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  • “If the situation remains as fluid … or if it remains dynamic, get ready for February to end with a nasty whimper and a bear full of bang.” The computer and printer company is estimated to report $14.6 billion in revenue and 54 cents of earnings per share. “HP wants to remain independent and a strong earnings report, and a concomitant rally, will help them do that,” Cramer said. EOG Resources releases its earnings report after the closing bell, but executives won’t host a shareholder call unti
    Cramer's week ahead: February could 'end with a nasty whimper'

  • “I want my company to be a model for women seeking opportunity and support in their careers,” Bloomberg said. One women, Sekkio Sakai Garrison, claimed that when she told Bloomberg that she was pregnant he quipped, “Kill it,” and then said, “Great! Number 16!,” referring to the number of women at the firm who were either also pregnant or on maternity leave. In Wednesday’s debate, when Warren had called on Bloomberg to release female employees from NDAs, he said, “we have a very few nondisclosure
    Bloomberg offers to release women from 3 non-disclosure agreements after Warren roasts him

  • The candles will be available sometime within the next week, McDonald’s told CNBC. The new “Quarter Pounder Fan Club” collection has “extremely limited” quantities of fresh items, which as of Friday included “Couples Quarter Pounder Mittens” for $25, an “I’d Rather Be Eating a Quarter Pounder” sticker for $8, a “Quarter Pounder Fan Club” pin for $10, a fan club T-shirt for $25 and a calendar for $25. The locket was sold out, and the candle pack was listed as “coming soon.” The new items were the
    Why McDonald's is putting out a beef-scented candle

  • Tech billionaires, like former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, have called the richest town in America home – where the average household income is more than $500,000 a year. For the fourth year in a row, the suburb of Atherton, California topped Bloomberg’s annual Richest Places Index. “Being only 20 minutes away from Silicon Valley and 45 minutes to downtown San Francisco, [Atherton] is where many billionaires and C-Suite executiv
    These are the top 10 richest places in America

  • “[Gabrielle] is her own boss and has her own career, her own bank account and all that,” Wade told People. “Money doesn’t keep you connected,” Wade told People. “I make sure to let people know all of the hard work that’s gone into my career,” Union told Yahoo in 2015. In fact, before marrying Wade, Union was the one who insisted they get a prenup. What’s more, Union told “The Arsenio Hall Show” in 2014 that she has also never seen Wade balance a checkbook.
    Dwyane Wade on marriage to Gabrielle Union: She has her own bank account and 'doesn't stop my growth'

  • Facebook considers action to ensure Bloomberg posts made by Bloomberg employeesPresidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has already spent $40 million on traditional campaign advertising. CNBC’s Julia Boorstin reports on what the campaign is doing on non-traditional platforms.
    Facebook considers action to ensure Bloomberg posts made by Bloomberg employees

  • Google has reached a settlement with state attorneys general over outside consultants hired to work on the states’ antitrust investigation, CNBC has learned. The settlement means that potential roadblocks to the states’ probe may be cleared for now, allowing the attorneys general to continue digging into Google’s business. Texas is leading the the probe into Google’s digital advertising business, which is backed by 49 other attorneys general from U.S. states and territories. The investigation is
    Google reaches a settlement with state AGs after contesting consultants in antitrust probe

  • People wait in line to vote on the final day of early voting for the upcoming Nevada Democratic presidential caucus on February 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Instead of an app, Nevada’s Democrats will use a “Caucus Calculator” tool to add up votes and combine Election Day ballots with votes cast at early voting sites. The Nevada caucuses started with four days of early voting between Feb. 15 and Feb. 18 at more than 80 sites across Nevada. About 75,000 Nevadans have cast their ballots during ea
    Nevada Democrats are trying to avoid repeating the Iowa caucus debacle — here's how

  • Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $3 billion and admit wrongdoing to settle criminal and civil investigations with the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission over its fraudulent fake-account scandal, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday. “Simply put, Wells Fargo traded its hard-earned reputation for short-term profits, and harmed untold numbers of customers along the way.” San Francisco-based Wells Fargo avoids criminal prosecution as part of the deal. By contrast, Wells Far
    Wells Fargo to pay $3 billion in settling criminal and civil investigations into its fraudulent sales practices

