New apartment buildings often look to activists like precisely the problem. Let developers build more housing, particularly in poorer neighborhoods, and tenant groups and neighbors fear the market will heat up and their rents will rise. Economists, on the other hand, tend to see new buildings as the solution. The only way to ease a housing shortage that’s pushing up rents, they say, is to build more housing. Construct enough of it — even if it’s...
Forced arbitration costs low-paid workers $12.6 billion in 2019, according to a new analysis by an employee advocacy group.
Mastercard is working with transport firms to develop a new gait technology system. CCTV cameras would identify passengers approaching transport barriers and match them with an account that is in credit or linked to a valid payment card.
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Metallic Valentine’s Day balloons can float away and hit power lines, causing power outages.
Crypto analysts are split on whether bitcoin’s rise this year is driven by unique factors or is just its latest bout of volatility. Ciara Lee reports
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The U.S. trade feud with the European Union could have some dire consequences for the wine industry.
Feb.14 -- Patrick Armstrong, chief investment officer at Plurimi Wealth, discusses fourth-quarter economic growth in Germany. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
As 2019's happiest country in the world, Finland is undoubtedly a great place to have children. With lengthy parental leave, hundreds of dollars worth of free baby products in the signature baby box and low-to-no childbirth costs, here's why it's better to have a baby in Finland than in the U.S.
A new report found that the world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people, underscoring the degree of global inequality.
For vintage technologies from a bygone age, they sure are hot commodities. See how much the best-sellers are going for.
George Whitesides, CEO of Virgin Galactic, joins "Squawk Alley" to discuss the company's new milestone in the path to space tourism.
CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports on Tesla's capital push and recent comments from Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, who told the audience at the Daily Journal annual meeting that he would never buy Tesla shares.
Robocalls accounted for half of all calls in the U.S. in 2019. Veuer’s Tony Spitz shares how to make money from the ones you receive.
The figure comes from the New York Federal Reserve and is the result of a five-year upward trend.
Miami Herald publisher McClatchy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday and said it expects to close the process in the next few months. Fred Katayama reports.
American companies doing business in China, including Ford and Apple, have closed factories and retail locations in the country due to the coronavirus outbreak. Supply chains, flights and cruises are all being disrupted as the number of new cases exceeds 15,000 in light of new diagnosis methods. Jill Schlesinger joins “CBS This Morning” to break down the coronavirus’ global economic impact.
PHP Agency co-owner on people’s experiences fleeing socialism
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