Melodie Warner

Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men starting next month Uber will pilot the women preference program in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Detroit starting next month.

Uber's latest feature will allow women passengers to match with women drivers, part of an effort to address safety on the ride-hailing platform, @samanthasubin.bsky.social reports for @cnbc.com.

These college majors have the best job prospects — and they aren't what students expect Which college major students choose often has significant implications for job prospects and future career potential.

The employment prospects for art history, nutrition and philosophy majors all outperform some business and STEM-focused alternatives.

Fueling the demand for liberal arts is artificial intelligence, which needs creative thinking and so-called soft skills, @jessicadickler.bsky.social reports.

4-time NBA champion Stephen Curry says even he suffers from impostor syndrome In addition to his basketball accolades, Curry owns a media company, a bourbon brand, a golf league for kids and a philanthropic foundation.

Celebrities. They're just like us!

To find out more, tune in to CNBC Sport’s “Curry Inc.: The Business of Stephen Curry,” which premieres June 4 at 9 p.m. ET.

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Hispanic shoppers are spending less on groceries, putting pressure on consumer companies Coca-Cola, Constellation Brands and Colgate-Palmolive reported that Hispanic consumers are spending less, which weighed on their North American sales.

The U.S. Latino economy grew to $3.6 trillion in 2022.

And when it comes to shopping, Hispanic Americans overall spend more on consumer packaged goods than non-Hispanic consumers, @amelia-lucas.bsky.social & @bgomezreports.bsky.social report for @cnbc.com.

Tonight on CNBC-TV at 7PM ET: A Special Report on what comes next for Washington and markets caught in the tariff mess. Get a jump on the trading week.

These bizarre locations have been hit by Trump's tariffs — including an uninhabited island U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive and far-reaching "reciprocal tariffs" were signed into effect on Wednesday, hitting over 180 countries.

President Donald Trump unveiled a raft of levies on April 2, hitting over 180 countries.

Strikingly, near the end of the list were a series of remote uninhabited Australian islands, offshore territories, and even a military base.

In Trump era, companies are rebranding DEI efforts, not giving up Most companies are continuing related work, but shifting the language.

With DEI becoming a divisive term, many companies are continuing their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts under less charged terminology, @jennelias.bsky.social and @anniepalmer.bsky.social report for @cnbc.com.

As retailers drop DEI, some Black customers drop them As retailers like Target and Amazon announce plans to scale back or cut DEI programs in their businesses, Black customers are rethinking where they spend their cash.

NBC News spoke to nearly two dozen Black people across the country about why they are boycotting certain companies and the impact that changes to DEI initiatives have had on their spending habits.

These are the 2025 CNBC Changemakers: See the full list of women transforming business CNBC reveals the 2025 Changemakers list, an annual list spotlighting women whose accomplishments have left an indelible mark on the business world.

The second annual @cnbc.com Changemakers list recognizes women leaders for meaningful achievements in 2024 that are transforming business and philanthropy.

Companies on the list, from the latest startups to large multinationals, have a combined valuation of nearly $400 billion.

Google Calendar no longer includes start of Black History Month, Pride Month Google Calendar has removed reference to observances such as the beginning of Black history Month on Feb. 1, and Women's History Month on March 1.

A Google spokesperson said the changes took place in the middle of last year, @jennelias.bsky.social reports for @cnbc.com. References to the first day of Women’s History Month, among other holidays and events, were also removed.

Trump takes aim at 'wasteful' government spending by ordering end to penny production The president said in a Truth Social post that stopping the mint from coining new pennies is another way to reduce 'wasteful' government spending.

Making cents...

Unemployment spiked for Black men in January as more joined the labor force Black men saw their unemployment rate spike to 6.9% from 5.6% in January, bucking the overall unemployment rate trend for the country.

Part of the higher unemployment rate for Black men could be due to more of the cohort joining the job market in January, according to Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.

As the war on DEI intensifies, some companies hold the line while others work behind the scenes Trump's hostility toward DEI has elevated the stakes for corporations already grappling with how to navigate the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Fearful of moving too loudly in either direction, some companies may continue to support diversity, equity and inclusion efforts internally, even as they stay silent publicly, DEI professionals told @cnbc.com.

The 2025 Just 100 rankings The JUST 100 list ranks companies leading the stock market on the issues of most importance to the American public, from workers to climate change.

Just Capital asked nearly 200,000 Americans to identify and prioritize core issues that define just business behavior to rank the performance of companies in the Russell 1000.

See who topped the 2025 Just 100 list: www.cnbc.com/2025/02/03/2...

Here's how this DC-area high school is attempting to close the wealth gap Over the course of three years, students take courses on saving money, building wealth and budgeting, setting them up to achieve economic mobility and success.

Many studies show there is a strong connection between financial literacy and financial well-being.

To help close the wealth gap, the KIPP DC College Preparatory School offers a rigorous three-year finance program with a work-based component, @jessicadickler.bsky.social reports for @cnbc.com.

Women’s basketball league Unrivaled secures $28 million in new funding from star-studded investor lineup Startup basketball league Unrivaled announced on Monday the close of its Series A funding round, raising an additional $28 million before its inaugural season.

The startup women’s basketball league had already secured $7 million in a seed round, meaning it has received $35 million in total funds this year.

The latest round was led by the Berman family and also included NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo and Olympic medalist Michael Phelps, among others.

Number of 401(k) plan and IRA millionaires hits record, with more millennials joining the ranks Retirement 401(k) plan account balances increased for the fourth straight quarter to reach the highest average on record, according to Fidelity.

The number of 401(k) millionaires jumped 9.5% to a record 497,000 as of Sept. 30, @jessicadickler.bsky.social reports for @cnbc.com.

And for the first time, millennials joined the group.

Bystander intervention tip sheet Tips to help you recognize a discriminatory/emergency situation and then take steps to diffuse it. Violence and aggression, whether macro or micro, perpetuate discrimination based on any characteristic, including age, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, some combination of these or something else.

How to be an upstander -- bearing witness is important but sometimes a situation morally demands bystander intervention. www.apa.org/pi/health-eq...

Amazon sued by DC attorney general for allegedly excluding neighborhoods from Prime delivery Amazon's actions caused more than 48,000 Prime members to get slower delivery than the rest of the capital city, Attorney General Brian Schwalb claimed.

DC's not a "Prime" location.

The war on woke: How a gay rights index once touted by Walmart and others became a conservative target Corporations are pulling out of the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index just a few years after celebrating their contributions to LGBTQ+ inclusion.

The Human Rights Campaign launched the Corporate Equality Index in 2002 to rate companies on factors such as the equitability of their benefits and their corporate social responsibility efforts.

After previously promoting their scores, several companies are now withdrawing from the index.

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Walmart pulls back on DEI efforts, removes some LBGTQ merchandise from website The big-box retailer, the nation's largest, joins a growing list of companies feeling the heat from conservative activists.

Walmart confirmed it will wind down a nonprofit that funded programs for minorities and remove some LGBTQ-related merchandise from its website.

Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, joins a growing list of companies stepping back from DEI efforts, Melissa Repko reports for @cnbc.com.

89% of Americans say they do not consider themselves wealthy — here's what stands in the way For many Americans, the definition of what it means to be well off is relatively modest. And yet, only one-tenth of Americans consider themselves wealthy today.

Do you feel rich?

Turns out few Americans, even millionaires, consider themselves wealthy, according to Fidelity's State of Wealth Mobility study.

Jessica Dickler digs into the report for CNBC and breaks down how people across all income and asset levels feel about their financial standing.