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Why Texas Instruments Is Betting $60 Billion On Making Cheap Chips In The U.S.
- Title
- Why Texas Instruments Is Betting $60 Billion On Making Cheap Chips In The U.S.
- Runtime
- 15:42
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Texas Instruments is building a $60 billion U.S. manufacturing megaproject where Apple vows to make "critical foundation semiconductors" for iPhones and other devices. CNBC went to Sherman, Texas, for an exclusive first look inside the newest fab of seven TI's building in Utah and Texas to provide U.S.-made chips to customers like Nvidia and Ford. TI shares have suffered amid tariff concerns, and it's lost analog market share for several years, but top leaders are confident about the huge spend.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:36 Integrated circuits to 300mm
7:13 Chip shortage and tariffs
10:03 Doubling down on Texas
12:20 Water, power and workers
Produced and Shot by: Katie Tarasov
Edited by: Mike Heffron
Additional Camera: Graham Merwin
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
Animation: Jason Reginato, Emily Park
Additional Footage: Texas Instruments, Getty Images, Apple, KTEN, Samsung, TSMC
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- Title
- Why Americans love gated communities
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Gated communities offer security, prestige and privacy at a premium. Nationally, these homes on average cost about 5%-10% more than similar non-gated homes in the same areas.
While gated communities typically have higher property values, they also come with a homeowner’s association that imposes monthly property fees in addition to enforcing policies.
CNBC visited three gated communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, to see how they have evolved and whether they’re worth the premium.
- Title
- Who Pays If FEMA Goes Away?
- Runtime
- 13:04
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- President Trump may recommend that FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, “goes away.” The agency has over 600 open disaster declarations in its backlog and faces long-running staffing shortages. The group's role is core to disaster recovery and prevention in the United States. It budgeted over $60 billion for disaster recovery in 2025. The Trump administration’s changes could alter the amount of federal funds sent to U.S. states, households and small businesses recovering from hurricanes, floods and wildfires. We traveled to Asheville, North Carolina to find out what would happen on the ground if FEMA is dismantled.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
01:55 Chapter 1: Billion-dollar disasters
05:06 Chapter 2: FEMA's role
07:11 Chapter 3: The FEMA Review Council
09:47 Chapter 4: Resilient infrastructure
Produced and Shot by: Carlos Waters
Edited by: Evan Lee Miller
Additional Camera by: Kaan Oguz
Senior Dir...
- Title
- The dangers of the rise in AI companions
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- The speedy development of AI chatbots presents a mountain of ethical and safety concerns that experts say will only intensify once AI begins to train itself.
- Title
- Why Your Retirement Plan Might Backfire
- Runtime
- 11:40
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- More than 60% of surveyed Americans are more worried about running out of money in retirement than they are about dying, according to a 2025 survey from Allianz Life. Younger Americans are saving more than previous generations, yet they remain deeply pessimistic about retirement. As Social Security faces long-term funding issues and employer pensions fade away, many are depending on working longer to make ends meet. But some economists warn that planning to extend careers may not be a reliable solution considering the prevalence of age discrimination and the overall state of the labor market.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Then vs. now
5:08 Is working longer the solution?
7:36 Retirement for working Americans
Produced by: Charlotte Morabito
Edited by: Nora Rappaport
Animation by: Emily Park, Jason Reginato
Senior Director of Video: Lindsey Jacobson
Additional Footage: Getty Images
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- Title
- Why Ram had to revive its legendary Hemi V-8 engine
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- American pickup truck buyers are having some trouble adjusting to a new age of tightening emissions requirements and electrification.
Stellantis — the parent company of brands like Ram Trucks, Jeep and Dodge — has been hit especially hard.
The company briefly removed its popular gas-powered Hemi V-8 engine from much of its lineup, including the Ram 1500 half-ton pickup. Ram fans revolted, and now the company is bringing it back.
- Title
- How Bezos-Backed Slate Plans To Build An Affordable EV Truck In The U.S.
