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Peacock streaming subscription prices to increase before Summer Olympics

The price of Peacock is flying higher. Subscription prices for Peacock, Comcast‘s answer to the streaming wars, will increase by $2 this summer. The price adjustment is a way for Comcast’s NBCUniversal to capitalize on the Summer Olympics in Paris, which will air on NBC’s TV networks and streaming platform. Peacock’s ad-supported option will increase […]

Family offices look beyond stocks for higher return, less volatility

Large family offices have nearly half their investments in private markets and alternatives, as they move out of the stock market in search of higher returns and lower volatility, according to a new study. Family offices have 46% of their total portfolio in alternative investments, which includes private equity, real estate, venture capital, hedge funds […]

Pittsburgh Pirates, Penguins launch streaming service for local games

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes.  Diamond Images | Diamond Images | Getty Images The regional sports network that airs Pittsburgh’s MLB and NHL teams is launching a direct-to-consumer streaming service, the latest to take the step as more fans cut the cord. SportsNet Pittsburgh on Monday unveiled SNP 360, which will cost fans in its […]

Shari Redstone playing M&A war games with Paramount CEO removal

Bob Bakish, CEO of Paramount, speaks with CNBC’s David Faber on Sept. 6, 2023. CNBC In what could easily be a plotline from HBO’s hit show “Succession,” Paramount Global plans to replace Chief Executive Officer Bob Bakish with a cohort of existing division heads on Monday in a chessboard-altering move designed to accelerate the company’s […]

American Airlines cuts some international flights citing Boeing delays

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 24th February 2023.  JanValls | Nurphoto | Getty Images American Airlines on Friday said Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner delivery delays are forcing it to cut some long-haul flights in the second half of the year and into early 2025, the latest […]

Starbucks, Workers United union make progress in negotiations

A Starbucks worker boards the Starbucks union bus after Starbucks workers stood on the picket line with striking SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America (WGA) members in solidarity outside Netflix studios on July 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Starbucks and Workers United, which represents roughly 500 of its cafes, […]

Wealth gap between millennials spurs a new class war

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 wealth gap between rich millennials and the rest of their age group is the largest of any generation, creating a new wave […]

FDA approves Pfizer gene therapy Beqvez for treatment of hemophilia B

Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Pfizer‘s treatment for a rare genetic bleeding disorder, making it the company’s first-ever gene therapy to win clearance in the U.S.  The agency greenlit the drug, which will be marketed as Beqvez, for adults with moderate to severe hemophilia B […]

Paramount, Skydance inch closer to a merger agreement

President of National Amusements Shari Redstone arrives at the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 5, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Paramount Global and Skydance Media are making progress on a deal that would merge the media companies and buy out controlling shareholder Shari Redstone. Paramount Global’s […]