This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Ditching the Degree series, where women who have built six-figure careers without a bachelor’s degree reveal the secrets of their success. Got a story to tell? Let us know! Email us at [email protected]. Kyasia Watson made 2 cents the first time she sold clothes on Roblox, the online metaverse … Read more
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Sarah Gilbert spends a lot of time on Reddit. For the past three years, she’s helped moderate the r/AskHistorians subreddit, which has 2 million members and was the subject of her Ph.D. dissertation. She’s been a lurker on the forum since 2012. But when the subject turns to … Read more
Social media company Reddit filed its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday after a yearslong run-up. The company plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.” Its market debut, expected in March, will be the first major tech initial public offering of the year. It’s … Read more
The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Roblox in celebration of its direct listing, March 10, 2021. NYSE Roblox reported results for the fiscal fourth quarter Wednesday that beat consensus estimates on the top and bottom lines. Shares closed up more than 10%. Here’s how the company did: Losses per share: 52 … Read more
David Baszucki, chief executive officer and co-founder of Roblox Corp., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 television interview in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, April, 21, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Roblox reported results for the fiscal fourth quarter on Wednesday that beat consensus estimates on the top and bottom lines. … Read more
10 things to watch Friday, Dec. 22 Wall Street indicated for a mixed open Friday as the November personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index comes in cooler than expected, which is a positive sign in the Fed’s winning battle against inflation. Down 0.1% vs. flat expected – wow first time down since April 2020. 2.6% … Read more
People using their mobile phones outside the offices of Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, in King’s Cross, London. Joshua Bratt | Pa Images | Getty Images Lauren Wagner knows a lot about disinformation. Heading into the 2020 U.S. presidential election, she worked at Facebook, focusing on information integrity and overseeing products designed … Read more
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Roblox popped 12% in premarket trading Wednesday after the company released third-quarter results that beat on top and bottom lines and showed strong user growth. Here’s how the company did: Loss per share: 45 cent loss vs. 51 cent loss expected by LSEG, formerly known as … Read more
David Baszucki, founder and CEO of Roblox, presents at the Roblox Developer Conference on August 10, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Ian Tuttle | Getty Images Roblox, the popular kids gaming platform, is looking to bolster revenue by giving a wider swath of users the ability to create and sell more types of digital goods. The … Read more