OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters Artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI plans to nearly double its workforce to 8,000 from 4,500 by the end of 2026, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. Reuters…
Nissan’s logo is illuminated on a prototype of its new all-electric Ariya crossover. Nissan’s Z Proto performance car is reflected in the vehicle’s grille, while a redesigned Nissan Pathfinder SUV sits in the background. Michael Wayland / CNBC Nissan Motor plans to introduce a new type of hybrid to the U.S. market that drives like…
There’s a host of stocks that are too attractive to ignore, Bank of America says. The investment bank says companies such as Meta Platforms have plenty more room to run, even in the face of macroeconomic uncertainty. Other buy-rated names screened by CNBC Pro from Bank of America include: Bob’s Discount Furniture , Coca-Cola Andina…
A mini burger, mini fries and mini beer, Clinton Hall’s “Teeny Weeny Mini Meal”, is pictured next to a regular-sized combo on Dec. 8, 2025 in New York City. Approximately one in eight American adults are currently taking drugs from the class of GLP-1 agonists that are now popular for weight loss, according to a…
Navigating today’s credit card world can feel like trying to drink the ocean through a straw. It’s not just banks, hotels and airlines that offer credit cards. It seems like every gas station and department store has a co-branded card advertisement sitting at checkout, screaming at you to save a little extra on your purchase….
Chuck Norris, the former martial arts champion and 1980s action-film hero who fought the bad guys in “Code of Silence,” “Missing in Action” and “The Delta Force” and upheld the law in the TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” died on Thursday, his family said in a statement on his Instagram account on Friday. “While we…
The concerns around housing affordability make this a good time time to consider buying housing muni bonds, according to Nuveen. The bonds, whose income is exempt from federal tax, are used to fund affordable housing development projects. Investors also don’t pay any state tax on munis if they live in the same state where the…
Rising gas prices drive more people to Costco for cheaper fuel. But the real benefit to the retailer is the additional sales that come from the accompanying in-store traffic boost. With the Iran war in its fourth week and U.S. oil prices soaring to highs not seen in four years, the national average for a…
The stock market just closed out a rough week — and according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, the pain is unlikely to end anytime soon. With little on the calendar in terms of major corporate earnings or economic data next week, the inverse relationship between oil and stocks will take on even more importance. It’s been…
Photoalto/eric Audras | Photoalto Agency Rf Collections | Getty Images With the federal tax deadline less than one month away, tax refunds are higher on average compared with last year, but the change has been smaller than some early projections. In a January release, the White House said average tax refunds could increase “by $1,000 or…
