NBCUniversal unveiled its Peacock streaming service to investors Thursday, highlighted by a free-for-all version that stands out in an increasingly crowded online video market. Al Roker, NBCUniversal kicks off it’s new Peacock streaming service on TODAY at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Nathan Congleton | NBCUThere will also be two paid tiers of Peacock called Peacock Premium. Late Night fans with earlier bedtimes will be able to watch “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” at 8 p.m. Free Peacock Premi

Watch CNBC’s full interview with Signet Jewelers CEO Virginia DrososSignet Jewelers saw a strong holiday season. CEO Virginia Drosos joins CNBC’s “Power Lunch” team to discuss the jewelry industry, digital sales and the consumer.

Purchasing managers have been gloomy on manufacturing for the past five months, but the weak Institute for Supply Management readings on the sector may have hit bottom. This reflects the cyclical dynamics of the manufacturing sector,” he said in a note. For December, the ISM manufacturing index fell to 47.2, the worst level since June, 2009, when it hit 46.3. He said the dates were first quarter, 1991; first quarter, 2001 and fourth quarter 2008 to first quarter, 2009. “Critically, these quarter

We’ll get earnings from Citizens Financial, Kansas City Southern and J.B. Hunt before the bell on Friday. Sandler O’Neill said it expects Citizens Financial to report earnings per share of 96 cents, in line with consensus estimates. Shares of Citizens Financial have jumped more than 12% in the last three months. Trucking company J.B. Hunt reports quarterly earnings on Friday and is expected to report earnings of $1.50, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates. In the fourth quarter last year,

Check out the companies making headlines after hours on Tuesday:Gap Inc. — Stock of the clothing retailer was up more than 4% in extended trading after the company announced it no longer planned to spin-off Old Navy into a separately traded public company. The company also announced that Neil Fiske, president and CEO of the Gap brand, is departing. CSX — Shares of the transportation company were down more than 3% in extended trading after CSX reported quarterly revenues of $2.89 billion, which m

The partial trade deal signed Wednesday between the U.S. and China is hardly an immediate success, according to trade groups representing many of the nation’s biggest companies. “We’re certainly glad it’s not getting worse,” Stephen Lamar, president of American Apparel & Footwear Association, said Thursday on CNBC’s “The Exchange.” “[It’s] phase one in what has to be a multi-phase deal,” he said on “The Exchange.” “The most important thing is phase one moving to phase two, and in phase two we ca

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesEven as regulators bear down on the top technology companies and some lawmakers seek to break them up, Big Tech is bigger than ever. Adding Facebook into that group, the five most valuable U.S. tech companies are now worth a staggering $5.2 trillion, accounting for over 17% of the S&P 500, according to FactSet. That’s up from 11% five years ago, with about two-thirds of the value, or $3.5 trillion, accruing over that stretch. The complaint alleges that

The Tesla logo is seen on the Apple iPhone case in Santa Monica, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesElon Musk’s electric automaker Tesla on Wednesday once again reclaimed its title as Wall Street’s most-shorted stock. The iPhone maker had been the most-shorted stock in the U.S. market in terms of total value since it passed Tesla in September. But Tesla’s restored reign as the most-shorted U.S. equity was short lived after Apple reclaimed its place at No. Tesla’s equity sold

Blanchflower, 67, tells CNBC Make It that the findings also extend to his personal life. “There’s a midlife crisis with a low point around age 50, which was my low point of happiness, too,” he says. The transition from being a junior-level employee to taking on more responsibilities can have a negative impact on happiness levels, Tess Brigham, a San Francisco-based therapist, tells CNBC Make It. That can cause anxiety,” she tells CNBC Make It. The larger economic and political climate seems to h

According to a new ranking by The Wall Street Journal released Wednesday, Delta Air Lines was the best major U.S. airline for 2019. American Airlines came in last on the Journal’s overall ranking. American mishandled more than 2,600 bags compared to Delta’s 1,345 last year. United, which ranked next to last overall, had poor rankings in two-hour tarmac delays, mishandled baggage and canceled flights but did better in involuntary bumps. Here are how U.S. airlines stack up in 2019, according to th

