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Russian flag flies with the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin in the background in Moscow, Russia, February 27, 2019. A Russian conscript serving in the far east of the country shot dead eight other soldiers and badly injured two others on Friday after having a nervous breakdown, the Defense Ministry said, the Interfax news agency reported. The conscript has been detained, the ministry said, and the two injured troops are being treated in a military hospital. The incident occurred at a military fac

Offshore wind looks set to become a $1 trillion business by 2040, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday, with global capacity set for a 15-fold increase. According to the IEA’s Offshore Wind Outlook 2019, last year investment in the sector neared $20 billion, compared to under $8 billion in 2010. With today’s investment plans and policies, the IEA said the offshore market would grow by 13% annually, “passing 20 GW of additions per year by 2030.” Global offshore wind capacity currentl

Gaming the game2 Hours AgoWhile video game cheating may seem harmless, it’s not. It can ruin the gaming experience, cut into profits and turn consumers off. CNBC’s Josh Lipton reports.

Only about half of American families are participating in some way in the stock market, according to research from the St. Louis Fed. When it comes to millennials (ages 23 to 38), about 60% have no direct or indirect exposure to the stock market. “You’re going to have to save so much more money to achieve the same goals because the market is helping do some of the work.” When your money earns returns, those returns also generate their own earnings. Conversely, doing nothing can cost you: Millenn

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announces the Trump Administration’s plan to create the U.S. Space Force by 2020 during a speech at the Pentagon August 9, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. “His remarks are full of arrogance, prejudice, critical biases and lies,” China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said during a press conference in Beijing. At the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Pence accused China of “coercing corporate America” by silencing companies, think tanks, schola

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tours the facility at the grand opening of the Amazon Spheres, in Seattle, Washington on January 29, 2018. Barclays told clients it’s “still early” to buy the dip on Amazon, as the e-commerce giant’s period of heavy investment could hurt financials and the stock further before things get better. “Historically it’s a good idea to buy AMZN shares in the 7th-8th inning of its investment cycles, closer to where we are coming out, but unfortunately it feels like we are only in t

Guggenheim said Uber has an underappreciated pricing leverage, among other factors. “1) We look for a more benign competitive scenario to evolve globally with significant cross ownership yielding the potential for consolidation and competitive discipline; 2) We model to 2023 EBITDA with no price increases, but even modest increases could pull that to as early as 2021 and that might get easier to envision if competitive discipline extends beyond the U.S.; 3) Rising prices in the U.S. should fuel

Source: Erica Yungen OstergrenErica Yungen Ostergren keeps important financial information, such as website passwords and logins, in one handy place. Make sure to work out a method to let your loved ones know where you’re storing the information, Hoyt says. (Don’t name the file “Passwords,” Hoyt warns.) … or an old-fashioned notebookChristina Barnes uses a Day-Timer to keep track of passwords and logins for financial accounts. Source: Christina BarnesChristina Barnes-Parker, 44, of Venice, Flo

“I do understand the unfortunate impact that this has on so many others, and for that, I am deeply sorry,” Ayton said in a statement. With the 25-game suspension, Ayton will lose roughly $2 million in salary. Ayton, 21, entered the season expecting to earn approximately $116,620 per game in 82 regular-season outings, which totals about $9.5 million for the 2019-20 season. In his rookie season, Ayton averaged 16.3 points and 10.3 rebounds in 71 games. Ayton’s suspension will start Friday as he wi

Verizon Communications beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit and revenue on Friday, as the largest U.S. wireless carrier by subscribers signed up more mobile phone customers who pay a monthly bill. The company’s strategy of focusing on the core wireless business has often been contrasted with that of AT&T, its next largest competitor, which has invested in media content to grow the company. Meanwhile, rivals T-Mobile US and Sprint have been locked in a lengthy merger process. Veriz

These are a portion of the customers that currently pay for an AT&T-owned product such as DirecTV or AT&T wireless phone service. As one of the final entries in the streaming wars, HBO Max faces a tough competitive landscape. Selling HBO Max by piggybacking off the entrenched HBO service has its own challenges. Stankey wants to convert HBO’s 35 million U.S. subscriber base, which includes the 10 million customers AT&T controls, to HBO Max. And while AT&T executives believe that HBO Max could red

Watch CNBC’s full interview with Tesla Chairman Robyn Denholm1 Hour AgoRobyn Denholm, Tesla chairwoman, and Ron Baron, Baron Capital chairman and CEO, join “Squawk Box” to discuss the company’s earnings beat and plans for the future.

United CEO on 737 Max timeframe, the company’s focus on customer service1 Hour AgoUnited Airlines is hosting a media event in Chicago to improve service and customer interaction. United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz joins CNBC’s Phil LeBeau to discuss.

Rep. Kevin Brady: The China trade fight will continue beyond the Trump presidency1 Hour AgoVice President Mike Pence slammed the NBA on Thursday for acting like, what he called, a “wholly owned subsidiary” of China. He also took a shot at corporations doing business with China including Nike. The vice president says the U.S. is ready for a new future when China ends unfair trade practices. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) joins “Squawk Box” to discuss.

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:Verizon – Verizon reported a quarterly profit of $1.25 per share, a penny a share above estimates. VF Corp. – The apparel maker reported a quarterly profit of $1.26 per share, falling 5 cents a share short of estimates. Intel – Intel beat estimates by 18 cents a share, with quarterly profit of $1.42 per share. The Wall Street Journal reports that ABC, NBC, Fox, Conde Nast, and the Washington Post are among the outlets that have agreed to p

Consumer sentiment slightly dipped to 95.5 in October, coming in just below the prior reading and Street estimate of 96. In September, consumer sentiment rose to 93.2, a major rebound from August when sentiment fell the most since 2012 amid an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China. Consumers surveyed by the University of Michigan have repeatedly expressed concern about trade tensions between the economic powers, which have resulted in billions of dollars in tariffs on consumer goods. T

Among the 50 publicly traded companies with the widest CEO-to-worker pay gaps in 2018, the typical employee would have to work at least 1,000 years to earn what their CEO made in one. The IPS analyzed pay data at S&P 500 companies and found that nearly 80% of S&P 500 companies paid their CEO over 100 times more than their median worker pay. But IPS found that retail giant Gap had the widest CEO pay gap of any S&P 500 company. Peter Drucker, often considered the father of modern management scienc

Senator Bernie Sanders on stage at Bernie Sanders Rally “Bernie’s Back” in Queensbridge Park. Bernie Sanders has proposed wiping out the country’s $1.6 trillion outstanding student loan tab. Under Elizabeth Warren’s plan, borrowers with household incomes of less than $100,000 would get $50,000 of their student debt forgiven. A. Wayne Johnson proposes to forgive $50,000 in student debt for all borrowers, about $925 billion. “It’s the first Republican support for widespread student loan forgivenes

A profitable part of the video game industry is e-gaming or esports, competitive video game competitions where amateur and professional players compete for prizes that can reach into the millions. The college freshman says he has developed cheats for video games by finding vulnerabilities in the games’ code. The small number of buyers also helped prevent purchasers from getting banned by the video game companies. At Def Con the hacking convention in Las Vegas, which drew an estimated 30,000 atte