- Runtime
- 15:01
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- late Automotive says its compact pickup truck has cracked the code to making affordable, U.S.-built electric vehicle. The Detroit-based startup is led by veterans of Chrysler, Tesla and other major automakers, and backed by big investors such as Jeff Bezos. But its product might be niche, and the ending of the federal EV tax credit means the price has gone up. And now companies like Ford have also announced a $30,000 EV pickup truck. Slate received more than 100,000 reservations for its truck in two weeks. But will those reservations turn into sales? CNBC’s Rob Ferris traveled to Slate’s headquarters to find out.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:38 Chapter 1 - The truck
3:48 Chapter 2 - An “affordable EV”
8:21 Chapter 3 - Customizable
10:34 Chapter 4 - Challenges
Produced by: Robert Ferris
Produced, Shot and Edited by: Andrew Evers
Animation: Emily Park, Christina Locopo
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pet...
- Title
- Why The Microplastics Crisis Will Only Get Worse
- Runtime
- 16:32
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Plastic production is projected to grow more than 40% over the next 15 years, and the biggest profiteers of that growth are Exxon, Shell and Saudi company SABIC. The issue is that plastic never decomposes. Instead, it just breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces called microplastics, which are being found at increasing rates in our bodies and food supply. Scientists are just beginning to understand the full scope of the threat that they pose. Watch the video to learn more about how microplastics are becoming a major concern for human health.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:53 Microplastics in our bodie
04:25 Who’s profiting
06:45 Oversupply
12:48 Reducing consumption
Produced and Shot by: Ryan Baker
Edited by: Darren Geeter
Animation by: Jason Reginato
Senior Managing Producer: Tala Hadavi
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
Additional Footage: Getty Images
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- Title
- Why Tesla Cybertrucks Aren't Selling
- Runtime
- 12:24
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has been talking about an EV pickup truck since 2012. When the Cybertruck was unveiled in November 2019, many had mixed feelings about its design. Still, Musk said in an earnings call that more than 1 million people had ordered the truck. But sales have been underwhelming as many of the promises about its specs haven't come to fruition. CNBC's Robert Ferris dove into to see why the Cybertruck hasn't lived up to its initial hype.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
1:21 The Hype
3:13 Sales fall short
4:08 Why the truck is not selling
8:03 EV trucks are struggling
10:21 Aftermath and future
Produced by: Robert Ferris
Edited by: Darren Geeter
Animation: Jason Reginato, Emily Park
Senior Managing Producer: Tala Hadavi
Additional Footage: Getty Images, Tesla
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- Title
- Why manufacturing is so hard in the U.S.
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Why is it so difficult to manufacture in the U.S.?
Experts say finding input suppliers is one of many challenges companies face in bringing manufacturing back to America. Meanwhile, countries like China and Vietnam have become manufacturing powerhouses, investing billions more in factories and training.
Even with new tariffs and federal subsidies under the CHIPS Act, some economists remain skeptical of a true U.S. "manufacturing renaissance."
- Title
- How Blackstone became a major U.S. landlord
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Blackstone’s rental housing portfolio contains apartment complexes, student housing, mobile home parks and single-family rental properties. Many of its U.S. assets are concentrated in major cities such as New York and in Sun Belt states including Texas, Georgia and Florida.
- Title
- Why Claire's Keeps Filing For Bankruptcy
- Runtime
- 7:22
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Claire’s has filed for its second bankruptcy in seven years. Despite attempts to modernize, the company has not been able to overcome challenges including stiff competition from players like Shein, Temu, and TikTok Shop and increased costs related to tariffs. Watch the video to learn about the rise and fall of long-time American mall favorite Claire’s.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:55 Early success
3:10 Struggling to survive
5:20 What’s next?
Produced and Shot by: Ryan Baker
Edited by: Matthew Soto
Animation by: Jason Reginato
Senior Managing Producer: Tala Hadavi
Additional Footage: Getty Images
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- Title
- Is The $1B Hailey Bieber Deal Enough To Keep E.l.f. Beauty Relevant?
- Runtime
- 12:15
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Affordable cosmetics company, E.l.f. Beauty, posted its first billion-dollar fiscal year in 2024 and within a year, announced its blockbuster acquisition of Hailey Bieber's Rhode in a $1 billion deal. The deal will bring the company into more premium channels such as Sephora after being in drugstores, Target, Walmart, Dollar General and Ulta. But Wall Street has been weary as of late. Its share dropped more than 10% the day after announcing a 30% drop in profits during its first quarter 2026 earnings. So, can E.l.f. keep up the momentum?
