CFPB rule faces possible freeze

Epoxydude | Fstop | Getty ImagesA Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation that promised to save Americans billions of dollars in late fees on credit cards faces a last-ditch effort to stave off its implementation.Led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the card industry in March sued the CFPB in...

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Weekly jobless claims jump to 231,000, the highest since August

Jobseekers during a Construction Career Fair at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina, US, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesInitial filings for unemployment benefits hit their highest level since late August 2023 in a potential sign that an otherwise robust labor market is...

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GM can regain market share in China after 20-year low, exec says

GM President Mark Reuss announces a $2.2 billion investment in the automaker's Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Michigan for new all-electric trucks and autonomous vehicles on Jan. 27, 2020.Michael Wayland / CNBCDETROIT – General Motors believes it can regain market share in China after hitting a roughly 20-year low last...

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Hydrow acquires Speede Fitness, grows as Peloton shrinks

Connected fitness company Hydrow, which Peloton once tried to buy, is growing sales and has acquired a majority stake in strength training company Speede Fitness as gymgoers move away from cardio exercises in favor of weights, the company told CNBC on Thursday. Hydrow also announced that its CEO and founder...

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