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one of the world’s biggest stars and Hollywood’s highest earner, raking in more than $89 million in 2019, according to Forbes. Over a decades-long career that’s seen him go from college athlete to professional wrestler to a global movie star, Johnson has said his success stems from a work ethic he picked up while training as a kid with his father, himself a former professional wrestler. “He’d say, ‘You didn’t get up early to come here and give half-ass effort. His fa

Apple was the first to hit the market cap milestone in 2018. Google parent-company Alphabet has hit $1 trillion in market capitalization, making it the fourth U.S. company to hit the milestone. Shares of Google’s parent company rose nearly 1% after Bank of America raised its price target on Alphabet’s stock in January, saying it sees a healthy advertising business for Alphabet among other things. The stock dropped 7.5%, shaving more than $67 billion from its market cap. The company’s stock fell

Apple position on security ‘exactly correct’, says Roger McNameeElevation Partners co-founder Roger McNamee joins “Squawk Alley” to discuss Apple’s decision to push back against a DOJ request to unlock devices for law enforcement.

John FedeleThis year, the IRS will let you slide on a penalty if you didn’t have health insurance in 2019. These states will grant exemptions in a handful of circumstances, including for households whose income falls below the state tax filing threshold. “They want to make sure people have insurance coverage.” It can charge a flat amount $695 per adult or $347.50 for each child who goes without insurance, based on your 2020 income tax return. Vermont: The state requires that all Vermonters have

NRF, the retail industry’s leading trade group, had previously forecast that retail sales excluding automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants during November and December would increase between 3.8% and 4.2%. Data for November was also revised up to show retail sales gaining 0.3%, instead of rising 0.2% as previously reported. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast retail sales would gain 0.3% in December. Compared with December 2018, retail sales accelerated 5.8%. A slew of compa

Just a few months after Hastings’ pregnancy announcement, several other high-profile athletes including Olympic runners Alysia Montano and Kara Goucher spoke out about the lack of support they had at Nike . Track-and-field star Natasha Hastings hid her pregnancy for five months before deciding to tell her sponsors. The two-time Olympic gold medalist had spent her whole life training and feared that a pregnancy could derail her career. But this Olympics, Hastings’ third, has new meaning that’s mo

“The evidence on climate risk is compelling investors to reassess core assumptions about modern finance.” The announcement, which comes as BlackRock grapples with growing global protests against its investing practices, received mixed reactions from climate activists. While the plan could transform how companies respond to the climate crisis, it’s unclear the extent to which BlackRock will pursue the approach and pressure companies to become more sustainable. Many climate activists argue that Bl

“Dov Charney was way ahead of his time from the point of view of what he was doing right,” said Jan Rogers Kniffen, CEO of J. Rogers Kniffen WWE. Allegations of sexual harassment surfaced around Charney, and people started to wonder if American Apparel’s overtly sexualized image went too far. In 2014, the board of American Apparel ousted Charney. American Apparel went into bankruptcy court in 2015, and then again in 2016. How did American Apparel go from fast-growing retailer to bankruptcy court

Wall Street firms just posted the biggest surge to bond-trading revenue in years, helping several banks break records for annual profit — but don’t expect the party to last. Morgan Stanley said earlier Thursday that its fixed income division – a chronic underperformer a few years ago – posted a 126% surge in fourth-quarter revenue to $1.27 billion. At J.P. Morgan Chase, bond trading revenue rose 86% to $3.4 billion, exceeding estimates by $800 million. In late 2018, spikes in volatility across a

The big banks have wrapped up their earnings, and Wall Street looks ahead to the regional banks reporting in coming days. The KRE regional banking ETF has bounced nearly 20% off an August low, though it has begun to ease back. The KRE ETF was trading at $57.27 midday Thursday. Tengler instead gets financials exposure through the big banks, including J.P. Morgan, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Disclosure: Laffer Tengler Investments holds J.P. Morgan, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley and Go