China’s Temu to run second ad, $10 million giveaway

China’s Temu to run second ad,  million giveaway

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Temu, the e-commerce app run by Chinese company PDD Holdings, plans to run a Super Bowl ad on Sunday, a spokesperson told CNBC, as it looks to continue growing rapidly in the United States. It’s rare for a Chinese firm to buy a Super Bowl ad spot, which costs … Read more

U.S. CEOs turn positive on the economy

U.S. CEOs turn positive on the economy

US President Joe Biden speaks about the economy and the deal between the United Auto Workers (UAW) Union and the big-three automakers, in Belvidere, Illinois, on November 9, 2023. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to … Read more

U.S. CEOs feeling better about the economy

U.S. CEOs feeling better about the economy

A customer visits a supermarket in San Mateo, California, on Dec. 12, 2023. Li Jianguo | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what … Read more

Trade leaders urge governments around world to join Red Sea defense

Trade leaders urge governments around world to join Red Sea defense

A ship transits the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on January 10, 2024 in Ismailia, Egypt. Sayed Hassan | Getty Images Trade associations representing sectors across the global economy have joined an open letter urging more governments around the world to join Red Sea maritime security efforts. The letter, obtained exclusively by CNBC, was … Read more

Senate advances $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package

Senate advances  billion Ukraine, Israel aid package

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during the weekly Democratic Caucus lunch press conference at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2024.  Amanda Andrade-rhoades | Reuters Senators on Thursday advanced a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, garnering momentum for a funding package that has been a persistent … Read more

Kia Carnival hybrid minivan coming this summer

Kia Carnival hybrid minivan coming this summer

CHICAGO – Kia Motors is adding a hybrid model to its Carnival minivan to meet increasing consumer demand for the technology and assist in meeting tightening federal fuel economy standards. Hybrids are a growing option for automakers as they strive to make vehicles more efficient and avoid costly federal fuel economy and emissions standards. They’re … Read more

Banking troubles again roil markets

Banking troubles again roil markets

The New York Community Bank (NYCB) headquarters in Hicksville, New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more

Oil rises for a fourth day after U.S. kills militant commander in Iraq, Israel rejects Hamas proposal

Oil rises for a fourth day after U.S. kills militant commander in Iraq, Israel rejects Hamas proposal

Palestinians wait to fill containers with fuel from a petrol station in Gaza city.  Mohammed Asad | Anadolu | Getty Images Crude oil futures prices rose for the fourth day in a row Thursday after the U.S. killed a militant commander in Iraq and Israel rejected a ceasefire proposal by Hamas. The West Texas Intermediate … Read more

How Axe Body Spray is trying to move beyond teenage boys’ lockers

How Axe Body Spray is trying to move beyond teenage boys’ lockers

If you were a teenage boy in the early 2000s, there’s a good chance you wore Unilever‘s Axe Body Spray at some point. “The idea that you spray this on and you get the girl is sort of nonsense, really. I mean, they know it, we know it. … So why don’t we just kind … Read more

Merck, J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb CEOs face Senate drug price hearing

Merck, J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb CEOs face Senate drug price hearing

Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, appears at a news conference with Sen. Ed Markey on issuing subpoenas for pharmaceutical company CEOs to testify regarding drug prices, in the Capitol, Jan. 25, 2024. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Senators will question the CEOs of Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb on … Read more