Yellen says U.S. economy remains solid, heading toward ‘soft landing’

Yellen says U.S. economy remains solid, heading toward ‘soft landing’

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen speaks listens to a presentation during a tour at the IRS Processing Facility on September 06, 2024 in Austin, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to reassure the public on Saturday that the U.S. economy remains strong, despite a string of weak job … Read more

The $100,000 electric truck market is here

The 0,000 electric truck market is here

Fronts of the GMC Sierra Denali,Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 Lightning EVs (left to right). Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Tesla, General Motors, Rivian Automotive and Ford Motor have created a new market in the U.S. automotive industry of pricey, powerful and precarious electric pickup trucks that sell for $100,000 or more. Just five years … Read more

US Sees Potential Iran Transfer Of Missiles To Russia As Alarming

US Sees Potential Iran Transfer Of Missiles To Russia As Alarming

Iran’s mission to the UN said on Friday that Tehran’s position on the Ukraine conflict was unchanged. Washington:  Any Iranian transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia would mark a sharp escalation in the Ukraine war, the United States said on Friday, following reports that the two countries had deepened ties in recent weeks with such … Read more

U.S. jobs report, Volvo Cars, A350 inspections

U.S. jobs report, Volvo Cars, A350 inspections

LONDON — European stocks closed lower Friday afternoon, paring earlier gains after a weaker than expected U.S. jobs report clouded global sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down 1.15%, with all major bourses and almost all sectors ending in the red. Tech and mining stocks saw the biggest losses, shedding 2.39% and 2.41%, respectively. Health … Read more

Why it’s so difficult to build nuclear power plants in the U.S.

Why it’s so difficult to build nuclear power plants in the U.S.

Plant Vogtle, a nuclear power plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, is the largest source of clean energy in the U.S. following the addition of two new reactors, according to Georgia Power. The plant’s unit 4 reactor began commercial operations in April and unit 3 went online last year. They are the first reactors built from scratch … Read more

U.S. airlines cool hiring after adding employees in post-Covid spree

U.S. airlines cool hiring after adding employees in post-Covid spree

A pilot performs a walkaround before a United Airlines flight Leslie Josephs/CNBC U.S. passenger airlines have added nearly 194,000 jobs since 2021 as companies went on a hiring spree after spending months in a pandemic slump, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Now the industry is cooling its hiring. Airlines are close to their … Read more

Netherlands expands export curbs on advanced chip tools

Netherlands expands export curbs on advanced chip tools

An icon of ASML is displayed on a smartphone, with an ASML chip visible in the background. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Dutch government on Friday announced it is expanding export restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment, bringing more of ASML‘s machines under curbs. More types of chipmaking tools are now subject to … Read more

The Fed won’t go for a 50 basis points jumbo rate cut

The Fed won’t go for a 50 basis points jumbo rate cut

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the release of the Fed policy decision to leave interest rates unchanged, at the Federal Reserve in Washington, U.S, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters As investors await the upcoming rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve this month, Carl Weinberg … Read more

Japanese chip equipment firms count on China sales amid U.S. moves to block high-end exports to Beijing

Japanese chip equipment firms count on China sales amid U.S. moves to block high-end exports to Beijing

This picture taken on May 1, 2024 shows professors and students looking at a Minimal Fab, a small-scale semiconductor factory that does not require a clean room, at Tokyo University in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images) Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images Japanese semiconductor equipment … Read more

Port union voices full support for strike, raising U.S. economic fears

Port union voices full support for strike, raising U.S. economic fears

Tugboats guide the Maersk Atlanta container ship at the Port of Newark in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Saturday, March 30, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images After two days of meetings of North America’s largest longshoremen’s union amid an impasse with port ownership on a new contract, concerns of a strike are growing … Read more