Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh — with an assist from the “Saturday Night Live” writers — in the wake of a weeklong dust-up involving the United States women and men’s Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams. Knight, the U.S. women’s captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men’s team…

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Investor excitement over friendlier regulators

Investor excitement over friendlier regulators

Attitudes on Capitol Hill toward exchange-traded funds and cryptocurrency may be changing.  Teucrium CEO and CIO Sal Gilbertie told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” regulators are becoming “more friendly” under President Donald Trump versus the Biden administration. “It’s a completely different environment in Washington right now,” Gilbertie said on Monday. “It’s more welcoming towards innovation — especially…

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Hawaiian Airlines CEO Joe Sprague to retire, Diana Birkett Rakow to step in

Hawaiian Airlines CEO Joe Sprague to retire, Diana Birkett Rakow to step in

Diana Birkett Rakow speaks during a Boeing Co. ecoDemonstrator program tour at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hawaiian Airlines CEO Joe Sprague will retire effective October 29 and will be succeeded by Diana Birkett Rakow, the airline’s parent company Alaska Air…

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Crypto wave is catching on in Asia as businesses warm up to stablecoins

Crypto wave is catching on in Asia as businesses warm up to stablecoins

Businesses across Asia are increasingly warming up to stablecoins for cross-border transactions — a trend set to accelerate further as Hong Kong moves to legalize the use of digital tokens, experts told CNBC. From online travel agencies and luxury goods resellers to high-end hotels, companies are embracing stablecoin for payments, citing both speed and cost-efficiency…

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