From the veranda of the Ayana Komodo Resort, a long wooden pier snakes into the rugged sea off Waecicu Beach. At sunset, the sky explodes with fiery showers of color. It’s a perfect picture for the Instagram Age, with dozens of delicious, chocolate-chip shaped islands sprinkled across the horizon. The five-star resort opened in September
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Moderna Therapeutics is working with Amazon‘s cloud service to deliver a new class of medicines that apply messenger RNA, which is the “software of life,” CEO Stephane Bancel said Wednesday. The biotech company is undergoing clinical trials with mRNA, a single-stranded molecule used to make protein in cells, to develop personalized cancer vaccines. In an
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels (Stephanie Clifford) and Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, speak to the media after a hearing related to Michael Cohen. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Bombastic lawyer Michael Avenatti on Wednesday lost a bid to dismiss criminal charges accusing him of trying to extort Nike for more than $20 million,
CNBC’s Jim Cramer attributed late-Tuesday’s market sell-off to China tariffs worries combined with an overbought market. The “Mad Money” host sat down with Medtronic’s outgoing CEO Omar Ishrak to get an update on robotic-assisted surgery systems. Later in the show, he broke down what climate change will impact investing on Wall Street. The rise comes
Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Source: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Burger King’s largest U.S. franchisee is seeing sales of the Impossible Whopper and the Popeyes chicken sandwich level out as the initial buzz around the two menu items dies down. Average daily orders of the meatless Whopper at a Burger King location owned by Carrols Restaurant Group have
For the first time in decades, Boeing’s commercial airplane business lost orders over the course of an entire year, a stark example of just how much the 737 Max crisis has hurt the company. For all of 2019, Boeing lost orders for 87 commercial airplanes, meaning it had more cancellations than new purchases, the company
Shipping containers sit stacked at Qingdao Port after snow on February 14, 2019 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s exports and imports both rose in 2019, Reuters reported citing data from the General Administration of Customs released on Tuesday. In yuan terms, 2019 exports rose 5% from a year ago while
Alphabet is close to joining one of the most elusive clubs on Wall Street, but CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that he is skeptical of the progress. Shares in Alphabet, the tech giant that owns Google, rose almost $10 to an all-time closing high of $1,440.03, pulling within 1% of reaching $1 trillion of market
Dave Calhoun, Chairman of Boeing Adam Jeffery | CNBC Boeing’s new CEO, Dave Calhoun, has a daunting to-do list when he takes the reins at the company’s Chicago headquarters on Monday: improving the plane-maker’s strained relationships with regulators and airline customers, winning back public trust and getting the 737 Max — grounded for almost a
“Good morning. Welcome to British Airways. Where can I take you?” The crisp female voice might belong to any woman working for BA, but it’s a robot cruising around London’s Heathrow Airport. The carrier is trying out a pair of autonomous robots that can guide passengers around Terminal 5. It’s one of the latest examples
U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin announces new sanctions on Iran in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, January 10, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that Boeing‘s 737 Max crisis could curb U.S. GDP in 2020 by half a point, though he expects the economy should
The only thing Amber Freed ever wanted was to be a mom. Like a lot of people, she and her husband Mark had a hard time conceiving. But after two years of IVF treatments, the Denver couple got a double dose of good news: Amber was pregnant with twins. Maxwell and Riley were born on
A NFL playoff logo is seen during the NFC Divisional Playoff. Jonathan Bachman Getty Images The National Football League continues the postseason with its Divisional Round this weekend with Super Bowl LIV in Miami nearing. But player revenue shares will also be up for grabs, with one team remaining that qualifies for the playoff jackpot.
An Oscar statue is seen during a media preview of this year’s Academy’s Governors Ball in Los Angeles, California, February 15, 2019. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters The Oscar race has only just begun. On Monday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the nominations for its 92nd annual Academy Awards. Front runners
CNBC’s Jim Cramer previewed what’s to come in the week ahead as Wall Street prepares for the first earnings season of 2020. Later in the show the “Mad Money” host sat down with Mobileye CEO Amnon Shashua to get insight into the self-driving vehicle arena and find out when the public could see the first
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to the media during a press conference at City Hall on January 3, 2020 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / Getty Images New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday that the city —”because of the possibility of a criminal act” — notified Manhattan prosecutors after
The Vince Lombardi Trophy. Getty Images Miami is proving to be a lucrative location for the National Football League’s hospitality company On Location Experiences, which is expecting a 15% increase in revenue for Super Bowl LIV next month, according to league officials. OLE, which creates one-of-a-kind, luxury Super Bowl packages that include tickets, food, entertainment
CNBC’s Jim Cramer advised investors be careful about their stock picks as Wall Street sets new highs. The “Mad Money” host predicted that Tyson Foods has a lot to gain from a phase one trade deal between the U.S. and China. Later in the show he suggested Bed Bath & Beyond as a buying opportunity,
Amazon.com Inc. parking signage stands outside a Kohl’s Corp. department store in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kohl’s tie-up with Amazon was supposed to be a boon to the department store chain, which is teetering between sales gains and declines. But any benefits from
A colleague of one of the flight crew members of the Ukrainian 737-800 plane that crashed on the outskirts of Tehran, lights candles at a memorial inside Borispil international airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. Efrem Lukatsky | AP Rescue workers on Wednesday combed through wreckage of Kyiv-bound Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752