OpenAI and Softbank Group announce $1 billion investment in SB Energy

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Reuters OpenAI and SoftBank announced plans to invest $1 billion in SB Energy as part of a strategic partnership that will support OpenAI’s artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout. The partnership […]


Classic-car auctions hit $4.8 billion this year, set for strong 2026

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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. The strength in the classic-car market is expected to continue in 2026 as a new generation of collectors revs up demand, said the […]


Saks in talks for $1 billion loan to keep doors open: report

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Saks Global Enterprises is in talks to secure a loan of about $1 billion as it prepares for a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the coming weeks, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The luxury retailer missed a $100 million interest payment due Dec. 30 and is negotiating a forbearance […]


Elon Musk hits staggering $648 billion, making him more than twice as wealthy as runner-up

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Elon Musk’s net worth has hit a staggering $648 billion – making the world’s richest person more than twice as wealthy as the runner-up and worth more than some of the most valuable US companies. Musk saw his wealth jump by $178 billion in just two days, putting his year-to-date gain at a record-breaking $216 […]


Ford to record $19.5 billion in special charges related to EV pullback

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DETROIT — Ford Motor expects to record about $19.5 billion in special items related to a restructuring of its business priorities and a pullback in its all-electric vehicle investments, the company announced Monday. The Detroit automaker said most of those charges will occur during the fourth quarter. That will be followed by $5.5 billion in […]


Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ hits $1 billion global box office

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In Disney’s “Zootopia 2,” detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down. Disney The Walt Disney Co. tallied its second billion-dollar film of 2025 with the help of a determined bunny and mischievous fox. “Zootopia 2” is set […]


Eli Lilly to build $6 billion Alabama manufacturing plant

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Eli Lilly CEO David A. Ricks speaks at a press conference at Generation Park in Houston, Monday, Sept. 23, 2025. The company announced plans for a $6.5 billion biomanufacturing plant in north Houston. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) Raquel Natalicchio | Houston Chronicle | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Tuesday said it will spend […]


Goldman Sachs acquires ETF firm Innovator Capital Management for $2 billion

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David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldmans Sachs on Monday said it agreed to buy Innovator Capital Management, a provider of defined-outcome ETFs, for about $2 billion in its latest deal to bolster the firm’s asset management division. Goldman said the acquisition, expected to close in the […]


AI startup Cursor raises $2.3 billion round at $29.3 billion valuation

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Emilija Manevska | Moment | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Cursor on Thursday announced it has closed a $2.3 billion funding round at a $29.3 billion post-money valuation, nearly triple what it was worth as of its last raise in June. Tune in at 4:30 p.m. ET as Cursor CEO Michael Truell joins “Closing Bell: […]


Skims hits $5 billion valuation after funding round led by Goldman

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Skims underwear is displayed on a shelf at a Nordstrom store on March 25, 2025 in Corte Madera, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kim Kardashian’s Skims brand has raised $225 million in new funding led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, valuing the shapewear and apparel company at $5 billion — up from roughly $4 billion […]