The agency’s proposed changes come as it faces a legal challenge to its authority before the U.S. Supreme Court. Arguments in the case are expected to be heard this coming week, with a decision sometime next year. Here are some questions and answers about medical debt: What should I do if I can’t afford to … Read more
Fresh fruit on display at a produce stall inside a covered market in central Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Annual inflation in the euro zone cooled to its lowest level since October 2021, falling to 4.3% in September, flash figures showed Friday. That was down from a … Read more
It might not seem like it, but one of the most successful Canadian movie franchises of all time might be better known to your kids than yourself. PAW Patrol, the animated adventure series geared primarily toward preschoolers and young children, may have gotten its start in this country, but it’s quickly become a dominant force in … Read more
Brian Armstrong, chief executive officer of Coinbase Global Inc., speaks during the Messari Mainnet summit in New York, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is unhappy with JPMorgan Chase’s decision to block crypto-related transactions at its U.K. digital banking subsidiary, Chase UK. Chase UK earlier … Read more
WINTER IS COMING to an end in Antarctica, while summer is wrapping up at the other end of the globe. During this time, sea ice in the south reaches its highest yearly extent, whereas in the north it drops to its annual minimum. Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. … Read more
Cross Country Checkup1:51:49Is it fair to increase immigration when housing is scarce? Ankita Goel was optimistic when she decided to leave her management consulting job in Mumbai in 2019 to follow her husband to Vancouver, where he already had a job in the tech sector. Four years later, the cost of living in the city has … Read more
The Covid-19 pandemic hurt the U.S. economy in a lot of ways. It choked global supply chains, sent consumer prices soaring and briefly knocked millions of people out of work. But it might have also broken America out of a decades-long entrepreneurial slump. New research from economists at the University of Maryland and the Federal … Read more
Brad Gerstner, Altimeter Founder and CEO, speaks at the Delivering Alpha conference in NYC, Sept. 28, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Altimeter Capital Chair and CEO Brad Gerstner is massively bullish on artificial intelligence, saying the power of the advanced technology could even trump the internet. “AI is going to be bigger than the internet, … Read more
Country by Country: A big drop in Germany but rises in Italy and Spain. Inflation in the eurozone, after peaking at an annual rate of 10.6 percent last year, has been on the decline over the past year. Core inflation, which strips out the volatile categories of food and energy and is considered a more … Read more
A GameStop location on 6th Avenue in New York on March 23, 2021. View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images Just hours after being named GameStop‘s CEO, Ryan Cohen sent out a memo to employees Thursday that emphasized he will take dramatic steps to ensure the struggling video game retailer survives. “Our job is … Read more
