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CEO: This is the biggest Achilles heel for the global economy

EY CEO Mark Weinberger, who served under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, sees one major headwind to global economic growth.

9 years ago
Bob Nardelli: I’d be careful on equities right now

The former CEO of Home Depot and Chrysler and long-time General Electric executive explains why he's cautious on equities and offers ideas on where he would look to invest right now.

9 years ago
Adele's new album may break 'impossible' sales record

The album releases in stores and online November 20th.

9 years ago
The surprisingly simple reason Blue Apron reached $2B valuation so fast

The fresh food delivery service, founded in 2012, reached a valuation of $2 billion in just three years. Here's how they did it.

9 years ago
Charles Koch: We’re creating welfare for the wealthy

Charles Koch, the billionaire CEO of Koch Industries, says welfare is making people’s lives worse, but he’s not talking about welfare for low-income parents or the elderly. He’s aiming at a much bigger target. He’s talking about welfare for some of the most valuable companies in the world - government handouts in the form of tax breaks and subsidies.

9 years ago
Google sends kids on virtual field trips with Cardboard

Google's head of virtual reality talks about a new program that will allow students to take virtual class trips all over the world.

9 years ago
Google takes on Apple with new Photos app: Yahoo Finance Exclusive

Google is launching a new Photos app that will allow users free, unlimited storage for photos and videos; make it easier to sort photos according to people, places and activities; and share photos with friends or on social media.

9 years ago
Obama's trade deal won't help the economy much: former White House economist

Former Chief Economic Adviser to Vice President Biden, Jared Bernstein, says the new trade deals are unlikely to create growth because the White House missed an opportunity to impose currency discipline.

9 years ago
Eric Cantor: Attend your gay friend’s wedding

Former Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor spoke with Yahoo Finance at the Milken Global Conference about the Republican prospects for 2016 and one of the thorniest issues those candidates will face: gay marriage.

9 years ago
White House to Yahoo Finance: ‘We’ve done our part’ on corporate tax reform

There is a pair of issues on which both Republicans and Democrats agree in theory: corporate tax reform and infrastructure investment. But despite that tacit agreement, it seems unlikely that there will be any meaningful movement on either one in the near future.

9 years ago
Budget showdown looms; Pres. Obama draws ‘two clear, red lines’

President Obama's Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Shaun Donovan, tells Yahoo Finance that the President won't accept spending proposals that don't meet with his approval.

9 years ago
'All bets are off' for the market until these 3 sectors rally: Strategist

David Nelson of Belpointe Asset Management tells Yahoo Finance's Aaron Task what will provide confidence that the market has hit bottom.

10 years ago
Rep. Tim Ryan on Ebola: U.S. cut funding for CDC, NIH

Yahoo Finance's Bianna Golodryga talks with Congressman Tim Ryan of Ohio about funding for the United States' response to Ebola on the same day Mark Zuckerberg donates $25 million to the fight.

10 years ago
Peter Thiel on why Apple is a ‘good monopoly’

Entrepreneur and author of the new book, “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or how to Build the Future”, Peter Thiel, makes a strong case against the popular concept of free market capitalism, but he also wouldn’t invest in China due in part to the Communist party’s control and the opaque business environment.

10 years ago
Fed and TWTR Overvaluation, Evidence of Looming Market Crash: Stockman

Former Director of the Office of Management and Budget and author of the new book, The Great Deformation, David Stockman, says the Fed has created "the greatest bubble in human history."

10 years ago
Janet Yellen’s dilemma: No way out

Noted economist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin tells Yahoo Finance the Fed has a dilemma: There may not be a good way out of current low-rate environment.

10 years ago
Warning: War with ISIS will spook financial markets

Yahoo Finance spoke with Former OMB Director David Stockman and economist James Galbraith about how war with ISIS will affect the financial markets and the U.S. economy.

10 years ago
Congressman Paul Ryan on immigration, Obamacare and the economy

Rep. Paul Ryan, republican of Wisconsin, talks with Yahoo Finance's Bianna Golodryga about why he believes the United States is on the wrong track, and what he would do to change that.

10 years ago
Scaredy-cat consumers, housing stall, Yellen in Jackson Hole: The week ahead

What to watch this week: A slew of earnings reports from Dollar Tree, Target, Gap, Home Depot, and Lowe's. Plus, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and ECB president Mario Draghi speak at the Jackson Hole economic conference. And new evidence that Americans are not spending money on housing.

10 years ago
Wall Street focus: Bank earnings, retail sales and the Fed

After several weeks of relative calm to kick off the summer, the markets this past week were awakened by a fresh scare out of Europe and some comments from the Fed. Trading volume and some volatility returned. And that was likely just a preview of what investors can expect in the coming week.

10 years ago