Kim Kardashian launches private equity firm, becoming the latest celeb to enter the investment industry

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian launched a private equity fund, Skky Partners, which she co-founded with Jay Sammons, a former partner at the investment firm Carlyle Group. Photo by James Devaney/GC Images via Getty Images Reality TV star Kim Kardashian launched a private equity fund, Skky Partners, which she co-founded with Jay Sammons, a former…

Inflation fears spur shoppers to get an early jump on the year-end holidays

Inflation is a Scrooge. Although the holiday season is still months away, consumers are already concerned about how they will afford this year’s gifts as prices continue to rise, several studies show. Roughly 40% of holiday shoppers said inflation is changing the way they shop, with most trying money-saving strategies, according to a new Bankrate.com…

Target CEO Brian Cornell to stay on for three more years, as company scraps retirement age

In this article TGT Brian Cornell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Target Corporation. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Target CEO Brian Cornell has agreed to stay on in his role for about three more years, as the retailer announced Wednesday that it’s scrapping its retirement age of 65. “We enthusiastically support his commitment and…

Nio says Nvidia chip restrictions won’t hurt them

Chinese electric car company Nio said it doesn’t expect U.S. restrictions on Nvidia to affect the start-up’s business operations. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car maker Nio joined others in the industry in saying that U.S. restrictions on Nvidia chip sales to China won’t affect the automaker’s business….

Marketplace health plan enrollees may have a refund check on the way. Here’s how to claim your share of $603 million

Kateryna Onyshchuk | iStock | Getty Images If you get your health insurance through the public marketplace, you may want to keep an eye out for a check from your insurer. Insurance companies are distributing $1 billion in rebates to 8.2 million policyholders, beginning this month. Of those, the majority — an estimated $603 million…

Trump SPAC deal at risk as merger deadline approaches

In this article DWAC Former US president Donald Trump announced plans on October 20 to launch his own social networking platform called “TRUTH Social,” which is expected to begin its beta launch for “invited guests” next month. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images The fate of the planned merger between former President Donald Trump’s…

GameStop reports wider loss, announces partnership with crypto exchange FTX

In this article GME SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 08: Customers enter a GameStop store on December 08, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Video game retailer GameStop will report third quarter earnings today after the closing bell. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images GameStop said Wednesday that…

New Fed banking chief targeting crypto and climate change as top priorities

President Joe Biden will nominate Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve’s top regulator in charge of big banks. Barr, who served as assistant Treasury secretary for financial institutions during the Obama administration, seen here at a Treasury Department meeting in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2010. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The…

More Americans tapping buy now, pay later services for groceries ‘shows the height of personal desperation,’ Harvard researcher says

As prices rise, Americans are increasingly finding new ways to make ends meet. But with some necessary purchases, such as groceries, there are fewer options that don’t involve taking on debt. That makes the option to pay later — through companies such as Klarna, Zip, Zilch, Affirm and Afterpay — look increasingly attractive.   More…

Saudi Arabia and Gulf neighbors threaten Netflix over content that ‘violates Islamic values’

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Saudi Arabia and five other Gulf Arab countries issued a joint statement demanding that Netflix remove content they say “violates Islamic and societal values and principles,” Saudi media has reported. The statement said that the streaming giant’s material was in breach of government regulations, though it did not…

Nio reports wider second-quarter loss despite increase in EV shipments

In this article NIO Employees stand next to a ET7 sedan at a NIO Inc. dealership in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio had a loss of $409.8 million in the second quarter, representing significantly widening losses, despite deliveries that surpassed year-ago…