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November 16, 2017
Billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg is opening his wallet again to help stop coal — and opening it wide.
$114 million wide. Against energy jobs.
On the heels of committing yet another $64 million to Sierra Club’s anti-coal…
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June 5, 2017
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg reacted to a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Deal by pledging $15 million to the United Nations’ climate change efforts.
As a billionaire and the eighth richest person in the world, he…
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February 17, 2017
Rather than rejoice over the stock market rally, many people are pushing economic pessimism and that upset CNBC’s Rick Santelli.
The CNBC editor and contributor complained about the pessimism on Squawk Box Feb. 16.
“Much of the world…
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August 17, 2016
Olympic sharpshooter Kim Rhode won a bronze medal in skeet shooting on Aug. 12, becoming the first woman to win medals at six consecutive Olympics.
That was a remarkable feat. But despite her achievements, Rhode does not have “a single…
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August 15, 2016
Before Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly revealed his sexuality, he received advice from CNN’s Anderson Cooper — who came out publicly in 2012.
That’s what Cook told The Washington Post in a wide-ranging interview including his views on…
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July 27, 2016
America’s wealthiest media mogul calls himself a “moderate” businessman, but his money and media empire tell the story of a self-absorbed liberal intent on influencing the 2016 election.
Michael Bloomberg announced on…
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June 24, 2016
Shocking the whole world, the British people voted on June 23, to leave the European Union — a move nicknamed Brexit.
Unexpectedly, the Leave voters won 52 to 48 percent. Although there was much anger at the decision, there were also plenty…
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June 3, 2016
In spite of expectations that 160,000 jobs or more were added in May, the latest jobs report was a shocker showing just 38,000 job gains last month.
CNBC’s Squawk Box panelists reacted live to that surprising Labor Department report on June 3…
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December 1, 2015
Climate skeptics don’t exist, according to actor, activist and socialist sympathizer Sean Penn.
They’re just cult followers of Fox news programming.
“Well, I don’t believe there are climate skeptics,” Penn told…
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October 2, 2015
The September jobs report turned out to be a disappointment with fewer than anticipated jobs gains and labor force participation at its lowest rate since October of 1977.
CNBC’s Squawk Box discussion of the disappointing report quickly turned…