Is the final leg of inflation fight the hardest?

Is the final leg of inflation fight the hardest?

Patrons shop for produce at a Mr. Pina Market in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023.  Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to … Read more

Is the battle against inflation getting tougher?

Is the battle against inflation getting tougher?

A trader works, as a screen displays a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2023.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more

SOC labor coalition accuses Starbucks of ‘flawed’ union strategy

SOC labor coalition accuses Starbucks of ‘flawed’ union strategy

A coalition of unions is laying out its case against Starbucks ahead of a proxy fight at its annual meeting in March, arguing the coffee giant has implemented a “flawed human capital management strategy” in response to a yearslong union movement. The Strategic Organizing Center claims the situation has put the company at reputational risk, … Read more

Why Americans are more confident about the economy

Why Americans are more confident about the economy

After years of high inflation and a looming recession that never quite happened, Americans are suddenly much more optimistic about the economy. Positive sentiment about the economy has surged by 29% since the beginning of December — the largest two-month increase since 1991, according to the closely watched University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. This … Read more

U.S. consumers stay bullish on the economy

U.S. consumers stay bullish on the economy

A shopper carries several bags in the Magnificent Mile shopping district of Chicago on Dec. 2, 2023. Taylor Glascock | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more

U.S. consumers upbeat on the economy

U.S. consumers upbeat on the economy

People cross the street outside the Macy’s Herald Square store in New York City on Dec. 17, 2023. Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where … Read more

Job posts for workers without degrees are booming, but not the hiring

Job posts for workers without degrees are booming, but not the hiring

Many of the market’s top companies with the largest workforces in the nation are touting degreeless jobs and actively removing degree requirements from more job postings. The idea of hiring based on skill rather than completion of college education for certain roles has become more prevalent at a time when workers are in short supply … Read more

Is progress on inflation stalling?

Is progress on inflation stalling?

Prices on displayed in a New York grocery store on Feb. 1, 2023. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you … Read more

Here’s what I learned about Roth IRAs and HYSAs as a Gen Z reporter

Here’s what I learned about Roth IRAs and HYSAs as a Gen Z reporter

  Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images ‘The Roth IRA is an incredible savings vehicle’ Roth individual retirement accounts require investors to pay taxes on the contributions they make now, rather than when they take withdrawals in their retirement years. That trade-off means after-tax dollars grow tax-free for decades. A Roth can be a … Read more

Fears over yet another hot inflation gauge

Fears over yet another hot inflation gauge

A man walks past a grocery store on February 01, 2023 in New York City. Wages for workers in most major U.S. cities grew at a slower pace in the final three months of 2022, with inflation still outstripping pay for many workers. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images This report is from … Read more