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:12 Chapter 1. A whirlwind two decades
4:40 Chapter 2. A nimble company
8:39 Chapter 3. The Rhode deal
10:37 Chapter 4. Tariff mitigation and beyond
Produced and Shot by: Natalie Rice
Edited by: Nic Golden Henry
Additional Camera by: Katie Tarasov, Lisa Setyon
Animation: Emily Park
Senior Managing Producer: Tala Hadavi
Senior Director of V...
- Title
- The Race To Stay Profitable In The Air Industry | CNBC Marathon
- Runtime
- 47:58
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- CNBC Marathon covers the ongoing competition within the air industry and its changing market.
Airbus and Boeing have been competing head to head for decades as the world’s largest commercial airplane makers. The European-based Airbus entered the market 56 years after its rival. And today, more than three-quarters of the world’s commercial aircraft is made up of Airbus and Boeing planes. The Boeing 737 family and Airbus 320 family are the companies best-selling aircraft and have been a crucial segment of competition. Over the last few years, Airbus has pulled ahead of Boeing when it comes to net profits, orders, deliveries and backlog. Experts say its A321neo narrow-body aircraft is propelling the company ahead of Boeing, which has been dealing with crisis after crisis the last several years. CNBC explores how Airbus came to be the biggest commercial plane manufacturer and whether it can stay on top.
United Airlines has been flying for nearly a century and ...
- Title
- The rise of AI companions
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Human-AI relationships are no longer just science fiction.
ChatGPT’s launch in 2022 ushered in a new era of AI chatbots from companies like Meta, Nomi and Character AI that have proven to be quick-witted, argumentative, helpful and sometimes aggressively romantic.
While some people are falling in love with the AI companions they create, others are building what they describe as deep friendships, having daily tea or engaging in role-playing adventures with them. CNBC spoke with people in these relationships and investigated the ethical and safety concerns of AI relationships.
- Title
- Policy Uncertainty Is Biggest Threat To The U.S. Economic Growth Right Now: Carmen Reinhart
- Runtime
- 11:20
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Harvard professor Carmen Reinhart, former chief economist at The World Bank, discusses the health of and threats to the U.S. economy, President Trump’s tariff policy, the fall of globalization, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, U.S. immigration policy and why people should care about national debt in this latest episode of CNBC’s “The Bottom Line.”
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:17 Economic threats
1:10 Investment strategy
2:30 Recession indicators
4:12 Interest rates
5:35 Immigration vs. economic growth
6:30 Government deficit
7:52 Globalization
10:04 Global debt
Produced by: Lindsey Jacobson
Edited by: Andrea Miller
Camera by: Kaan Oguz
Intern: Kae Park
Additional Footage: Getty Images
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- Title
- How companies are capitalizing on the protein craze
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Protein is dominating cultural conversations, as high-protein products continue to take over grocery aisles.
A 2025 Bain & Company survey found that 44% of U.S. respondents said they want to increase their protein intake, up from 34% from the same period in 2024. And brands like General Mills and PepsiCo are capitalizing on the trend.
- Title
- What’s Stopping Companies From Bringing Manufacturing To The U.S.
- Runtime
- 13:16
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Today, a little over 12.7 million Americans work in manufacturing. But in the 1970s, that number was nearly 20 million. Over the years, globalization and lowered trade barriers have resulted in cheaper labor abroad and closed factories in America. But as President Trump pushes to revitalize manufacturing through tariff policy, economists and trade experts are divided on whether a manufacturing renaissance makes sense for the U.S., which has evolved to a service-based economy. Others say the benefits of onshoring go beyond price: shorter shipping times, better quality control, and supply chain agility, among other advantages. To better understand the challenges and possibilities of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S., CNBC visited a Midwestern bike maker shifting its supply chain from China to the U.S.
Chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
1:53 – Guardian Bikes
5:20 – U.S. manufacturing decline
10:37 –Finding workers
Producer: Merrit...
