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(L-R) Gamers ‘Ninja’ and ‘Marshmello’ pose together during the Epic Games Fortnite E3 Tournament at the Banc of California Stadium on June 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Christian Petersen | Getty Images If you were a gamer about 10 years ago, you likely spent your time running to GameStop to pony up $60 for

Boeing‘s incoming CEO, David Calhoun, a 10-year board member, is inheriting a company in crisis, as the nation’s top exporter navigates the fallout from two crashes of its bestselling 737 Max planes. Analysts painted a picture of Calhoun as a logical choice to right the ship. Boeing ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburg, announcing Calhoun as his

Birk Ruud of Norway competes the Men’s Freeski Big Air finals during the 2019 Air+Style Beijing FIS SnowBoard World Cup on December 14, 2019 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang | Getty Images Two Chinese cities — namely Beijing and Zhangjiakou — witnessed a burst of activity in winter sports investment after China was named the

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s nearly two hours before game time, a Week 11 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, and a San Francisco official is observing negative alerts from a concession stand but can’t figure out why. For Moon Javaid, the 49ers’ vice president of strategy and analytics, the alerts are “atypical” because it’s so early

A father and daughter play with a digital tablet at an Estée Lauder store in Shanghai. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images CNBC’s Technology Executive Council is dedicated to the digital transformation of companies and organizations across sectors of the economy. Michael Smith, chief information officer at The Estée Lauder Companies, recently provided CNBC

Uber and Lyft drivers protest during a day-long strike outside Uber’s office in Saugus, Massachusetts, May 8, 2019. Brian Snyder | Reuters Freelancers, contractors and groups of independent business owners are going into overdrive in New Jersey to fight legislation on worker misclassification that they fear will devastate their businesses, in the wake of backlash

Boeing Co. 737 fuselage sections sit on the assembly floor at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing said Monday that it told suppliers to halt shipments of 737 Max parts for a month starting in January, providing new visibility into how the worldwide grounding of the bestselling plane

President Donald Trump gestures toward journalists shouting questions as he departs the White House May 29, 2018 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump is the favorite candidate of America’s millionaires — and his support seems to be strengthening. Asked which candidate they support for president in 2020, 36% of millionaires

Chewbacca, Finn and Poe Dameron pilot the Millenium Falcon in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” Disney | Lucasfilm Despite lackluster reviews from critics, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” hauled in $176 million during its domestic debut, the third highest U.S. opening in 2019. The film, which holds a 58% “Rotten” score on Rotten

As Major League Baseball gets prepared to usher in a new decade, it may have achieved another milestone before the calendar flips to 2020. According to a report by Forbes, the MLB grossed a record $10.7 billion in revenue for the 2019 season, an increase from the $10.3 billion the prior year. The MLB did

Two Carnival Cruise Ships collide at port in Cozumel, Mexico on Dec. 20th, 2019. Photo: Matthew Bruin Two Carnival Cruise ships collided near the port of Cozumel, Mexico, on Friday morning, causing damage to at least one of the ships and at least one reported injury, according to the company. “Carnival Glory was maneuvering to

Daisy Ridley as Rey in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” Disney | Lucasfilm The Skywalker saga has ended. With the release of “The Rise of Skywalker” on Friday the nine-film epic has concluded, but that doesn’t mean the end of Star Wars. There’s a slate of TV shows, comic books, novels and feature film

Micah Young | E+ | Getty Images 2019 has been a record year for store closures in retail. In the U.S., retailers this year have announced plans to shut more than 9,300 locations. That’s up more than 50% from the total announced closures in 2018, which amounted to 5,844, Coresight said. Previously, the record was

Tim Seymour shopping for a Christmas tree on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Source: Tim Seymour On a Saturday morning earlier this month, I went out with my daughter on the annual urban pilgrimage to buy a Christmas Tree in New York City. My son was too busy on his iPad to care (AAPL all-time highs).

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers in action against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on December 18, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Jim McIsaac | Getty Images In a potential championship preview, the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks contest served Turner Sports well, as the nationally televised

With Christmas and Hanukkah nigh, CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday outlined a wish list that he hopes the market will deliver investors in the new year. Six more trading days remain in 2019, and the “Mad Money” host deemed it a “fantastic year,” in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average has climbed almost 22%, the

Boeing‘s spacecraft Starliner did not achieve the proper orbit it needed to reach the International Space Station, shortly after the capsule launched from Florida early Friday morning. NASA ended the webcast of the mission earlier than expected as Boeing attempted to find a solution, saying there will be more updates soon. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine

Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters Nike on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and sales that beat analysts expectations, as more customers flocked to its stores for limited-edition Jordan sneakers and ordered athletic apparel from its website. But the retailer’s shares fell more than 2% in after-hours trading on the news, having hit an all-time intraday high earlier

At-home investors may be wondering how to find overlooked companies in which to buy shares at a time when a historic bull market enters another decade and concerns about valuations are present. The way to start, according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, is a process called a “read-through.” “So much of successful investing is about read-throughs,

Exterior of a redesigned Chipotle restaurant Source: Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill announced Thursday that it is testing a different design for its restaurants as its digital business keeps growing. Restaurants in Chicago, Cincinnati, Phoenix, Newport Beach and San Diego will be part of the test. Both new and existing locations will be involved