Experts think the government’s last price report of the year will provide more evidence that inflation is slowing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release its consumer price…
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A troubling theory about traders profiting from Hamas’ attack on Israel drew much attention. Why it may not be so simple.
It’s a dramatic and troubling claim: Two New York law professors, one of them a former commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, say that bets were made against Israeli…
What to expect as the Fed prepares its final interest rate decision of 2023
Wall Street isn’t expecting any drama when the Federal Reserve announces its final interest rate decision of the year on Wednesday. The U.S. central bank is expected to leave rates…
Regulators caught Wells Fargo, other banks in probe over mortgage pricing discrimination
Wells Fargo was snared in an industrywide probe into mortgage bankers’ use of loan discounts last year, CNBC has learned. The discounts, known as pricing exceptions, are used by mortgage personnel to…
Many blue-collar workers are riding into 2024 on a year’s worth of stronger hiring, more plentiful job opportunities and faster pay growth than some of their white-collar counterparts. After two…
The housing market might be turning around for frustrated would-be buyers as mortgage rates dip and listings rise, according to the real estate brokerage Redfin. The interest rate on a…
The U.S. added 199,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 3.7%
Job creation showed little signs of a let-up in November, as payrolls grew even faster than expected and the unemployment rate fell despite signs of a weakening economy. Nonfarm payrolls…
Much has been made about how Americans feel bad about the state of the economy, even though according to many broad-based statistical measures things are pretty good. It looks like…
Ex-employee charged with stealing $22M from Jacksonville Jaguars for luxury shopping spree
Prosecutors have charged a former employee of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars with stealing $22 million from the team and spending it on a condo, cars, cryptocurrencies, gambling, a $95,000 watch…
Rising car crash deaths could force companies to rethink stunt driving in commercials
Automakers often display a warning in commercials when showing a car executing incredible stunts: ‘Professional driver on a closed course. Please do not attempt.’ But with deaths from car crashes rising every year,…