- Title
- How Used EV Batteries Are Being Turned Into Data Centers To Power AI
- Runtime
- 13:28
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- As demand for energy skyrockets amid the rise of AI, one of Tesla’s co-founders is betting on a new solution: giving old EV batteries a second life. JB Straubel, who helped launch Tesla and served as its CTO until 2019, founded Redwood Materials in 2017 to recycle batteries and build a closed-loop supply chain for electric vehicles. Now, Straubel is using EV batteries that still hold usable capacity for grid-scale energy storage. Redwood’s new energy division recently partnered with AI infrastructure company Crusoe to launch its first microgrid, showcasing how repurposed batteries can help power data centers. CNBC visited Redwood’s Nevada operations to see how the company has grown and to learn more about its plans to use second-life batteries to meet the surging energy needs of the AI era.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:42 Chapter 1 - A growing recycling business
3:45 Chapter 2 - Giving batteries a second life
8:01 Chapter 3 - Powering data ce...
- Title
- People Are Falling In Love With AI Chatbots. What Could Go Wrong?
- Runtime
- 45:57
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Human-AI relationships are no longer just science fiction. OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT in 2022 ushered in a new era of artificial intelligence chatbots from companies like Nomi, Character AI and Replika, and tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are touting chatbots on their platforms. The AI companions have proven to be smart, quick-witted, argumentative, helpful and sometimes aggressively romantic. While some people are falling in love with the AI companions, others are building deep friendships. The speedy development of AI chatbots presents a mountain of ethical and safety concerns that experts say will only intensify once AI begins to train itself. The societal debate surrounding AI companions isn’t just about their effects on humans. Increasingly it’s about whether the companions can have human-like experiences. In this documentary, CNBC’s Salvador Rodriguez traveled across the U.S. to interview people who’ve formed emotional relationships with AI and met the fo...
- Title
- How Florida Quietly Became A Solar Powerhouse
- Runtime
- 11:58
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Solar energy is booming across the U.S. and for the first time, Florida is catching up to solar powerhouses like Texas and California. Despite removing climate change from its official state policy in 2024, Florida added more utility-scale solar than California that year for the first time, with over 3 gigawatts of new capacity coming online. Unlike other states where rooftop panels drive adoption, Florida’s growth is led by utilities like Florida Power & Light, which built more than 70% of new solar last year. A state rule that speeds up approvals for mid-sized projects has helped fast-track development. And at the community level, towns like Babcock Ranch are powered almost entirely by solar and are showing what’s possible with hurricane-resilient microgrids. But challenges are looming. Florida still gets most of its electricity from natural gas, and new federal policy is cutting solar tax credits earlier than expected. With rising demand for power and policy pushback, can Florid...
- Title
- How a North Korean fake IT worker tried to infiltrate a U.S. company
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Job-seeking impostors, including deepfakes, are exploiting the remote work trend, defrauding U.S. companies and potentially threatening U.S. national security, according to experts.
While fraudulent job seekers can originate from anywhere, fake candidates with ties to North Korea have drawn significant headlines in recent months.
- Title
- Why Kohl’s Stock Soared 100% For No Obvious Reason
- Runtime
- 7:30
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Kohl’s found itself at the center of the latest meme stock craze. Reminiscent of the volatile trading activity over t he past few years with names like GameStop and AMC, Kohl’s stock has not been trading on its underlying business fundamentals. Watch the video to learn about how investors are using cheap stocks like Kohl’s, Krispy Kreme, American Eagle and GoPro to make big profits.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Chapter 1: Understanding a meme stock
3:25 Chapter 2: Why Kohl’s?
Produced by: Ryan Baker
Edited by: Darren Geeter
Animation by: Emily Park, Jason Reginato
Senior Managing Producer: Jeniece Pettitt
Additional Footage: Getty Images, Kohl’s
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- Title
- How Canada is saying no to American products
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Amid rising trade and political tensions, Canadian consumers are increasingly turning their backs on American products.
Giancarlo Trimarchi, owner of Vince’s Market, a Canadian grocery chain, has seen the backlash firsthand. “Customers are demanding as much Canadian product as possible and get upset when they see U.S. goods,” he said.
- Title
- How foreign trade zones help companies skirt Trump tariffs
- Runtime
- 0:25
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- To offset the rising costs of tariffs and trade war uncertainty, companies are using U.S. Customs-sanctioned foreign trade zones (FTZs) and bonded warehouses to delay or reduce product taxes.
