Boeing defense workers go on strike after rejecting contract

Workers picket outside the Boeing Defense, Space & Security facility in Berkeley, Missouri, US, on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Neeta Satam | Bloomberg | Getty Images Some 3,200 Boeing defense unit workers went on strike for the first time in almost three decades early Monday after turning down a contract offer with the company. Boeing […]
‘I’m scared to lose too much in risky investments’: I have $140K in a 401(k) and earn $45K a year. Can I retire in 20 years?

“My 401(k) retirement planner shows I’ll likely be short $1,500 every month during my retirement.”
Trump’s firing of BLS commissioner decried as ‘groundless’ and ‘giving way to authoritarianism’

President Donald Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics official in charge of compiling jobs data was sharply criticized Sunday, with one former commissioner saying the move undermined the agency’s credibility.
U.S. stock futures rise after Friday’s drop on Wall Street; oil falls as OPEC+ extends output boost

U.S. stock-market futures rose slightly Sunday, after Wall Street ended last week with its worst session since April.
‘I told him that wouldn’t fly’: My 90-year-old mother’s adviser pushed her to change her beneficiaries. What is going on?

“He said, ‘I’m just trying to help.’”
A court could strike down Trump’s tariffs—and blow a hole in the U.S. budget

Trump administration lawyers are trying to save ‘liberation day’ tariffs—or risk losing billions in government revenue.
Wealth terminology guide aims to ‘counteract the BS’ for investors

Senior woman looking on cell phone at sidewalk cafe. Yuliya Taba | E+ | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. A leading advisory group to the wealth […]
Real estate developers say affordable housing is getting more profitable

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Whether it’s in […]
‘I worked at 14, had an 8.8% mortgage rate and drove used cars’: Did boomers really have it easier than millennials?

‘We were frugal, using coupons, discount stores, shopping during the sales and eating leftovers,’ one baby-boomer reader writes.
Royal Caribbean CEO says higher guidance reflects travel trends

Royal Caribbean raised its full-year guidance Tuesday on the back of strong cruise bookings. The company now expects 2025 earnings of between $15.41 and $15.55 per share on an adjusted basis, up from prior earnings per share guidance of $14.55 to $15.55. CEO Jason Liberty noted traveler preferences are evolving, saying there’s an increase in […]