Month: October 2019

The workplace is changing faster than ever before, and acquiring new skills has become far more important than having the right credentials, according to speakers featured at CNBC’s Capital Exchange event on Thursday. The majority of the U.S. workforce today doesn’t have a college degree and these populations are moving more towards building “skill sets
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Pedestrians walk outside an E*Trade Financial office in New York. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retail brokerage firm E-Trade announced Wednesday it will drop commission fees on online U.S. stock, ETF and options trades. The move comes within a week of Interactive Brokers, Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade all dropping their commission fees.
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Elizabeth Holmes leaves a federal courthouse in San Jose. Meghan Mariani Defense attorneys for former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny “Ramesh” Balwani criticized prosecutors Wednesday for stalling to turn over what they call key documents that would clear their clients. “The evidence produced so far confirms our belief that certain documents directly contradict allegations
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer believes Wall Street should be much more afraid of Bernie Sanders in the White House of than of Elizabeth Warren. Vermont Sen. Sanders, who describes himself as a Democratic socialist, wants to “make people who are billionaires lower than billionaires,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street” on Wednesday. Sanders is “basically
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New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said the central bank has the tools to fight another recession and could deploy them even more aggressively next time around. Williams indicated the Fed has enough stimulative methods even as its benchmark interest rate is now below 2%, leaving little room for major cuts. Specifically, he said
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New homes for sale by Lennar home builders. Getty Images Lennar reported a better-than-expected profit on Wednesday, as cheaper mortgage rates led to higher demand for its homes. The No. 2 U.S. homebuilder’s shares rose more than 2% before the opening bell. The company said its orders, a key indicator of future revenue, rose 8.5%
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Shianne Coleman (L) gets a hand from friend Austin Gremmel as they walk in flooded streets as the Neuse River begins to flood its banks during Hurricane Florence September 13, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina.  Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Climate change poses a significant threat to global corporations, and financial regulators must transform
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Sticking to a household budget is apparently difficult. As in, really difficult. While 74% of people say they have some sort of budget, 79% don’t stick to it, according to new research from SlickDeals.net, a crowd-sourced shopping platform. The average weekly amount consumers spend — not counting bills such as mortgage or rent, utilities, etc.
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer is predicting that shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill could soar to $1,000 each, boosted by its tech initiatives, including partnering with third-party delivery services. “I think Chipotle can go to a thousand. It is a great stock here,” Cramer said Tuesday on “Squawk Box.” The fast-casual stock has nearly doubled in 2019,
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Gorodenkoff | iStock | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to consumers Tuesday about potentially serious cybersecurity flaws in some medical devices that could allow hackers take control of them remotely. Medical devices that use third-party, decades-old software called IPnet are at risk, the FDA said. The regulator said it’s not sure
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