From Pizza Hut to Dunkin’, Tom Brady is seemingly everywhere these days promoting food brands he once wouldn’t have touched during his NFL playing days. The seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback famously followed a strict health-focused diet and once referred to soda and sugary cereals as “poison for kids.” But Brady says he’s softened his…
Key Points March rents were down 1.7% on an annual basis, according to Apartment List. That’s the largest drop since Apartment List began tracking in 2017and larger than the record set in the early months of the Covid pandemic. Rents are falling because vacancies are also unusually high. A version of this article first appeared…
Private sector employment growth was a bit better than expected in March, but health care and construction continued to provide nearly all the momentum, payrolls processing company ADP reported Wednesday. Job growth totaled 62,000 for the month, down just 4,000 from February’s upwardly revised level but above the Dow Jones consensus for 39,000. ADP’s report…
Visa Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Visa is launching six new tools using artificial intelligence to modernize the process of disputing credit card charges, the company told CNBC exclusively. The digital payments…
In 1984, Volkswagen partnered with a Chinese automaker because it was required by Chinese law. Now the German company is partnering with Chinese automakers because it wants to use their technology. Volkswagen Group today maintains the original joint ventures it made with Chinese automakers in those early days of its foray into what has become…
The passenger cabin on a Delta Boeing 737-900ER is shown while landing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mike Blake | Reuters Delta Air Lines has tapped Amazon Leo to provide fast internet service on hundreds of jets starting in 2028, the latest salvo in airlines’ in-flight Wi-Fi and streaming wars. Amazon Leo, which stands for…
Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Adam Chamberlain said Tuesday that 2026 is shaping up to be more challenging than expected. “If you look at the market in the first couple of months of the year, the market environment is definitely a little tougher than we anticipated,” Chamberlain told CNBC at the company’s manufacturing plant in Vance,…
People march through downtown Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 19, 2025 Dominic Gwinn | Afp | Getty Images Social Security is the nation’s largest social insurance program, making payments to approximately 75 million Americans every month. Yet the program faces an imminent funding shortfall. Social Security’s trust fund for retirement benefits may run out in…
A Nike logo is displayed at a Nike store on Feb. 5, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Nike is expected to report a steep decline in quarterly profit and flat sales on Tuesday as the sneaker giant continues to work through a colossal turnaround under CEO Elliott Hill. About a year…
Gas prices are displayed at a Mobil gas station on March 30, 2026 in Pasadena, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Gasoline prices over $4 a gallon, part of an ongoing supply shock in the energy markets, might seem like a cue for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to head off inflation. At…