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☆ Rare earth discoveries mean coal mines could have a key role to play in the energy transition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Boy_anupong | Moment | Getty ImagesFrom Pennsylvania to the north of England, coal mines helped to power the Industrial Revolution, turbocharging the economic growth of countries around the world. SubscribeIn May, U.S. firm Ramaco Resources offered some insight into how coal may have a role to play in the years ahead. "It is expected they can be mined using normal surface mining techniques and processed in a more economic and environmental manner than conventional REE mines." Elsewhere, researchers at Penn State have also been focusing on ways to source rare earths and critical minerals via waste from coal mines. Across the Atlantic, efforts to repurpose old coal mines so that they can be used for many more years to come have also been taking shape.

Persons: Ramaco, REEs, CNBC's Kelly Evans, Randall Atkins Organizations: Greenpeace, UN, International Energy Agency, CNBC, Ramaco Resources, Weir International, U.S . Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, China, West Virginia University, U.S . Department of Energy, Penn State, Geothermal Engineering Limited Locations: Pennsylvania, England, U.S, REE, Wyoming, United States, China, Scotland

☆ Embracing a New Enforcement Ethos
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Kelly Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEmbracing a New Enforcement EthosCredit and capital, fraud and financial crime – U.S. regulators face a myriad of enforcement hurdles in the year ahead. Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton shares his thoughts on the current environment, the state of the markets, and what advisors should consider amid what he has called a "fundamental shift" in regulation.

Persons: Jay Clayton Organizations: Credit, SEC Locations: U.S

☆ Kelly Evans: Why China is turning into a liability for American companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Kelly Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Companies with high China exposure have been underperforming since early 2022, the firm notes. The tech sector actually has the largest sales exposure, with roughly 15% coming from China, compared with about 7.5% for the S&P 500 overall. Other particularly vulnerable industries include autos, with Tesla's high China exposure driving the industry average above 20% for sales to China, and Tesla shares are still 40% below their late 2021 highs. Autos are also one of the industries China is leaning hard on to drive its global exports, as its BYD has become the world's biggest electric car maker. Plus, certain luxury retail brands and myriad other industries from pharma to energy face trouble if their China exposure turns from a blessing to a curse.

Persons: China's, Piper Sandler, Derek Scissors, Xi Jinping, —, Kelly Evans Organizations: CNBC, Washington , D.C, Starbucks, Apple, Bloomberg, Micron, pharma Locations: China, Beijing, Washington ,, Taiwan

☆ Americans remark on the state of inflation ahead of Jackson Hole
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmericans remark on the state of inflation ahead of Jackson HoleCNBC's Kelly Evans speaks with customers at the Jackson Hole diner to discuss how they feel about the impact of inflation on businesses and consumer spending.

Persons: Jackson, CNBC's Kelly Evans

☆ Remote and hybrid jobs are making a comeback—businesses have a 'requirement to be flexible,' says expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But there's one indication that things are tilting back toward worker flexibility: an uptick in remote and hybrid jobs. All industries are offering more remote or hybrid roles month-over-month, according to ManpowerGroup data. In the tech sector, 34% of open roles in May allowed for remote or hybrid flexibility — by June, that share reached 40%. Nationally, just 11% of open jobs on LinkedIn are remote, but they attract close to 50% of total job applications as of May. Check out: Remote workers flocked to 'Zoom towns' during Covid—now they're competing to stay work-from-home

Persons: Becky Frankiewicz, Frankiewicz, we're, Kelly Evans, Covid — Organizations: LinkedIn, Workers

☆ This is the No. 1 best thing about living in the U.S., according to expats
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. may not be the best destination for expats to live and work abroad, but it does stand out in one big way: its career opportunities. The U.S. ranks highly overall for its working abroad index, according to the latest "Expat Insider" report from Internations, the global community for people who live and work abroad. Expats are generally unhappy with the cost of living in the U.S., with roughly half saying daily expenses are too high. And the country is only the second-worst when it comes to the affordability and accessibility of quality health care. Want to be smarter and more successful with your money, work & life?

