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DENVER — The Denver Broncos are up for sale, and a group of crypto enthusiasts is aiming to raise more than $4 billion using a decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, to make it their own. You can think of a DAO like a group of individuals acting in concert with no single leader. Unlike a

A woman walks by a Family Dollar store on December 11, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Discount chain Family Dollar is voluntarily recalling several of its products that shipped to more than 400 stores in the South after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation uncovered

Bill Gates said Friday that the risks of severe disease from Covid-19 have “dramatically reduced” but another pandemic is all but certain. Speaking to CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at Germany’s annual Munich Security Conference, Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said that a potential new pandemic would likely stem from a different pathogen

Mexican avocados are seen for sale at a market in Mexico City on February 15, 2022. Pedro Pardo | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that imports of Mexican avocados could resume after a brief pause. A week ago, one of the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service inspectors

In this article TMO Millions of people are now vaccinated, boosted and newly recovered from Covid-19 infections caused by the omicron variant. They have what some outside the medical community have labeled “super immunity.” And many are ready to see the world again. Though the term carries an air of invincibility, medical experts disagree about

A COVID-19 testing location is shown set up on the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles, California, November, 16, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters California on Thursday laid out a plan that manage Covid as a permanent aspect of life, anticipating future surges and new variants that may require public health measures such as facemasks depending

More wineries in France are opening to visitors, said a French wine tourism expert.   Of France’s 87,000 wineries, only 13% were open to the public five years ago, said Martin Lhuillier, head of wine tourism at Atout France, the country’s tourism development agency. Now, many more have opened their cellar doors for tours and

In this article LOCO CMG Avocados are seen in a grocery market in New York, United States on February 14, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Avocados will likely be in short supply and more expensive in the coming weeks if the U.S. suspension of Mexican avocado imports persists. On Saturday, the

In this article MRNA Moderna’s CEO Stephane Bancel said it’s “reasonable” to assume that we may be approaching the final stages of the pandemic. “I think that is a reasonable scenario,” he told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” when asked about views that the Covid-19 pandemic may now be in its final stages. “There’s an 80%

In this article ABNB The Airbnb logo is seen on a little mini pyramid under the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, March 12, 2019. Charles Platiau | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in after hours trading: Airbnb — Shares of the property rental company advanced 5% during extended trading

Gold medalist USA’s Nathan Chen celebrates at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 10. Sebastien Bozon | AFP | Getty Images The 2022 Winter Olympics is well underway in Beijing, and more than 200 medals have already been awarded to athletes from around the world. Finishing on the podium is a matter of

In this article CAR ANET BKD People wait in line at Avis rental agency in the Miami International Airport Car Rental Center on April 12, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell Monday: Avis Budget — Avis shares dipped slightly even after the car

LONDON — The ramifications of the Industrial Revolution, which had its roots in 18th-century Britain, were huge. Britain’s abundance of coal — as well as the ease with which it could be accessed — was a crucial ingredient in this historical turning point, powering the steam engines which helped drive society’s transformation. But things have

Passengers board an Airbus passenger jet operated by Icelandic low-fare carrier Play. Play Startup low-fare Icelandic airline Play announced new transatlantic service out of a third U.S. airport, Stewart International in New Windsor, New York, to begin June 9. (Stewart lies about 65 miles north of New York City.) Play, which launched last July with

A vaccinator draws a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 5, 2021. Hannah Beier | Reuters Parents of children under 5 will have to wait until at least April to get their kids vaccinated against Covid-19, after the Food and Drug Administration and Pfizer this week abruptly delayed plans to

In this article PTON John Foley, co-founder and chief executive officer of Peloton Interactive Inc., stands for a photograph during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in front of the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Roughly two months after Peloton’s IPO, founder

In this article NFLX DIS 6758.T-JP Krysten Ritter, Finn Jones, Charlie Cox and Mike Colter star in Netflix’s “The Defenders.” Netflix Netflix’s suite of Marvel-branded television shows will be leaving the streaming service. Eagle-eyed viewers spied a message on the platform, which informed subscribers that “Daredevil,” “Jessica Jones,” “Luke Cage,” “Iron Fist,” “The Punisher” and

In this article NFLX Chesnot | Getty Images The bizarre case of a New York couple accused of trying to launder $4.5 billion in bitcoin stolen by a 2016 hack will be the subject of a docuseries on Netflix, the streaming company said Friday. The announcement comes just three days after the couple, Ilya “Dutch”

A pedestrian zone in Oslo on Feb. 2, 2022, after Norway scrapped most of its Covid restrictions. Terje Pedersen | NTB | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Several European countries are scrapping Covid regulations, despite the WHO urging governments to “protect their people using every tool in the toolkit.” Sweden lifted the majority of

In this article ASTR Astra / NASASpaceflight Shares of rocket builder Astra fell sharply Thursday, after the company’s latest mission failed to reach orbit. Astra’s stock fell 26% to close at $3.91 a share. The company confirmed there was an issue mid-flight that prevented the rocket from delivering a set of four cube satellites to

Medic with face mask. Haris Mulaosmanovic / EyeEm | EyeEm | Getty Images Aside from the obvious physical impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, health professionals have told CNBC that many people are struggling with the immense emotional and societal changes it has brought and, what’s more, are finding it hard to adapt to a “new

In this article PTON In this photo illustration the Peloton Interactive logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Peloton held a virtual all-hands meeting Wednesday that was meant to introduce its new CEO, Barry McCarthy. Instead, a conversation between McCarthy and former CEO John Foley was abruptly cut

In this article EPC Edgewell Personal Care CEO Rod Little told CNBC on Tuesday he expects demand for the company’s care and grooming products to increase in the coming months, as the intensity of the coronavirus pandemic wanes. “I would guess by the time we get to late spring, summer in our categories, you’re going

In this article CMG A customer carries a Chipotle bag in front of a restaurant in Santa Clara, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill is expected to report its fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, speaks at a press conference on the Monetary Policy Report at the Bank of England on Feb. 3, 2022 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The governor of the Bank of England has sparked serious backlash after telling Britons they should

The Studio Theatre in Little Rock, AR Jennifer Schlesinger | CNBC After months of limbo and mounting debts, the Studio Theatre in Little Rock, Arkansas, got some welcome news from the Small Business Administration in early February. The small nonprofit theater has had its denial for aid through the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program overturned.

The Chateau de Chambord, in the Loire Valley region of France. DEA / C. SAPPA | De Agostini | Getty Images France and Italy are home to some of the most storied castles, palaces and grand homes in the world, ranging from Loire Valley chateaux to Sicilian strongholds and French Riviera mansions. Many are available

Ballboys wear gloves while handling warmup basketballs as a precautionary measure prior to an NBA game between the Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on March 9, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Todd Kirkland | Getty Images U.S. stocks made a ton of money for investors in a decade-long bull market that lasted

In this article DAL Flight attendants hand out refreshments to a packed Delta Airlines flight traveling from Ronald Regan National Airport to MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport on Friday, May 21, 2021. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Delta Air Lines‘ CEO Ed Bastian asked the U.S. Department of Justice to put convicted

In this article MGM STZ DGE-GB An employee pours tequila into the popular Mountain Dew Baja Blast frozen drink at the new Taco Bell Cantina in Brookline, MA. John Tlumacki | Boston Globe | Getty Images Tequila could soon overtake vodka as America’s favorite liquor, fueled by consumers’ desire for pricey bottles of agave-based spirits.