Private equity management fees hit new low in 2025

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A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street November 13, 2024, in New York City.  Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds […]


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 […]


U.S. stocks hit records despite AI-led tech slide

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A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Dec. 11, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters ]]> The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced on Thursday, with both hitting fresh closing records. The Russell 2000 index also ended the session at a new high, […]


Thanksgiving air travel expected to hit record levels, airlines say

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A travelers check flight information at LAX as the shutdown passes the one-month mark, leaving essential workers unpaid in Los Angeles, California, on November 5, 2025. Grace Hie Yoon | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. airlines are predicting another record Thanksgiving holiday travel period and are upbeat now that the travel-snarling government shutdown has ended. […]


Chocolate Halloween candy hit by inflation, tariffs, high cocoa prices

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A customer shops for Halloween candy at a Walmart Supercenter on October 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images The scariest thing haunting Halloween this year isn’t a ghost, goblin or ghoul — it’s the price of chocolate. From Snickers to Reese’s to Twix, one of America’s favorite indulgences is getting more […]


Stocks hit record highs — plus, we started a new name

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Stocks jumped for the second straight week and reached record highs Friday as Washington trade and shutdown drama took a back seat to cooler inflation data and stronger earnings. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq rose 2% and 2.3%, respectively, for the week. In fact, the S & P 500 on Friday peaked above […]


Here are 4 big worries plaguing investors — as stocks hit all-time highs

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With stocks notching all-time highs here and abroad, investor skittishness is likewise going through the roof – after all, there’s more to lose than ever, right? Here are four particularly niggling and nervous questions I have been fielding of late. Let’s try and sort out which are worth our time – and, of course, our […]


Sen. McCormick demands Trump hit back at Norway over Israel divestiture

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Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) blasted Norway’s sovereign wealth fund for dumping shares of Caterpillar over its ties to Israel, demanding the Trump administration hit back with tariffs, sanctions and other punishments. In a fiery letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, the Pennsylvania Republican accused Oslo of waging “economic warfare […]


Texas Roadhouse hit with discrimination civil rights complaint for DEI hiring practices

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A conservative legal group has launched a civil rights complaint against the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, alleging it illegally discriminates by using Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), gender and racial demographic criteria in its hiring practices. The complaint, filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by America First Legal (AFL), accused Texas Roadhouse of using race and […]


‘Superman’ Thursday previews hit $22.5 million at box office

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David Corenswet stars are Superman in Warner Bros.’ “Superman.” Warner Bros. Discovery It’s not a bird or a plane that soared into cinemas Thursday night — it was Warner Bros.’ “Superman.” The first film in the new era of DC films under James Gunn and Peter Safran snared $22.5 million from preview showings. It’s the […]