There were 23 retail bankruptcies in 2019, compared with 17 in 2018, according to a tracking by CB Insights. Here’s a list of the retailers that filed for bankruptcy in 2019, from earliest filings to the most recent. Source: DieselDenim brand Diesel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March. Plus-size apparel brand Avenue filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August and three months later filed for Chapter 7. Destination MaternityDestination Maternity filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2019.

So, when she’s regularly logging 12-plus hours in the sky, overcoming the time difference to power through work is crucial. In addition to visits to Japan quarterly, she also periodically flies to Hong Kong, Australia and Canada. Each year, she visits a Room to Read market, where sales of Tatcha products help fund girls’ education at a school in another country. In addition to jogging and jump-roping, Tsai credits meditation to helping her manage a demanding schedule. Thrive Global CEO Arianna H

By 2010, P90X made up half of parent company Beach Body’s sales, and the franchise was worth $20 million, CNBC reported in 2010. Today, you can stream the P90X workouts online through Beach Body’s on-demand platform, which costs $39.95 for three months. (And studies found that some activity trackers are inaccurate, or “markedly overestimate” activity intensity.) Other research has shown that people tend to ditch fitness trackers after about 129 days of using them. Fitness trackers today look ver

Enter the Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF (FRDM). So far, Taiwan holds the biggest geographic weighting in FRDM, followed by South Korea and Poland. One of the most noteworthy results of the ETF’s weighting system is that China, Russia and Saudi Arabia aren’t included, particularly as a result of their reported human rights violations. This is despite Chinese markets being up 12% year to date and indexer MSCI increasing its China weighting twice this year. “The problem is with the way that we w

But the recognition quickly turned to criticism over the automaker’s deadly ignition switch recall scandal. GM’s ignition switch scandal is one of many examples of how the global auto industry was held under a regulatory microscope in the 2010s for incidents its critics say failed the public as well as shareholders. Executives from Toyota, Volkswagen and Japanese auto supplier Takata were among the auto industry leaders to be called to Washington to answer for alleged corruption, misdeeds or saf

Getty ImagesWhen it came to biomedical breakthroughs, this past decade represented a lot more hype than substance. In recent years, he notes, scientists have focused on the “tools and building blocks” that will drive the breakthroughs in next decade. Nick Otto | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesCRISPR has been hailed as one of the most important breakthroughs of all time. Jahi Chikwendiu | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesThis decade, scientists did not cure HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, bu

Social media stocks to watch in 2020CNBC’s Julia Boorstin and Rohit Kulkarni from MKM Partners join “Closing Bell” to discuss regulations surrounding social media companies.

Winter storm slams Southern California, causing road closures and delays7 Hours AgoA cold and blustery winter storm unleashed downpours and extensive snowfall on Southern California, triggering a tornado and snarling post-Christmas travel on major routes Thursday.

Traders wear “DOW 28,000” hats on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 15, 2019 in New York City. Here are the most important things to know about Monday before you hit the door. The Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average all hit intraday records on Friday. The S&P 500 is hovering just under the level that would make it the best year for the index since 1997. The S&P 500 needs to finish above the 3,253 level for the year to pass 2013 as the best year this century

When low supply meets high demand, prices surge. The U.S. housing shortage may be frustrating consumers, but the housing market is in a “very healthy state” compared with a decade ago, Marcus & Millichap CEO Hessam Nadji said Friday. The shortage is more prevalent on the starter-home category, where the supply of homes under the $100,000 figure is down 15%. Yet higher labor and materials costs are pushing construction companies to focus more on higher-end homes, Nadji said. Very cautious lenders

Jason York | Getty ImagesIt may be a better time than ever to save in a Roth retirement account. A Roth 401(k) plan or Roth individual retirement account allows savers to stash away money after it’s been taxed, meaning Uncle Sam won’t take a bite when retirees withdraw their funds later. Given current economic and political dynamics, a Roth account may make sense for more Americans than in past years. “The only way to go is up,” Steve Rosenthal, a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy

Season 2 of the beloved Disney+ “Star Wars” show “The Mandalorian” will be released in fall 2020, showrunner Jon Favreau said Friday. “The Mandalorian” has dominated social media since its launch, in part because of a surprise new character dubbed Baby Yoda. Mixed reviews for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the ninth and final film in the Skywalker saga, have raised questions about the future of the franchise. The show currently holds a 94% “Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has been one

The Food and Drug Administration’s call on whether to approve Biogen’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug, aducanumab, will be the “most important decision” the federal regulator will make in 2020, Bernstein analyst Ronny Gal said Friday. When asked if he thought the FDA would approve the drug, Gal said, “Yes.” Biogen’s drug targets a “sticky” compound in the brain known as beta-amyloid, which is hypothesized to play a role in the devastating disease. The FDA has approved Alzheimer’s drugs aimed at h

The Dow was up about 23.87 points or 0.08% to 28,645.26, while the S&P 500 was unchanged at 3,240.02, notching its fifth straight week of gains. Three major averages all hit new intraday highs in the session. A year-end rally in December has already ushered the U.S. equity indexes to historic levels and within reach of the market’s best calendar year in more than two decades. The S&P 500, up already 29.3% in 2019, is inches away from reaching historic proportions. The benchmark will post its bes

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner participates in a question-and-answer interview during the seventh annual Washington Ideas Forum at the Harman Center for the Arts October 1, 2015 in Washington, DC. Others are still on the way, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner told CNBC in an interview this fall at his office in Sunnyvale, California. “Satya has made good on every single thing we talked about prior to the acquisition,” Weiner said. Following the loss, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff suggested Microsoft’s plans to b

The grizzled radio man was best known for his outsized cowboy hat and penchant for making controversial, often offensive, statements. The controversial morning personality’s last day on the radio was on March 29 of last year. Radio shock jock Don Imus, one of the early pioneers of his genre, died Friday less than two years after retiring, according to a family statement given to NBC New York. In 2007 MSNBC dropped its simulcast of the “Imus in the Morning” radio program after he described the mo

WASHINGTON — Russia’s defense minister on Friday declared a new hypersonic weapon, which is said to be capable of striking the United States, ready for war. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in a conference call with Russian military leaders that the first missile unit equipped with the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle entered combat duty. Avangard can travel at least five times the speed of sound, or about one mile per second. It was one of the six new weapons that Russian President

Nakhorn Yuangkratoke / EyeEm | EyeEm | Getty ImagesDon’t underestimate that $20 bill your child got in a holiday card this year. You’ll need to open a separate 529 account for each child, Kantrowitz said. “Delayed gratification is a difficult concept for adults, much less kids,” Kantrowitz said. Different banks and credit card companies have different minimum ages for authorized users, Schulz said. Kids can be especially vulnerable to identity theft, Schulz said, because criminals know their rec

SDI ProductionsStudent loan borrowers who want to repay the balance owed with their 529 college savings plan should think twice. In addition to changing the way you save for retirement, the legislation also allows you to use up to $10,000 from your 529 college savings plan to repay your qualified education loans. A 529 plan allows families to save after-tax dollars for educational costs. Here is where taxpayers can get tripped up: While the federal government has blessed using your 529 plan to r

Shares of Michaels surged 15% Friday after the arts and crafts retailer said it was replacing its new CEO Mark Cosby with Walmart executive Ashley Buchanan as part of a leadership shuffle. Cosby served as an interim chief executive starting in February before officially being named CEO on Oct. 21. Before joining Michaels, Cosby was president of Office Depot’s North America business. Buchanan, who joined Walmart in 2007, moved from chief merchandising officer at Sam’s Club to become chief merchan