Persons: Kelly Evans, they've Organizations: U.S Locations: Internations, expats, U.S, Mexico, Spain, Panama, Malaysia, Taiwan, Europe

☆ U.S. companies are on a hiring spree for A.I. jobs—and they pay an average of $146,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

There were 7.6 million open jobs in the U.S. in June, according to the Adzuna database, with a growing share calling for AI skills: 169,045 jobs in the U.S. cited AI needs, and 3,575 called for generative AI work in particular. The average tax manager job that'll use AI pays $100,445 a year, according to Adzuna data. AI jobs have been around for decades but exploded in recent months as ChatGPT entered the scene in late 2022. Companies like EY explicitly listed AI as one of their top three hiring priorities, while Wells Fargo and Kaiser Permanente are implementing it across their workflows. Those interested in building their generative AI skills can look into certification and training courses online, from the University of Michigan, Coursera and other e-learning platforms.

Persons: James Neave, Adzuna's, ChatGPT, Jay Shankar, Neave, Kelly Evans Organizations: Companies, Kaiser Permanente, Amazon Web Services, CNBC, University of Michigan, Stanford, MIT Locations: U.S, Wells Fargo, India

☆ 6 DEI leaders just left senior roles in Hollywood and media—it’s part of a larger problem: ‘It’s absolutely alarming’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"DEI leaders are facing extreme fatigue and burnout," says Chandra Robinson, vice president in the Gartner HR practice. "Unfortunately," she says, "with so much attention paid to DEI, undue pressures are put on DEI leaders to make progress" quickly. Half of DEI leaders say their biggest challenge is when other leaders fail to take ownership for driving diversity outcomes, and one-third say they have limited power to effectively drive change, according to a 2022 Gartner survey of 181 DEI leaders. Black women are more likely than women overall to aspire to executive roles, according to the joint Lean In and McKinsey "Women in the Workplace" report. But they also face more barriers to advance in their career: Black women leaders are more likely to be undermined at work, and 1 in 3 Black women leaders says they've been denied or passed over for opportunities because of personal characteristics, including their race and gender.

Persons: Karen Horne, Vernā Myers, Netflix's, LaTondra Newton, Terra Potts, Joanna Abeyie, Myers, Abeyie, Rachel Thomas, aren't, Chandra Robinson, Robinson, George Floyd, It's, Russell Reynolds, Thomas, they're, they've, they'd, Kelly Evans Organizations: Hollywood, North, North America DEI, Warner Bros, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, America, DEI, Gartner, Lean, McKinsey, Women Locations: North America, Corporate America

☆ Remote workers flocked to 'Zoom towns' during Covid—now they're competing to stay work-from-home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fully remote jobs are getting harder to come by, but the competition for work-from-home jobs is especially fierce in some parts of the country. Just two years ago, remote jobs in Bend attracted about 42% of applications. Nationally, just 11% of open jobs on LinkedIn offer remote work, but they attract close to 50% of total job applications as of May. Bend, in particular, became popular among newly mobile tech workers from Silicon Valley and Seattle. Check out: How return-to-office battles and remote work are making America's burnout problem worse

Persons: George Anders, LinkedIn's, Kelly Evans Organizations: LinkedIn, Port, Fort Walton, Big Tech, Google, Microsoft, Apple Locations: Bend, U.S, Asheville, N.C, Wilmington, Myrtle, S.C, Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Wash, Sioux, S.D, Medford, Sarasota, Fla, Wausau, Stevens, Wis, Crestview, Fort, Destin, Silicon Valley, Seattle

☆ More than 25% of U.S. workers are covered under pay transparency laws—that could soon be near 50%
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Just over 1 in 4 workers is now entitled to salary transparency by law — and proposals could double that number in the next few years. Pay transparency has become a cornerstone of the labor force in recent years, with Colorado becoming the first state to require employers post pay ranges on job ads in 2021. So far, eight states have salary transparency laws on the books: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, Nevada, Rhode Island and Washington. Several cities and counties like Cincinnati and Jersey City, N.J., have their own pay transparency requirements. Proponents of salary transparency say it's a crucial piece to closing racial and gender wage gaps, which have barely budged in years.

