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  • Mar 16, 2018

    U.K. and Russia at odds over spy poisoning

    British military personnel wearing protective coveralls work to remove a vehicle connected to the March 4 nerve agent attack in Salisbury, from a residential street in Gillingham, southeast England on March 14, 2018.
    ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images

    The U.S., France and Germany also condemn alleged Russian killing.

  • Mar 16, 2018

    Can tariffs bring back Big Steel?

    The Carrie Furnace, a blast furnace that has been closed for nearly 40 years, is now a national landmark and is visited by tourists interested in learning Pittsburgh's history.
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    That's the plan, but pulling it off may be a lot more complicated than it sounds.

  • Mar 15, 2018

    A match made at Bear Stearns

    Justin and Leigh Brannan were married at the former headquarters of Bear Stearns, in 2012. 
    Photo courtesy of Justin and Leigh Brannan

    Ten years later, a couple who met at the bank look back on its collapse.

  • Mar 15, 2018

    Walmart steps up its online grocery delivery service

    The discount retailer has plans to move into 100 cities by the end of the year

  • Mar 15, 2018

    FICO’s grip on mortgage credit scores challenged

    Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac consider one credit score when determining the creditworthiness of mortgage applicants: FICO.  Some members of Congress want to change that by adding a provision to a bank deregulation bill that would require Fannie and Freddie to also look at applicants’ VantageScore. The company that calculates VantageScores is […]

  • Mar 15, 2018

    Could the 2008 financial crisis happen again?

    Midtown buildings are reflected in a window at Bear Stearns headquarters March 24, 2008 in New York City. 
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    Economists look back on the 2008 financial crisis and the changes in banking regulation that have occurred since.

  • Mar 15, 2018

    Toys R Us and why the retail downturn is all about debt

    Toys R Us is closing about a fifth of its stores.
    DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images

    Store closings and bankruptcies are usually blamed on online competition. But that's only part of the story.

  • Mar 14, 2018

    What you need to know about Larry Kudlow

    White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow calls on reporters during a briefing about the upcoming G7 meetings in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House June 6, 2018 in Washington, DC.
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    The CNBC senior contributor is Trump's new top economic adviser.

  • Mar 14, 2018

    Big Tech is slowly, carefully creeping into banking

    After disrupting retail, bookstores and media, tech companies are tiptoeing into the highly-regulated world of banking.

  • Mar 14, 2018

    State Department role not limited to diplomacy

    International reaction to President Trump’s firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been muted. One of the few public statements today came from Germany’s deputy foreign minister, who said it would not improve ties with his country. The State Department will face some tough challenges globally in the months ahead — everything from North […]

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