Billionaire investor Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of hedge fund Citadel, purchased a late-Jurassic stegosaurus skeleton for $44.6 million at Sotheby’s Wednesday, marking the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction. The 150 million-year-old stegosaurus…
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Savings drained and living off $2,400 a month, a Florida retiree misses out on her ‘golden years’
by adminThis is part of NBC News’ Checkbook Chronicles, a series of profiles highlighting the financial realities of everyday Americans. Retirement has not been what Lucy Haverfield envisioned. “I thought my 60s were going to be…
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Ford to spend $3 billion to expand large truck production to a plant previously set for EVs
by adminDETROIT — Ford Motor will expand production of its large Super Duty trucks to a Canadian plant that was previously set to be converted into an all-electric vehicle hub. The new plans include investing about $3 billion…
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Zyn-maker Philip Morris announces $600 million Colorado facility to ramp up production
by adminZyn users, rejoice: Production is about to ramp up in the U.S. Philip Morris International (PMI), Zyn’s parent company, announced Tuesday it would invest $600 million to build a new production facility in Aurora, Colorado,…
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Traders are now 100% certain the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by September. There are now 93.3% odds that the Fed’s target range for the federal funds rate, its key rate, will be lowered…
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced on Monday as investors bet the unsuccessful assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump will lead to big gains for the Republican presidential candidate and the GOP at the polls in November. Friendlier…
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65-year-old quit his job and emptied his life savings to start a business — now he’s worth $11 billion
by adminThis story is part of CNBC Make It’s The Moment series, where highly successful people reveal the critical moment that changed the trajectory of their lives and careers, discussing what drove them to make the leap into…
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Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level since March last week, sparking swift demand in refinancing. Homebuyers, however, seemed unimpressed. Applications to refinance a home loan jumped 15% last week, compared with the previous week,…
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DETROIT — General Motors will increase production of its Cadillac Escalade V-Series performance model as part of updates to the flagship SUV for the 2025 model year. The new SUV features a standard 55-inch diagonal display across the dash,…
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Fed Governor Christopher Waller sees central bank ‘getting closer’ to an interest rate cut
by adminFederal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Wednesday suggested that interest rate cuts are ahead soon as long as there are no major surprises on inflation and employment. “I believe current data are consistent with achieving…