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Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc., speaks during an unveiling event in New York, US, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUber plans to offer drivers and couriers in the U.S. ways to make money through the company’s app when they’re not ferrying around people or food.The ride-hailing company said on Thursday that it’s starting a pilot with its AI Solutions Group that will allow drivers to complete small online jobs. The example Uber gave is “uploading photos to help train AI models,” which the company said is already being tested in…

When Sahil Bloom was in college, he turned to the richest people he knew for career advice. That’s how the Stanford baseball player — whose athletic aspirations were curtailed by a shoulder injury junior year — ended up in investing.”By the time I turned 30, I had achieved every marker of what I believed success looked like. I had the high-paying job, the title, the house, the car — it was all there,” he writes in his book “The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.” “But beneath the surface, I was miserable,” he writes. “All…

When Brooke Cooper started at the Worcester Red Sox as a merchandise intern in 2015, there were days where she’d go to work in the team store and leave without talking to a single person.Because of how the team’s stadium, then in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was set up, “the team store was so isolated,” the now 33-year-old general manager of the Triple-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox tells CNBC Make It. The store was physically separated from the ticket office and where the operations team sat, so on non-game days, Cooper says there were times where she…

Friday’s selloff in the stock market resulted in the biggest options volume day ever and the latest sign of the retail trading crowd’s incredible support of the stock market. Scott Rubner, head of equity and equity derivatives strategy at Citadel Securities, said Friday, Oct. 10 resulted in over 108 million contracts traded, only the second time its topped 100 million ever. The interest was driven by retail traders and they had a distinct bullish bias. “Retail’s bullish conviction remains extraordinary,” Rubner wrote. Retail flow skewed 11% better to buy through the firm’s call/put direction ratio, topping the 4% average over…

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran speaks with CNBC during the Invest i America Forum on Oct. 15, 2025.CNBCFederal Reserve Governors Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller provided conflicting views on how quickly the central bank should lower interest rates in the face of a weakening labor market and heightened geopolitical tensions.Miran said Thursday he plans to repeat his push for a half percentage point interest rate cut when the Fed meets later this month.In a speech delivered in New York, Waller advocated a quarter percentage point reduction at the October meeting, a position that appears more in line with the Fed…

Aerospace manufacturer BETA Technologies’ electric aircraft, ALIA, is seen at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City, U.S., June 3, 2025. It is the first Advanced Air Mobility flight into JFK Airport. Kylie Cooper | ReutersBeta Technologies updated the prospectus for its initial public offering on Wednesday, setting a price range that could value the company at $7.2 billion at the top end.The electric aircraft maker said it plans to sell 25 million shares at $27 to $33 each. The deal would raise as much as $825 million.The planned offering comes amid a dayslong government shutdown that threatens to…

Welcome to The Radar, a Sky Sports column in which Nick Wright uses a blend of data and opinion to shed light on need-to-know stories from up and down the Premier League. This week: 🔴 Amorim’s system could trouble Liverpool💪 Merino showing his value to Arsenal🔍 A player to watch this weekendCould Amorim exploit a Liverpool weakness?Ruben Amorim’s system continues to dominate the discourse around Manchester United. His devotion to playing three at the back has come to be seen as a flaw but it might just work in his side’s favour when they face Liverpool on Super Sunday. Please…

The people we choose to spend time with, both professionally and personally, have a massive impact on our mental health, productivity, and even career trajectory.During my 12 years of working as a special agent with the U.S. Secret Service, I saw firsthand how the wrong people can derail even the best of intentions. That’s why I’ve learned to stay far away from three toxic personality types.Here’s what to look out for, and what to do if you encounter them:1. The Drama MagnetDrama Magnets are always caught in the middle of a crisis: financial troubles, relationship blow-ups, work drama, even legal issues.…

Daniel Rodriguez typically takes three modes of transportation to get from his home in Philadelphia to his work in Atlanta 800 miles away.The 34-year-old project manager at an urban design firm splits his time between the two cities each week, usually taking a bus, a train and a plane to get to work.Rodriguez began supercommuting in May. He’d been living in Philadelphia full-time with his wife, but after having a hard time finding work there, he took a hybrid role where he does some work locally but also works several days a week in Atlanta, where his primary team is…

Microsoft Executive Vice President and Consumer Chief Marketing Officer Yusuf Mehdi speaks at company headquarters in Redmond, Wash., on May 20, 2024. Microsoft unveiled a new category of PC that features generative artificial intelligence tools built into the Windows operating system. Microsoft estimates that over 50 million AI PCs will be sold over the next 12 months, given the appetite for devices powered by ChatGPT-style technology.Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty ImagesOn Tuesday, Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10, the operating system it introduced 10 years earlier. The software company is enticing people to upgrade their PCs with a slate of…