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America's entire steel industry just got downgraded

The steady decline of America's steel industry is continuing, despite President Donald Trump's efforts to protect it through tariffs on imports.

Why your used shirts are destined for the dump and not the recycling center

Shoppers are buying more clothes and discarding them faster than ever, a trend that is sending an increasing amount of textiles to the dump and propelling the fashion industry to search for new technology to recycle used garments.

Chaos scientist finds hidden financial risks that regulators miss

Oxford Professor Doyne Farmer is working with central banks to improve stress testing.

Here's where the jobs are — in one chart

CNBC studied the net change in employment by industry for September based on the data from the Labor Department.

WeWork's startup party ends with some 2,000 jobs set to be cut

Startup workers often worry that going public means the fun is about to end—quarterly financial reports, disciplined spending, cheaper coffee. At WeWork, not going public may have brought a worse fate.

Everyday products that cost so much more in the 1980s

Let's take a trip back to the 1984 holiday season. Ronald Reagan was in the White House, Madonna was killing it in the charts, Dynasty was the top-rated TV show, and an insane amount of consumer goods were a whole lot more expensive than they are today. Using the Sears Christmas Wish Book as a guide, we reveal exactly how much a range of products cost back then when adjusted for inflation and compare them to prices of equivalent items sold on Amazon in 2019.

Dow rallies 370 points after 'Goldilocks' jobs report

Stocks traded higher on Friday following the release the latest U.S. jobs report, trimming their losses for the week.

GM strike ripples across economy raising new recession fears

Here in the heart of America’s car industry, car parts have nowhere to go.

PayPal becomes first member to exit Facebook's Libra Association

U.S. payments processor PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it was leaving Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook-led effort to build global digital currency Libra, making it the first member to exit the group.

China's first Costco warehouse has 200,000 members

Costco membership at its lone China location has soared to 200,000 with another Chinese location in the works.

Elizabeth Holmes' lawyers ready to quit over lack of payment

The lawyers say that given Elizabeth Holmes' "current financial situation," they don't expect to ever get paid for representing the Theranos founder.

Target, Disney join forces with 25 new stores opening

New Disney stores will open Friday in 25 Target locations nationally and online in time for Triple Force Friday and Frozen Fan Fest.

Capital spending outlook another worry ahead of earnings

Investors are preparing for more cautious capital investment outlooks from U.S. companies as worries mount heading into earnings season about the possibility of an economic recession.

5 big risks that the world's fragile economy doesn't need right now

Global recession fears are rising. CNBC takes a look at some of the potential triggers for a contraction.

U.S. airlines grapple with 'unfair tax' that adds to aircraft supply disruption

U.S. airlines are scrambling to digest a new 10% tariff on European-made Airbus planes that threaten additional havoc in a market already reeling from frozen deliveries of Boeing Co's 737 MAX.

Fed chair says economy faces risks but is still in 'good place'

The U.S. economy is in a good place though it faces some risks, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday in a brief speech that didn’t go into detail on the outlook for growth or interest rates.

6 Stocks That Have Survived Their Industries' Disruption

Things move fast today. These six firms have fought off paradigm-shifting challenges. 

First IPOs Since Peloton, WeWork Chaos Underwhelm in Debuts

A quartet of new stocks traded sluggishly in their debuts on Thursday, after bringing the first IPOs since Peloton Interactive Inc. and The We Co. showed waning confidence in startups.

Analysts are split over whether it's time to buy Europe stocks

Analysts including those at JPMorgan are salivating at the valuations of European stocks and say now is the time to buy.