A cruise ship outbreak of hantavirus has rattled the public and reignited fears of another global health scare as passengers disperse across multiple countries, including the U.S. The World Health Organization reported 11 cases linked to the outbreak as of Tuesday, nine of which it confirmed, including three deaths. No Americans have tested positive as…
Ascentxmedia | E+ | Getty Images Recent and looming changes to the U.S. Department of Education’s student loan repayment plans will affect whether and when millions of borrowers get their debt canceled. The new rules on the government’s income-driven repayment plans, or IDRs, stem from President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and other policy…
President Donald Trump onstage at the Treasury Department’s Trump Accounts Summit, in Washington, Jan. 28, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. With the Trump…
Versant Media Group on Thursday unveiled results for its most recent quarter — its first as a standalone company after separating from Comcast’s NBCUniversal and beginning to trade on the Nasdaq earlier this year. The report highlighted growth across its digital and licensing businesses despite continued pressure in the traditional pay TV bundle. Linear distribution…
American consumers have been pessimistic for so long that now economists are wondering when — or even if — households will ever feel financially better off. The University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, a closely-watched bellwether, hit all-time lows in May, according to a preliminary reading released last week. That is just one of several…
An Allegiant Air plane lands at Harry Reid International Airport on July 26, 2022, in Las Vegas. Chase Stevens | Las Vegas Review-Journal | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Allegiant Travel Co.’s acquisition of Sun Country Airlines closed on Wednesday, and the chief executive of the combined company, Greg Anderson, said Allegiant Air will…
Kool-Aid Hydration is launching with three flavors: grape, tropical punch and blue raspberry lemonade. Source: Kool-Aid Kool-Aid is launching electrolyte packets made without artificial dyes, aimed at reaching consumers who want to hydrate, but not for Gatorade or Liquid I.V. prices. The new product is part of parent company Kraft Heinz’s broader plan to modernize…
A customer shops for beer in a supermarket in New York on Jan. 22, 2026. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images U.S. beer sales have dropped more sharply than expected, as new scanner data points to weakness in the category. The slowdown is also raising concerns on Wall Street that higher gasoline prices may…
People are reflected at the Capital One building on April 20, 2026 in New York City. Zamek | View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images Capital One filed a lawsuit Tuesday against operators of alleged “scam campaigns,” accusing them of something unexpected: trademark infringement. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the…
Meat is seen for sale in a supermarket in Alhambra, California on May 12, 2026. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Wholesale prices in April posted their highest annual increase in more than three years, signaling more nettlesome inflation as pipeline costs intensify. The producer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 1.4% for…