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Broadcast station owners want to consolidate. They’re struggling to get deals to the finish line
The Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. headquarters are seen July 17, 2024 in Cockeysville, Maryland. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The broadcast television industry knows it needs to consolidate. It’s just struggling with how to do it. In August, Nexstar Media Group, the largest owner of broadcast stations in the U.S., announced a proposed $6.2 billion […]
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Boeing stock jumps 7% as CFO says company expects higher 737, 787 deliveries next year
A Boeing 777-9 prepares to land at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 17, 2025. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Boeing is continuing to express optimism about its business as the company wraps up the year and looks at 2026. Chief Financial Officer Jay Malave said Tuesday […]
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Apartment rents drop further, with vacancies at record high
A “For Rent” sign in front of an apartment building on St. Paul Street in Brookline, MA, on September 12, 2025. Boston Globe | Boston Globe | 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 […]
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Michael and Susan Dell to donate $6.25 billion to fund ‘Trump accounts’ for 25 million U.S. kids
Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, speaking at the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 27, 2024. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Michael and Susan Dell announced Tuesday that they have committed $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for some 25 million American children. The couple’s donation will […]
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Goldman Sachs acquires ETF firm for $2 billion in latest deal to bolster asset management division
David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldmans Sachs on Monday said it agreed to buy Innovator Capital Management, a provider of defined-outcome ETFs, for about $2 billion in its latest deal to bolster the firm’s asset management division. Goldman said the acquisition, expected to close in the […]
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The warehouse real estate sector is seeing a rebalance. Here’s what to watch for
A large industrial warehouse features rows of shelves stacked with packages, while two workers in safety gear are walking and inspecting the storage. Utilized space exemplifies efficiency and systematic inventory management. Witthaya Prasongsin | Moment | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property […]
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‘To sustain the ride, they started to dilute it’: How Black Friday became a retail letdown
Black Friday early morning shoppers rush in as the doors are opened at a Walmart store in Fairfax, Virginia, Nov. 28, 2008. Gerald Martineau | The Washington Post | Getty Images Black Friday has long been defined by massive crowds, rock-bottom prices and rabid consumers willing to bite, scratch and claw their way to the […]
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With Trump’s tax bill set to dent giving by the wealthy, can middle-class donors make up the difference?
A woman puts money into a Salvation Army red kettle outside of Giant Supermarket in Alexandria, Virginia on November 22, 2023. Eric Lee | The Washington Post | 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 […]
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TikTok-fueled K-beauty boom triggers a retail race in the U.S.
Carly Xie looks over facial mask items at the Face Shop, which specializes in Korean cosmetics, in San Francisco, April 15, 2015. Avila Gonzalez | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images On a recent Saturday at an Ulta Beauty store in midtown Manhattan, Denise McCarthy, a mother in her 40s, stood in […]
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‘Zootopia 2,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ lead Thanksgiving box office
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” follows detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down. Disney Moviegoers have plenty to feast on at the box office this Thanksgiving. Disney’s “Zootopia 2” snared $10.2 million in Tuesday previews, the second-highest haul for […]
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