I would err on the side of caution and say no... it’s not real. YMMV.
Doing a whois on cnbc.com returns the expected results... NBCUniversal Media...
Whois on cnbcusa.com is all obfuscated
https://www.whois.com/whois/cnbc.com
https://www.whois.com/whois/cnbcusa.com
$ whois cnbc.com
Domain Name: CNBC.COM
Registry Domain ID: 513711_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.markmonitor.com
Registrar URL: http://www.markmonitor.com
Updated Date: 2023-08-28T10:23:45Z
Creation Date: 1997-09-30T04:00:00Z
...
Domain Name: cnbc.com
Registry Domain ID: 513711_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.markmonitor.com
Registrar URL: http://www.markmonitor.com
Updated Date: 2023-08-28T10:23:45+0000
Creation Date: 1997-09-30T04:00:00+0000
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2025-09-29T00:00:00+0000
...
Registrant Name: Domain Administrator
Registrant Organization: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
Registrant Street: 904 Sylvan Avenue,
Registrant City: Englewood Cliffs
Registrant State/Province: nj
Registrant Postal Code: 07632
...
Registrant Email: domain.admin@nbcuni.com
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: Domain Administrator
Admin Organization: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
...
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: Domain Administrator
Tech Organization: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
...
Tech Email: domain.admin@nbcuni.com
cnbcusa.com is all hidden:
$ whois cnbcusa.com
Domain Name: CNBCUSA.COM
Registry Domain ID: 2541255394_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namecheap.com
Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
Updated Date: 2023-06-04T05:37:17Z
Creation Date: 2020-06-23T21:44:52Z
...
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Redacted for Privacy
Registrant Organization: Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf
Registrant Street: Kalkofnsvegur 2
Registrant City: Reykjavik
Registrant State/Province: Capital Region
Registrant Postal Code: 101
Registrant Country: IS
Registrant Phone: +354.4212434
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: 57317ef48ca447c1a928b2c69376313c.protect@withheldforprivacy.com
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: Redacted for Privacy
Admin Organization: Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf
Admin Street: Kalkofnsvegur 2
Admin City: Reykjavik
Admin State/Province: Capital Region
Admin Postal Code: 101
Admin Country: IS
Admin Phone: +354.4212434
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: 57317ef48ca447c1a928b2c69376313c.protect@withheldforprivacy.com
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: Redacted for Privacy
Tech Organization: Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf
Tech Street: Kalkofnsvegur 2
Tech City: Reykjavik
Tech State/Province: Capital Region
Tech Postal Code: 101
Tech Country: IS
Tech Phone: +354.4212434
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Damn you, I just went and did that for nuthin’.
Registrant City: Reykjavik
OKAY, that seems suspicious, lol..
nicely done
Registrant Street: Kalkofnsvegur 2 is a virtual office building ?
https://www.davincivirtual.com/loc/iceland-virtual-offices/reykjavik-virtual-offices/facility-5339eland
Iceland is the delaware of the world ?