Cranberries are a Thanksgiving staple in many U.S. households — and scientists hope AI can help keep it that way. Americans typically consume 80 million pounds of the bright red fruit around the holidays, according to the Ocean Spray agricultural cooperative. With climate change and rising temperatures already creating challenges for U.S. cranberry farmers, researchers … Read more
Workers transporting soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Oct. 31, 2010. Stringer | Reuters BEIJING — China will start limiting exports of critical metal tungsten this weekend, just as alternatives to Chinese suppliers of the metal are reopening. It’s a reversal of past decades, during which, … Read more
A Chinese bank worker prepares to count a stack of US dollars together with stacks of 100 Chinese yuan notes at a bank in Hefei, east China’s Anhui province on March 9, 2010. STR/AFP | Getty Images Chinese authorities are contending with a weakening yuan as global investment banks forecast the currency to hit record … Read more
Investors should look beyond the most popular, large cap stock funds next year, but that doesn’t mean they have to get too defensive, according to Astoria Portfolio Advisors. John Davi, Astoria’s CEO and chief investment officer, told CNBC that the huge amount of cash that has flowed into index funds tracking the S & P … Read more
When Steve Menking started working on Wall Street in his early 20s, he thought he found a career for life. Instead, shortly after his 25th birthday, Menking jokes that he had a “quarter-life crisis” while working as an equities trader at SMB Capital. “I watched colleagues my age — or younger — excelling in their … Read more
Some CEOs say work-life balance is a myth. Others swear it’s a key to their success. Glassdoor CEO Christian Sutherland-Wong is in the latter category. He worked his way up from vice president of product in 2015 to leading the jobs website in 2020. With more than 500 employees under his leadership, he says he … Read more
The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, on November 24, 2024. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images Most of Connecticut’s congressional delegation said they were the subject of bomb threats Thursday at their homes as they were preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving, although no bombs ultimately were found. Democratic Reps. Jim Himes, Jahana Hayes, Joe … Read more
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Four years ago, Keshav Raj graduated with a degree in computer science from the prestigious SRM Institute … Read more
Lebanon’s foreign minister on Thursday defended Hezbollah’s presence in the region, but said his country had “no say in the decision to go to war” with Israel. Speaking to CNBC’s Dan Murphy, Abdallah Bou Habib vowed to uphold a U.S.-France brokered cease-fire that is already showing signs of strain, and said he will seek foreign … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 26, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he will implement 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, saying that the comments were “counterproductive.” “I hope he rethinks it, … Read more