CNBC

CNBC
Logo used since 2023. It is based on the 2022 NBC logo.
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States, Canada and Worldwide
HeadquartersEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerComcast
NBCUniversal
ParentNBCUniversal News Group
Sister channels
History
LaunchedApril 17, 1989 (1989-04-17)
Replaced
Links
Websitewww.cnbc.com
Availability
Streaming media
CNBC ProCNBC Pro
(requires subscription)
ClaroTV+(requires subscription to access content)
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Service(s)DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV

CNBC is an American business news channel owned by the NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal. The network broadcasts live business news and analysis programming during the morning, daytime trading day, and early-evening hours, with the remaining hours (such as weekday prime time and weekends) are filled by business-related documentaries and reality television programming, as well as occasional NBC Sports presentations. CNBC operates an accompanying financial news website, CNBC.com, which includes news articles, video and podcast content, as well as subscription-based services. CNBC's headquarters and main studios are located in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, while it also maintains a studio at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, New York City.

CNBC was originally founded in April 1989 as the Consumer News and Business Channel, a joint venture between NBC and Cablevision. Following its 1991 bankruptcy, NBC acquired the competing Financial News Network (FNN) and merged it into CNBC, and acquired Cablevision's stake in CNBC to give it full ownership. In addition to its U.S. operations, CNBC operates the international branches CNBC Europe and CNBC Asia, and is involved in other international affiliates via joint ventures and franchise arrangements. In 2023, CNBC had higher total day and primetime viewership than its chief rival, Fox Business, but finished behind Fox in trading day viewership. CNBC launched an over-the-top media service known as CNBC+ in 2025, which starts at $14.99 a month and $99.99 a year.