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New York AG issues warning around prediction markets ahead of Super Bowl
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, after she attended a hearing and pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Oct. 24, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Days before Super Bowl 60, New […]
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Here are the retailers with the most store openings and closures planned for 2026
Dollar General and Aldi logos. Reuters Store openings in the U.S. are expected to rise and store closures fall this year compared to the 2025, with value retailers leading the growth as they continue to attract more of consumers’ dollars, according to an analysis by Coresight Research. Overall, Coresight projects that U.S. retailers will close […]
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Disney supercharged its parks. The booming division still has room to run
People walk in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images All is well in the Magic Kingdom — and all of Disney’s other theme parks, too. The company’s experiences division, which includes its parks, […]
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Disney signals its next CEO will take over a company with strong momentum
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger looks on prior to the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 10, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Michael Reaves | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Disney is ready for its next CEO. On Monday, the company’s leadership outlined its […]
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Big Food gets leaner with divestitures and breakups as consumers turn away from packaged snacks
Kraft Heinz announced plans to split into two separately traded companies, reversing its 2015 megamerger, which was orchestrated by billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Big Food is slimming down. As both consumers and regulators push back against ultra-processed foods, the companies that make them have been splitting […]
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Eli Lilly CEO says Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could ‘change the game’ for upcoming pill launch
Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks on Friday said upcoming Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could be a major catalyst for the rollout of the company’s closely watched experimental weight loss pill, orforglipron. In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Ricks said Lilly expects to have Medicare coverage for the treatment “immediately following that launch, and that […]
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GameStop’s Ryan Cohen eyes ‘very big’ consumer megadeal that could increase company’s value tenfold
GameStop wants to acquire a publicly traded consumer company that’s far larger than the video game retailer in a deal that could be “transformational” for the company, CEO Ryan Cohen told CNBC in an interview Friday. “It’s gonna be really big. Really big. Very, very, very big,” Cohen said of the size of the acquisition. […]
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American Express, credit card provider to the wealthy, wants even more high spenders
American Express announces the new platinum business card. Courtesy: American Express American Express is finding that even for a provider of credit cards to the affluent, it pays to focus on the highest of high rollers. The company recently shifted marketing dollars to its refreshed Platinum card, which carries an $895 annual fee, and away […]
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Eli Lilly plans $3.5 billion manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania to make next-generation obesity injections
Lilly Chair and CEO Dave Ricks speaks during a press conference for Eli Lilly and Company in Houston, Texas, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Antranik Tavitian | Reuters Eli Lilly on Friday said it will spend more than $3.5 billion to build a manufacturing plant in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, that will help make its next-generation obesity […]
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Prediction markets allow trading on Super Bowl commercials, prompting insider trading questions
A detail view of the Super Bowl LX logo on a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail car on December 29, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. Aaron M. Sprecher | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings […]
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