Fast fashion is big business, but it is also a big polluter, responsible for about 10% of global carbon emissions. Roughly 70% of the $3 trillion fashion industry is comprised of articles made from synthetics or petrochemicals. While some companies are claiming sustainable clothing lines, there is a very wide variance in what that means.
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Eggs for sale at elevated prices in New York on Jan 21, 2023. Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Egg prices soared to historically high levels in 2022 — and one group is alleging the trend is due to something more nefarious than simple economics. Across all egg types, consumers saw average prices jump 60%
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In this article CRM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage on a Saleforce office building in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jeff Ubben’s Inclusive Capital has taken a position in Salesforce, according to sources, CNBC’s David Faber reported Monday. It’s unclear what
Getty Images Randy had an 850 credit score. According to FICO, the most popular scoring model, that’s as good as it gets. Still, a line on his credit report said he could lower his utilization rate, so he promptly paid off the remainder of his car loan with one $6,000 payment, and then his score
In this article TPR WMG PYPL ABT SHOP-CA W Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Salesforce signage outside office building in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making the biggest premarket moves: Advanced Micro Devices — The semiconductor maker rallied nearly 3% after being upgraded by Barclays to overweight from equal
In this article SPY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT (An excerpt from the book, “Shut Up and Keep Talking: Lessons on Life and Investing from the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange,” by Bob Pisani.) Thirty years ago this week, State Street Global Advisors launched the Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt (SPY), the first
In this article CMCSA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A lifelike doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally turns murderous in Universal Studios and Blumhouse’s “M3GAN.” Universal A fashion-forward, murderous doll is ringing up big bucks at the box office. “M3gan,” the newest release from the Universal Studios
In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Avatar: The Way of Water Courtesy: Disney Co. Disney‘s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has topped $2 billion at the global box office, making it the third James Cameron film to reach this benchmark. Only five other films have hit this metric — the original
Source: Getty Images If you made a Roth individual retirement account conversion in 2022, you may have a more complicated tax return this season, experts say. The strategy, which transfers pretax or non-deductible IRA funds to a Roth IRA for future tax-free growth, tends to be more popular during a stock market downturn because you
In this article USDC.CM= ETHE GBTC GEL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Crypto lender Genesis filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Thursday night in Manhattan federal court, the latest casualty in the industry contagion caused by the collapse of FTX and a crippling blow to a business once at the heart of Barry
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A blood glucose control system with the help of a smartphone and a meter that is fixed to the skin. Ute Grabowsky | Photothek | Getty Images The internet of things to remote monitor and manage common health issues has been growing steadily, led by diabetes patients. About one out of every 10 Americans, or
The clock is ticking for the U.S. to avoid a default on its debt, and some are sounding the alarm about potential disruptions to Social Security and Medicare. On Thursday, Jan. 19, the U.S. outstanding debt hit its statutory limit. The debt limit or debt ceiling is the total amount of money the U.S. can
[The stream is slated to start at 3 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Moderated by CNBC’s Joumanna Bercetche, top business leaders and policymakers discuss surging inflation at Davos, Switzerland, and whether a radical rethink is needed by central banks. Joining CNBC is Larry
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Line workers work on the chassis of full-size General Motors pickup trucks at the Flint Assembly plant on June 12, 2019 in Flint, Michigan. JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP / Getty Images FLINT, Mich. — General Motors plans to invest nearly $1 billion in four U.S.
Whether by choice or necessity, many workers will change jobs in the months ahead. Some companies, particularly tech giants, have been announcing deep cuts to their workforces as they face ongoing challenges due to rising interest rates and inflation. Most recently, Google said that it will lay off 12,000 people, Amazon announced a fresh wave of job
A sign is posted in front of a Google office on April 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Google parent company Alphabet will report first quarter earnings today after the closing bell. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Netflix — The streaming stock