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Charities Who Backed Workers Affected By Shutdown Are Now Stepping Up To Fight Inequality
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What the data and the realities in communities are showing us now is that we're on the verge of poverty becoming a perma... Read more
Former Obama Economic Advisor: Here's Why Howard Schultz Is Wrong On Debt
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Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, threw his hat into the ring of 2020 presidential contenders with a call to con... Read more
Draft Kings, Casinos Gear Up For Super Bowl Sports Betting Debut
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"Not surprisingly, it's the biggest day of the year for us," DraftKings CEO Jason Robins says. Read more
Trump's State Of The Union Will Offer 'bipartisan Way Forward On Immigration,' White House Official Says
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In a preview of Tuesday's speech, a White House official said Trump would adopt a "unifying, bipartisan, and optimistic ... Read more
GM's Involuntary Layoffs Start Monday, At Least 4,000 Workers Expected To Lose Jobs
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The Detroit automaker could layoff thousands of white-collar workers as early as Monday. Read more
Arthur Blank Talks Super Bowl, Economy And Politics With CNBC
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Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank sits down with CNBC's Eric Chemi in advance of Super Bowl LIII. Read more
Trump: 'There's A Good Chance We'll Have To' Declare A National Emergency To Build The Wall
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The president wouldn't say he would definitely declare an emergency, but he told reporters that such a declaration "does... Read more
Stocks Making The Biggest Moves Midday: Amazon, Merck, Exxon Mobil & More
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Names on the move ahead of the open. Read more
The Need For EMTs And Paramedics Is Growing, But Finding People To Fill The Jobs Isn't Easy
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EMTs and paramedics are in demand around the country, with some 37,400 jobs set to be added through 2026, a 15 percent ... Read more
White House Advisor Larry Kudlow Says Taxing Rich People Never Works: 'Look At Venezuela'
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Trump advisor Kudlow suggested Democratic plans to buoy taxes on the wealthiest Americans could cause troubles akin to t... Read more
Here's Where The Jobs Are — In One Chart
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CNBC studied the net changes by industry for January jobs based on the data from the Labor Department. Read more
Fed's James Bullard Says He's Pleased With Rates At These Levels And It's Time To 'wait And See'
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Bullard also stresses that if the economy were to show unexpected strength or weakness, the Fed would consider acting "i... Read more
Payrolls Surge By 304,000, Smashing Estimates Despite Government Shutdown
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Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected payrolls to rise by just 170,000. Stock futures and yields surged in react... Read more
Top GE Analyst Stephen Tusa Not Impressed By Earnings: 'Scratching Our Heads At The Stock Reaction'
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General Electric shares soared to their best day in a decade following the Thursday's fourth-quarter earnings report but... Read more
Even Though The Fed Has Put Rate Hikes On Pause, Here's Why Some Still Think The Trend Is Up
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While Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made it clear that policymakers are in pause mode for the time being, there's no tellin... Read more
Trump Considering Former Presidential Candidate Herman Cain For The Fed
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Former presidential candidate and Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain is under consideration for a Federal Reserve appoint... Read more
Worker Wage Gains Just Broke 3% For The First Time In More Than 10 Years
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The Employment Cost Index showed a 3.1 percent gain in the wages and salaries component in the fourth quarter of 2018. Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Jump To A Near One-and-a-half Year High
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The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits surged to near a 1-1/2-year high last week, which ... Read more
China And US Discussing Trump-Xi Trade Meeting, But Optics Among Sticking Points
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U.S. and Chinese officials are discussing a potential meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to take pla... Read more
DoubleLine CEO Gundlach Says Fed's Powell Is 'caving To The Stock Market'
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Fragile equity markets forced Fed Chair Jerome Powell to pledge that the U.S. central bank will be patient with future i... Read more