U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with workers while visiting CS Wind, the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world, in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S., November 29, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | 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 … Read more
Chevrolet Cruise autonomous vehicles sit parked in a lot on June 08, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Culture issues, ineptitude and poor leadership at General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit were at the center of regulatory oversights and coverup concerns that have plagued the company since … Read more
A “For Sale” sign stands outside a home following a snow fall in Geneseo, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The National Association Of Realtors is scheduled to release Existing Homes Sales figures on January 22. Photographer: Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Severe winter weather is hindering home sales across the country, according … Read more
Alvaro Gonzalez | Moment | Getty Images Why there’s an accounting shortage Accounting has a reputation of long work hours coupled with stressful deadlines, leading college students to opt for other lucrative roles in finance like investment banking, consulting or data analysis. The declining birth rate also plays a role into the low supply of … Read more
A customer visits a supermarket in San Mateo, California, on Dec. 12, 2023. Li Jianguo | Xinhua News Agency | 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 … Read more
Nokia new logo displayed on mobile, with Nokia logo on screen. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nokia on Thursday said that it will begin a two-year 600 million euro ($653 million) share buyback this quarter, after reporting that its profit plunged in 2023. One of the world’s largest mobile network equipment makers, Nokia posted … Read more
Employee holding up yellowcake at a uranium processing facility at Turamidih Uranium Mill in India. Pallava Bagla | Corbis News | Getty Images The uranium renaissance has a slight hitch: the world’s largest producer of the yellowcake is staring at a production snag over the next two years. And that’s about to send uranium prices, … Read more
Zhao Changpeng, founder and chief executive officer of Binance, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 16, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters A federal judge last month rejected a request by Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao to travel to his home in … Read more
Workers assemble mobile phones at a Dixon Technologies factory in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. firms are increasingly viewing China as a risky bet for their supply chains — neighbor India is set to benefit as companies look elsewhere to set shop. As many as … Read more
The U.S. Navy is encountering a tenacious threat in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched wave after wave of low-cost precision weapons at vessels transiting the area, including attacks on U.S. warships themselves. “That’s one of the things [that] the Red Sea sort of demonstrates … we never know where the maritime … Read more
