Medline $6 billion IPO closing out a strong year for public listings. Joining us right now with what to come in 2026. Ben Narrison, founder of Tenacity Venture Capital.Good morning to you. Uh lot of excitement about a big year ahead. Lot of big IPOs maybe in the mix including SpaceX anthropic.I don't know whether you think Open AI is going to get there or not in at least in the next calendar year. But um where do you think we really are in these markets right now, Ben. Well, I think, you know, we talked abo ...

President Trump's social media and cryptocurrency company is adding clean energy to its balance sheet with the announcement yesterday of a $6 billion merger with fusion power company TAE Technologies. The all stock deal expected to close by the middle of next year would create one of the world's first publicly traded nuclear fusion companies. Under the merger, shareholders of each company will own about 50% of the combined company.Meanwhile, a new report in the Wall Street Journal takes a deeper look into t ...

is the season for instore shopping. Courtney Reagan has a closer look at the final retail push as shipping windows close and shoppers are forced to trek to the actual brick and mortar stores. Courtney, what are the crowds looking like as we get uh into this crazy rush season here.>> You know, Becky, I think it feels pretty immeasured so far, but that might be because Christmas is on a Thursday. So, maybe you don't feel as rushed going into the Super Saturday as normal, but I still think it's going to be pre ...

This year's Yale Legend in Leadership Award is being awarded to LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault. CNBC's Sara Eisen speaks with Arnault exclusively following remarks from Anna Wintour, Conde Nast artistic director, Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone chair and CEO and entrepreneur and philanthropist, Ivanka Trump. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/42d859g » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » ...

The tech industry has lost focus on what we actually need right now. And that means you and I need to be very clear with these tech leaders on what we want them to fix and what products we want to buy. Because an iPhone that's wrapped in a soft aluminum orange coat of paint was not hitting the mark this [music] year.And neither is most of the AI nonsense being pushed in our direction. >> [music] >> So, while some folks write their wish lists to Santa, I have a wish list for Apple CEO Tim Cook. This is One M ...

The year's most important giving season has arrived amid economic uncertainty, but corporate philanthropy is holding strong. Joining us right now is Lisa Anastasia. How do I pronounce your last name? I apologize. I feel like I'm mispronouncing it or just Anastasia. Don't worry about it. >> Okay. She is the chief development and external relations officer at Boys and Girls Club of America. Good morning to you. Help us understand what's going on in the world of philanthropy right now, especially well, there's ...

President Trump has signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three drug. While not making it fully legal, it would ease federal restrictions. Joining us right now with what this means for the marijuana industry and personal consumption is Kevin Sabbat.He is the CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a former White House Drug Policy Advisor, and he's the author of One Nation Under the Influence. Kevin, first of all, thank you uh for being here. It's been a while sinc ...

Um, as I'm sure you know and everybody else, Donald Trump's handpicked board at the Kennedy Center voted yesterday to rename the venue the Trump Kennedy Center. It's embarrassing. It's it's just is it really is humiliating and the White House doesn't even understand how humiliating this is for them.Uh, many point out the board lacks the legal authority to do this. uh that it would take an act of Congress to officially change the name. I know David, we we we were skeptical about even bringing this up because ...

CONGRESS FROM OWNING OR TRADING INDIVIDUAL STOCKS. THEY'VE COMMITTED TO DO THAT. WE'LL SEE WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY DO.BECKY, QUICK. >> WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS ON THE RACE FOR THE FED CHAIR JOB. OUR SENIOR ECONOMICS REPORTER, STEVE LIESMAN JOINS US WITH THE DETAILS.>> REALLY GOOD MORNING BECKY. SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS TELLING CNBC THAT FED GOVERNOR CHRIS WALLER HAD A, QUOTE, STRONG INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP IN WHICH THE TWO DISCUSSED THE LABOR MARKET IN DEPTH AND HOW TO JUMPSTART JOB CREATION. ...

College sports valuations are surging, driven by bigger media deals, expanded playoffs, conference realignment. Among the factors changing the college landscape and driving record valuation, you've got name, image, and likeness rights known as NIL and a pro sports business model all taking shape. The top 75 athletic programs are now worth a total of 51.2% billion.That's up 24% from 2024, according to CNBC's official college valuations list, which is out today. This year's most valuable athletic program is t ...