Adidas shoes are displayed at a DSW store on January 31, 2024 in Novato, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of Adidas fell Wednesday after the German sportswear giant flagged a double-digit million euro hit from U.S. tariffs in the second quarter and warned that current import levies will push up the cost of its…
18 July 2025, Bremen, Bremerhaven: Containers are handled at the overseas port. Sina Schuldt/picture alliance via Getty Images) The euro zone economy eked out a better-than-expected 0.1% growth in the second quarter, compared to the previous three-month stretch, flash data from Eurostat showed Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated euro zone growth to flatline…
It’s a virtual three-way tie to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell as Fed chair when his term expires. The CNBC Fed Survey found 24% of respondents saying President Donald Trump will replace Powell with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and 24% saying it will be former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh. Close behind is Kevin Hassett, director…
A cargo ship loads and unloads foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on July 25, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Exports from China to the U.S. could fall by close to a half-trillion dollars ($485 billion) between now and 2027, according to a tariff simulator that forecasts shifts…
President Donald Trump said Monday that he will likely implement a blanket tariff between 15 and 20% on imports to the United States from countries that have not negotiated separate trade agreements. “For the world, I would say it’ll be somewhere in the 15 to 20% range … I just want to be nice,” Trump…
18 July 2025, Bremen, Bremerhaven: Containers are handled at the overseas port. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A tariff simulator shows a dramatic drop in global exports to the U.S. as a result of President Donald Trump new trade deal with the European Union. On Sunday, Trump announced a trade deal with the EU, following…
The market may be trading around record highs, but the Verdence Capital Advisors CIO is worried trouble is lurking. Megan Horneman, who oversees $4.1 billion in assets under management, thinks there’s too much complacency around the Aug. 1 U.S. trade deadline. “This market is pricing in the perfect situation,” she told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on…
It’s not exactly surprising that workers support moving to a four-day workweek. In the last five years, hundreds of companies have piloted a four-day, 32-hour workweek with no pay cuts to some 8,700 workers around the world. People experienced less burnout, stress and anxiety, and better mental and physical health. Employees rated their work-life balance…
FAA chief Steve Dickson flies a Boeing 737 MAX, from Boeing Field on September 30, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mike Siegel | Getty Images After spiraling from crisis to crisis over much of the past seven years, Boeing is stabilizing under CEO Kelly Ortberg‘s leadership. Ortberg, a longtime aerospace executive and an engineer whom the…
American gated communities have evolved to fit a variety of budgets, lifestyles and needs. They aren’t just a haven for retirees or the ultra-wealthy, although those communities are still prevalent. Florida and California have the highest number of gated communities, in part because of weather and space. Retirees in particular chose Florida in the 1970s because…
