Peter Cade | Getty Images The IRS has announced new 401(k) catch-up contribution limits for 2026. In its release on Thursday, the agency increased the 401(k) contribution limit to $24,500 for 2026, from $23,500 this year. Catch-up contributions for savers age 50 and older will also increase to $8,000, up from $7,500 in 2025. The…
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. It’s day 14 of the Disney – YouTube TV standoff. This marks the…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walt Disney Company — The media giant fell more than 4% on mixed fiscal fourth-quarter results . The company earned an adjusted $1.11 per share, beating an LSEG estimate of $1.05 per share. Revenue, however, came in at $22.46 billion, below a consensus forecast of $22.75…
Swissmediavision | E+ | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Keeping wealth in the family is easier than controlling how your heirs invest it. For investment firms…
TKO Group Holdings — the parent company of UFC and Zuffa Boxing — has signed a multiyear partnership with Polymarket to bring real-time prediction markets into live combat sports. The deal makes UFC and Zuffa Boxing the first sports organizations to incorporate prediction market technology into live events. Polymarket will provide real-time data visualizations of…
Kilts and sporrans of Clan Wallace, part of the Lonach Highlanders, marching on the Road to the Lonach Gathering and Highland Games at Strathdon in Scotland. Gannet77 | Istock | Getty Images The Scottish government announced plans on Thursday to issue its first sovereign bonds in 2026/27, as it looks to raise funds for infrastructure…
Row of single-family detached houses in Alexandria, Virginia. Grace Cary | 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, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors…
Wells Fargo sees a better setup for Nike going forward. The bank upgraded the sportswear stock to overweight from equal weight. Analyst Ike Boruchow also lifted his price target to $75 from $60, implying a gain of 17% from Wednesday’s close. Boruchow pointed to improve visibility in Nike’s profits and losses, where numbers appear to…
Workers picket in front of a Starbucks outlet in New York City, U.S., Oct. 1, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Starbucks Workers United launched an open-ended strike in at least 40 cities Thursday on Red Cup Day, one of the chain’s biggest sales days of the year. The protest, which the union says involves more than…
JD.com and Alibaba are operating in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, on Dec. 29, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Preliminary figures for China’s biggest shopping event of the year indicated slower sales as consumers tie their purse strings tighter amid weak economic growth. The Double 11 shopping festival this year recorded…
