Washington, D.C. – March 17, 2023: President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speak outside the Annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. is in a weaker position now than when S&P downgraded its sovereign credit rating in 2011, according to
When Jacynthe Riviere graduated from college with an accounting degree, “there were plenty of jobs,” she said — and “the big firms paid well.” The year was 1984. Riviere, now 61 and living in Puerto Rico, made roughly $18,000 in her first position as a staff auditor — the equivalent of more than $53,000 today
In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Target department store in North Miami Beach, Florida, on May 17, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Target said Tuesday that it will close nine stores in major cities across the country, citing violence, theft and organized retail crime. The company will close one
In this article COST Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Exterior view of a Costco store on August 18, 2020 in Teterboro, New Jersey. Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Costco on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations, as shoppers turned to the membership club for groceries but bought fewer
Neel Kashkari, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, attends an interview with Reuters in New York City, New York, U.S., May 22, 2023. Mike Segar | Reuters Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari thinks there’s nearly a 50-50 chance that interest rates will need to move significantly higher to bring down
A student debt relief activist outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Two big events could soon coincide: The U.S. federal government is poised to shut down just as student loan bills restart after a pause of more than three years. With lawmakers thus far unable to strike
Former US President and 2024 Presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at a Team Trump Iowa Commit to Caucus event at Jackson County Fairgrounds in Maquoketa, Iowa, on September 20, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images A judge on Tuesday ruled that former President Donald Trump and his company are liable for fraud by misstating the
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A worker makes clothes at a garment factory that supplies Shein, in Guangzhou, China. Shein is set to produce goods in Brazil for the Latin American market, instead of shipping them from China. Jade Gao | AFP | Getty Images Fast-fashion retailers like Zara, Shein and H&M are using resale platforms to reduce their carbon
In this article 9984.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Herman Narula, co-founder and CEO at Improbable, speaks during a session at the Web Summit in Lisbon. Henrique Casinhas | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Virtual reality startup Improbable said Wednesday that it reduced losses by 85% in 2022, a year that saw
A general view of the U.S. Capitol, where Congress will return Tuesday to deal with a series of spending bills before funding runs out and triggers a partial U.S. government shutdown, in Washington, D.C. Sept. 25, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Washington lawmakers are scrambling to pass a spending bill before an Oct. 1 deadline.
Sales of newly built homes fell 8.7% in August from July, to a seasonally adjusted annualized pace of 675,000 units, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is the slowest pace since March. Sales were still 5.8% higher than August 2022. The Census count is based on signed contracts during the month, and mortgage rates
In this article WBD AMC CNK IMAX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The AMC 25 and Regal Cinemas on 42nd Street in Times Square, New York. Richard Levine | Corbis | Getty Images Movie theater shares popped Monday following news of a tentative labor deal between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance
Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2023. Marco Bello | Reuters JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon says geopolitics after Russia’s invasion in Ukraine is the biggest risk, larger than
Jose Luis Pelaez, Inc. | Getty Images Caregiving can require a significant investment of time and money, no matter your background, but Latino caregivers — particularly Latinas — tend to have more burdensome expenses. Lea este artículo en español aquí. It’s worth being aware of those financial effects, experts say, because caregiving is an important touchstone
China’s urbanization drive may be drawing to a close — and that could further hurt the already ailing property sector, according to China economist Hao Hong. “Fixing the property sector may be a multi-year or even a decade’s work in front of us. Reason being, we built way too many housing for Chinese people,” the
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bob Smith, chief executive officer of Blue Origin LLC, (L), and Dave Limp, senior vice president of devices and services for Amazon.com Inc. Getty Images Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing Amazon executive Dave Limp, CNBC has learned. Smith is
A farmer cutting a cocoa pod to collect the beans inside on a farm in Azaguie, Ivory Coast, on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Surging prices for soft commodities, from orange juice to live cattle, are complicating the inflation picture. A host of agricultural commodities have climbed in recent months,
Kyoto’s flat geography makes long strolls easy. And by using bustling Shijo Street — also known as Shijo-dori — as a main street for navigation, it was a breeze to weave through the city during my three-month trip in May. Between meal runs and plotting routes to popular attractions such as Nijo Castle and Kiyomizudera,
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks to a crowd during a presidential campaign kickoff event at Charleston Southern University on May 22, 2023. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images At a campaign event earlier this month in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said former president Ronald Reagan had it