alphaspirit | Getty Images For 137 million Americans, they can be the scariest bills to open. That’s the number of adults who have faced medical financial hardship in the past year, research shows. In fact, medical debt is the top reason that people, regardless of age, would consider cashing in …

Open enrollment season is underway for many workers. And as employees pick their health plans for the year ahead, they may be missing out on some valuable new offerings. Given record-low unemployment and competition to attract and keep top talent, more employers are upping the ante with voluntary benefits, according …

“The weather’s been ferocious,” said Elizabeth Ryan, the owner of Stone Ridge Orchard. “We’re fighting for our lives in this moment of climate change.” Emma Newburger / CNBC STONE RIDGE, N.Y. — Elizabeth Ryan was standing among her ruined Golden Supreme apple trees, recalling how they were snapped and toppled …

A firefighter calls for water as a mobile home park burns in the Sylmar Fire in Sylmar, California. David McNew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dry Climates and Wild Fires Wildfires are not a new phenomenon to the California ecosystem, which has tracked wildfire data since the early …

(This story is part of the Weekend Brief edition of the Evening Brief newsletter. To sign up for CNBC’s Evening Brief, click here.) “You are what your record says you are,” said former football coach Bill Parcells, offering a no-excuses maxim of accountability tied to tangible results. So, what does …

(This story is part of the Weekend Brief edition of the Evening Brief newsletter. To sign up for CNBC’s Evening Brief, click here.) The space industry is in the middle of a widespread transformation, as the last decade has seen a number of young companies begin to seek to profit …

Jeff Bezos CEO of Amazon. Joe Klamar | AFP | Getty Images (This story is part of the Weekend Brief edition of the Evening Brief newsletter. To sign up for CNBC’s Evening Brief, click here.) The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all hit all time record-highs this week and if …

MUNICH, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 29: Tim Cook, CEO Apple, during the Oktoberfest 2019 at Kaeferschaenke beer tent. Gisela Schober | German Select | Getty Images The broad stock market rally that’s lifted U.S. indexes to record highs has been very good to Big Tech. Microsoft, Apple and Google parent Alphabet …

DVD sales have been on the decline for over a decade, but a slew of new streaming services and a shift in how consumers are watching movies and TV shows could be the final death knell for the technology. The same can be said for Blu-Ray discs. At its peak, …

Six years since going public, Twitter has essentially gone nowhere. The social stock has climbed just 13% since its Nov. 7, 2013, IPO, while major competitor Facebook has roared more than 400% higher since its mid-2012 float. Twitter has had a terrible recent stretch, too, plummeting nearly 30% in the …