For more than a decade, the former executive chairman of Saks Global dreamed of adding Neiman Marcus to his collection of legacy department stores, believing the combined entities would create a luxury powerhouse strong enough to defy changes dragging down the industry. Instead, Richard Baker’s $2.7 billion acquisition of Neiman Marcus in 2024 ultimately plunged…
Gold is gold! The precious metal is reaching new heights everyday. Considering its worth, the jewellery made of gold is timeless, expensive, and often holds emotional values. However, with regular use, even pure gold items can lose their luster because of body oils, sweat, cosmetics, and pollution too. While professional cleaning is suggested, it is…
New York City police are searching for multiple suspects after a masked group stole Pokémon merchandise at a Manhattan store on Wednesday, 14 January. Security footage shows three people entered the Poké Court store, stole Pokémon merchandise, smashed glass displays, and appeared to point a weapon at customers and staff. The store’s owner told NBC…
A new forensic genetic analysis featured in Channel 4’s documentary Hitler’s DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator is offering unprecedented scientific insight into Adolf Hitler’s biological and medical history. Using DNA recovered from blood-stained cloth taken from the sofa where Hitler died in 1945, researchers suggest he may have had multiple sexual-development abnormalities, including the possibility…
Rob Staton: Bears There’s just a bit of magic about the Bears at the moment and the Rams have not played their best football in weeks. Soldier Field will be rocking and I think Chicago make it to the NFC Championship. Mike White: Rams The Chicago Bears’ renaissance has been nothing short of remarkable and…
President Donald Trump in a social media post Thursday evening indirectly revealed data from Friday’s market-moving nonfarm payrolls count, an apparent violation of long-standing federal policy on statistical releases. In a Truth Social post around 9 p.m. ET, the president indicated that private sector payrolls had expanded by 654,000 for the full year of 2025,…
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Justice Department’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may, at first glance, seem far removed from consumers’ finances —…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. This week isn’t even over yet, but I’m already gearing up for next week’s big events: the World Economic Forum in Davos, a major Supreme Court case and Netflix earnings. S&P 500 futures are higher this morning after yesterday’s winning…
Stan Kroenke of the Los Angeles Rams on the sideline during a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at SoFi Stadium Inglewood, California, Oct. 8, 2023. Ric Tapia | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth…
Valentine’s Day is meant to be all hearts, roses, and soft-launch relationships. But when you are in a situationship? It is more like emotional roulette. You are not single. You are not taken. You are just… emotionally involved. Image credit : IMDb | It haunts you when February 14 rolls around, and you’re not quite…