  • So it makes sense that their ideal side hustle — baking and selling gluten-free bread at farmers markets — feels theatrical. Even baking the bread, loading up the van, getting everything set up so everyone can go to the market — it’s theater.” It’s also lucrative: At the pop-up bakery Super Bloom, Boucai earns roughly $20 per hour, pulling in between $250 and $300 each week. That’s a total of up to $3,200 per month in side hustle income, more than three times their $1,000 monthly rent. ‘Being pa
    This 37-year-old makes up to $3,200 per month in side hustle income—and works just 20 hours a week

  • How kombucha became a near $500 million fermented tea empireIt seems like kombucha, the fizzy fermented tea known for its probiotic properties, is having a moment: The U.S. market for the drink went from $152 million dollars in 2015 to $492 million dollars in 2019, according to research from Nielsen. Here’s how kombucha went from a niche farmers’ market beverage to a global phenomenon.
    How kombucha became a near $500 million fermented tea empire

  • An outbreak of coronavirus in northern Italy worsened on Friday, with officials announcing 14 confirmed cases in the wealthy region of Lombardy, while two cases were reported in the adjacent region of Veneto. Just hours after revealing that six people had come down with the virus in the first known cases of local transmission in Italy, officials said a further eight had tested positive for the disease, including five health workers. Separately, ANSA news agency said two people had been diagnosed
    Coronavirus outbreak grows in northern Italy, 16 cases reported in one day

  • President Donald Trump criticizes Oscar-winning ‘Parasite’ during Colorado campaign rallyPresident Donald Trump criticized the South Korean film ‘Parasite’ during his campaign rally on Thursday.
    President Donald Trump criticizes Oscar-winning 'Parasite' during Colorado campaign rally

  • Where White House sees US economy headedTomas Philipson, CEA Acting chairman, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss the White House’s GDP projection for 2020.
    Where White House sees US economy headed

  • A woman wears a masks in Chinatown following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. January 30, 2020. California, Nebraska and Illinois are the only U.S. states that can currently test for coronavirus, the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) told Reuters on Friday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week said some of the testing kits sent to U.S. states and at least 30 countries produced “inconclusive” results due to a flawed co
    Only three US states can test for coronavirus, says public lab group

  • If you’re buying soon and want a save haven, then you’re going to pick a more conservative account like a checking or high-yield savings account. Checking or savings accountMost people saving for a house use their checking account or open a separate savings account, McDaniels says. Your best bet is to open a high-yield savings account at a bank or cash account via a fintech platform like Betterment or Wealthfront. The appeal is that traditionally, those rates have been higher than what a savings
    This is the best place to stash your down payment savings

  • Facebook’s Libra Association added a new member after shedding several partners in its ambition to create a new cryptocurrency. Shopify’s new membership follows a slew of defections from the Libra Association in the months since its unveiling in 2019. All three companies stepped back from the Libra Association and would be joined by PayPal, eBay, Booking Holdings, Mercado Pago and Vodafone. Zuckerberg told the House Financial Services Committee in October that Facebook would leave the Libra Asso
    Facebook's Libra Association adds Shopify as a member after a slew of defections

  • The source said Facebook is considering taking steps to make it clearer that the people posting messages of support are paid employees. Facebook has taken a range of steps to improve transparency around political advertising since the Cambridge Analytica scandal in March 2018. This follows last week’s news from Facebook when a company spokesperson told CNBC that Facebook would not put political posts from influencers into its ad database, even if a candidate paid the influencer for the post. How
    Facebook is considering making it clearer that pro-Bloomberg posts come from paid staffers

  • “The slow way to wealth is to save.” It’s a lot easier to make more money than to save more. Plus, if you make a lot, “it’s a lot easier to save anyways,” he says. “Meanwhile, the wealthy are focusing their energy on not just earning — but earning a lot of money.” The wealthy are focusing their energy on not just earning — but earning a lot of money.
    28-year-old millionaire: 'The slow way to wealth is to save'

  • What is it about social media that so effectively supercharges frauds by Sorokin, aka Delvey, and so many others? Mendelson, author of the book “Social Media is Bulls—,” said platforms that rely heavily on images are especially tricky because of our trusting nature. “You can do a reverse image search to see if that image was stolen.” Consider how the social media figure interacts with them. “If you message someone and they message you right back at, like, 3 o’clock in the morning, that should
    Social media is the best thing for fraud since money. Here's how to stay safe

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