Persons: —, J.B . Pritzker, Kelly Evans, ‘ They’ll Organizations: National Women's Law, Washington D.C, Gov Locations: Colorado, California , Colorado , Connecticut, Maryland , New York , Nevada, Rhode Island, Washington, Cincinnati, Jersey City, N.J, Alaska , Georgia, Hawaii , Illinois , Iowa , Kentucky, Maine , Massachusetts , Missouri, Montana , New Jersey , Oregon, South Dakota , Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, U.S

☆ Why 'Spider-Man' filmmakers enlisted a 14-year-old artist to help animate their movie: 'He blew us all away'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A 14-year-old artist got to live his dream when the filmmakers behind the latest "Spider-Man" movie asked him to work on the film. Preston Mutanga made waves earlier this year when he shared a video he made recreating the trailer for "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" in the style of LEGO. The 2-minute clip went viral, finding its way to "Spider-Verse" writers and producers Chris Lord and Phil Miller. "It blew us all away, including some of the best animators in the world." When it was decided that the multiverse-hopping film would be adding a LEGO-themed sequence, the filmmakers reached out to Mutanga to offer him the chance to animate it.

Persons: Preston Mutanga, Chris Lord, Phil Miller, nonprofessional, Miller, Mutanga's, Miles Morales —, Mutanga, Kelly Evans Organizations: New York Times, Times, Rotten

☆ Self-made millionaire: Smart risk-takers don't try to 'change the world'—here's what they do instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Oftentimes, commencement speakers conclude their speeches with something to the effect of, "now go out and change the world." Taking smart risks can ultimately lead to revolutionary ideas, says John Crowley, executive chairman of Amicus Therapeutics, a biotechnology company. But if your ultimate career goal is to change the world, you may be setting yourself up for disappointment. "Very few people have changed the world," Crowley tells CNBC Make It. Crowley says that smart risk-takers avoid setting lofty, broad goals, opting instead for clear, tangible goals.

Persons: John Crowley, Crowley, they've, —, Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Kelly Evans Organizations: Amicus Therapeutics, CNBC, Novazyme Pharmaceuticals, Genzyme Corporation, Microsoft, Apple

☆ Portugal just launched a 'government-funded' 4-day workweek trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Portugal is the latest country to experiment with a four-day workweek, and businesses are getting an assist from the government. Businesses say they want to see if a shortened workweek will help reduce employee stress and burnout, and in turn improve worker retention. Researchers also hope to track the economic, social and environmental implications of a four-day business week in Portugal. Although no country has fully adopted a four-day workweek, trials have run in South Africa, Belgium, Iceland, Japan and elsewhere. Check out: Congressman wants to make 32-hour workweek U.S. law to ‘increase the happiness of humankind’

Persons: Kelly Evans Organizations: Employers, OECD, University of London, University of Reading, Borders Service, European Union, European, Area Locations: Portugal, Portuguese, United Kingdom, Ireland, U.S, South Africa, Belgium, Iceland, Japan

☆ Bill Gates' top books, TV shows and music for summer 2023: 'There's more to life than reading'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The world's fourth-richest man normally releases his summer reading recommendations near the beginning of June. But this year, Gates decided that "there's more to life than reading." These are Bill Gates' "great books, songs and shows for the summer." "It was far from stateless and primitive when Europeans arrived," Gates writes. His curated Spotify playlist includes "many of my favorite songs" from artists ranging from Enrique Iglesias to Vampire Weekend.

Persons: Bill Gates, Gates, I've, Gabrielle Zevin, —, Paul Allen, Howard French, Howard W, Netflix Gates, Birgitte Nyborg, who's, Enrique Iglesias, Bono, Kelly Evans Organizations: Microsoft, Netflix Locations: Denmark, Africa, French, Danish

☆ Barack Obama shares his No. 1 piece of advice for his own daughters: Don't let your hunger for success ruin your happiness
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"What you want is a balance," Obama told LinkedIn News' "This Is Working" podcast on Thursday. His advice for his two daughters, both of whom are in their 20s: Don't let your hunger for success keep you from enjoying life. "When I was your age, I didn't believe in vacations. I didn't believe in weekends. DON'T MISS: Want to be smarter and more successful with your money, work & life?

