This story is part of the Behind the Desk series, where CNBC Make It gets personal with successful business executives to find out everything from how they got to where they are to what makes them get out of bed in the morning to their daily routines. If you ask […]

Stocks have moved sharply higher during trading on Tuesday, regaining ground following the steep drop seen in the previous session. The major averages have all shown strong moves to the upside on the day. In recent trading, the major averages have reached new highs for the session. The Dow is […]

Food and Drug Administration scientists on Tuesday declined to take a stance on whether to back booster shots of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, saying data shows two doses are still enough to protect against severe disease and death in the U.S. "Some real world effectiveness studies have suggested declining efficacy of […]

English app developer Louis Barclay has been banned by social media giant Facebook Inc. (FB) from the platform for making a tool that will enable users to clear their timeline all at once. He was handed a cease-and-desist letter in July and was permanently banned from the platform. In 2020, […]

If you reached (or will reach) age 70½ after 2019, you can wait until age 72 to start taking required distributions. The amount you must withdraw is determined by dividing the balance of each qualifying account by a “life expectancy factor” as defined by the IRS. In general, if you […]

New York (CNN Business)The problems at Southwest Airlines run deeper than the operational meltdown that caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations in recent days. And they’ll continue well after the airline is back on schedule. Although this weekend’s problems were mainly limited to Southwest, it is by no means the […]

A former product manager of Facebook Inc.’s (FB) civic misinformation team has come out all guns blazing against her former employer to go on record and state that the popular social media platform often ignored its duty to stop misinformation and chose monetary gain over negative effects. Frances Haugen is […]

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's office on Monday congratulated Filipino journalist Maria Ressa for winning the Nobel Peace Prize award. Ressa, founder of Philippine news site Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov shared the 2021 prize after braving the wrath of the leaders of the Philippines and Russia to expose corruption and misrule. Duterte has […]

The energy crises in mainland China and Europe are the latest to roil shipping. Capital Economics noted that the number of ships waiting outside Chinese ports has jumped again in recent weeks. Factory shutdowns in Vietnam, where many firms moved manufacturing to amid the U.S.-China trade dispute, have also affected […]

New York, NY (CNN)In many parts of the country, what was traditionally known as Columbus Day is now being celebrated as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. But it remains a federal holiday, so some businesses will be closed. President Biden issued a proclamation commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day Friday and acknowledged the destruction […]