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May 25th, 3:25PM Eastern

Mark Zuckerberg Commencement Address at Harvard

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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers this year's commencement address at Harvard.

U.S.News & World Report22 hours ago
Your College Major Does Not Define Your Career
College students rely on tidy categories to organize their social and academic lives, identifying themselves and others by the dorms they live in and fraternities and sororities they belong to. No one is employed as an "English major." Nor, for that matter, as a "biology major" or
CNBC2 days ago
GOP poised for midterm wipeout as 'blue wave' scenario gives Democrats a 12-point lead: NBC-WSJ poll
The new NBC News-Wall Street Journal survey, taken six weeks before Americans head to the polls, shows Democrats leading Republicans by 52 percent to 40 percent for control of Congress.
CNBC3 days ago
This 48-year-old mom owes $600,000 in loans, as the student debt crisis worsens
Has the student loan market has become a bubble? That's a fair question, says Barmak Nassirian, director of federal relations at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
CNBC4 days ago
This early career move can determine if you make $60,000 or $24,000 a year
The quicker a graduate lands a good job after leaving school, the more likely they are to earn a better salary — in the short and long-term, according to a new study by Gallup.
U.S.News & World Report5 days ago
What Is a Credit-Builder Loan (and Should You Get One)?
It's an age-old dilemma for would-be borrowers: Creditors want evidence you can handle a loan or unsecured credit card before they give you one, but there's risk in offering credit products to borrowers without a good credit history. If you use a credit-builder loan successfully, it's likely
Thomson Reuters StreetEvents5 days ago
Edited Transcript of ADBE earnings conference call or presentation 13-Sep-18 9:00pm GMT
Q3 2018 Adobe Systems Inc Earnings Call
U.S.News & World Report7 days ago
How Studying Business, Engineering in College Can Lead to Jobs
A team of seniors from the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering outside of Boston collaborated with Mitsubishi Electric to use technology to encourage older adults to cook together remotely. Students farther west at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have helped an Australian not-for-profit collect
Fortune8 days ago
Degree Requirements Make Hiring Less Diverse. Here's How to Fix That
Degree Requirements Make Hiring Less Diverse. Here's How to Fix That
Motley Fool10 days ago
Adobe Systems (ADBE) Q3 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
ADBE earnings call for the period ending August 31, 2018.
Reuters11 days ago
How China's plan to develop rental housing backfired
BEIJING/HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - When President Xi Jinping of China vowed to increase the supply of rental housing last year, millions of young Chinese expected to find homes they would finally be able to afford. This summer, rents in China's major cities soared in the double-digits, forcing
CNBC12 days ago
Watch out, GOP: The economy is roaring, but most Americans aren't feeling it
The positive news Wall Street savors — robust corporate profits, rising stock prices, surging output growth deliver the greatest rewards to a relatively modest share of more affluent Americans.
CNBC12 days ago
CNBC Exclusive: CNBC Transcript: Appaloosa Management's David Tepper Speaks with CNBC's Scott Wapner Today
WHERE: CNBC's " Fast Money Halftime Report"– Live from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. The following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC EXCLUSIVE interview with Appaloosa Management's David Tepper and CNBC's Scott Wapner on CNBC's " Fast Money Halftime
CNBC12 days ago
Here's what making your bed (or not) reveals about your personality
It's a simple habit that can have a far-reaching impact.
Bloomberg12 days ago
Manhattan Landlords Sacrifice Higher Rents to Fill Apartments
Manhattan apartment vacancies dropped in August to the lowest level in more than four years as landlords, facing the end of peak leasing season, focused on filling empty units before the slower winter months arrive. The vacancy rate fell to 1.58 percent, down from 2.27 percent a year earlier and the
Thomson Reuters StreetEvents13 days ago
Edited Transcript of GSHD.OQ earnings conference call or presentation 7-Aug-18 9:00pm GMT
Q2 2018 Goosehead Insurance Inc Earnings Call
CNBC14 days ago
John Legend left a safe corporate job after college — and now he's made EGOT history
John Legend made history achieving EGOT status, but his story is not one of overnight success. He worked at a safe corporate job for years while hustling through countless rejections working music on the side.
Yahoo Finance15 days ago
Student loan problems? These 4 resources can help
Are you drowning in student loan debt? Here's how to get help.
InvestorPlace15 days ago
Understanding and Comparing Target-Date Funds for Retirement
Target-date funds are one retirement strategy for less-active investors. Retirement for these investors will presumably not occur for about 40 years. With little time to make up for a massive plunge in stock values, these funds will allocate a much higher percentage of their assets towards bonds.
Money15 days ago
10 College Majors That Can Get You $100,000 Salaries — and Have Low Unemployment Too
It's not just STEM fields.
Money15 days ago
7 Big Things You Should Understand About Teacher Pay, According to Teachers
"People think they know what it's about because they went to school."
Fox Business18 days ago
More companies dropping college degree requirement for new hires
No diploma? That won’t stop you from getting a job at some major corporations like Google and IBM.
Associated Press18 days ago
Lower jobless rates for college grads and teenagers
Unemployment rates fell in August for college graduates, teenagers, African-Americans and Asians. But the jobless rate jumped for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from 3 percent in July to ...
GoBankingRates19 days ago
15 Ways to Pay Off Student Loans
With help paying off student loans, you can get out of debt faster.
CNBC20 days ago
Bill Gates shares his 2 best pieces of advice for young people headed back to school
The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft famously dropped out of Harvard, but he is a lifelong learner and supports staying in school.
Money20 days ago
This Chart Shows How Much Money College Grads Are Giving Up by Working as Teachers
See the pay penalty in every state.