- Title
- Rare Earths Are China’s Trump Card In The Trade War — How The U.S. Is Trying To Fix That
- Runtime
- 15:01
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Rare earths refer to 17 elements on the periodic table whose atomic structure gives them special magnetic properties. Rare earth magnets power everything from electric vehicles and wind turbines to defense equipment, data centers and high-tech consumer electronics. The problem? The United States depends a great deal on China for these critical materials with China mining around 70% and processing around 90% of rare earths. This has made rare earths the most important bargaining chip in the trade war between the U.S. and China. Now, the U.S. is seeking to develop a domestic supply chain for rare earths. In July, the Department of Defense announced a $400 million investment in U.S. rare earth miner and producer MP Materials. The company owns the only operational rare earth mine in the country. Energy Fuels is also producing neodymium-praseodymium oxide (NdPr) material for use in permanent magnets at its White Mesa mill in Utah. Despite this push, experts say many hurdles remain if the U....
- Title
- Tesla Opened A Diner In LA — Here’s What It’s Like
- Runtime
- 3:32
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Tesla has opened its first diner Supercharger station in Los Angeles, bringing a long-teased vision from Elon Musk to life. First floated in 2018, the concept blends retro Americana with Tesla’s signature futurism. The two-story restaurant, clad in steel and inspired by the Cybertruck, features 80 charging stalls, two towering 66-foot LED screens and a 24/7 menu of classic American comfort food. It’s open to both Tesla drivers and the general public.
CNBC visited the new site to sample the food and speak with early patrons. Musk has suggested that, if successful, the model could expand to other cities.
Produced, Shot and Edited By: Andrew Evers
Reporter: Katie Koontz
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
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- Title
- Why Even High Earners Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck
- Runtime
- 12:32
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- About 14% of American households make $200,000 or more every year, according to the U.S. Census. But many of them, dubbed “HENRYs,” or High Earners, Not Rich Yet, still don’t feel rich. More than 60% of people with salaries over $300k a year struggle with credit card debt. These figures could be signs of the inescapable nature of lifestyle creep, which is the phenomenon of unconsciously spending more as a person earns more. Watch the video above to learn how those spending habits can leave even high earners feeling like they’re on a never-ending hamster wheel.
0:41: Correction - This video has been updated to reflect that about 14% of U.S. households earn $200,000 or more annually, according to the U.S. Census.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:52 Getting on the hamster wheel
4:08 Why high earners don’t feel rich
8:35 Getting off the hamster wheel
Produced, Shot and Edited by: Charlotte Morabito
Additional Camer...
- Title
- Why 3D printed houses are on the rise
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Would you live in a 3D-printed home?
The world's largest 3D-printed community has completed construction. Two years ago, Lennar, the nation’s second-largest homebuilder, partnered with Icon, a 3D technology company, to print 100 homes just outside Austin, Texas. Today, the companies say about 75% of them have already sold.
- Title
- Why China’s 2-Minute Micro Dramas Are Poised To Take Over The U.S.
- Runtime
- 9:32
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Duanju, the Chinese term for micro dramas known for wild plots and vertical, bite-sized videos, made headlines in China in 2024 as the industry surpassed the country's box-office revenue for the first time.
The short-format videos, which typically consist of episodes ranging from 90 seconds to two minutes long, initially gained popularity in China after capitalizing on the short-form video trend from other short-video apps in the country. And it now has its sights set on the U.S. entertainment industry.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:43 Rise of China’s micro dramas
4:28 Bringing micro dramas to the U.S.
5:38 Entertainment disruptor or disaster?
8:01 What’s next?
Produced by: Jeff Huang
Edited by: Andrea Miller
Graphics by: Emily Park, Jason Reginato
Managing Producer: Anuz Thapa
Senior Director of Video: Lindsey Jacobson
Additional Footage: Getty Images, ReelShort, Quibi
...
- Title
- How Airbus beat Boeing to become the world's biggest plane maker
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Airbus and Boeing have been competing head to head for decades as the world’s largest commercial airplane makers, but Airbus has pulled ahead in recent years by several measures. Over the past few years, Airbus has beat Boeing when it comes to net profits, aircraft orders, deliveries and backlog. Now, Airbus is tasked with staying on top as the biggest commercial plane manufacturer as Boeing sets out to regain lost market share.
