Bill Winters, Chief Executive Officer at the Standard Chartered Bank, attends a panel session of the World Governments Summit in Dubai on February 12, 2024. Ryan Lim | Afp | Getty Images Standard Chartered chief executive Bill Winters says environmentally conscious investing can be good for business, dismissing the impact of a U.S. crusade against … Read more
Bridgit Mendler’s path from Disney Channel star to space startup CEO started with â quite literally â an accident. The 31-year-old is the CEO and co-founder of Northwood Space, a company based in El Segundo, California that aims to mass-produce ground stations â otherwise known as the antennae that communicate with space satellites. It’s a … Read more
After Walmart‘s earnings report impressed Wall Street on Tuesday, CEO Doug McMillon told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that his company has unique advantages in the advertising space. “When you grow your digital reach, and you’ve got an e-commerce business that’s scaling like ours is,” McMillon said, “You get an opportunity to sell advertisements, and we can … Read more
In her new memoir, Burn Book, Kara Swisher cites a 2014 profile that dubbed her “Silicon Valley’s Most Feared and Well-Liked Journalist.” She might prefer to downplay the first and emphasize the second. Some people would switch that around. But there is no dispute about Swisher’s impact: When it comes to tech punditry, she’s at … Read more
Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and the X (formerly Twitter) platform, attends a symposium on fighting antisemitism titled ‘Never Again : Lip Service or Deep Conversation’ in Krakow, Poland on January 22nd, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images It remains to be seen what Tesla will do about Elon Musk’s pay just a … Read more
James Quincey, CEO of Coca-Cola Co., speaking on “Squawk Box” at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2023. Adam Galica | CNBC Inflation is moderating in most markets, after a stretch in which the beverage maker relied on price hikes to drive higher revenue, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said Tuesday. Coke reported its … Read more
Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that the company plans to double its current number of locations. “We really do believe we can double the restaurant count to 7,000,” Niccol said. “We view it as a conservative number, and we view it as something that’s very feasible in the long term.” Tuesday after … Read more
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, during a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Executives at some of the world’s leading artificial intelligence labs are expecting a form of AI on a par with — or even exceeding — human intelligence to … Read more
Bill Winters, chief executive officer of Standard Chartered, said the U.S. Federal Reserve looks set to pause its interest rate cycle in June get a better read on the latest inflation data. Bloomberg | Getty Images Former U.S. President Donald Trump would be a “transactional president” if he returns to power, but is unlikely to … Read more
Shoppers enter and exit the Neiman Marcus at the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 8, 2018. Mark Makela | Reuters ORLANDO, Fla. — As rumors swirl over whether Saks Fifth Avenue will acquire Neiman Marcus, Neiman’s CEO told CNBC there’s “no need” to sell the business, adding it’s unlikely … Read more