Persons: It'll, Barack Obama, Obama, Bill Gates, Gates, Elon Musk, CNBC's David Faber, I've, Musk, Kelly Evans Organizations: Microsoft, Northern Arizona University, Tesla

☆ Even if you can't keep your kids off social media, you can moderate their time online—here's how, from a therapist
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

And it may seem like the simple solution is to keep young kids off of social media platforms entirely, but that's not realistic for everyone. The age of 13 is "too early" for children to use social media, he said earlier this year . When you approach them about their online activities, you shouldn't only ask about whether or not they're on social media. Create a family plan for social media useMake a decision, as a family, about these key factors:What age can children in our family start using social media? To help your kids avoid developing a reliance on social media for connection, guide them to other activities for social interaction, Doumas says.

Persons: Doumas, Stacy Doumas, Murthy, Vivek Murthy, Gen Zers, Kelly Evans Organizations: Child, Psychiatry, Hackensack Meridian's Jersey Shore University Medical Center, CNN, U.S Locations: Hackensack Meridian's

☆ These are the 7 most hated brands in America—Elon Musk's Twitter is No. 4
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter, Meta and TikTok are three of the world's biggest social media giants. Meta and Twitter both scored poorly in the "culture" and "ethics" categories. Here are the seven brands with the worst reputations in America, according to the poll:The Trump Organization FTX Fox Corporation Twitter Meta Spirit Airlines TikTokAmericans named the Trump Organization as the company with the worst public perception in the country. The Trump Organization, TikTok and Spirit Airlines held their spots from last year's rankings. Meta and Twitter became slightly more reputable, by one spot each, and Fox Corporation went from fifth-worst to third-worst.

Persons: They're, Axios Harris, Elon Musk, TikTok, Donald Trump, FTX, Sam Bankman, Fried, Bitcoin, FTX's, Kelly Evans Organizations: Twitter, Meta, Fidelity, Elon, Trump Organization FTX Fox Corporation Twitter, Airlines TikTok, Trump Organization, CNBC, . Fox Corporation, Voting Systems, BP, Company, The Trump Organization, Spirit Airlines, Fox Corporation Locations: U.S, America, BP's Gulf, Mexico, Nos

☆ The top Hollywood exec made $498 million in the last 5 years—384 times as much as the average writer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

That's a staggering 384 times the average pay of a Hollywood writer. Overall, average pay for Hollywood's top execs climbed to $28 million in 2021, up 53% from 2018 (and roughly 108 times the average writer's pay) according to the analysis, which uses compensation data from the research firm Equilar and includes stock options, base salaries, bonuses and other perks. Meanwhile, average pay for Hollywood writers has remained virtually flat at about $260,000 as 2021, the Times reports. Hollywood executive pay dropped in 2022 due to stock market volatility and investor pressure to make streaming profitable. From 1978 to 2021, CEO pay grew by 1,460%, adjusted for inflation, versus just 18.1% for the typical worker.

Persons: David Zaslav, That's, Ari Emanuel, Reed Hastings, Bob Iger, Walt, Ted Sarandos, Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Brian Roberts, Joseph Ianniello, Patrick Whitesell, Kaitlin Fontana, Kelly Evans Organizations: Hollywood, Los Angeles Times, Warner Bros, Discovery Inc, Times, Writers Guild of America, Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, Netflix, Walt Disney Co, Fox Corp, Comcast Corp, Paramount Global, Endeavor, Paramount, Disney, Company, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, LA Times, Economic, Comcast, CNBC Locations: U.S, California

☆ These are the 7 most loved brands in America—Apple and Amazon just missed the cut
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

They then asked respondents to rank those brands across nine reputation-gauging categories. 1 among all listed companies in the "trust," "culture" and "growth" categories. John Deere rounded out the top three, ranking second among all listed companies in the "products and service" and "culture" categories. Tech giants Amazon and Apple barely missed the cut, respectively ranking eighth and 10th — but both still obtained an "excellent" overall score, the highest tier possible on the report. Apple rose 11 spots, most significantly improving in the "culture" and "trust" categories.

