Are you saving to buy a home? Email reporter Alicia Adamczyk at alicia.adamczyk@nbcuni.com with your story for a chance to be featured in a future Make It article. When you’re in the market for a home, saving up for a hefty down payment typically won’t be enough to secure a mortgage. Depending on where you live, though, the salary you need to qualify for a mortgage varies widely. These are the incomes you need to afford a home in 15 major U.S. metropolitan areas, ranked from lowest median home p

Why it’s cheaper to have a baby in Finland than in the USAs 2019’s happiest country in the world, Finland is undoubtedly a great place to have children. With lengthy parental leave, hundreds of dollars worth of free baby products in the signature baby box and low-to-no childbirth costs, here’s why it’s better to have a baby in Finland than in the U.S.

Certain life happenings, such as getting married, will prompt you to change your tax filing status. Your filing status determines important factors, such as your tax rates and standard deduction, which is the amount of income that’s not subject to federal income tax. Therefore, having the right filing status can help you get the biggest refund. Married filing separately (MFS): Each person files their own return, keeping incomes and deductions separate. Here’s what experts have to say about filin

United removes 737 Max from schedule until September 4, 2020CNBC’s Phil LeBeau reports that United Airlines has removed the 737 Max from its schedule until early September. With CNBC’s Brian Sullivan and the Halftime Report traders, Josh Brown, Steve Weiss, Shannon Sacoccia and Jim Lebenthal.

The stocks Wall Street loves—according to Barron’sCNBC’s Brian Sullivan and the Halftime Report traders discuss Barron’s 8 stocks to love, with Allen Root, Barron’s senior writer, Josh Brown, Steve Weiss, Shannon Sacoccia and Jim Lebenthal.

The consumer products conglomerate reported adjusted earnings of 42 cents per share and $2.624 billion in revenue. Analysts expected 39 cents in earnings per share and $2.578 billion in revenue, according to Refinitiv. Kraft Heinz — Kraft Heinz fell 3.75% in midday trading after Fitch Ratings cut its credit rating to below investment grade. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is the top equity holder in Kraft with 325 million shares, or 27% of shares outstanding, as of its latest SEC filing. Yel

Despite a roaring U.S. stock market, investors continue to pile money into the bond market at a record pace. Last week, in fact, set a new standard for cash flowing into fixed income funds with $23.6 billion of inflows, according to Bank of America Global Research. If that keeps up, the year will see another $1 trillion of inflows for the $10 trillion already in global bond market funds. “We’re seeing a rising tide lift all boats right now,” said Bill Merz, fixed income strategist at U.S. Bank W

He and other Democrats already were skeptical about President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for the attack without prior authorization from Congress. The chairman added, “To suggest that 18 years later this authorization could justify killing an Iranian official stretches the law far beyond anything Congress ever intended. Trump administration officials said after the strike that Soleimani had been planning imminent attacks on Americans and as a result had to be stopped. NBC News reported in mi

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at a news conference after restoring diplomatic ties with Kiribati on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S. September 27, 2019. MUNICH — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Germany this weekend to discuss the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, among other national security issues. Wang is slated to give a keynote speech at the annual Munich Security Conference, which begins Friday and runs through Sunday. Follo

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday business leaders he has spoken to are deeply worried about the coronavirus outbreak, citing as evidence the cancellation of the Mobile World Congress. “The people I know who were supposed to go there, it was kind of like a cruise — I’m not going there. I’m not going to risk going to Barcelona,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” “You’re not used to hearing these hard-bitten executives say, ‘I’m personally, personally worried,'” he added. But organizers this year

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses the opening speech of the 56th Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 14, 2020. “Our closest ally, the United States of America, under the current administration, rejects the very concept of the international community,” he said. In his opening remarks, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned that the United States would put its own interests first at the expense of allies. MUNICH — Germany’s president kicked

World health officials are working with Chinese authorities to determine when the 1,716 health workers in the country were infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus, World Health Organization officials said Friday. Earlier in the day, China’s National Health Commission said that 1,716 health workers in the country had been infected with the coronavirus and six of them have died. It was the first time China published figures specifically relating to infected medical personnel. She said there are cur

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to U.S. troops in an unannounced visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tom BrennerA senior U.S.official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect “very soon” and could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan. The official said the agreement for a seven-day “reduction in violence” to be followed by the start of all-Afghan peace talks within 10 days is ”

An employee uses a flash grinder to smooth out the metal frame of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) on the production line at the General Motors Co. (GM) assembly plant in Arlington, Texas. Automakers working to restart manufacturing in China amid the coronavirus outbreak are trying to prevent operations elsewhere from being affected by supply shortages. General Motors confirmed Friday it is closely monitoring the supply chain for its highly profitable truck production in North America, spokesman D

Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City in action during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Huddersfield Town at Etihad Stadium on August 19, 2018 in Manchester, United Kingdom. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) declared on Friday it has banned Manchester City from European competitions for two seasons for “serious breaches” of financial regulations. The club, last year’s champion of the English Premier League, was also fined 30 million euros ($33 million) by UEFA. Man

The Department of Justice said Friday that it has dropped its criminal investigation against former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and will not press charges against him. The DOJ’s internal watchdog concluded that McCabe “lacked candor, including under oath” when answering questions about the leaks. “We are pleased that Andrew McCabe and his family can go on with their lives without this cloud hanging over them.” Trump targeted McCabe throughout the two year Mueller probe, frequently attackin

Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday by a jury of all three charges related to his efforts to extort up to $25 million from athletic apparel giant Nike. The lawyer, who had briefly flirted with running for president, faces two other pending federal criminal cases this spring related to alleged thefts from clients, including Daniels, and other charges. Prosecutors said Avenatti’s audacious bid was spurred by a desperate need to get out from crushing debt of more than $11 million

Boris Johnson’s new government shows policy remains uncertain, economist saysRob Wood, chief U.K. economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle and what it means for British politics.

This discussion is taking place against the backdrop of a “global energy transition,” a shift from fossil fuel based energy sources to renewable ones. Taking all of the above into account, something called “nature-based solutions” (NBS) could have a role to play in the years ahead. The EU has described nature-based solutions as “actions which are inspired by, supported by or copied from nature.” Speaking to CNBC’s “Sustainable Energy,” Stewart Maginnis, global director of the Nature-based Soluti

Euro zone economic growth slowed as expected in the last three months of 2019 as gross domestic product shrank in France and Italy against the previous quarter, but employment growth picked up more than expected, official estimates showed on Friday. The European Union’s statistics office Eurostat said GDP in the 19 countries sharing the euro expanded 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in the October-December period, as announced on Jan 31, for a 0.9% year-on-year gain – a downward revision from the previou