The astronauts assigned to crew the first flight tests and missions of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon acknowledge the media upon introduction at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, U.S., August 3, 2018. The astronauts are (L to R): Victor Glover, Robert Behnken, Michael Hopkins, Douglas […]
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‘Do you think television reporters make too much money? I do’ — Lloyd Blankfein defends CEO pay
Lloyd Blankfein, former Goldman Sachs CEO, told CNBC on Tuesday the pay disparity between CEOs and rank-and-file employees is really no different than what on-air television personalities get paid compared to behind-the scenes workers. Defending well-paid CEOs, who have become punching bags in the wealth inequity discourse of the Democratic […]
Here’s where the unemployment rate stands in the states that will decide Trump’s 2020 fate
US President Donald Trump speaks on the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement at Derco Aerospace Inc. plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 12, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images In a 2020 election where a handful of swing states will decide whether President Donald Trump gets another […]
Stock pickers are getting too confident and that may be a bad sign for the rally
Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Investors may be just too comfortable picking individual stocks, and ignoring the macro risks that could derail the rally and broadly hit all of the market’s stocks. […]
Trump threatens higher tariffs if China doesn’t make a trade deal
President Donald Trump takes part in a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on November 19, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump threatened higher tariffs on Chinese goods if the country does not make a deal on trade. […]
Ex-Bush chief of staff: I don’t think Trump should be meddling in the impeachment process
Andrew Card, who served as George W. Bush’s White House chief of staff, told CNBC on Tuesday that if he were advising President Donald Trump about the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, he would tell the president to stay out of it. “The president should just continue to do his job,” Card […]
Mustang Mach-E: Five things to know about Ford’s first all-electric SUV
Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford, left, and actor Idris Elba next to Ford’s all-electric Mustang Mach-E GT SUV at Jet Center Los Angeles in Hawthorne, California on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. Elba, who previously worked at Ford Motor Co. in the 1980s, helped introduce the vehicle to the public. […]
Method, Olly, now Welly. Eric Ryan reveals the secret behind his billion-dollar success story
Eric Ryan, co-founder of Method, Olly and Welly Whoever doubted that a line of first-aid products in chic patterns and bold colors would instantly hit Editor’s Pick lists and become a top giftable for the holidays doesn’t understand Eric Ryan’s ability to reinvigorate a simple, everyday consumer need and transform […]
Elizabeth Warren released a plan to lower the cost of renting a home by 10%—here’s how
In the United States, more than 100 million Americans rent their home, accounting for more than 36% of U.S. households, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. While federal housing policy has historically emphasized homeownership, on Monday, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a plan addressing the issues that impact […]
Uber’s ex-CEO Travis Kalanick has sold nearly $900 million in stock since lockup expired
Uber Ex-CEO Travis Kalanick speaks at a Vanity Fair summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 19, 2016 in San Francisco, California. Mike Windle | Getty Images Uber co-founder and director Travis Kalanick sold more than $170 million worth of stock last week and through Monday of […]