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This expert explains why quantitative easing (QE) is not about printing money and why bank reserves aren't money.
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Russia urged Germany to punish a group of women who staged a bare-breasted protest against President Vladimir Putin during a visit to the country.
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The US stock market is overbought, and any more near-term gains portend big trouble, "The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report" publisher Marc Faber told CNBC.
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The legalization of marijuana for personal consumption in some states has entrepreneurs focusing the economic future of the market.
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While you were watching the Final Four, we were running our own brackets--on beer labels! Check out the week one results and get ready for the Suds 16.
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Apparently, you are five times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash because you were "lost in thought" than if you were distracted by the use of some electronic device, according to new research. NBC reports.
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The environmental impact of "fracking," the drilling technology largely responsible for America's boom in oil and gas production, are hotly contested. Consequences like water contamination have been established, but often it is not clear if they were directly caused by fracking or the result of sloppy drilling practices.
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The retailer is soft-launching some of its home shops—in-store boutiques for furnishings from designers such as Jonathan Adler and Michael Graves—hoping that they will help spur plummeting sales. The Street will be watching.
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How do you communicate expectations? Here's how to be clear of what you expect from your employees.
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Inventors are hoping their products will hit the infomercial goldmine and become the next OxyClean or Pocket Fisherman.
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In addition to superbugs' deadly human toll, associated health costs run into the billions. Some warn that we may never win our war against them as research tapers off.
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Earnings season kicks off in the week ahead and these quarterly reports could really make or break the bulls.
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Gahhh! It's so hard to lose weight. You know what's even harder? Trying to put a price tag on employee weight loss.
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March's miserable jobs report stoked a debate about the strength of the recovery but helped settle any uncertainty over Federal Reserve policy.
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Facebook's new Home application for Android devices may put the social giant at further odds with Google.
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A layer of complexity underlying the saber-rattling in North Korea is Pyongyang's growing trade relationship with China, said John Park of Harvard's Belfer Center.
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William Ackman, JC Penney's largest shareholder, criticized CEO Ron Johnson's strategy, saying that "big mistakes have been made."
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Some family businesses are more resilient because of a long-term focus and a commitment to customers. Careful spending like a 'frugal Yankee' helps too.
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I fear that one day when I wake up a meteor will hit the earth and it will alter everything in my life. Is this a possibility? Yes, of course it is. But is this a probability? Should my actions be based on my fear or on what I believe to be probable?
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Despite the disappointing March jobs report and an expected slowdown in growth, the overall data have been encouraging, Goldman Sachs economist Jan Hatzius told CNBC.
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Blogging tidbits, insights and some sarcasm on the Week That Was and the Week to Come from the notepad of the senior executive producer of "Squawk Box."