500 Starbucks locations have voted to unionize

500 Starbucks locations have voted to unionize

Demonstrators protest outside a closed Starbucks Corp. location at 505 Union Station in Seattle, Washington, US, on Saturday, July 16, 2022.  David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Baristas at a Starbucks in Bellingham, Washington, became the 500th store to join the Starbucks Workers United union on Monday. Since the first location voted to unionize … Read more

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in D.C. over Trump election lies

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in D.C. over Trump election lies

Former mayor of New York City and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani reacts at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum during a rally held by Republican presidential nominees and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is officially disbarred … Read more

Markets have finally processed the good news

Markets have finally processed the good news

The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.  Yuki Iwamura | 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. Like what you see? You … Read more

Teamsters presidential endorsement could come this week after Harris meeting

Teamsters presidential endorsement could come this week after Harris meeting

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters could issue its long-awaited presidential endorsement as soon as Wednesday, union spokesperson Kara Deniz confirmed to CNBC Monday following a meeting members held with Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington. “We don’t just represent registered Democrats. We represent registered Republicans and independents,” Teamsters president Sean O’Brien said in a press … Read more

Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract

Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images Boeing workers are voting on a new labor contract on Thursday, setting up the potential for a crippling strike if staff members decide to reject the deal just as … Read more

NFL season expected to spur record $35 billion in legal sports wagers

NFL season expected to spur record  billion in legal sports wagers

Joe Milton III #19 of the New England Patriots scrambles from the pressure of Kyu Blu Kelly #36 of the Washington Commanders during the third quarter of a preseason game at Commanders Field on August 25, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. Scott Taetsch | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Football is back, and it’s expected … Read more

How the CIA tries to recruit Russians to spy on their country

How the CIA tries to recruit Russians to spy on their country

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in Langley, Virginia. Larry Downing | Reuters At the CIA’s covert training facility near Williamsburg, Virginia, commonly called “The Farm,” recruits are trained in the world of espionage and the many ways to get people to provide secret information. Jim Olson, the former Chief of Counterintelligence at the Central … Read more

Trump government cuts could cost House Republicans majority

Trump government cuts could cost House Republicans majority

WASHINGTON — For nearly a decade, former president Donald Trump has rallied voters around a cry to cut the size of the federal government and “drain the swamp.” But now one Republican running in a key House race is trying to distance himself from the proposed cuts, and from Trump’s plan to move 100,000 federal … Read more

Inside the $93 million Wall Street heist that stemmed from Russia

Inside the  million Wall Street heist that stemmed from Russia

The money Vladislav Klyushin made from stolen financial information literally piled up, filling a safe with stacks of hundred-dollar bills. At one point, he was hoarding over $3 million in illegal gains. In less than three years, Klyushin’s cybersecurity scam amassed more than $93 million. His company, M-13, acted as a front for Russian hackers … Read more

Harris to propose federal ban on ‘corporate price-gouging’ in food and groceries

Harris to propose federal ban on ‘corporate price-gouging’ in food and groceries

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a campaign event at West Allis Central High School, in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S., July 23, 2024.  Vincent Alban | Reuters WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to propose the first-ever federal ban on “corporate price-gouging in the food and grocery industries,” her campaign announced late … Read more