Weight loss drug patients spend less on restaurants, takeout: survey

A food delivery messenger carries a take out bag outside aSweetgreen in Manhattan on September 14, 2023. Jeenah Moon | The Washington Post | Getty Images A highly popular group of weight loss and diabetes drugs is decreasing some consumers’ appetites — and also how much they spend on food. Most people taking those medications, … Read more

Spirits sales top beer and wine in 2023

Spirits on display at a bar in Cardiff, Wales, in the United Kingdom. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The spirits industry held its market share edge over beer and wine for the second straight year in 2023, even as it showed little growth, according to new data released Wednesday. U.S. spirits … Read more

Jim Cramer explains how investors can pick stocks in an overbought market

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch audio feature in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Here’s today’s edition. Market moves: Wall Street rebounded from Wednesday’s declines that started with a sell-the-news reaction to tech earnings and accelerated when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell poured cold … Read more

Diddy and Diageo part ways in settlement of racism accusations

Musical artist and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy Combs,” along with Diageo Chief Marketing Officer Debra Kelly Ennis, left, and Executive Vice President Guy Smith, right, as Diddy announces his partnership with Diageo North America and Ciroc Premium Vodka at a press conference at Stone Rose at the Time Warner Center in New York City on Oct. … Read more