny Lei launched her handbag company Freja, she thought about how much she’d personally want to spend on a work tote as a 20-something in New York City, she says. “I think a justifiable treat is less than $300. Above that, I start bargaining with myself,” says Lei, now 30, who launched Freja in […]
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36-year-old left the U.S. for China—now pays $1,000 rent and $100 for groceries for family of 4: It’s my ‘version of the American Dream’
As a kid, I moved around a lot. I was born in California, but I’ve lived in Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, Virginia, Montana and Oklahoma. I never had the chance to call anywhere “home” for too long. So if you’d told me back then that I’d end up in China, I would’ve laughed. I visited […]
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AI talent war: Software industry is a new target as top executives jump ship to OpenAI
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) takes a group photo with AI company leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (C) and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei (R) at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Software giants are seeing their worst stock performance in years […]
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Wall Street is getting bullish on neoclouds. These stocks hold more risk than other AI plays
There’s a lot of market buzz on the emerging crop of companies known as neoclouds, but these stocks are not for the faint of heart. Neoclouds are building AI-dedicated computing infrastructure and represent the risky edge of artificial intelligence investing. They stand in contrast to the hyperscalers, such as Amazon Web Services , Google Cloud […]
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We tried out xAI’s Grok chatbot while driving a Tesla in NYC. Here’s what happened.
Tesla owner Mike Nelson has been using the AI chatbot Grok in his vehicle for several months now. He finds it is useful, nearly irresistible, and dangerous. Nelson, a lawyer with a background in auto insurance, showed CNBC how he uses Grok on a drive around the New York metro area. Nelson said that while […]
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Forgotten no more: Generation X is driving beauty sales
Ryan Mckeever | E+ | Getty Images Move over, Sephora kids. While younger generations have been buying beauty products in droves, data shows that a different generation holds more spending power: Generation X. Often dubbed the “forgotten generation,” Gen X spans those born between 1965 and 1980, according to Pew Research Center. Sandwiched between baby […]
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This little-known ETF is up over 600% amid U.S.-Iran war, a better trade than oil or energy stocks
ETF Edge This little-known ETF is up over 600% amid U.S.-Iran war, a better trade than oil or energy stocks Published Sat, Apr 25 20267:30 AM EDTUpdated 34 Min Ago Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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U.S. State Department orders global warning about alleged China AI thefts by DeepSeek, others: Reuters
DeepSeek reportedly has not shared its upcoming AI model with American engineers and instead granted early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the U.S. and China, as of Feb. 26, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. State Department has ordered a global push to bring attention to what […]
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Iran says no meeting with U.S. negotiators planned in Pakistan, with Trump envoys due to head to Islamabad
This handout photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on April 25, 2026 shows Pakistan’s Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (3rd R) meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (3rd L) upon his arrival in Islamabad. (Photo by Iranian Foreign Ministry / AFP via Getty Images) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL […]
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Cramer’s week ahead: Record highs meet a pivotal week for tech earnings
Key Points CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the market has become a “beast”, driven by a powerful rally in data center and AI-related stocks. He then turned to the week ahead, where a packed slate of tech earnings will test whether the surge can continue or if expectations have gotten too high. CNBC’s Jim Cramer said […]
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