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In leadership, there is no straightforward formula to becoming the ideal boss. Some employees look for someone that they can look up to who is also approachable, while others expect tenacity and a passion for delivering the best results. Whatever that may be, 10 chief executives have been recognized by Glassdoor as being highly-admired by

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday applauded Facebook for its planned efforts to give people in troubled communities greater access to the digital age of money. The social media giant announced that it will dive into the cryptocurrency world with an initiative called Libra, a nonprofit independent of the company expected to launch in the first

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing shares climbed on Tuesday after the manufacturer of the 737 Max jets said British Airways’ parent company placed the first order for the beleaguered planes since their

U.S. stock index futures were mixed Tuesday morning, as market participants braced for the first day of the Federal Reserve‘s interest rate meeting. At around 02:00 a.m. ET, Dow futures dipped 25 points, indicating a negative open of more than 15 points. Futures on the S&P and Nasdaq were seen pointing in opposite directions. Market focus is largely attuned

International Flavors & Fragrances CEO Andreas Fibig told CNBC Monday that although his company has a lot of international business, they have been “lucky enough” to avoid business blows related to Brexit and China tariffs.  “So we have planned for Brexit. I think we have plan A, B and C, and you need all these

A British Airlines Airbus A320 Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images Boeing on Monday said it struck a “first of its kind” deal to boost its revenue beyond manufacturing airplanes: supplying parts for aircraft made by its main rival, Airbus. The Chicago-based maker of the 737 said it will provide parts for British Airways’

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, speaks in Brussels, on October 24, 2018. ARis Oikonomou | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook warned that Silicon Valley companies needed to take responsibility for the “chaos” they create in a speech Sunday at Stanford University. Although Cook did not mention companies by name, his commencement speech

Shoppers pack an aisle during a Black Friday sale at a Target store, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in Newport, Ky. John Minchillo | AP Target customers Sunday reported issues checking out at stores across the country, after registers were down for nearly two hours Saturday due to a system outage that created long lines.  The

The 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor Mack Hogan | CNBC The Ford F-150 Raptor is the ultimate version of Ford’s perennial bestseller. Built for everything from lumber hauling to desert dune jumping, it’s a performance machine with a pickup bed. Nearly ten years after the original Raptor was rolled off the assembly line, nobody has quite

Businessman standing in front of window with business thinking. baona | iStock | Getty Images The following is a modified excerpt from CNBC cybersecurity reporter Kate Fazzini’s “Kingdom of Lies: Unnerving Adventures in the World of Cybercrime, ” on sale wherever books are sold. Names of corporations and individuals have been changed to protect sources.  In

A very long United Airlines Boeing 757-300 on the move at Los Angeles airport, 2015/08/31 SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images A United Airlines jet skidded off the runway after landing on Saturday at Newark Liberty International Airport, briefly halting flights, officials said. The left landing gear of the Boeing 757 was stuck in

Visitors stand outside the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure over the old sarcophagus covering the damaged fourth reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine June 2, 2019. Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters As HBO’s miniseries “Chernobyl” soared to the top of IMDb’s list of top rated television shows, tourists flew to the actual

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told a “Mad Money” caller that he is staying away from stocks of companies that are highly leveraged to the mall. Foot Locker, the shoe chain that’s ubiquitous in almost every shopping center, saw its stock tank after missing Wall Street profit and revenue estimates in its latest quarterly earnings

Stratolaunch, the world’s largest airplane, lands at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California after its first successful flight on April 13, 2019. Stratolaunch Stratolaunch, the world’s largest airplane that flew only once, is up for sale. Holding company Vulcan is seeking to sell Stratolaunch at $400 million, people familiar with the matter told

A Hong Kong protest rally on June 9, 2019. Kelly Olsen | CNBC Hong Kong runs the risk of losing its special customs status with the U.S. if its autonomy is seen to be eroded with the contentious extradition bill, according to one analyst. There’s much at stake for Hong Kong, a special administrative region

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday that the life sciences sector is in “raging bull” mode, especially in the instrument manufacturing market. “The life science stocks have caught fire, and while some of that has to do with a rotation, what’s really going on here is Thermo Fisher and Danaher are both incredibly well-run companies that

An epic new addition to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure allows parkegoers to fly deep into the wilds of the Forbidden Forest, beyond the grounds of Hogwarts castle. Universal Within an hour of opening on Thursday, Universal’s newest Harry Potter ride in Orlando, Florida has a 10-hour wait. Hagrid’s

U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower Thursday morning, after President Donald Trump declined to set a deadline on levying tariffs on another $325 billion of Chinese goods. At around 02:50 a.m. ET, Dow futures dipped 38 points, indicating a negative open of more than 37 points. Futures on the S&P and Nasdaq were both

Mortgage applications soared last week, but the nation’s largest mortgage lender has been posting record numbers for months. Quicken Loans, the home loan company based in Detroit, saw April and May origination volumes that proved to be the highest in the company’s 34-year history. CEO Jay Farner told CNBC Wednesday the jump resulted from greater

2014 Ford Explorer Source: Ford Motor Co. Ford is issuing a safety recall on 1.2 million Ford Explorer SUVs, primarily in the United States, citing a potentially dangerous suspension defect, the company said Wednesday. The defect could cause a component in the suspension on select vehicles sold in the 2011 to 2017 model years to