A strong balance sheet, like Apple’s, allows for continued growth-oriented investments despite a turn in macroeconomic conditions.
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Saks Global struggles to line up financing as potential bankruptcy filing looms
Pedestrians walk past a Saks Fifth Avenue store on Dec. 30, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Beleaguered retail chain Saks Global is struggling to line up as much as $1 billion in financing to keep its business afloat during a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, CNBC has learned. The luxury chain […]
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RFK Jr.’s new food guidelines could boost beaten down fast-casual chains like Chipotle and Sweetgreen
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters New federal dietary recommendations have sparked mixed reactions from the embattled restaurant industry, as changing guidelines could encourage Americans to dine out less often or choose […]
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California’s controversial wealth tax proposal leaves billionaires with little way out
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 to your inbox. The proposed California billionaire tax includes a special provision that makes it highly unlikely that anyone who wants to leave the state could […]
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