Sixty-eight percent of small business owners who are Republicans say current conditions for their business are good, twice as many as the 34% among Democratic small business owners, according to the fourth quarter 2019 CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Confidence Survey. Small business owners, like everyone else, have a tendency to view the world through a partisan lens. Now, nearly four in 10 small business owners (39%) in the Q4 CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey say the impeachment of Pre

This is where some of the world’s richest men shop for clothesLocated on the world-famous Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills is Stefano Ricci, a high-end men’s boutique where the world’s richest men shop for clothes.

Singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder knows a thing or two about hitting the right note. “You can kind of be a millionaire overnight from one hit record,” Tedder tells CNBC Make It. LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 21: Singer-songwriters Taylor Swift (L) and Ryan Tedder perform onstage during The 1989 World Tour Live In Los Angeles at Staples Center on August 21, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Radio, which was once the “bread and butter” for songwriters, promises less money than it used to as it competes with

“First of all, we don’t give them everything,” Zuckerberg said during the interview that aired Tuesday. Zuckerberg told CBS’ Gayle King how he and Chan raise their kids to be grounded despite the family wealth. Mark Zuckerberg has a net worth of $74 billion , according to Forbes. “We also take [our daughters] to work,” Chan told King. I mean, they’ve only and I’ve only lived in one primary house that I’ve owned in my life, and I bought that in 1958,” Buffett told Forbes in 2013.

Here’s how the CNBC Make It Money team members are improving their finances in 2020. Paying closer attentionThe number-one place where I get frustrated about wasting money is with pricey subscriptions that automatically renew. My goal this year was to move a big chunk of our savings from a high-yield savings account to a brokerage account. (We already have one that we contribute to regularly, but I wanted to open a second so our money is diversified.) — Lindsey Stanberry, deputy managing editorP

But only you can decide what a “successful life” means. Pain + Reflection = ProgressMy big failure came in 1982, when I bet everything on a depression that never came. I went broke and had to borrow $4,000 from my dad just to pay my family bills. Being so wrong — and especially so publicly wrong — was incredibly humbling and cost me just about everything I had built at Bridgewater. I went broke and had to borrow $4,000 from my dad just to pay the bills.

The stock market’s poor start to December halted in its tracks the kind of euphoric rally that has marked the end of past bull markets, a so-called blow-off top. According to Ned Davis Research, the Dow has posted a median gain of 13.4% during blow-off tops dating to 1901. “Given the high valuations I see, plus these divergences between many different indices, I am aware that many bull markets have ended with a rally similar to what we have seen since August,” firm founder Ned Davis said in a no

Peloton has responded to a massive amount of criticism over one of its holiday ads. The maker of high-end at-home fitness equipment last month rolled out a holiday ad that implores viewers to “give the gift of Peloton,” which had onlookers complaining about what they saw as undertones of sexism and classism in the ad. Accompanying its statement, Peloton sent CNBC PDF documents of positive emails it had received about the ad, from which last names and email addresses were redacted, as well as one

President Donald Trump only wants a “phase one” trade deal with China that works for the United States, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told CNBC on Wednesday. In comments from this week’s NATO summit, Trump said Wednesday that China trade talks are going well — just one day after suggesting he may want to delay a China trade deal until after the 2020 presidential election. “We in agriculture are optimistically hopeful we can conclude this,” Perdue said, reiterating concerns from some Trump o

Investment expert Mellody Hobson is the epitome of the American Dream. Her childhood included frequent evictions from their homes in Chicago and, at times, heating bath water on hot plates, Hobson once told Vanity Fair. Mellody Hobson Ariel InvestmentsHobson also sits on the boards of J.P. Morgan, Starbucks and video content company Quibi. NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 25: Presenter, Mellody Hobson speaks at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) New York Symposium & Awards Luncheon at New York H

Hero Images | Getty ImagesThe U.S. spent about $3.5 trillion on health care in 2017, or about $11,000 per person. The average 65-year-old male-female couple retiring in 2019 will spend an estimated $285,000 on health care over the rest of their lives, according to Fidelity Investments. “Part of the conversation should be exploring how your client uses the health-care system,” said CFP Stacy Francis, president and CEO of Francis Financial in New York. Financial advisors who try to pinpoint an amo

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:Campbell Soup (CPB) – Campbell Soup reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, although sales were slightly below expectation as organic sales fell by 1%. Alphabet (GOOGL) – The company announced that co-founder Larry Page would step down as CEO, replaced by the CEO of its Google unit, Sundar Pichai. Salesforce.com (CRM) – Salesforce reported quarterly earnings of 75 cents per share, beating the consensus estimate of 66 cents a shar

Among the big three U.S. airlines, Delta is rated the highest for flights to both Europe and to Asia. It’s a primary reason Turkish Airlines was ranked number one between North America and Europe. Can the Delta, United and American eventually catch their foreign competitors in terms of passenger satisfaction to Europe and Asia? Top-rated airlines from North America to EuropeTurkish Airlines Virgin Atlantic British Airways and Delta (tie) Air France American Airlines United Airlines Lufthansa KLM

New York City is testing a pilot program that would take some deliveries out of the hands of drivers in cars and vans and put them on bikes. UPS, Amazon and DHL are taking part in the Commercial Cargo Bike Pilot Program, which launches Wednesday using bikes with large containers attached. The New York City Department of Transportation said their goal is to have 100 cargo bikes in the pilot. She noted that trucks have been involved in a disproportionately high number of cyclist fatalities in the

Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass, the often-bearish investor and outspoken China critic, told CNBC on Wednesday that he supports an effort by a U.S. lawmaker to terminate China’s candidacy for select World Bank loans. “Why on earth is the World Bank lending China $3 or $4 billion a year?” Bass told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “And the U.S. consumer — the U.S. taxpayer — is the guarantor of World Bank loans,” he added. “Imagine what kind of fraud is behind these companies,” Bass said in September.

Four law professors take the stand Wednesday as the House Judiciary Committee begins public impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump. Testifying are Noah Feldman of Harvard Law School, Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School, Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina School of Law and Jonathan Turley of the George Washington University Law School. The hearing follows two weeks of explosive public testimony before the House Intelligence Committee. House Judiciary Committee Chairma

Investor Peter Boockvar expects President Donald Trump won’t spoil Wall Street’s Christmas by launching tariffs. “I do not believe that they will follow through with the December tariffs,” Bleakley Advisory Group’s chief investment officer told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Tuesday. “If we do not have a [China trade] deal, I think they’ll couch it and we’re just postponing the tariffs.” “The administration knows how sensitive we are to the possibility of those extra tariffs particularly hitting the

U.S. services sector activity slowed more than expected in November amid lingering concerns about trade tensions and worker shortages, which could revive fears about the economy’s health. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Wednesday its non-manufacturing activity index fell to a reading of 53.9 in last month from 54.7 in October. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the services sector, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity. Economists polled by Re

Katie Dill is a long-time executive in Silicon Valley who currently serves as the vice president of design at Lyft. As someone who has successfully climbed the ranks in her career, Dill says there is one book that has impacted her professional life the most. I’ve read it three times, and it’s a book that I feel we all need to read.” “When I was interviewing, they told me that the design team was not in a very good state,” she says. That experience, Dill says, taught her the value in listening to

Ask a psychotherapist: How do I deal with a toxic boss? “Giving honest, candid feedback to your manager is one of the greatest things you can do,” psychotherapist, author and speaker Esther Perel said. Here are her three tips for handling a difficult boss at work.