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Roughly 10% of companies in the U.S. are considered ‘zombie firms’ according to a Federal Reserve estimate published in 2021. Learn more here: https://youtu.be/miWLE1yhMG0

It’s the season of giving with Thanksgiving and Christmas on the horizon, and the American Red Cross has long been recognized as the universal symbol of humanitarian services. It’s an enormous and expensive operation. The American Red Cross has about 230 chapters nationwide with almost 18,000 employees and more than a quarter of a million…

A "citizens’ share" would give wealth invested by taxpayers back to the public, says University College London Professor Mariana Mazzucato. In this episode of "The Bottom Line," Mazzucato discusses why risk and failure should be normalized and how AI can be calibrated for positive change. Chapters: 00:00 — Introduction 00:18 — Risk 02:03 — Citizens’…

CNBC Marathon explores how tipping, ‘junk’ fees and the hidden price of free shipping are costing Americans billions. Tipping in the United States is on the rise and experts are calling it tipflation. The pressure to tip well in front of the tip receiver, before a service is completed, or in front of other customers…

No one gets married expecting to get divorced. But when you get married, are you considering how much a potential divorce might cost you? In 2021 there were nearly 700,000 divorces in the U.S. A simple uncontested divorce can cost thousands of dollars but a contested divorce, could put you out hundreds of thousands of…

Rising rates, sticky inflation and the prospect of slowing consumer spending have sparked a flurry of deals in the fashion industry as companies look to mergers and acquisitions for growth. Learn more here: https://youtu.be/yEv_E5WYfmE

Wonder Bread’s annual sales sits around half a billion dollars for its owner Flowers Foods, despite healthier alternatives like whole grains and sourdough dominating the fragmented U.S. bread industry. While consumer preferences started shifting away from white bread starting in the 1960s, Wonder Bread still enjoys a 94% brand awareness according to Flowers Foods. Watch…

CNBC’s Sara Eisen goes inside Formula 1, finding out how the racing league’s most prominent team principals manage their billion-dollar businesses, woo sponsors, and keep advancing their high-tech cars under a recently created cost cap.  Watch the video to find out what it takes to run a cutting-edge race car over the months-long Formula 1…

For over a decade, Formula 1’s Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team has set the engineering and the competitive standards for the sport.  Team Principal and CEO, Toto Wolff, led the team to consecutive championship wins from 2014 to 2021. Wolff has navigated his team to wins through a massive league acquisition by Liberty Media, new teams…

Team Principal and CEO of Oracle Red Bull Racing says for 23 race weekends he’s the team principal of a sports team and for the other 52 work weeks of the year he’s a high-tech CEO. He talks with CNBC’s Sara Eisen about how he navigates the two distinct roles.  To watch the full documentary,…