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John Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, during the Market Forum: FX in Focus event in New York, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images NEW YORK — New York Federal Reserve President John Williams on Thursday said inflation is still

Azmanjaka | E+ | Getty Images Many companies are pivoting to a new form of hiring, one that emphasizes applicants’ skills over more traditional metrics like education or years of experience. The share of U.S. online job postings that list a specific requirement for employment tenure has fallen by 10 percentage points, to 30%, in

Bill Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management CEO, speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York City on Sept. 28, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is selling a 10% stake in Pershing Square, aiming to eventually take his investment firm public. Ackman’s firm is raising $1.05 billion in a funding round,

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with members of the AI sector at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on May 21, 2024. Yoan Valat | Afp | Getty Images PARIS — France is touting itself as the next artificial intelligence superpower. [style note: Paris stands alone in datelines] The Viva Technology

In this article BAC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Thomas Moynihan speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2023.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. consumers and businesses alike have

Blackcat | E+ | Getty Images Many consumers are finding it hard to keep up with their bills. To that point, 37% of Americans have been charged a late fee on some kind of bill in the last 12 months, according to a new report by NerdWallet. Credit card late fees were the most common,

The three keys USB logo is seen outside the London office of Swiss bank UBS in central London, on March 20, 2023. Daniel Leal | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — UBS on Thursday announced a shake-up of its executive board in the latest phase of a radical overhaul of the Swiss banking giant, following

The logo for Salesforce is displayed on the Salesforce Tower in New York City on March 7, 2019. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Salesforce — Shares plunged more than 14% after first-quarter revenue of $9.13 billion missed consensus estimates of $9.17 billion, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings

Jim Chanos Scott Mlyn | CNBC Famed short seller Jim Chanos called a lawsuit accusing him of embezzling funds for personal use, “false, baseless and defamatory.” Chanos gave the statement CNBC’s Scott Wapner in response to allegations made by a former investor in Chanos & Co. Conlon Holdings, a Chicago-based firm run by Sean Conlon, filed

A worker rides a bicycle past a housing complex under construction in Beijing on May 17, 2024.  Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday raised its forecast for China’s growth this year to 5%, from 4.6% previously, due to “strong” first quarter figures and recent policy measures.

A night in China’s Guizhou province at the Cliff Hotel, pictured here, starts around $83, according to Trip.com, which says the hotel was built in 2023 with 34 rooms. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese travelers are increasingly opting for cheaper domestic destinations over foreign tourist spots. Only 14% of high-income households

The New York Stock Exchange in New York, March 28, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Years of work on Wall Street to pick up the pace of trading will be put to the test this week. If all goes well, most people won’t notice the difference. Starting Tuesday, trades of stocks