Business - CNBC

1. GameStop's Ryan Cohen eyes 'very big' consumer megadeal that could increase company's value tenfold

2. American Express, credit card provider to the wealthy, wants even more high spenders

3. Eli Lilly plans $3.5 billion manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania to make next-generation obesity injections

4. Ford to record $600 million pretax pension charge in fourth quarter

5. Hollywood has an IP problem: Box-office sales are banking on franchise hits that keep falling flat

6. New cars are increasingly becoming a luxury amid K-shaped economy concerns

7. Prediction markets allow trading on Super Bowl commercials, prompting insider trading questions

8. Democratic states seek to hike taxes on the wealthy

9. Giving to donor-advised funds surges on expiring tax cuts and a hot stock market

10. Trump's ICE tactics force CEOs to choose between staying silent and risking White House backlash

11. American Airlines to fly to Venezuela for first time since 2019, marking return of U.S. service

12. GM is nailing the U.S. auto industry's profit, politics balancing act under Trump

13. Starbucks plots the next phase of its turnaround with new drinks, loyalty program tweaks

14. Starbucks to reintroduce tiers to loyalty program to encourage more visits

15. Comcast posts mixed quarter as broadband pressures weigh on business

16. How investment firms of the ultra-rich partner with PE funds to find top deals and save on fees

17. Home Depot lays off 800 workers, says corporate employees will return to office 5 days a week

18. Carvana shares fall 14% following short-seller accusations

19. Southwest shares jump most since 1978 as airline predicts profits could quadruple this year

20. Southwest ends open seating after 54 years. Here's what the last flight was like