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

Houthis claim ‘catastrophic’ attack in Red Sea as crew abandons ship

Houthis claim ‘catastrophic’ attack in Red Sea as crew abandons ship

Aerial view of a tanker. Bugto | Moment | Getty Images The Iran-backed Houthi militant group on Sunday damaged a ship offshore Yemen, prompting its crew to abandon the vessel in the latest escalation of maritime tensions that have disrupted key trade routes in the Red Sea. The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations said on social … Read more

Magnificent 7 profits now exceed almost every country in the world. Should we be worried?

Magnificent 7 profits now exceed almost every country in the world. Should we be worried?

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 31, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The so-called “Magnificent 7” now wields greater financial might than almost every other major country in the world, according to new Deutsche Bank research. The meteoric rise … 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

Boeing won’t display passenger jets; Airbus, China will

Boeing won’t display passenger jets; Airbus, China will

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters SINGAPORE — Boeing will not be bringing any commercial planes to the Singapore Airshow, shifting the spotlight for passenger jets to rival Airbus as well as China’s homegrown … 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

Black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S.

Black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S.

Black women make up less than 10% of the U.S. population, but they’ve emerged as the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs, new research from GoDaddy has found. The number of Black women-owned businesses in the U.S. was trending upward even before the Covid-19 pandemic, which accelerated entrepreneurship overall.  Between 2017 and 2020, the number of Black … Read more

Former US President Jimmy Carter Marks A Year In Hospice Care

Former US President Jimmy Carter Marks A Year In Hospice Care

The 39th US President was diagnosed with cancer in early 2015 Former United States President Jimmy Carter has marked one year of being in hospice care. Mr Carter, who turned 99 in October 2023, entered hospice care on February 18, 2023, as per a report in the New York Post.  The family spoke to USA … Read more

Trump will quit NATO, Hillary Clinton says, as U.S. commitment in question

Trump will quit NATO, Hillary Clinton says, as U.S. commitment in question

Former U.S. President and current GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the press at Mar-a-Lago on February 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images MUNICH, Germany — NATO members on Saturday weighed the U.S.’ possible withdrawal from the military alliance if Donald Trump returns to the … Read more