CFPB leaders and Elon Musk DOGE planned to fire nearly all staff
Elon Musk holds up a chainsaw onstage during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 20, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau‘s Trump-appointed leadership plans to fire nearly all its 1,700 employees while “winding down” the agency, according to testimony from employees. In a trove of […]
American Airlines to start testing free inflight Wi-Fi
The main cabin of a American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER jet. Mary Altaffer | AP American Airlines is planning to test complimentary inflight Wi-Fi starting next week as pressure mounts on carriers to offer the service free of charge. The tests will be available on three flights: Between hub Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina […]
Trump’s trade war has rattled investors — uncertainty is a call to action
Lack of clarity on what’s ahead should, if we’re smart, enhance our financial-planning skills.
Paramount ends DEI policies, cites Trump executive order
The Paramount Global headquarters in New York on Aug. 27, 2024. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paramount Global told its employees this week that it’s ending numerous diversity, equity and inclusion policies, according to a memo obtained by CNBC. In the memo sent to employees Wednesday, Paramount said it would comply with President […]
Oil prices on track for February losses on worries over tariffs, economic outlook
Oil futures declined on Friday, with worries about the global economic outlook and rising trade tensions from the Trump administration’s tariff plans putting U.S. and global benchmark prices on track for their biggest monthly losses since September.
Egg prices threaten Easter dye kit sales
Melkinimages | E+ | Getty Images The egg aisle is anything but cheaper by the dozen these days — and that’s becoming a big problem ahead of the Easter holiday. The makers of Easter egg dye kits are bracing for the potential fallout if the egg shortage doesn’t begin to clear up before the April […]
‘I have nothing left for retirement’: My husband and I have 9 kids and $70K in student debt. How do we pay it off?
“We own our home and have about $30,000 in equity.”
After Venu, Fox, Disney and WBD go it alone in sports streaming
An advertisement for Venu Sports, the sports streaming venture by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox, hangs at the Fanatics Fest event in New York City on Aug. 16, 2024. Jessica Golden | CNBC With Venu done before it even got out of the starting blocks, Fox Corp., Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery have been […]
Elon Musk sends Starlink tech to FAA, says without evidence air safety is ‘at risk’
The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk said Thursday that he’s sending his Starlink satellite internet terminals to the Federal Aviation Administration while saying, without providing evidence, that current technology poses a risk to air travel safety. The billionaire […]
Friday’s ‘economic blackout’ boycott shows shoppers are fed up with high prices. Will it hit retailers where it hurts?
The biggest impact of the 24-hour economic blackout protest planned for Feb. 28 could be the strong message it sends about consumer mood right now.
