Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to acquire cannabis businesses for up to $185M

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Hip-hop mogul and businessman Sean “Diddy” Combs is venturing into the world of cannabis. Combs has agreed to acquire licensed cannabis operations…

Shonda Rhimes is among the creators unhappy with Netflix’s mid-video ads, sources say

In this article NFLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shonda Rhimes attends 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, CA.  Presley Ann | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images Shonda Rhimes, the high-powered producer behind “Bridgerton” and “Inventing Anna,” is among a number of showrunners, creators and writers who have…

Retailers have a new holiday headache — people are spending their money on travel

Getty Images Retailers have a new threat this holiday season: wanderlust. Americans are returning to the skies, filling hotels, swarming theme parks — and they’re showing a willingness to spend more of their money on trips. That is setting up the fiercest holiday season battle for consumers’ wallets since before the Covid pandemic, with persistent inflation already straining…

Carvana tumbles after posting declines in nearly every aspect of the car reseller’s business

In this article CVNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ernie Garcia, CEO, Carvana Scott Mlyn | CNBC Shares of Carvana fell in extended trading Thursday after the online used car retailer missed Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line expectations for the third quarter and reported declines in revenue, profit and sales compared with a year…

Starbucks delivered solid quarter and guidance, imagine when China fully reopens

Club holding Starbucks (SBUX) reported strong fiscal fourth-quarter results after the closing bell Thursday, giving us confidence that demand can endure the softness in the global economy and China’s continued adherence to its zero-Covid policy. Revenue advanced to a quarterly record of $8.4 billion, exceeding expectations of $8.31 billion. Adjusted earnings-per-share came in at 81…

Cramer’s lightning round: I’m sticking with Nvidia

Loading chart… Nvidia Corp: “I know it’s overvalued right now. … I think a year from now, the stock’s going to be higher, and I’m sticking with Nvidia.” Loading chart… GoPro Inc: “I said sell that stock. … $95, never looked back.” Loading chart… Home Depot Inc: “I think that the Fed is directly targeting…

Jim Cramer says to parse the Dow for recession-resilient stocks

In this article PG JNJ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday advised investors on where to look for stocks that can withstand a potential economic downturn. “The Dow Jones Industrial Average is filled with relatively cheap stocks because traders assume these 30 old-line companies are the most vulnerable to a…

Inflation to dampen holiday spending, retail trade group forecasts

Shoppers ascend and descend an escalator at the Willow Grove Park Mall in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, November 14, 2020. Mark Makela | Reuters Getting shoppers to spend this holiday season won’t be easy. The National Retail Federation said Thursday that it expects holiday sales during November and December to rise between 6% and 8% from…

Virgin Galactic CEO outlines remaining steps before commercial spaceflight service begins next year

In this article SPCE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Virgin Galactic pilots walk to the company’s SpaceShipTwo Unity spacecraft, attached to the jet carrier aircraft Eve. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic on Thursday reported a wider third-quarter loss from a year ago, with CEO Michael Colglazier outlining the remaining steps before the space tourism company…

Pilot contract negotiations with airlines turn sour

In this article AAL UAL DAL LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Delta Airlines pilots make their way to Terminal 4 to picket for a new contract at JFK International Airport on September 01, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images U.S. airlines are profitable again, and their pilots want…

Terran Orbital stock jumps after spacecraft builder raises $100 million from Lockheed Martin

In this article LMT LLAP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The company’s banner above the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2022. Terran Orbital Shares of spacecraft manufacturer Terran Orbital rose Monday after the company added $100 million via an investment from existing shareholder Lockheed Martin. Lockheed purchased both debt and stock, and…

Self-driving truck startup TuSimple fires its CEO over improper ties to a Chinese firm

In this article TSP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT TuSimple, partly owned by UPS, makes self-driving trucks, a technology that may be among the innovations to help lower longer-run inflation in the transport sector. Source: TuSimple Self-driving truck startup TuSimple has fired its CEO, Xiaodi Hou, after an internal investigation found improper dealings and…