In this article MCD A pedestrian walks past an American fast-food hamburger restaurant chain McDonald’s logo seen in Hong Kong. Budrul Chukru | LightRocket | Getty Images McDonald’s announced Monday it has tapped company veteran Manu Steijaert as its first global chief customer officer in its latest step to improve the digital and in-person customer
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In this article RY4C-IE A Ryanair aircraft Boeing 737-800 prepares to take off at Krakow Airport. Omar Marques | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Low-cost airline Ryanair said Monday that it’s still facing a “challenging” environment and that it might finish the fiscal year “somewhere between a small loss and breakeven” as
A sign warns of extreme heat in Death Valley, California, U.S., July 11, 2021. Bridget Bennett | Reuters Stifling heat is forecast to spread across much of the continental U.S. next week, with areas like the Great Plains and Midwest set to see temperatures climb 10 to 15 degrees above average, according to the National
In this article WMT Marlo Spaeth (left) was fired from Walmart in July 2015, after working there for nearly 16 years. Her sister, Amy Jo Stevenson, has been in a legal battle with the retail giant since then. She filed a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Amy Jo Stevenson Marlo Spaeth
American Ballet Theatre — the country’s national ballet company — has announced they’ll be returning to the stage in New York City this October, a year after halting indoor performances due to Covid. “We cannot wait to see ABT in the Lincoln Center theaters that are our home,” ABT Executive Director Kara Medoff Barnett told
In this article DIS Signage outside Caesars Palace hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday, May 02, 2021. Roger Kisby | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walt Disney executives won’t be traveling to Las Vegas next month to attend the National Association of Theatre Owners’ CinemaCon. The company cited growing concerns over the Covid-19
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that Wall Street will be overwhelmed next week with a full slate of earnings reports from some of the most recognizable names in business. After the major averages all finished the session at all-time highs, shaking off concerns about economic growth, the “Mad Money” host said it leaves practically no
In this article SAM Boston Beer CEO David Burwick said Friday the company was surprised by the disappointing second-quarter sales of its Truly hard seltzer, telling CNBC in an interview that management does not “look very smart” after its prior forecast. “The trade-off from grocery and liquor store purchase and consuming at home to bars during
Thomasin McKenzie and Alex Wolff star in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old.” Universal M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film “Old” has no shortage of intrigue and suspense, but fails to live up to the director’s previous work, critics say. His latest thriller follows a family of four, Guy (Gael Garcia Bernal), Prisca (Vicky Krieps) and their children,
The Major League Baseball team in Cleveland is changing its name to Guardians, the franchise announced Friday, dropping the controversial “Indians,” by which it had been known for more than a century. The name Guardians is a reference to well-known Art Deco statues located on the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge, which spans the Cuyahoga River and connects
Clubbers queue around the block at a few minutes to midnight waiting for Covid-19 restrictions to be dropped and for Pryzm nightclub to open its doors once more on July 18, 2021 in Brighton, England. Chris Eades | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Nightclubs and bars are fast becoming the new battleground
Rochelle Walensky, Director of the CDC Source: CDC | YouTube The delta Covid variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases ever seen by scientists, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The variant is highly contagious, largely because people infected with the delta strain can carry up to
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: Wall Street looks to extend its rebound rally to Day 3 Another Covid-era low expected for Initial jobless claims AT&T beats estimates for wireless subscriber additions on 5G demand American, Southwest airlines see a huge jump in sales
In this article FB CMG Chipotle shares managed to pop double digits Wednesday because of the restaurant chain’s culture, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said. “This company has an extraordinary culture of customer-centric innovation, and that culture has been turbocharged since they hired Brian Nicoll as CEO when Chipotle’s stock was languishing the $200s after a series
Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Capitol hill in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2021. J. Scott Applewhite | Pool | Reuters White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said fully vaccinated people
John Kerry gives a speech at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London on July 20, 2021. TOLGA AKMEN | AFP | Getty Images The United States’ climate envoy John Kerry issued a stark warning on Tuesday, claiming that the suffering brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic would be “magnified many times over in a world
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a daily press briefing on COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquaters in Geneva on March 11, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images The world is in the early stages of another wave of Covid-19 infections and death, World
In this article UAL A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines on Tuesday reported higher second-quarter revenue and narrowed its losses thanks to a resurgence in air travel, the latest carrier to issue a
[The stream is slated to start at 10:00 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Top U.S. health officials are scheduled to testify Tuesday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at a hearing on the Covid-19 pandemic that’s infected more than 191
In this article FB FHN The flow of Americans from the coasts to southern states has been a boon for First Horizon Bank, CEO Bryan Jordan told CNBC Monday. “We’re seeing an influx of people into the South. It’s been very, very positive, and we will continue to see that,” he said in a “Mad