A “Now Hiring” sign at an Advance Auto Parts store in San Leandro, California, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. David Paul Morris | 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 … Read more
Gold and silver bars of various sizes lie in a safe on a table at the precious metals dealer Pro Aurum in Munich. Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Gold and silver are expected to climb further in 2024 on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates, UBS forecasts. … Read more
From left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Senators on Sunday released the details of a $118.2 billion aid proposal for Ukraine, Israel and the southern U.S. border, after months of painstaking, closed-door negotiations. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, … Read more
An aerial view of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower together in eastern Mediterranean on November 03, 2023. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images There are growing calls from some political leaders on Capitol Hill to justify U.S. Navy protection of “foreign flag” vessels from … Read more
A man drinks a coke and eats a Big Mac at a McDonald’s in Cologne, Germany, on May 25, 2015. Oliver Berg | picture alliance | Getty Images McDonald’s has upgraded its burgers — but it’s unclear if its sales will get the same boost. The fast-food giant has outperformed its rivals in recent quarters, … Read more
The pathogen typically infects individuals with weakened immune systems. A deadly fungal infection called Candida auris is spreading rapidly in the United States, with four people in Washington state testing positive this month. Despite being rare, doctors caution that infection can still be potentially hazardous due to its high fatality rate, drug resistance, and its … Read more
A group of renters in the U.S. say their landlords are using software to deliver inflated rent hikes. “We’ve been told as tenants by employees of Equity that the software takes empathy out of the equation. So they can charge whatever the software tells them to charge,” said Kevin Weller, a tenant at Portside Towers … Read more
A networking and hiring event for professionals of color in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Michael Siluk | Getty Images Black men lost ground in the workforce last month, marking a continuation of the disparities that have permeated the U.S. labor market. Black males who were at least 20 years old saw an unemployment rate of 5.3% in … Read more
The United States on Friday announced terrorism and sanctions-evasion charges and seizures linked to a billion-dollar oil trafficking network that it says finances Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other militant groups. The cases are in response to a series of aggressive actions by Iran over several years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) … Read more
Syrian war monitor meanwhile said that six pro-Iran fighters were killed in strikes in eastern Syria. Washington: The US military has launched air strikes against targets in Syria as the start of retaliation for the recent deaths of three soldiers at a remote US base in Jordan, US media reported Friday. The Pentagon did not … Read more
