QuantumScape promised a revolutionary EV battery. Here’s why investors are still waiting

In this article QS A solid-state battery development lab for QuantumScape. QuantumScape The electric vehicle space has seen a handful of impressive stock market debuts in recent years, but battery start-up QuantumScape’s first few weeks of trading were remarkable even by EV stock standards.   QuantumScape, which was founded in 2010, went public via a…

I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful kids—here are the 4 hard parenting rules that make them different

What is a parent’s role in raising smart, confident and successful children? What matters? What doesn’t? Though I am the mother of two happy and driven entrepreneurial sons, these are questions I never thought to ask. Looking back, I would have loved to have read stories about how entrepreneurs had grown up — not just…

Why Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt say hotel prices are only going up

In this article HLT MAR H IHG-GB Some CNBC survey respondents think that a post-pandemic comeback for the service sector will ensure that the global economy continues to grow. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Despite high inflation, a softening economy, and fears of a recession, the hotel industry is not seeing…

Cramer’s lightning round: Zuora is not a buy

Loading chart… 23andMe Holding Co: “At $2, I’m willing to buy the lottery ticket. But make no mistake about it, it is a lottery ticket.” Loading chart… NIO Inc: “I don’t like to buy any of these Chinese stocks. … Let’s move on.” Loading chart… Mirati Therapeutics Inc: “Understand that you can lose all that…

U.S. drops Covid testing requirement for international travelers

A man checks in at a Covid-19 testing site in the international arrivals area of Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California on December 22, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration is dropping Covid-19 testing requirements for inbound air travelers from abroad, the White House said Friday. The…

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ is ‘the worst’ in the franchise, critics say

Still from Universal Studio’s “Jurassic World: Dominion” NBCUniversal “Jurassic World: Dominion” may score to top spot at the domestic box office this weekend, but lackluster reviews and word-of-mouth could stall its potential haul. “Inevitably, ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ will make a fortune worldwide, since these films always do,” wrote Robbie Collin in his review of the…

Diseases suppressed during Covid are coming back in new and peculiar ways

Dowell | Moment | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic has abated in much of the world and, with it, many of the social restrictions implemented to curb its spread, as people have been eager to return to pre-lockdown life. But in its place have emerged a series of viruses behaving in new and peculiar ways….

It’s not Apple or Tesla, but Inrix has data from 500 million vehicles taking transportation into the future

Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality on November 16, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies…

Here’s why Vitamin Shoppe’s owner wants to buy Kohl’s – and what could happen next

In this article FRG KSS Shoppers enter a Kohl’s store in Peoria, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A little-known conglomerate of companies including the Vitamin Shoppe, Pet Supplies Plus and a home furnishing chain called Buddy’s is suddenly the talk of the retail industry. Franchise Group, a publicly traded business with a…

‘The inevitable’: People living on the coast could be forced to move due to climate change, UK warns

Houses on the east coast of England, photographed in 2020. On Tuesday, the chief executive of the U.K.’s Environment Agency said climate change meant some coastal communities would have to move. Owen Humphreys | PA Images | Getty Images The chief executive of the U.K.’s Environment Agency has issued a stark warning to coastal communities,…

This stock stands to benefit from the retail glut that Target warned about

Target (TGT) warned Monday profits may take a hit in the near term as the big-box chain looks to shed excess inventory. It’s a step other retailers will likely need to follow, analysts say, thus dragging down their stock prices. But not every retailer will take same hit. Some even stand to benefit from the…

Spirit Airlines postpones shareholder vote on Frontier deal days after JetBlue sweetens competing offer

In this article ULCC JBLU SAVE A JetBlue Airlines plane takes off near Spirit Airlines planes at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is postponing its shareholder meeting, previously scheduled for Friday, until June 30 so it can continue deal talks…