- Title
- Why It Feels Like Every Company Suddenly Wants To Sell You Protein
- Runtime
- 10:23
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Americans are increasingly looking for high protein consumer products. It has led to a flurry of new businesses and also growth opportunities for established consumer companies like General Mills where protein cereal has become a $100m revenue generator. Watch the video to learn about why protein has become a big business.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:40 Chapter 1: Jumping on the trend
4:15 Chapter 2: Obsessed with protein
7:25 Chapter 3: Here to stay?
Produced, Shot, and Edited by: Ryan Baker
Animation by: Jason Reginato
Senior Managing Producer: Tala Hadavi
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
Additional Footage: Getty Images
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- Title
- We Went To Canada To See The U.S. Product Boycotts — And What We Found Was Striking
- Runtime
- 9:28
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- In response to U.S. tariffs and President Trump's policies, 71% of Canadian consumers are shifting away from American products, with the "Buy Canada" movement. CNBC traveled to Canada to speak with locals and meet with a grocery store owner to find out the impact of the boycotts. As the U.S. economy is projected to lose up to $90 billion in 2025 due to shifting consumer sentiment. The fallout is global with Mexico and countries in the European Union joining. And it extends to tourism, with Canadian visits to the U.S. down 50%, crippling U.S. border economies.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:47 Chapter 1: Canada’s U.S. boycott
5:19 Chapter 2: Tourism pullback
6:00 Chapter 3: European boycotts
Produced and shot by: DeLon Thornton
Edited by: Nora Rappaport
Senior Managing Producer: Shawn Baldwin
Graphics by: Emily Park
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
Additional Footage: Getty Images
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- Title
- Why Americans Keep Moving Into Gated Communities
- Runtime
- 8:49
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Gated communities in the U.S. vary, with some featuring luxury estates while others are made up of one-bedroom condos. Yet they all offer security, prestige and privacy at a premium. Nationally, these homes on average cost about 5%-10% more than similar non-gated homes in the same areas. While gated communities typically have higher property values, they also come with a homeowner’s association that imposes monthly property fees in addition to enforcing policies. CNBC visited three gated communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, to see how these have evolved and whether they’re worth the premium.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:40 Chapter 1. The rise of gated communities
4:42 Chapter 2. Paying a premium
7:00 Chapter 3. Remaining popular
Produced and Shot by: Natalie Rice
Edited by: Matthew Soto
Additional Camera by: Magdalena Petrova
Animation: Emily Park
Senior Managing Producer: Tala Hadavi
Additional ...
- Title
- Why U.S. businesses are jumping on the Dubai chocolate craze
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- As the "Dubai chocolate" trend takes over the globe, U.S. companies like Shake Shack and Crumbl have worked quickly to capitalize on its continuing popularity. The idea was first sparked in 2021 by Fix Dessert Chocolatier founder and CEO Sarah Hamouda’s pregnancy cravings, she told CNBC. The original chocolate bars are filled with a mixture of pistachio cream, kadayif (shredded phyllo dough) and tahini.
- Title
- Why Blackstone Is Buying Homes In The U.S. Again
- Runtime
- 11:52
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Blackstone is a major private equity firm that has an ownership interest in over 274,000 rental homes. The BREIT portfolio, a narrow slice of its real estate division, includes substantial numbers of apartments, mobile home parks, student housing and single-family rental homes. The company’s U.S. rental housing portfolio is weighted toward cash flowing properties in the sun belt and coastal cities. The company says its large footprint and expertise in finance can make a positive impact on the housing market as prices keep rising in supply-constrained regions of the U.S..
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
01:37 Chapter 1: Multifamily housing
05:11 Chapter 2: Private placements
08:12 Chapter 3: Single-family rentals
10:02 Chapter 4: Policy
Produced and Edited by: Carlos Waters
Additional Editing by: Andrea Miller
Senior Director of Video: Lindsey Jacobson
Graphics: Emily Park, Mithra Krishnan
Additional footage: ...
- Title
- What Trump’s New Tax Law Means For You | The Bottom Line
- Runtime
- 28:08
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- President Trump signed a new federal budget into law on July 4th, making changes to how education will be funded, university endowment tax rules, state and local tax deduction limits, charitable giving taxation rules and more. Some argue the new spending measure will add $3 trillion to the federal budget over the next 9 years. CNBC explores the details in this latest episode of The Bottom Line.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
00:18 Education
03:47 University endowments
08:17 SALT deductions
13:57 Charitable giving
19:20 National debt
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- Title
- Why Applebee's is struggling while Chili's thrives
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- America has a new favorite grill and bar chain. For the first time, Chili’s overtook Applebee’s in U.S. systemwide sales in 2024, according to Technomic. It's part of a downward trend for Applebee's as it continues to grapple with declining sales and its owner, Dine Brands, works to get back to growth.
