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In the 1983 film Trading Places, two wealthy brothers set out to rig the commodities market by getting their hands on a secret government crop report. Eddie Murphy’s character uses that stolen preview to trade ahead of everyone else and cash in big. Moviegoers were meant to see it as brazen and clearly illegal. Except […]
Cracker Barrel responded to reports that it requires employees to eat exclusively at its restaurants while traveling for work, noting that the guidance is not new. The Southern-themed restaurant chain told FOX Business that its dining policy was first introduced in June 2024 and emphasized that employees traveling for business are encouraged — but not required — to […]
Kevin Warsh may be gearing up for the toughest job in the US government as new chairman of the Federal Reserve: He needs to stay true to his rep as a hawk on inflation — while at the same time playing nice with the guy who just nominated him. The latter happens to be President […]
Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corp., at the Web Summit conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The annual conference gathers key industry figures in technology. James MacDonald | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft asked police to remove people who improperly entered a building at its headquarters in protest of the […]
Angel Santana Garcia | Istock | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future […]
Sometimes a great writer sneaks up on you. You’ve known his name for years, seen shelves of his paperbacks in every bookstore, watched adaptations of his novels for the screen. But you’ve always found reasons to leave him on the periphery: his historical moment has passed; he’s too mannered, too British, too middlebrow; and anyway […]
Tesla deliveries plummeted by a whopping 13% during the first quarter as its CEO Elon Musk faced public backlash over his work with President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency. The pioneering electric vehicle company made 336,681 deliveries — which are viewed as an accurate proxy for sales — over the three-month period, far […]
WASHINGTON — United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said Sunday that President Trump’s looming 25% tariff on foreign-made cars could swiftly boost American manufacturing jobs. Fain, a prominent anti-Trump campaigner ahead of last year’s election, said that the levies could benefit workers and used remarkably similar language as the White House on how carmakers could […]
Multimillionaire anti-aging fanatic Bryan Johnson used nondisclosure agreements to silence workers about his bizarre behavior — such as walking around naked around the office and discussing his “sexual activities, including erections,” according to a bombshell report. Johnson spends a whopping $2 million annually on his over-the-top regimen – including 54 daily pills and supplements, a […]
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon defended his position against remote work to a group of college students, telling them that telework “doesn’t work in our business.” Dimon, 68, said he “had enough” of virtual working when speaking to students at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business last week. A student asked the bank executive about […]
