David Faber

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) said Tuesday it will take a $6 billion charge on its insurance portfolio. A few hours later, reports surfaced the company is now considering a breakup. What You Need To Know Sources close to GE told CNBC's David Faber that a split of the company is likely...

CNBC's David Faber earlier this month interviewed media tycoon John Malone, which "rocked" Jim Cramer's "whole investment world." What You Need To Know Malone likened Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s business model to that of a "death star" that's...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a "death star" capable of dominating any industry," according to one media titan.  The Expert Liberty Media Corporation - Series A Liberty Formula One (NASDAQ: FWONA)'s chairman and media tycoon John Malone. The Thesis Amazon's end...

Nelson Peltz initially lost a proxy campaign against Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG), but a recount found he may have actually won by a slim margin. What You Need To Know Procter & Gamble's shareholders voted in October not to nominate Peltz to the company's board after a hotly...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has recently engaged in on-and-off talks to buy a majority of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA), CNBC reported Monday. Through the deal, Disney would acquire Fox’s studio and TV production assets, which would bolster distribution capacity as it builds out...

Shares of Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) rose more than 7 percent Tuesday morning while shares of T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) gained 5 percent after CNBC's David Faber reported the two mobile companies are in active merger talks. Sprint along with its parent company Softbank and T-Mobile and its parent...

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM)'s dispute with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) boils down to one fact: Qualcomm's business model is so "unique" to the point where it is "easy to attack," the company's CEO Steve Mollenkopf explained during an interview with CNBC's David Faber. Qualcomm's business consists...

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) could result in Randal Stephenson losing his CEO title, Bloomberg reported. As part of AT&T's $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner, Stephenson will see a new role and oversee a pair of CEOs who will each...

Shares of Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) were trading higher by around 5 percent Thursday morning following reports that the company is in talks with Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) over a business combination. CNBC's Jim Cramer offered his take on a potential deal during...

The honeymoon phase was short lived in the ongoing affair between Alere Inc (NYSE: ALR) and Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT). About three months after the initial announcement of their merger deal, the bickering began. Here is the long and complicated tale of two pharmaceutical companies: On...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced on Thursday it will be creating 100,000 new full-time jobs in the United States over the next 18 months. According to a Bloomberg report, Amazon will be hiring people across the country with various levels of skills, experience and education. Among the...

Investors typically prepare themselves for the worst, but expect the best when it comes to Twitter Inc's (NYSE: TWTR) earnings reports. On Thursday, the social media company surprised many investors when its earnings report was higher than expected and its monthly active user base rose from...

T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS)'s CEO John Legere couldn't be more excited over AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s proposed merger with Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). "I find this highly exciting from a T-Mobile stand point," he told CNBC's David Faber on Monday. "First of all they already donate 50 percent of...

Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) fell more than 18 percent Thursday as investors piled into the stock over the past two weeks on hopes it will be bought at for a premium. Twitter's M&A saga began on September 23 and Twitter investors woke up to another Wall Street analyst turning...

It has now been almost a full week since CNBC's David Faber reported that Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is engaged in discussions with potential acquirers over a sale of itself. The initial report last Friday singled out salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) as...