The container ship Maersk Murcia sits moored in the port of Gothenburg, Sweden, on August 24, 2020. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND | AFP | Getty Images Shipping giant Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, on Friday announced plans to reduce its workforce by more than 10,000 people and said it expected profit to be at the low
Wefox CEO Julian Teicke. Wefox Wefox, the $4.5 billion German insurance technology group, has raised $55 million of fresh funding from Deutsche Bank and UniCredit, two anonymous sources familiar with the deal told CNBC. The company, which sells insurance plans via an online platform, raised the fresh cash in a debt financing deal from the
Richard Stephen | Istock | Getty Images If you’ve applied for Social Security disability benefits and are still waiting for an answer, you’re not alone. “For the first time in history, more than 1 million people are waiting on the Social Security Administration to process their initial disability claim,” said Rep. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., chair
Donald Trump Jr. and his brother Eric Trump arrive at New York Supreme Court for former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial on November 02, 2023 in New York City. David Dee Delgado | Getty Images The two oldest sons of former President Donald Trump are set to testify Thursday in the $250 million New
In this article STLAM-IT STLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Randy Harvard (right), an autoworker of 29 years, stands with other United Auto Workers members after the union called a strike Oct. 23, 2023 at Stellantis’ Ram 1500 plant in Sterling Heights, Mich. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union
In this article SQ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jack Dorsey creator, co-founder, and Chairman of Twitter and co-founder & CEO of Square arrives on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images
The need for second — and often third — incomes is mounting, according to a top digital bank executive. Current CEO Stuart Sopp finds almost half of the firm’s payment customers have more than one job. “If you’re having a paycheck over the past year, 20, 25% of paycheck depositors have at least one extra
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., at the AI Safety Summit 2023 at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, UK, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Elon Musk thinks that artificial intelligence could eventually put everyone out of a job. The billionaire technology leader, who owns
Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona answers questions during the daily briefing at the White House Aug. 5, 2021. Win McNamee | Getty Images As student loan bills restarted in October for tens of millions of Americans, the companies that service those loans made errors that potentially violate federal and state consumer protection laws. In
Ivanka Trump David A. Grogan | CNBC Ivanka Trump asked a New York appeals court to pause the $250 million fraud trial of her family and its business empire as she appeals a judge‘s order requiring her to testify in the case next week. The request to stay the entire trial came at the tail
Marketplace Facilitator Laws: Past, Present, and a Better Future Skip to content Table of Contents Key Findings For decades, Supreme Court precedent held that marketplace facilitators (remote sellers) were not subject to state and local sales taxA sales tax is levied on retail sales of goods and services and, ideally, should apply to all final
In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Starbucks cups are pictured on a counter in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, February 16, 2022. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Starbucks on Thursday presented the latest stage in its plan to drive growth for the company, involving accelerating its global footprint
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook holds a new iPhone 15 Pro during the Wonderlust project launch event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, Sept. 12, 2023. Loren Elliott | Reuters Apple will report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Analysts expect Apple to report
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said Thursday that the ongoing Israel-Hamas war poses a potential risk to the bank’s efforts to bring down inflation. Andrew Bailey told CNBC that aside from the immense human tragedy brought about by the now almost four-week conflict, the possible knock-on effects for energy markets were significant, risking a resurgence in
Getty Images For millions of people, it’s time to compare benefits and prices and pick health coverage on the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplaces. Open enrollment on those plans started on Nov. 1 and typically lasts through Jan. 15, though that will be extended to Jan. 16 in 2024 due to a federal holiday.
This month, more than 200,000 first-generation American and low- and middle-income high school seniors will receive something unexpected: proactive college acceptance letters. As part of a strategy aimed at expanding college access, roughly 1 in 8 first-year students with a Common App account will get at least one offer of admission before they even apply.
In this article AMZN AFRM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alain Jocard | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is unveiling its first buy now, pay later checkout option for the millions of small business owners who use its online store, CNBC learned exclusively. The tech giant confirmed Thursday that its partnership with Affirm is
A sign ‘FOR SALE’ seen outside a house in Edmonton on October 22, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The National Association of Realtors announced Thursday that CEO Bob Goldberg will resign earlier than expected, as the group contends with the fallout from
In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Starbucks logo at a location in New York, Aug. 17, 2023. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations. Shares of the company rose more than 6% in premarket trading. Here’s what the
In this article PTN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of Palantir arrives for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Palantir popped 14% in premarket trading Thursday,