Economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping and hands with then U.S Vice President Joe Biden inside the Great Hall of the People on December 4, 2013 in Beijing, China.Lintao Zhang | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLeaders of the Group of Seven agreed there’s a need to de-risk, not decouple from China, and acknowledged challenges posed by… […]

Construction workers build the “Signature Bridge,” replacing and improving a busy highway intersection at I-95 and I-395 on March 17, 2021 in Miami, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesAre the travails of the bond market, like Macbeth expounds, a “tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing?”As we grapple with the whole… […]

A 2019 pre-owned Nissan Leaf SV on the lot in 2022 during the chip shortage that depleted stock of new auto inventory.Boston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty ImagesAffordable EVs have been on sale in the U.S. well over a decade and the data analytics company Experian says about 2.2 million were on the road… […]

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a press conference at the conclusion of the G7 Summit, in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersAs a possible debt default looms just 11 days away, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will meet in person at the White House on Monday to resume negotiations… […]

There’s a common misconception that introverts have to mimic stereotypically extroverted personalities to succeed: Be outspoken, always raise your hand and command a room.But the most successful introverts actually get ahead by avoiding those situations entirely, and building environments where they can contribute in more comfortable ways, says Jevonya Allen, a self-described introvert and author… […]

Employees work at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell on Thursday, as the Japanese yen weakened to a near 38-year low late Wednesday, hitting 160.82 against the U.S. dollar, according to FactSet […]

A satellite image shows an overview of the International Space Station with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, June 7, 2024. Maxar Technologies | Via Reuters NASA will have a spacecraft from Elon Musk’s SpaceX guide the International Space Station’s destruction later this decade, the agency announced Wednesday. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded an $843 […]

In a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Levi Strauss CEO Michelle Gass said the popularity of “top-to-bottom” denim outfits is growing. “Our new focus is, yes, continuing to own jeans, but taking that denim top to bottom,” she said. “Things like denim skirts and denim dresses — which, historically, have not been big businesses […]

Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron Technology President & CEO at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on May 24th, 2022. Adam Galica | CNBC Micron shares fell about 7% in extended trading on Wednesday as investors looked past better-than-expected results and focused instead on a revenue forecast that was in line with estimates. Here’s how the company did versus […]

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks alongside Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on June 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s Cabinet will wrap up a barnstorming tour Thursday after two weeks on the road, touting the […]