The global economy is stuck in a rut that it won’t exit unless governments revolutionize policies and how they invest, rather than just hoping for a cyclical upswing, the OECD said.
Nicole Ingram was at the supermarket when she got a confusing text. Her payroll check for working as a nursing assistant in New Jersey, which had been deposited into her account, was being withdrawn.
Atlanta is the capital of U.S. inequality for the second year in a row, according to a Bloomberg analysis of large American cities with a population of at least a quarter-million.
These are a few things some millionaires actually can’t afford. Veuer’s Natasha Abellard has the story.
Black Friday Is Plumbers’ Busiest Day of the Year
Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards, helped rocket snowboarding into the mainstream.
BlackBerry controlled 50% of the smartphone market in the US and 20% globally at one time. Despite being one of the first smartphones, it failed to innovate and became complacent in how the smartphone market was changing. There was an updated iPhone every year, and other smartphones, like the Motorola Droid, began to hit shelves, while BlackBerry struggled to add new features that appealed to consumers.
Housing price increases and 2020 elections
Charles Schwab is in talks to buy TD Ameritrade, a source told CNBC on Thursday. The move would consolidate an industry that's been going through massive disruption. CNBC's Becky Quick reports.
Acting UAW leader says he’ll clean up corruption
The city of Lyon celebrated "Beaujolais Nouveau" Day on Thursday, the annual tradition of uncorking the world-renowned wine, a month after the Trump administration put 25% tariffs on French winemakers. Ciara Lee reports.
Many Americans in their 20s and 30s may have given up on the dream of homeownership. Nearly half of millennial renters say they have not saved a dime for a down payment to buy a home. CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss why many millennials could be permanent renters and what it means for the housing market.
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden drew stark distinctions between their different proposals during the fifth debate. Warren and Sanders made a case for Medicare for All, but Mr. Biden argued that the next president should “build on Obamacare.”
The electric car craze dominated discussions at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles on Wednesday, with Audi and Karma Automotive following Ford in debuting new models in the fast-growing market. David Pollard reports.
About 15% of taxes every year aren't collected, the IRS estimates. Here’s what makes up that "tax gap" -- and how simply auditing more wealthy people could fill it.
Take a look inside "The Real Housewives of New York" star and Skinnygirl founder Bethenny Frankel's former Soho loft.
Apple campus creating jobs
Under political pressure, the chicken chain cuts off the Salvation Army and The Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Image: Mike Stewart/Associated Press
As brands such as easyJet jump on the carbon offset bandwagon, green groups accuse the sector of using the scheme to try to buy out of the problem cheaply. Here's a breakdown of the issue.
While over a quarter of all land in the United States is owned by the federal government, vast swaths of the country are owned by just a handful of individuals and families.
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