New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia in the dugout during a game between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 25, 2019 at Dodger Stadium. Brian Rothmuller | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images As C.C. Sabathia walked off the field at Yankee Stadium after warming up before Game 4 of the
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Activision will release “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” on October 25, the 16th installment in the “Call of Duty” video game series. This first-person shooter game isn’t out yet, but fans who have been playing the beta version since its September debut are already embroiled in heated arguments over it. On a “Call of Duty”-related
CNBC’s Jim Cramer takes a look at the week ahead for earnings, which includes a deluge of reports on Tuesday and Wednesday. The “Mad Money” host says it’s time to revamp the FAANG group and swap one company for another tech giant. Later in the show, Cramer makes recommendations for financial stocks. Earnings overload has
CNBC’s Jim Cramer has a jam-packed week full of earnings reports circled on his calendar for the trading week starting Monday. Questions abound whether economic weakness and trade worries will continue to spook investors, although consumer-based companies are given a pass, the “Mad Money” host said Friday. “Next week is tough to game. Too many
The labor marker is tight. Unemployment hit a 50-year low in September, and human resource departments across the country are scrambling for ways to attract new workers. Walmart‘s plan involves courting teenagers. The company has 2.2 million employees globally. In the U.S., it has 1.4 million workers but fewer than 25,000 are in high school.
A Chinese flag is seen in front of containers at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port, an automated cargo wharf, in Shanghai on April 9, 2018. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images China released third-quarter GDP figures on Friday showing the economy grew 6.0% from a year ago. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected China’s third-quarter
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday that resolutions to a pair of major trade issues would be a boon to the stock market, arguing it’s time investors factor positive conclusions into their strategy. “What happens to the stock market if Larry is right and we get a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada before Thanksgiving
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda is an avid motorsports fan who routinely heads out on the track to test the company’s latest products, especially high-performance models like the new Supra sports car and the smaller Toyota 86. So there was no surprise when he highlighted some of the benefits of an expanded relationship with smaller Japanese
It is “logical” for McLaren Automotive to continue manufacturing in the U.K. in spite of Brexit concerns, the firm’s chief executive said on Tuesday. “You only need one manufacturing location for 5,000 cars a year,” Mike Flewitt, chief executive officer of McLaren told CNBC’s “Street Signs.” “It would be uneconomic to do anything else,” he
Investors rotated money from fast-growing stocks to “clean companies with no real flaws” as major indexes dipped during the session, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all slipped no more than 0.30% on the trading day. The action coincided with a Federal Reserve report that said
House lawmakers are upping the pressure on the e-cigarette industry with two hearings scheduled Wednesday morning looking to rein in the industry and assess its risk as an emerging public health threat. The House Appropriations Committee and an Energy and Commerce subcommittee have called physicians, parent groups, public health officials and anti-smoking groups to testify.
The logo of Zilingo is displayed on a window at the company’s office in Singapore. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southeast Asian fashion start-up Zilingo on Wednesday said it is launching a program in Indonesia, where it will provide microloans, vocational training and resources for women to run their own garment manufacturing businesses.
State and local officials are reportedly in talks with three major drug distributors on a potential $18 billion settlement of litigation that blames them for helping to fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic. The potential settlement, according to the Wall Street Journal, would require McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Cardinal Health to collectively pay the $18 billion over
The Eden Project in Cornwall is home to an indoor rainforest. John Beedle | Photolibrary / Getty Images Plus | Getty Images A geothermal heat and power project in the southwest of England has secured £16.8 million ($21.23 million) in funding. In an announcement Monday, educational charity the Eden Project and EGS Energy Limited said
United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – The United Auto Workers has summoned local union leaders to Detroit on Thursday for an update on its negotiations with General Motors. The union has traditionally done this when a
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California on March 28, 2019. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images The Boeing 737 Max won’t return to service at Southwest Airlines until February at the earliest, the union that represents the
While President Donald Trump says he has a trade deal in place, the Chinese side is calling it progress – as corporate spending and investment hangs in the balance. Wall Street analysts were largely skeptical of Trump’s announcement on Friday of a substantial trade deal, as Evercore ISI strategists noted that it “focused on the
A Chinese flag is seen in front of containers at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port, an automated cargo wharf, in Shanghai on April 9, 2018. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images China‘s yuan-denominated exports fell 0.7% in September from a year ago, while imports dropped 6.2% during the same period, Reuters reported on Monday, citing
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, and SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk, right, speak to press in front of the Crew Dragon that is being prepared for the Demo-2 mission. NASA/Aubrey Gemignani LOS ANGELES – SpaceX and Boeing are each in the final stages of developing the spacecraft needed for the U.S. to once again fly astronauts, with NASA’s
Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, July 1, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, now in its eighth month, is driving up costs for airlines as they cancel thousands more flights into 2020. American and United