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In early 2025, Vanessa Larco teamed up with Mercedes Bent to found Premise VC, a firm focused on backing early-stage technical founders building durable, high-growth software. Before that, Larco had spent nearly eight years as a partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), one of the world’s largest venture capital firms.  There, she served on the firm’s investment committee and led investments across enterprise software, developer tools, and consumer technology, including Evident, Kindred, Cleo, Greenlight, and Mejuri. She also served as a board observer at Robinhood leading up to its 2021 IPO.  Vanessa Larcos, co-founder of Premise VC. Known for her…

Boy Wirat | Istock | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Even high-net-worth clients who can afford top-notch advisors are asking artificial intelligence chatbots like Claude for portfolio recommendations and tax advice, wealth management leaders told CNBC. “My personal opinion is that ChatGPT is the single largest investment advisor in the world right now,” said Matthew Fleissig, CEO and cofounder of Pathstone, a registered investor advisory with $185 billion in assets.Asking AI for a second…

The Disrupt Stage is where many of the biggest conversations in technology happen, with a legacy that stretches back for more than a decade. The names that have taken to the stage are so big, they are synonymous with the past era of startups and the new era of AI and major incumbents: Zuckerberg, Benioff, Musk, Kalanick, Mayer, Dorsey.   And at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we’re tackling the biggest topic of the year with some of the biggest names to match. We’re homing in on what it actuallytakes to build, fund, and scale in the age of AI. From October…

A publicly accessible Amazon-hosted storage server allowed anyone with a web browser to access potentially hundreds of thousands of people’s personal data without needing a password. This included driver’s licenses, passports, and other personal information collected by the Duc App, a money-transfer service owned by Toronto-based Duales. The Canadian fintech company said it resolved the data exposure on Tuesday after TechCrunch alerted its chief executive that one of the company’s cloud storage servers was publicly listing its contents, without a password. The data was also stored unencrypted, meaning anyone with a link to the data was able to view it…

by Calculated Risk on 1/09/2026 09:20:00 AM The headline jobs number in the December employment report was slightly below expectations, however October and November were revised down by 76,000. The unemployment rate decreased to 4.4%.Prime (25 to 54 Years Old) ParticipationSince the overall participation rate is impacted by both cyclical (recession) and demographic (aging population, younger people staying in school) reasons, here is the employment-population ratio for the key working age group: 25 to 54 years old.The 25 to 54 years old participation rate was unchanged in December at 83.8%% from 83.8% in November.The 25 to 54 employment population ratio…

Consumer prices rose 3.5% over the past 12 months, as of June 2026. And while some inflation is normal for a growing economy, many Americans are feeling the squeeze.More than 4 in 5 Americans (83%) say the rising cost of living has contributed to them tracking their spending more closely in 2026, according to a recent NerdWallet survey conducted online by The Harris Poll.This is especially true for millennials: 89% of millennials say rising prices have them tracking their spending more closely, compared with 84% of Gen Xers, 80% of Gen Zers and 79% of baby boomers.Note: The survey defines…

Customers enter a Taco Bell restaurant in La Cañada Flintridge, California, on July 14, 2026.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesYum Brands is expected to report its second-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday, but executives will likely face more questions about how the cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to Taco Bell is hitting its business during the current reporting period.Since the Food and Drug Administration first linked the parasitic outbreak to lettuce served by Taco Bell, daily traffic to the chain’s locations has plunged by double digits, according to Placer.ai data. Shares of Yum have fallen 5% over the same period, dragging the…

Workers install a Nike logo lamp outside the Wukesong Arena in Beijing, Aug. 28, 2019.Tingshu Wang | ReutersBy all accounts, Nike’s business in China should be firing on all cylinders.        Sports-related products are the fastest growing consumer category in China and participation in sports and exercise is at its highest level in decades. The overall sportswear market has ballooned 51% in the past five years, fueled by a new focus on healthy living, according to GlobalData. But instead of thriving during China’s sports renaissance, Nike’s business in the region is languishing. Sales have fallen from the prior year eight quarters in a…

Mitchell Robinson of the New York Knicks dunks the ball during game six of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at the Wells Fargo Center on May 2, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Tim Nwachukwu | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesThe YES Network and MSG Networks will soon have a new streaming home. The independently owned, top-tier regional sports networks that air local games for teams including MLB’s New York Yankees and the NBA’s New York Knicks are moving their direct-to-consumer streaming offerings to DAZN. The two networks will exit their joint venture, the Gotham Sports app, roughly two years after…

Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesHumana on Wednesday reported second-quarter results that topped estimates, as the health insurer’s spending on medical services came in line with expectations. The company also maintained its 2026 adjusted profit outlook of at least $9 per share. The earnings beat was driven by strength across Humana’s insurance business and CenterWell healthcare services unit, Humana CFO Celeste Mellet said in an interview. She said medical and pharmacy cost trends tracked in line with Humana’s expectations across new and existing members. The company saw “slight favorability” in medical costs in the inpatient space, particularly among members…