Secretary of Energy Rick Perry speaks during a news conference after the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation conference in Vilnius, Lithuania October 7, 2019. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will refuse to appear before a closed session of House of Representatives committees investigating President Donald Trump for possible impeachment, an Energy Department spokeswoman said on Friday. “The Secretary will not partake in a secret star chamber inquisition where agency counsel is forbidden

An estimated 4 million more workers needed in cybersecurityThe October jobs numbers topped estimates. One of the strongest parts of the labor market was cybersecurity. CNBC’s Kate Rogers reports on “Closing Bell.”

This Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 photo provided by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality shows affected land from a Keystone oil pipeline leak near Edinburg, North Dakota. More than 9,000 barrels of oil are estimated to have spilled from a leak in the Keystone Pipeline in northeastern North Dakota, the company said. The oil spill affected a wetlands area. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality said the leak was 3 miles northwest of Edinburg. “As president, I will shut d

Carb cycling involves alternating between high-carb and low-carb days over the course of a week. Unlike other diets that cut out carbs entirely, carb cycling encourages you to ramp up or cut back on your carb intake in alignment with your activity level each day. And carb cycling has been gaining traction among recreational athletes who want to reach their fitness goals, have more stamina or simply eat more carbs. From a scientific standpoint, carb cycling makes a lot of sense, Armul tells CNBC

When it comes to shopping for health insurance, experts say more Americans need to look beyond just the monthly cost of a plan. Meanwhile, only 8% of respondents say the biggest concern is a health plan’s deductible, which is the amount of money you’re on the hook to pay before your insurance coverage kicks in. That means the typical American will need to pay up to that amount before their insurance starts to pay their bills. About 82% of those with health insurance have some kind of deductible

Trump will nominate Stephen Hahn, an oncologist and chief medical executive at Texas’ MD Anderson Cancer Center, to be the next FDA commissioner. Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Brett Giroir will become acting commissioner in the meantime. Ned Sharpless has been serving as acting commissioner since Scott Gottlieb stepped down in April after running the agency for nearly two years. Federal rules limit how long officials can work on an acting basis before a president must appoint a new

The Trump administration’s latest restrictions on flights to Cuba have left Cubans and Cuban Americans worried that travel will become complicated, leaving their families and local businesses to suffer “torture.” Since then-President Barack Obama restored commercial flights to Cuba in 2016, more Cuban Americans have been visiting relatives in provinces far from the country’s capital of Havana on direct flights. The flights to airports outside Havana are used mostly by Cuban Americans to visit re

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez #4 hold up the World Series trophy after the Nationals defeat the Houston Astros in Game 7 to win the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in Houston, Texas. The Washington Nationals plan to visit the White House on Monday, less than a week after claiming their first World Series victory. Trump has not followed prevailing presidential practice on sports traditions on several fronts, includin

Dow Jones Industrial Average jumps 301 pointsThe gained 301.13 points, or 1.11% to close at 27,347.36. A much better-than-expected jobs report propelled the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record highs. Big job gains even with General Motors strikeThe U.S. economy added , easily topping a Dow Jones estimate of 75,000. The better-than-expected print came even as a General Motors workers strike shaved off more than 40,000 jobs last month. Qorvo and US Steel surge on earningsshares surged 20.23% after the ch

Here are the most important things to know about Monday before you hit the door. Earnings season continues with ride-hailing company Uber reporting third-quarter earnings after the bell on Monday. Wedbush is expecting Uber to report a loss of 95 cents per share on revenue of $3.862 billion. Uber’s earnings come two days before the company’s lockup period expires, making 763 million more Uber shares eligible to trade on the public market. Shares of Uber are down about 30% since its market debut i

American companies need to take a stronger stand against the demands of the Chinese government and protect their principles, not profit, short seller Carson Block told CNBC on Friday. Block’s appearance on CNBC came one day after he published a fiery op-ed in the Financial Times, arguing that the NBA and other American companies need to “locate their spines quickly.” Second, he said he is not suggesting American companies completely remove themselves from China. To gain access to the Chinese mar

Trays of ground beef sit on a rack in the meat department of a supermarket. A multistate outbreak of salmonella linked to ground beef has caused one death in California and eight hospitalizations, U.S. health officials said on Friday. The illnesses from this strain, a type usually found in cattle, are more severe than expected for salmonella, which usually has a 20% hospitalization rate, the agency said. Retailers can continue to sell ground beef and consumers can consume thoroughly cooked beef,

Open enrollment offers employees the opportunity to do some research about their benefit plans, make smart choices, and then save hundreds of dollars — or more — in 2020. Unfortunately, the vast majority of employees fail to review their insurance benefits at the end of the year. This is easily one of the biggest — and costliest — mistakes people make during open enrollment. According to a 2018 report from Aflac, 93% of employees simply stick with the same benefits year after year. While you can

The presidential primaries are still months away, but Sen. Elizabeth Warren has already doubled her wealth tax. As part of her plan to pay for “Medicare for All,” Warren would double the top rate of her wealth tax to 6% from 3%. That would mean Jeff Bezos would pay more than $6.5 billion in wealth taxes this year alone. So Gates would owe over $12 billion in taxes this year – unless he put more into his foundation first. We will see whether Warren’s new numbers will change Gates’ support for a w

An employee in a branded helmet is pictured at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday agreed that the initial public offering of state oil giant Aramco will be announced on Sunday, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. “The crown prince finally gave the green light,” one source said. The listing is the centerpiece of the crown prince’s plan to shake up the Saudi economy and diversify away from oi

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday recommended investors treat any near-term pullback in the homebuilding stocks as a buying opportunity. Citing a recent research note from Zelman & Associates, the “Mad Money” host believes there is more upside in the sector, pointing to the stocks of D.R. Horton, Lennar, Toll Brothers and Taylor Morrison. In an October note, Zelman raised its home construction estimates, saying orders could rise 15%, after seeing strong quarterly results from KB Home and Lennar. “Sure

Some iPhones or iPads released in 2012 or earlier need a software update from Apple, or they will stop working correctly at 2 p.m. eastern time on Sunday, Nov. 3. The update is necessary because of a “GPS time rollover issue,” Apple said on its website. iOS 13 was released this fall, and can run on the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, which were released in 2015, and all later models. It also doesn’t affect iOS devices newer than those listed above,” Apple said on its website. You can update your p

A Barney’s store stands in lower Manhattan on August 06, 2019 in New York City. Store liquidation sales at Barneys New York will begin soon, according to a release issued Friday. Private sales will begin next week for Barneys’ “most loyal” customers, the Great American Group and Tiger Capital Group said. Store closing sales will soon begin at five flagship Barneys New York stores and Barneys Warehouse locations. A bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Barneys brands and other intellectual proper

DETROIT — Local United Auto Workers leaders from across the country approved a new four-year labor contract with Ford Motor, sending it to their rank-and-file members for final approval. The deal includes Ford investing more than $6 billion in its U.S. manufacturing operations and the creation or retention of 8,500 U.S. jobs. Under the deal, Ford is also offering a $60,000 retirement bonus for eligible workers. Unlike GM’s deal, Ford would not dissolve a jointly operated training center with the

Third-quarter earnings season continues, with about 80 S&P 500 companies reporting, including media companies Disney and News Corp. and chipmaker Qualcomm. The measured move is 3,200 on the S&P 500 by year-end. The S&P 500 was higher for a fourth week in a row, its longest winning streak since March. However, Stovall said it’s a positive for stocks when the yield on the 10-year is lower than the yield on the S&P 500, now about 2%. “I would say another positive for stocks is historically when the