Economy

These charts show why stocks keep rallying. Profit margins are the highest on record

Recent FactSet data show that the rise in earnings is not coming from sales growth alone.

These are Mizuho's top real estate picks for August. They also offer attractive yields

Mizuho sees upside ahead for an office real estate investment trust, as well as one that focuses on retail properties.

Record-breaking heat takes mounting toll on the U.S. economy

August 13, 2026 / 3:27 PM EDT / CBS News California

Cramer: How words of wisdom from Gene Hackman help me make peace with investing mistakes

This is an excerpt from the CNBC Investing Club's August Monthly Meeting, which was held Thursday.

Trade court upholds Trump's closure of 'de minimis' loophole

President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post celebrated the continued closure of the deminimis exemption as a "BIG WIN."

What's a good 1-year CD account interest rate considered to be now?

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Cisco shares slide 8% despite earnings beat and stronger-than-expected guidance

Cisco is showing booming demand for AI infrastructure, but its results weren't good enough to satisfy investors.

The Wrangler jeans owner is having a great year. UBS sees nearly 70% rally ahead

Kontoor Brands, which owns Wrangler jeans, is likely to see its rally gain even more steam as it puts more focus on its higher-performing brands, per UBS.

This unique power company is a play on the Anthropic IPO. Bank of America says it has room to run

ERock builds modular gas generators that are in high-demand during the power-hungry AI buildout.

3 reasons to switch your money market account now

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Top energy plays for the rest of the year... including a 'behind-the-meter' power play

We have a conversation with the CEO of a company leading the trend of 'behind-the-meter' power.

Tesla paid Elon Musk 2.5m times more as CEO than its average worker in 2025

Tech billionaire’s $158.3bn deal an outlier in report showing widening gap of CEO to worker pay at top companies