An aerial view of downtown Raleigh from the warehouse district. Kenny Mccartney | Moment | 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 estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, Continue Reading
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: MBLY, GME, CVX
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Mobileye — The self-driving systems stock jumped about 11% after the company said it would buy humanoid robot maker Mentee for $900 million. GameStop — Shares rose 2% after the company unveiled its compensation package for CEO Ryan Cohen that included Continue Reading
WBD rejects Paramount offer again in favor of Netflix deal
An American flag flies at Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, California, on Sept. 12, 2025. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Warner Bros. Discovery board on Wednesday once again unanimously recommended that WBD shareholders reject a hostile takeover offer from Paramount Skydance. The board said it continued to believe the Continue Reading
Euro zone inflation hits 2% in December, in line with forecasts
Downtown Amsterdam Jacobh | E+ | Getty Images Euro zone inflation stood at 2% in December, flash data from Eurostat showed on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the inflation rate to cool to 2%, in line with the European Central Bank’s (ECB) target. In November, the inflation rate Continue Reading
Indian state refiners are still buying Russian oil despite Trump’s tariff threat
An oil refinery, operated by Bharat Petroleum Corp., in Mumbai, India. Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images State-owned refiners in India are still buying Russian oil, even as New Delhi seeks relief from U.S. tariffs imposed for those purchases, according to energy analysts. The U.S. imposed a “secondary” 25% Continue Reading
Amazon’s AI shopping tool sparks backlash from some online retailers
Packages in a United States Postal Service (USPS) truck near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon has angered some online retailers that say they didn’t consent to have their products scraped and listed Continue Reading
Venezuela could be sitting on a big Bitcoin stash, experts say. Here’s what could happen next
Signage for Bitcoin cryptocurrency in Hong Kong, Nov. 26, 2025. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images Following President Nicolás Maduro’s deposition last weekend, all eyes are on Venezuela and its vast oil reserves. But there’s another resource Maduro’s regime is believed to have had in abundance – an asset Continue Reading
Epic Cleantec is recycling shower water and making beer
A startup in the clean-water space is making a curious bet on beer. Curious, because the beer is made from recycled shower and laundry water. San Francisco-based Epic Cleantec launched in 2015 as a wastewater recycling company using its proprietary technology to clean and reuse water in office and apartment Continue Reading
Venezuela bonds are the hottest trade on Wall Street this week, but risks remain
Demonstrators hold a large Venezuelan flag outside the National Assembly, on the day Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was formally sworn in as the country’s interim president, as U.S.-deposed President Nicolas Maduro appeared in a New York court after the Trump administration removed him from power, in Caracas, Venezuela Jan. 5, Continue Reading