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Two iconic business leaders are showing that stepping down as CEO doesn’t have to mean stepping away from a company.Tim Cook resigned as Apple’s CEO this month after 15 years in the job, while Warren Buffett ended his six-decade run as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO at the turn of this year.Yet Cook is set to become Apple’s executive chair, earning a CEO-sized paycheck and playing an ambassador-like role. As Berkshire’s chair, Buffett continues to pick stocks and help make key decisions.There are clear parallels between the two men’s approaches to post-CEO life, Kevin Carpenter, who writes an investing Substack named Kingswell…

The teaser for the new Elon Musk documentary is here — and it ends on an explosive note.Alex Gibney’s documentary about Musk premiered this week at the Venice International Film Festival. Around the same time, a 48-second teaser trailer for the upcoming film appeared on YouTube.The teaser layers voiced commentary on Elon Musk — from the “greatest capitalist in history” to “fascist” — over videos of rocket launches. It promises an “unflinching look at Earth’s most unchecked man.”Over videos of explosions from failed SpaceX launches comes the title: “Musk.”For the record, Musk himself isn’t happy with the documentary. The Tesla CEO called the…

Buffalo, New York.Sean Pavone | Istock | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Prices in the for-sale housing market are showing no signs of cooling off, causing more renters to stay on the buying sidelines. And as rents start to heat back up, too, more tenants are relocating to cheaper markets.Buffalo, New York; Chicago…

The Trump administration has been trying to build up the U.S. battery supply chain and reduce its reliance on China. But the funding it has set aside for the effort is small compared with what would be needed to substantially loosen China’s grip on the industry, according to analysts and executives who spoke with CNBC. The Department of Energy awarded $500 million this August to seven companies related to battery minerals or materials, manufacturing or recycling. It is part of a much larger push by the administration to secure critical minerals and other materials. It also follows the cancellation of many…

Mark Cuban is urging local governments to negotiate harder before approving data centers, saying towns should secure enforceable protections while they still have leverage.In a series of X posts on Monday, the billionaire tech entrepreneur shared a 10-part playbook for communities considering their first project.His basic rule: Every major promise from a developer should have a measurable limit, independent oversight, financial backing, and a practical remedy if it is broken.# A town’s first data center: what to require before saying yesA data center can bring construction employment, tax base, and infrastructure investment. It can also impose demands on electricity, water,…

Following the Federal Reserve is the closest thing market-watchers have to an ongoing soap opera. The “will they / won’t they” push-and-pull around interest rates can turn on a dime, depending on the day’s news. The central bank’s next move is always under a microscope.But for the entirety of 2026 so far, the Fed hasn’t, well, done anything with rates. At the beginning of the year the expectation was for cuts. Now — with inflation rising — many are clamoring for a hike. Yet we remain unchanged.The Fed’s next chance is Sept. 16, just over a week from today, and…

When Ahmed Mousa wanted to return to the tech firm Deel, he texted CEO Alex Bouaziz a selfie of the two of them with another colleague.”hey! ready and fully committed. when can we recreate this photo?” Mousa wrote to Bouaziz.The cofounder quickly replied, writing in part: “Which team”Roughly 48 hours after that exchange, Mousa, who’d spent about five years at the HR and payroll platform, was talking with a Deel recruiter about the details of his return, nearly four months after he left.He had become a “boomerang” employee. Mousa is not alone. Rehires at Deel more than doubled between 2024…

This is a conversation with Lauren Bronson Petrous, a former senior consultant at Accenture, who now leads the advisory firm Boundless & Co. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.Conflict’s inevitable. We’re all going to have it. How is everyone so terrified of it?That was the question that kept coming up during my time as a senior consultant at Accenture.Throughout my career, I’ve worked with executives and senior leaders across industries, from media companies to international consulting firms. One pattern has become clear: Regardless of title, many leaders struggle to navigate difficult conversations and receive feedback — both…

College students might think twice before telling their professors how much they use AI. But in a job interview, the incentives can flip: Suddenly, having an AI story to tell is something to brag about.But what if you don’t have much experience with AI — or simply aren’t sold on it?Felisha Case was laid off as a program manager at LinkedIn in May. Now, she’s regularly asked during job interviews how she used AI in her previous role. Case said she has limited experience to draw on because LinkedIn only pushed employees to really adopt the technology soon before she…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Felisha Case, a former technical program manager at LinkedIn who was laid off in May. She’s 40 and lives in the Denver area. The following has been edited for length and clarity.A week before I was laid off from LinkedIn, a colleague told me he’d heard something was coming. So I waited.One morning in May, I logged into my computer and went to grab a cup of coffee while it was booting up. When I came back, there was a meeting on my calendar that hadn’t been there 30 seconds earlier.I…