Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg arrives to speak with Virginia House Delegate-elect Nancy Guy after launching his presidential campaign in the D’Egg cafe in Norfolk, Virginia, November 25, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters A gun safety group co-founded by presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg raised its most money ever in …

John Deere combine harvesters sit on display during the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Here are the most important things to know about Wednesday before you hit the door. 1. Economic data We’ll get a bunch …

New York state governor Andrew M. Cuomo Wang Ying | Xinhua | Getty Images Four blue states that had unsuccessfully sued the IRS over a new $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes filed an appeal on Tuesday. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland originally …

Greenhouse gas emissions surged to a record high in 2018 and countries, including the United States, are falling short of their stated emission reduction targets, a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme found. The report, published on Tuesday, measures the emissions gap, or the difference between what needs …

(Reuters) – Babe Ruth is poised to hit another home run, only this time on the sports memorabilia market when the bat he used to slug No. 500 nearly a century ago hits the auction block on Wednesday. Babe Ruth’s 500th home run bat is shown before it goes up …

Black Friday isn’t quite the deal frenzy it used to be. Retailers have been touting bargains for weeks. With more shopping moving online, it has only become easier to compare prices, and so the lure of doorbuster deals is losing its grip on shoppers. That only means more bad news …

I love images | Cultura | Getty Images As consumers check out Black Friday car deals, there’s a good chance some of them will consider heading down a costly path. That is, they’ll go to trade in their existing car for a new one, even though the value of the …

@PlanetBrandee / Twenty20 The bullish chorus on stocks is getting louder heading into Thanksgiving as the market looks to regain its winning ways around the holiday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average  touched a record on Tuesday and sentiment was high riding into the traditionally strong two-day period surrounding Thanksgiving. The …

Science Photo Library – ROGER HARRIS | Brand X Pictures | Getty Images Cancer patients have a higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke with 10% of all cancer patients dying from cardiovascular problems, not cancer, according to a new study published in the European Heart Journal. For …

It’s that time of year when banks, brokers and analysts issue predictions for what the following 12 months will bring for financial markets. The experts gain bragging rights if their forecasts play out perfectly, but predictions can also go spectacularly wrong in the world of finance. CNBC looks back at …