- Title
- Why RAM Brought Back The V-8 Engine
- Runtime
- 11:22
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- The HEMI name is one of the strongest names in the history of the brands collectively known under the Chrysler and MOPAR names - Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, and the RAM Trucks brand. The 5.7 liter HEMI V8 was especially important to RAM, as the company learned the hard way. Dropping the engine in an effort to get greener cost the company at least 30,000 customers annually. Sales fell every quarter after the company replaced the HEMI with the smaller Hurricane inline 6-cylinder–even though that engine has higher horsepower and torque numbers than the HEMI. So RAM buckled and brought back the engine. The whole saga is another example of the kinds of trouble the American Chrysler brands faced after they merged with Peugeot to form Stellantis.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:56 Chapter 1: Ram stumbles
04:50 Chapter 2: Replacing the V-8
08:10 Chapter 3: A comeback?
Producer: Robert Ferris
Editor: Darren Geeter
Animation: Jason R...
- Title
- How U.S. Companies Are Mitigating Trump Tariffs With Foreign Trade Zones
- Runtime
- 15:46
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- A foreign trade zone is a physical site located near a U.S. port of entry where goods can be stored, assembled, modified, or repackaged duty free. Fees are collected only after a product leaves the zone and enters U.S. commerce. Companies that have operated inside Foreign Trade Zones include Ford, GM and Chrysler as well as General Electric, Intel and Sony. Since tariffs were announced interest in foreign trade zones has surged. But a rule change by the Trump administration has drastically changed the way FTZs operate. CNBC traveled to Virginia and New York to find out companies use foreign trade zones to mitigate custom duties and tariffs and how the change to FTZ operations will impact businesses.
Chapters:
0:00- 2:19 Introduction
2:20 - 7:18 Chapter 1. Foreign trade zones
7:19 - 12:05 Chapter 2. Bonded warehouses
12:06 - 15:45 Chapter 3. Inverted tariff
Produced and Shot by: Shawn Baldwin
Reporter: Lori Ann LaRocco
Edited...
- Title
- How Fake Job Seekers Are Stealing Remote Jobs
- Runtime
- 10:13
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Deepfake job applicants are on the rise, with 17% of 1,000 U.S. hiring managers surveyed reporting encounters with them, according to Resume Genius. These candidates raise concerns about IT security, remote work, and national security. Not only are some nefarious actors, but at a minimum, they are adding “sand to the gears” of U.S. recruitment practices at a time when the job market is already very difficult for applicants. Watch the video above to learn how fake candidates can harm businesses and how to fight back.
Chapters:
0:00: Introduction
2:31: Chapter 1 - The rise of deepfake job seekers and remote work
4:00: Chapter 2 - Corporate security risk
5:19: Chapter 3 - Fake workers tied to North Korea
8:14: Chapter 4 - What’s next?
Produced by: Anuz Thapa
Reporting by: Hugh Son
Edited by: Andrea Miller
Graphics by: Emily Park
Senior Director of Video: Lindsey Jacobson
Additional Footage: Getty I...
- Title
- How corporations use Ireland to dodge taxes
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- A large number of U.S. companies have operations in Ireland, and names such as Apple, Microsoft and Pfizer appear to have taken steps to stow intellectual property in the country to reduce their effective corporate income tax rates.
Members of President Donald Trump’s administration have signaled that some of that activity should return to the states.
- Title
- How On Makes Spray-On Sneakers In Minutes
- Runtime
- 4:06
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Can running shoes be made by a spray-gun? That’s the idea behind LightSpray, a new manufacturing technique created by Swiss sneaker company On. The upper part of the shoe is formed as a synthetic material called polymer is sprayed onto a rotating foot-shaped mold. The process takes about three minutes per shoe. The final product doesn’t have seams or laces and fits like a sock. The company announced this month that it is opening its first LightSpray factory in Zurich featuring four of the robots. Analysts say innovations like LightSpray have given On a competitive edge. So how does it work? Watch the video above to learn more.
