Investing giant Vanguard has cut expense ratios for 56 mutual funds and ETFs over the past few months, according to a press release. The price decreases are relatively modest; many of the expense ratios — what investors pay Vanguard to manage the fund — are being shaved by 0.02% to 0.05%. Brokerages are slashing prices across the boardCutting expense ratios is the latest step brokerages are taking to attract investors with low fees. Over the past few years, expense ratios and trade commissions o

Here’s why Citi’s Jim Suva says Apple’s stock has more room to runJim Suva, Citi’s senior tech analyst, joins “Squawk Alley” to discuss why he thinks Wall Street is underestimating Apple’s wearables division.

Goodyear Tire — The tire company’s stock gained more than 2% after Nomura initiated coverage with a buy rating and $20 target. Restaurant Brands International — Shares of Restaurant Brands International dipped more than 1% after announcing Tim Hortons unit president Alex Macedo would leave the company. Rite Aid Corp. — The pharmacy company’s shares slid more than 16%. Tesla — Tesla shares slid more than 3.6% in early trading Monday after analysts at Cowen warned that the automaker would miss its

Asking the right questions and making a few simple moves could save you money and stress in the year ahead. Cancel subscriptions you don’t need or useCancel subscriptions on your iPhone or iPad. There are two services that are awesome for this: Apple Photos and Google Photos. Save money on your cellphone billSamsung Galaxy Note 10+ Todd Haselton | CNBCYour cellphone bill is another easy area to save money. And don’t pay for things like wireless hotspot capability if you don’t use it.

If you’re looking for the perfect place to find a job, start a business or grow your salary, consider one of America’s thriving “boomtowns”: cities where rapid economic growth is creating jobs and attracting new residents. Financial advice website SmartAsset analyzed data for the 500 largest U.S. cities to determine the top “boomtowns” in the country. The site considered seven metrics in its ranking: population change, unemployment rate, number of jobs created, GDP growth rate, business growth r

Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey gestures while interacting with students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi on November 12, 2018. Jack Dorsey is in good company when it comes to Africa. Africa has a young and booming population, which Schneidman said makes it a “natural market for any tech entrepreneur.” Africa also has the largest population of underbanked and unbanked people in the world, making it appealing for companies in financial tech and payments. “Africa sim

A recent study that concluded YouTube’s algorithm does not direct users toward radical content drew the ire of experts over the weekend. The study, which was published last week and CNBC previously reported on, also said that YouTube’s algorithm favors left-leaning and politically neutral channels. However, online radicalization and technology experts cited several shortcomings in criticizing the study, which has not been peer-reviewed. One author of the study, independent data scientist Mark Le

Netflix heads into the new year up more than 4,000% this decade, making it the best performer in the S&P 500 throughout the last 10 years. Well, as you would expect with any stock that’s rallied 4,000%, it is pretty pricey.” So, we can’t just run out and buy the stock even though we love the company,” said Nations. “But with a name that’s been up 4,000% in the last 10 years, we want unlimited profit potential.” “We don’t want to be trading this name for a small profit, given what we’ve seen what

Netflix’s original movies and shows were more popular than any other new releases on its streaming service in 2019, the company said Monday. Netflix revealed that its own comedy, “Murder Mystery,” starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, topped the list of its most popular releases of the year. The disclosure could bolster Netflix’s approach to investing heavily in original content to keep subscribers interested as it loses some of its traditionally big hits to newer streaming services. Disne

Activists participate in a rally urging the expansion of Social Security benefits in front of the White House July 13, 2015. Getty ImagesRaising the retirement age is an emotional issue. For evidence, just look at proposals to move up the full retirement age for Social Security. Among the proposed changes is raising the retirement age to 64 from 62 . A majority of workers — 54% — said they expect to stop working sometime after age 65 or never retire at all, the research found.

Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe S&P 500 has risen nearly 30% this year on the back of stocks like Apple and AMD. The following stocks are Wall Street analysts’ picks to lead the benchmark in 2020. Bottom line: These are the buy-recommended stocks in the benchmark that analysts predict will jump the most in 2020. This screening found 18 stocks with widespread support among analysts, and 10 of those had more than a 10% implied upside based on the average target price. With oil strengthening as the n

Issues in the overnight lending market, where banks go to fund their operations, caused short-term borrowing rates to spike briefly in mid-September. Credit Suisse analyst Zoltan Pozsar notably predicted that unless the Fed before year’s end initiated a fourth round of bond buying — quantitative easing — it could face a severe funding crisis. A test for the marketWhether that state of affairs will continue as the central bank’s repo operations continue into the new year remains an open question.

Ivanka Trump suggested she might not return to the White House if her father, President Donald Trump, is reelected in 2020. “I am driven first and foremost by my kids and their happiness, so that’s always going to be my top priority,” Ivanka Trump said. But she said, the work she and her family are doing in the White House is “always unfinished. In the interview, Trump touted a 12-week family leave plan she pushed in the White House. A spokesperson for the White House said reports about Ivanka T

President Donald Trump also called for fans to boycott NFL games in 2017. The NFL’s ratings also jumped last year, rising 5% from 2017 with an average of 15.8 million viewers. ABC, the only major network without NFL football, is also reportedly looking at bringing back the NFL after a more than 15-year absence. “When a network drops out of the NFL, it kind of changes one’s perspective of that network, psychologically,” Rishe said. “And that little psychological effect has real effects in terms o

After two deadly shootings at Walmart stores over the summer, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made a surprising move. But the CEO of the biggest retailer in the world has been bolder this year than he traditionally has been in the past. Now, instead of focusing on the past, McMillon is “looking ahead, as he should,” Henisz said. “I think Doug is trying to understand how all of its different cohorts impact Walmart in the long term.” Those cohorts would include Walmart workers, investors and the communi

UBS estimates that over the next decade energy storage costs will fall between 66% and 80%, and that the market will grow to as much as $426 billion worldwide. The growing energy storage market offers no shortage of investing opportunities, especially as government subsidies and regulations assist the move towards clean energy. ReutersWorldwide sales of plug-in electric vehicles — which includes battery-powered electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles — hit 1.98 million in 2018, ac

The political and economic identity crisis seen in the U.K. during its torturous Brexit process could shift across the continent to Europe’s largest economy Germany in 2020, according to economists and market watchers. Tensions came to a head earlier in December when the CDU party leader, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, rejected calls from the SPD’s new leftwing leadership team to renegotiate the terms of the governing alliance, putting the coalition’s survival into 2020 in doubt. The instability co

On Dec. 28, former President Barack Obama revealed his annual year-end list of favorite books. Later in the weekend, he also shared his favorite movies and TV shows of the year, including “Booksmart,” “The Irishman” and “Fleabag.” This year’s book list consisted of 19 reads that “made the last year a little brighter for me,” he wrote. “Most of them came out in 2019, but a few were older ones that were new to me this year.” Here’s the full list of Obama’s favorite books of 2019.

The maze that is Medicare includes some higher costs for 2020 that beneficiaries might want to factor into their health-care budgets. Hero Images | Getty ImagesBasic Medicare consists of Part A (hospital coverage) and Part B (outpatient care). And, some of those options either have no monthly charge or will pay your Part B premium. The average monthly premium for a standalone drug plan in 2020 will be $30, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, down from $32.50 in 2019. As

How to play technicals heading into 2020John Roque, Wolfe Research senior managing director, join ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the technicals he’s watching in 2020.