Persons: Joe's, Axios Harris, pollsters, Yvon Chouinard, Richard Galanti, John Deere, Tim Cook, Cook, Kelly Evans Organizations: Costco, Patagonia Costco, Deere, Toyota Motor Corporation Samsung Quality, Patagonia Purpose Trust, Holdfast, Tech, Amazon, Apple, CNBC Locations: U.S, Patagonia

☆ Free wellness activities in 5 major U.S. cities—including NYC, Las Vegas and D.C.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

From NYC to Las Vegas, here are five wellness activities you can attend free of charge in some of the travel capitals of America. Yoga in Bryant Park - New York City, N.Y.Every year when the weather gets warm in NYC, Bryant Park hosts free yoga classes for residents and tourists. Seattle Free Walking Tours - Seattle, Wash. In several big cities, you can find free walking tours run by nonprofit organizations. And the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas is a beautiful one to add to your bucket list.

☆ 30-year-old started his business with a website, sewing kit and Pizza Hut salary—now he's a billionaire
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ben Francis didn't become wealthy through a family inheritance or business school connections. Originally, Francis and co-founder Lewis Morgan launched Gymshark as a website selling fitness supplements, he told CNBC Make It in 2021. "CEO was not the right role for me when I was in my early 20s," Francis told CNBC Make It. "Just because I'd started a business that had grown very quickly didn't mean I was the most competent chief exec." "I really think Gymshark can be the U.K.'s answer to those brands," Francis told CNBC Make It.

☆ Airbnb CEO shares the best advice he's ever received—it's 'counterintuitive to almost everything everyone says’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A single piece of advice from an investor helped Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky grow his company from a struggling startup to an industry giant worth roughly $70 billion. That's according to Chesky himself, who told attendees at a recent Stanford Graduate School of Business event that it was "the best piece of advice I ever got." The advice: "Focus on 100 people that love you, rather than getting a million people to kind of like you," Chesky said. It came courtesy of Paul Graham, the co-founder of tech startup accelerator Y Combinator, who advised Airbnb's co-founders — Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk — to focus on a tiny audience of potential customers as they built their company. For early Airbnb, that meant creating experiences for guests that stood out from staying at a hotel or crashing on a couch.

☆ Barbara Corcoran: ‘I’ve never saved a dime my whole life’—here’s why it made her richer
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Millionaires often stress the importance of saving money along your journey to financial freedom. "I'm just not a believer in saving money," Corcoran tells CNBC Make It. Now, whenever Corcoran obtains money, she thinks about the best potential ways to use it, she says. "I gave half of it away to family, friends, education funds, charities, because I really believe if you spend, money comes back to you." "And I don't believe in hoarding money, saving money, everything like that.

☆ The No. 1 skill that sets successful introverts apart from most other people: It's 'what helps us thrive'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

There's a common misconception that introverts have to mimic stereotypically extroverted personalities to succeed: Be outspoken, always raise your hand and command a room. "If you know that you prefer smaller settings, you might not want to apply for a job at a large corporation," Allen says. The most daunting part might be opting out of extrovert-friendly situations without bothering anyone else, Allen says. Allen's advice: Come prepared with clear examples of situations you'd like to avoid, how you'd like to contribute instead and why it'll make you both happier and more productive. DON'T MISS: Want to be smarter and more successful with your money, work & life?

☆ There's still time to collect a refund on your 2019 tax return: 'It doesn't make sense to leave money on the table'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Here's what you need to know about the ETIC and other notable tax credits, and which forms you'll need to file a 2019 tax return. Some people are eligible for an even larger payout: up to $6,557, if you qualified for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) . A whopping $1.5 billion in tax refunds remain unclaimed from the 2019 tax season, with the average refund totaling $893, the IRS says. Hundreds of dollars from the Internal Revenue Service could be up for grabs if you haven't submitted your 2019 tax return yet. The IRS is only accepting mailed 2019 tax returns, so you'll need to send your tax return to the addresses listed on this IRS webpage.

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