Produced by Merritt Enright
Edited by Darren Geeter
Senior Managing Producer: Shawn Baldwin
Shot by: Lorenz Huber
Additional sources: On
Additional footage: On
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- Title
- We went to Texas for Tesla's robotaxi launch — here's what we saw
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- CNBC's Robert Ferris checked out Tesla's supervised, invite-only robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas. Here's what he saw.
- Title
- How America's Debt Spiral Could Spark The Next Crisis
- Runtime
- 19:24
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Independent analyses, ranging from Yale University to the Wharton School to the Congressional Budget Office, have each said that President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will add trillions of dollars to the U.S. deficit over the next 10 years. Yet, this year, the U.S. deficit is already exceeding 6 percent of GDP, a level roughly 63 percent higher than the average in the past five decades. And unlike past spikes, the current one isn’t driven by war or economic crisis, leading many to worry. In this documentary, through dozens of interviews with experts including Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, macro investor Ray Dalio and Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, CNBC's Leslie Picker explores what will happen if the deficit is not reined in.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:27 How we got here
4:17 Market fallout
9:45 Economic ripple effects
13:48 International implications
Reported by: Leslie Picker
Pr...
- Title
- How Gap is trying to make a comeback
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Gap was one of the most popular retail names of the 1980s and 1990s, but fell out of favor among consumers at the start of the new millennium. After multiple failed turnaround attempts, its latest moves appear to be reviving the brand, as the company reported its sixth consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth.
- Title
- What Will Life On Mars Be Like?
- Runtime
- 9:13
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Humanity is far from colonizing Mars, but that’s not stopping a group of space enthusiasts from practicing anyway. CNBC shadowed crew 315 on the last day of their analog mission at the Mars Desert Research Station near Hanksville, Utah. The crew showed us their habitat and took us along for an extravehicular activity (EVA) mission, where crew members tested out drones and Starlink internet for use on Mars. The station is run by the Mars Society nonprofit and is used to simulate how astronauts on Mars would live.
Chapters:
00:00 - 00:58 Introduction
00:58 - 06:17 The habitat
06:18 - 07:47 Extravehicular activities (EVAs)
07:48 - 09:11 Takeaways
Produced and edited by: Magdalena Petrova
Camera: Lucas Mullikin
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
Additional Footage: Getty Images
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- Title
- CNBC tests the viral Dubai chocolate bars
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Dubai chocolate bars have been exploding in popularity, with more and more retailers getting in on the trend. We tasted three of the bars, including the original Fix bar — here are the results.
- Title
- How Tariffs Will Make Everything More Expensive In The U.S. | CNBC Marathon
- Runtime
- 29:33
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- CNBC Marathon explores how tariffs will increase pricing across key American industries and commodities.
Aluminum is a critical mineral used in American defense, transportation and energy systems. Producing aluminum requires large amounts of electricity, and typically occurs in China, Russia, India and Canada. In March 2025, the Trump administration imposed 25% tariffs on all aluminum entering the United States. Companies including Alcoa, Ford, Coca-Cola and Lockheed Martin could face higher input costs. But aluminum production's return may take time due to high demand for the electricity required to process the metal.
A plan to re-shore automotive manufacturing by imposing tariffs will take years and require billions of dollars in investment. In the meantime consumers could see higher prices and fewer choices. CNBC breaks down which vehicles are likely most affected and how much prices are likely to rise.
Volatile lumber prices have been causing ...
- Title
- How AI-Generated Influencers Are Earning Millions
- Runtime
- 9:22
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Virtual YouTubers like Bloo promised a new era of entertainment, combining human creativity with AI scalability. But their rapid rise is raising concerns about authenticity and audience trust. Tools like Character-3 make creating these virtual stars faster than ever, blurring the line between real and synthetic. CNBC explores what this means for the future of creators and the business behind them.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:50 Chapter 1: The creator who replaced himself
3:24 Chapter 2: Inside the AI content pipeline
6:27 Chapter 3: The debate over AI-generated content
Reporting by: Zach Vallese
Produced by: Lisa Setyon
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
Production Support: Magdalena Petrova
Animation by: Emily Park
Additional Footage: Hedra, Bloo, HeyGen
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