Amazon Go, the company’s first brick-and-mortar convenience store, will open to the public on Monday on the ground floor of Amazon’s new headquarters on Seventh Avenue in Seattle. Though the unveiling will take place about a year later than the company originally planned, it will still be met with great […]
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The 5 stocks that could see the biggest swings as earnings season shifts into high gear
Fourth-quarter earnings season is kicking into high gear, and at least one Wall Street strategist thinks there are a handful of names that could cause waves in the market when they report in the coming weeks. Wall Street is still in the early stages of the quarter’s reporting period with […]
Women turn out big for march—in both blue and red states
A second day of demonstrations in support of women’s right got underway on Sunday, after protesters flooded the streets in cities across the world during the previous day to mark the anniversary of President Donald Trump‘s inauguration. Organizers are expecting thousands of women and their supporters to come to Las […]
Women turn out big for protest marches — in both blue and red states
A second day of demonstrations in support of women’s right got underway on Sunday, after protesters flooded the streets in cities across the world during the previous day to mark the anniversary of President Donald Trump‘s inauguration. Organizers are expecting thousands of women and their supporters to come to Las […]
The 10 biggest US tech companies will top $1 trillion in sales this year
In the technology sector, the biggest keep getting bigger — a lot bigger. The 10 largest U.S. tech firms by revenue are expected to post aggregate sales of more than $1 trillion this year, possibly for the first time, an analysis of Wall Street estimates shows. The combined revenue of […]
We tried to cheat at HQ Trivia — and failed miserably
But from the time the host starts reading the question, you only have 10 seconds to choose the correct answer. While that might be enough time to search the question, it doesn’t quite give you enough time to dissect the search results. We got together a team of nine CNBC […]
Government shutdown, day 2: Signs of progress emerge
As the government shutdown dragged on through its second day Sunday, Republicans at least appear unified around a path forward with crucial hours of negotiations and possible votes ahead. The Senate reconvened at 1 p.m. ET Sunday, and the House was slated to open at 2 p.m., after lawmakers left […]
Shutdown to enter a third day as Senate plans to vote Monday after failing to reach deal
The U.S. government shutdown will go into a third day Monday, as the Senate failed to strike a deal to break an impasse before the work week starts in Washington. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will move to advance a stopgap spending bill at noon ET on Monday, he said […]
3 reasons why investors aren’t buying into Venezuela’s effort to float its own cryptocurrency
Venezuela — rife with double-digit inflation, civil strife and signs of imminent economic collapse everywhere — has seen the future, and it’s in cryptocurrency. Now, it just has to convince elements of its own citizenry, as well as the rest of the world. Earlier this month, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro […]
‘We’re not going anywhere’: The 2018 women’s marches show the movement’s endurance
“Follow the pussygates!” The shouts came up from a crowd trying to make its way from Broadway to the official route of the 2018 women’s march along Central Park West in New York City on Saturday. The pussygates in question were cutout gates decorated with images of cats, held aloft […]