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Free Speech Is The Cornerstone Of America.
WASHINGTON – JUNE 5: The U.S. Capitol is shown June 5, 2003 in Washington, DC. Both houses of the … [+] U.S. Congress, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives meet in the Cap...
Walmart (WMT) earnings Q4 2023
Customers exit a Walmart store on January 24, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Walmart announced that it is raising its minimum wage for store employees in early March, store employees will make between $14 an...
National Geographic’s Pictures of the Year contest photos for 2023
National Geographic announced the winning photographs from its first “Pictures of the Year” photo competition. The contest, which opened to U.S. residents in early December, invited reader...
Surge In Studios Affecting Businesses Nationwide
BENTONVILLE, AR – FEBRUARY 05: Interior studio set ups of the Farm Studios during the Farm Studios … [+] Film Soundstage Ribbon Cutting Opening Ceremony at Farm Studios on February 5, 2019...
Markets fall on hot economy, chance of 0.5% rate hikes
James Bullard, president of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, at the Jackson Hole economic symposium, in Moran, Wyoming, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images...
Biden says three recently downed aerial objects were not linked to Chinese spy program
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that three unmanned aerial objects shot down over the weekend by the U.S. military were “most likely tied to private companies, recreation or ...
U.S. stocks don’t seem bothered by inflation
People walk along 5th Avenue in Manhattan, one of the nation’s premier shopping streets on February 15, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is fro...
U.S. stocks don’t seem concerned about inflation
People walk along 5th Avenue in Manhattan, one of the nation’s premier shopping streets on February 15, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC...
Jamaica’s First Bob Marley-Branded Cannabis Store Comes To Market
The Marley Natural Dispensary has just launched at The Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica. CH Photography As the legal cannabis retail business gains momentum again in the United States, one of th...
Republicans leading House environmental committees: Who are they?
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Following the midterm elections in November, President Joe Biden faces a GOP-controlled House of ...
Tesla commits to open 7,500 chargers in the U.S. to other EVs
The Biden administration wants to see at least 500,000 electric vehicle chargers on U.S. roads by 2030, and announced a slate of initiatives on Wednesday to help make that a reality, including commitm...
Stocks were steady even as U.S. inflation rose
U.S. egg prices jumped by two to three times in January. Fatih Aktas | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC ...
US, China spy balloon drama is drifting into supply chain politics
The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. Randall Hill | Reuters The tensions between the U.S...
Restaurant Brands International (QSR) earnings Q4 2022
In this photo illustration, a Burger King Whopper hamburger is displayed on April 05, 2022 in San Anselmo, California. A federal lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class-action status alleging that...
Inflation is more complex than markets believe
An aerial daytime view of a container ship on The Solent Sea, U.K. Karl Hendon | Moment | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNB...
January’s consumer price index might surprise markets
Michael H | Digitalvision | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they n...
U.S. inflation is ‘far stickier’ and could last a decade
U.S. inflation is likely to be “far stickier” and could last a decade, according to Bill Smead, chief investment officer at Smead Capital Management. Wall Street is gearing up for key infl...
Ford sets EV battery factory plan with China’s CATL
DETROIT – Ford Motor said Monday it will collaborate with a Chinese supplier on a new $3.5 billion battery plant for electric vehicles in Michigan, despite tensions between the U.S. and China. The ant...
Super Bowl betting sets records for sportsbooks
It was a record-breaking Super Bowl for sportsbooks as gamblers ponied up across the United States. Super Bowl 57 was the first one to be played in a state where sports gambling is legal, and early da...
The U.S. Cities Drowning In Debt [Infographic]
The average person in the U.S. is around $96,400 in debt. Now, if Americans would be charged by their hometowns and cities for the debt they have taken on in the name of their residents, a fairly big ...
Air Force’s aging AWACS stirs questions of airborne-battle readiness
As the recent Chinese spy balloon encounter showed, keeping the skies safe is a tough job. For decades the U.S. Air Force has relied on the E-3 Sentry, and the most recent version, the E-3G, has been ...
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken settles SEC crypto staking suit
Kraken is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg via Getty Images Crypto exchange Kraken will shutter its U.S. cryptocurrency staking operation and pay a $...
Chick-fil-A will test cauliflower sandwich
Chick-fil-A is making its cauliflower sandwich the same way as its original chicken sandwich. Source: Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A will test its first plant-based entree: a cauliflower sandwich. The new sa...
McDonald’s, Taco Bell owner Yum rule amid high inflation
A girl waiting in line to pick up an order at a McDonald’s restaurant. Oleksii Chumachenko | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Fast-food chains are looking like the big winners in the fou...
A Brief History Of The Section 8 Housing Voucher Program
Supporters of Section 8 rally outside the HUD offices under the eye of Federal Police officers. … [+] Rally and march from Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles to the HUD offices to save fund...
Small businesses fight credit card swipe fees
Sol Dias Ice Cream, in the Dallas metro area, draws in customers with its award-winning mango sorbet and flavors with a Mexican twist like “tequila” and “queso.” The unique fla...
Senate holds first hearing on the suspected Chinese spy balloon
(The stream is slated to start at 10:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) The Senate on Thursday is holding its first hearing on the Chinese spy balloon t...