Amtrak Locomotive Engineer Davis Grilley drove The Winter Park Express from Denver Union Station to Winter Park in Winter Park, Colorado on Friday, December 20, 2024. Hyoung Chang | Denver Post | Getty Images Amtrak temporarily suspended all train service between New York and Philadelphia Sunday morning due to downed overhead power wires that were…
Navigating a busy college schedule is hard. Navigating a busy college schedule while running your own business is even harder. For Elena Bonvicini, who founded the viral clothing brand EB Denim in high school, scaling her business during her time at the University of Southern California was a tall order. By the time she was…
It has not been an easy year for jobseekers. The hiring rate has significantly slowed since the pandemic, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and nearly a quarter, 23% of unemployed people have been looking for work for 27 weeks or longer. If you’re one of the long-term unemployed and have been focused solely…
The place where workers are happiest with their pay isn’t a Big Tech company based in an expensive coastal city, but rather an HR business located in the Sun Belt. Paycom, an HR and payroll tech company based in Oklahoma City, was named the No. 1 company for best compensation, according to the latest analysis…
Drs Producoes | E+ | Getty Images The average 401(k) savings rate, including employee deferrals and company contributions, continued to climb in 2023, a new industry survey reported. In 2023, the average combined savings rate was 12.7%, up from 12.1% in 2022, with employees deferring 7.8% of pay and companies adding 4.9%, according to the…
Investors may want to consider adding exposure to the world’s second-largest emerging market. According to EMQQ Global founder Kevin Carter, India’s technology sector is extremely attractive right now. “It’s the tip of the spear of growth [in e-commerce] … not just in emerging markets, but on the planet,” Carter told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. His…
The Federal Reserve lowered its interest rate target three times in 2024. This has many Americans waiting for mortgage rates to fall. But that may not happen for some time. “I think the best case scenario is we’re going to continue to see mortgage rates hover around six and a half to 7%,” said Jordan…
We’re making some changes to the CNBC Investing Club’s core holding designations to let members old and new know which stocks are our favorites going into 2025. To be a core holding, a stock must have excellent fundamentals for now and next year, and it must be one that I would prefer not to trim,…
For 86 years, researchers at Harvard have been studying the lives of hundreds of people and their families to discover what makes us happy. For example, the Harvard Study of Adult Development found that happy people tend to have good conflict-resolution skills, exercise often and maintain positive relationships. Dr. Robert Waldinger, the study’s director and…
Starbucks Workers United members picket outside a Starbucks store in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. Vincent Alban | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks baristas in some locations are planning to strike through Christmas Eve, starting with cafes in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle on Friday. The strikes will escalate each day, covering…
