Intel dominated U.S. chip industry. Now struggling to stay relevant

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks while showing silicon wafers during an event called AI Everywhere in New York, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Seth Wenig | AP Intel’s long-awaited turnaround looks farther away than ever after the company reported dismal first-quarter earnings. Investors pushed the stock down 10% on Friday to their lowest level of the … Read more

Starbucks, Workers United union make progress in negotiations

A Starbucks worker boards the Starbucks union bus after Starbucks workers stood on the picket line with striking SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America (WGA) members in solidarity outside Netflix studios on July 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Starbucks and Workers United, which represents roughly 500 of its cafes, … Read more

Wealth gap between millennials spurs a new class war

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 wealth gap between rich millennials and the rest of their age group is the largest of any generation, creating a new wave … Read more

Activist Ancora endorsed by second Norfolk Southern union

Alan Shaw, CEO, Norfolk Southern Scott Mlyn | CNBC A second Norfolk Southern union said Friday it would back activist Ancora’s efforts to elect seven directors and oust CEO Alan Shaw, a sign of labor dissatisfaction with management and a key endorsement for Ancora as Norfolk Southern’s shareholder meeting nears. The BLET Teamsters, which represents … Read more

Alphabet stock up on strong earnings, first-ever dividend, buyback

Sundar Pichai, CEO, Alphabet Inc., during the Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet shares shot up 10% on Friday morning after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter results and greenlit its first-ever dividend and a $70 billion buyback. The company on Thursday … Read more

VinFast Is Burning Through Its Founder’s Cash At An Alarming Rate

Good morning! It’s Friday, April 26, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: ViFast Handed Another $1 Billion Vietnamese automaker VinFast is really trying to get itself taken seriously … Read more

Euronext boss says long awaited CVC debut shows the IPO market is back

The highly anticipated trading debut of private equity group CVC Capital Partners shows that Europe’s initial public offering market is back on track, Euronext CEO Stéphane Boujnah told CNBC on Friday. Shares of Amsterdam-listed CVC, one of Europe’s largest buyout companies, traded nearly 24% higher at around 12:30 p.m. London time. The stock had opened … Read more

‘Movement will persist’: Advocates stress Weinstein reversal doesn’t derail #MeToo

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again. So Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase “Me too” from her work with sexual assault … Read more

FDA approves Pfizer gene therapy Beqvez for treatment of hemophilia B

Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Pfizer‘s treatment for a rare genetic bleeding disorder, making it the company’s first-ever gene therapy to win clearance in the U.S.  The agency greenlit the drug, which will be marketed as Beqvez, for adults with moderate to severe hemophilia B … Read more

Cramer praises Chipotle for growing despite a slowing economy

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said companies that perpetually generate “self-help” are poised to do well in this market. In other words, they find ways to grow and perform well despite what might be happening in the broader economy. He pointed specifically to Chipotle Mexican Grill, saying the restaurant chain can succeed even as the … Read more