Western Canada Steve Smith | Tetra images | Getty Images Looking for some peace and quiet in retirement and willing to pay for the privilege? Try looking outside U.S. borders. We took the top 10 countries in this year’s Global Peace Index from the Sydney, Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace and reordered them from
China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Nicholas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Images Wall Street strategists are preparing for what they call “a major escalation” in the wake of President Donald Trump’s announcement that a
Teen YouTuber Annie LeBlanc Jessica Spohr Annie LeBlanc got her first job at 6 years old. For eight years, she’s posted YouTube videos featuring gymnastics, original songs and various tutorials, amassing subscribers and building a loyal following of almost 3.7 million fans, LeBlanc told CNBC. She’s part of a generation of kids who want to
Beyond Meat, the food company that manufactures, markets, and sells plant-based meat products, is changing the image of Dunkin’ Brands from a donut to a “vegan” company. For years, Dunkin’ Donuts—the Mass.-based franchise — was known for its donut collection; and the coffee that makes a nice addition at breakfast time. That was back in
Interest rate cuts have an unequal impact on Americans. Getty For the first time since 2008, the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates. They made this move Wednesday preemptively attempting to continue the U.S.’s record-long economic growth and to protect it from slowing growth overseas. The quarter-point decrease was expected, although whether it was even
NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES – 2014/08/06: New housing construction. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images The Labor Department’s much-anticipated July jobs report released Friday morning offers a mixed bag for real estate. The upshot is that a tight labor market will continue to underpin the housing market like a safety
In this photo illustration, a container of Johnson’s baby powder made by Johnson and Johnson sits on a table in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A jury in Kentucky rejected claims that Johnson & Johnson‘s talc-based baby powder contained asbestos and caused mesothelioma, the company said in a statement, a win for
An Apple employee stands in front of an Apple store in Hong Kong. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Apple‘s earnings face a “manageable” hit from the newly proposed tariffs, and Thursday’s sell-off makes the stock an even more attractive buy for investors, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters With new risks from trade wars, stocks head into the final weeks of summer vulnerable to a pull back or even correction. The market was down sharply in the past week, buffeted first by disappointment over the Fed’s more hawkish-than-expected
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller exits during a break in testimony during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on the Office of Special Counsel’s investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 24, 2019. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The nearly two-year special counsel investigation of Russian election interference led