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Hannah Frohman’s work allows her to be a part of some of the “happiest moments” in people’s lives, she told CNBC Make It. And, he says, it’s “completely different” from his previous career as a corporate lawyer. Frohman is a jewelry designer specializing in engagement rings and the owner and founder of Hannah Frohman Fine Jewelry, a Boston-based custom jewelry company. The company achieved seven-figure sales in 2025, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.Frohman, 36, who is also a mother of two, says becoming a jewelry designer wasn’t always part of her plans.Frohman graduated from Tulane University in…

Rivian Automotive The company said Thursday that fourth-quarter sales beat Wall Street expectations and that it is targeting a significant increase in deliveries this year, but the company also warned that losses will continue as it launches its important next-generation R2 car.Rivian’s 2026 outlook includes increasing deliveries to 62,000 to 67,000 vehicles, an increase of 47% to 59% compared to 2025. This increase is expected to be driven by the launch of the R2 SUV in the second quarter.Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told CNBC’s Phil LeBeau on Thursday that R2 is expected to become a “major portion of the production”…

This aerial photo shows the Taiwanese cargo ship “Yang Ming” departing from the Panama Canal on the Pacific side of Panama City on October 6, 2025.Martin Burnetti | Martin Burnetti AFP | Getty ImagesHong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings has threatened legal action against Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk after Panamanian authorities wiretapped the group to temporarily take over operations of two strategic ports at either end of the Panama Canal.In a statement Thursday, CK Hutchison warned the Associated Press Moller-Maersk that he would likely “recourse to legal action” if the Danish group or its subsidiaries take “any steps” to operate…

Taipei agreed to buy about $85 billion in U.S. energy, aircraft and equipment in exchange for 15% tariffs.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationThe United States and Taiwan have signed a trade deal that lowers tariffs on Taiwanese exports and boosts billions of dollars in spending on American goods.The deal announced Thursday lowers general tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15%, the same level as Asian trading partners South Korea and Japan, in exchange for Taipei agreeing to buy about $85 billion in U.S. energy, aircraft and equipment.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listUnder the agreement, Taiwan will…

The suspect in Canada’s Tumbler Ridge shooting has posted about guns and hunting on his YouTube channel and appears to have written online about his struggles with mental health, according to social media posts. Canadian police have named 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootseller as the gunman who killed his mother and 11-year-old stepbrother before opening fire at Tumbler Ridge Junior High School, killing five students and a teacher, then shooting himself. Police are still investigating, but a motive has not been determined. Police said Van Rootseller is transgender and transitioned about six years ago. She lives in a remote town in…

Gerwyn Price flexed his muscles to beat Michael van Gerwen, with Luke Littler and Luke Humphries both outside the top four, sealing Antwerp’s first Premier League win of the season.Van Gerwen defeated Littler 6-4 in an eventful semi-final with six pitching breaks in total, reaching his second final of the week on spin, averaging 100.7 and hitting in the 180s four times. Littler missed the mark as he tried to reel in ‘The Big Fish’ in a scintillating third leg, but van Gerwen then put together a 10-darter to break en route to defeating the world number one. Price, who…

A crane unloads a shipping container from a ship at the Port of Long Beach, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Allen J. Scherben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesA record number of companies shipping products to the United States are failing to meet federal requirements to financially guarantee import trade tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. And this has led to record amounts being paid to the United States to make up the shortfall.According to U.S. Customs data shared with CNBC, so-called customs bond “shortages” soared to a total of 27,479 cases in fiscal year 2025, totaling about…

pinterest Shares fell as much as 20% in after-hours trading Thursday, with CEO Bill Ready saying the company had “absorbed this year’s exogenous shock related to tariffs” that affected major retail advertisers.The company reported that its fourth quarter results were broadly in line with expectations, with revenue broadly in line with expectations, but issued a weak outlook for the current fiscal year.Here’s how the company performed compared to LSEG’s analyst consensus forecasts:Earnings per share: 67 cents adjusted, 69 cents expected; Revenue: $1.32 billion, $1.33 billion expected.Reddy told analysts on Thursday that the company was “not satisfied with our fourth quarter…

York Knights started their inaugural Betfred Super League season with a 19-18 win over defending champions Hull KR in the opening game of the inaugural Betfred Super League season with a most magical victory.Up-and-comer Yorke was put to a tough test as a starter for Hull KR, but he passed it with flying colors and was celebrating what a great moment it was to earn his place in the competition. Against all odds, York Knights took the lead through Sam Wood’s unconverted shot and Hull KR hit back through Jay Whitbread to take a 6-4 lead. However, a penalty just…

Following particularly weak fourth-quarter revenue, Pinterest CEO Bill Reddy sought to compare the digital pinboard site favorably to popular AI chatbot ChatGPT. In an effort to highlight its potential as a unique search destination, Ready claimed that the site’s search volume is higher than ChatGPT. According to third-party data, ChatGPT has 75 billion searches per month, while Pinterest has 80 billion searches and generates 1.7 billion clicks per month. “This makes us one of the largest search destinations in the world, and importantly, I think more than half of those searches are commercial in nature, compared to about 2% (of…