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By Chris Isidore, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — The price of diesel, the workhorse fuel that powers the world economy, topped $6 a gallon on Friday for the first time ever. The price point may be invisible to most American drivers, but will likely lead to higher costs for most things consumers buy. The national

By Stephanie Yang, CNN (CNN) — Work to rebuild trade routes destroyed by catastrophic flooding in Nepal has begun, with a new bridge across the Tadi River that the Nepali Army is calling the “bridge of hope.” Nepal will need a lot of it, as the country starts digging itself out of a disaster-related economic

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — James Talarico, the Texas Democratic Senate candidate, says the Trump administration is committing “the most dangerous form of cancel culture” by pressuring TV stations over their content. Talarico spoke out Thursday ahead of an interview with ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, an outspoken opponent of President Donald Trump. “Now

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The last few weeks have seen a deluge of news about AI – from models going rogue to doom predictions about how AI could cause the end of humanity. People in the AI industry often use terms like “AGI,” “superintelligence,” “alignment,” and “recursive self-improvement.” Those words may sound like

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Tightening global copper supply, robust demand from the AI boom and uncertainty over tariffs are all whipping up a frenzy for the red metal. It’s sending prices soaring to their highest levels ever. Copper futures traded in New York settled at $6.89 per pound on Wednesday, their

By John Towfighi, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Oil prices surged Thursday, with Brent crude hitting $108 per barrel for the first time since May, as traders brace for a more prolonged supply shock caused by the Iran war. Oil prices have climbed back above the $100 per barrel mark this week as fighting in

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — US inflation at the wholesale level accelerated last month, as the war with Iran pushed up energy prices. The Producer Price Index, which tracks price changes received by US producers and manufacturers, increased 5.4% in the 12 months that ended in August. That was a 0.6% acceleration from 4.8%

By Allison Morrow, CNN If you find yourself getting lost (or bored) by bond market news, we hear you. No one is born understanding what a yield curve is, and even financial experts sometimes struggle to articulate the goings-on of the cryptic $160 trillion market. But when this normally sleepy corner of Wall Street starts

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Omaha Steaks, the pioneering meat delivery company, has been around for over a century. But if it wants to survive amid record-high beef prices, the company has to become speedier, leaner and offer cheaper cuts. That’s the direction CEO Nate Rempe is taking the 109-year-old company, with

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — What do pony fur, sequins, golf carts, bamboo furniture and mezcal have in common? Until Tuesday evening, not much. Now they’re among what could soon be unlikely casualties of President Donald Trump’s intensifying trade war with Canada. The Trump administration added those items, among dozens of others, to a

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Most days there are only two kinds of news about newspapers: Bad and worse. But in Washington, DC, there’s something unexpected happening: A new-age version of an old-school newspaper war, with feisty competition between two formidable newsrooms, the entrenched Washington Post and the upstart Washington Sun. This being 2026,

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US bond yields rose Wednesday to their highest levels in almost three years after the Treasury Department said it would buy back up to $6 billion of government bonds, giving investors more insight into the size of the operation first announced last month. The 10-year US Treasury

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — For the past few years, the math of buying a home in the United States has been tough: low inventory, high mortgage rates and record-high prices have made homeownership increasingly expensive. Earlier this year, there was hope that the housing affordability picture might finally be improving. Mortgage rates briefly

By Hadas Gold, Martin Goillandeau, David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” That blunt admission from former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon made waves Tuesday, as the just-quit 27-year-old AI researcher spilled the beans on his way out the door

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI on Tuesday said its artificial intelligence technology has cracked one of the Millennium Problems –– seven famously difficult and unsolved questions in mathematics that have stumped even the world’s brightest minds. In a release of its findings, the company said an internal model, not released to the public,

By John Towfighi, Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Global oil prices are back above $100 per barrel as fighting in the Middle East raises concerns about prolonged disruptions to oil supply. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 3.36% Wednesday and settled at $101.21 per barrel. It was Brent’s first time hitting $100

By John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s ministers are already among the world’s highest-paid politicians, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong earning more than four times US President Donald Trump’s annual government salary. Now, Wong has been given a $1 million pay bump, with the wealthy city-state giving a big boost to ministers’ salaries for the

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The Trump administration on Tuesday expressed “profound concern” to carmaker Ford about its alleged ties to Chinese technology and manufacturing. In a letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited Ford’s links to Chinese companies such as battery manufacturer CATL and concerns over the

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Fox News is “suppressing MAGA news” and enforcing a “shadow ban” of some of President Donald Trump’s surrogates, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro charged in an audacious op-ed on Tuesday. Navarro also defended Maria Bartiromo, the longtime Fox host and Trump friend the network ousted last week. And

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The Iran war has saddled Americans with a massive energy bill that continues to mount as the conflict drags on. US consumers are paying an extra $100.9 billion on gasoline and diesel alone since the war started at the end of February, according to a cost tracker

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — When incoming Lululemon CEO Heidi O’Neill starts her new job on Tuesday, she will have a lot of heavy lifting to do. Last week, the struggling athleisure brand reported another dismal earnings report, posting a 12% drop in sales in North America and slashing its full-year outlook

By Michelle Velez, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian oil production and exports have hit record highs this year, largely due to increased demand from China as the US-Iran war continues to reshape global trade and geopolitical relationships. The change highlights a global race for alternative energy sources as Middle East conflict slows oil from the region

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The trade war between the United States and Canada has entered a new chapter — and it’s getting uglier by the hour. Early Tuesday morning, Canada made good on its promise to impose tariffs on $20 billion worth of American goods in retaliation for the Canadian goods

CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The trade war between the United States and Canada has entered a new chapter — and it’s getting uglier by the hour. Early Tuesday morning, Canada made good on its promise to impose tariffs on $20 billion worth of American goods in retaliation for the Canadian

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden’s laptop could be about to take on a new, more profitable meaning. The Wall Street Journal first reported Monday morning that Biden, who is the son of former president Joe Biden, was launching his own cryptocurrency. Shortly after, Biden posted “$LAPTOP” with a date of September 9th

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — A Volkswagen car plant in northwestern Germany is to be converted to defense production, the company said Monday, as Europe’s biggest economy ramps up military spending amid a continent-wide push to rearm. Volkswagen said in a statement that it had agreed to sell its Osnabrück car plant to

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The pumpkin spice latte might just be too basic. McDonald’s announced last week that the drink won’t be on its fall menu for the first time in a decade. Instead, it’s replacing the classic autumn beverage with another seasonal flavor. “Caramel Apple Pie is the only fall

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — When Apple holds its annual iPhone event on September 9, it’ll be the first time in more than a decade that Tim Cook won’t introduce the company’s latest products. Instead, John Ternus will debut as Apple’s new chief executive during the company’s most important event of the year. Expectations

By Rachel Siegel, CNN (CNN) — Canada said it had been attacked. The US said it had been ripped off for years. And on the exact border between the two, Louis Patenaude had boxes to sort. In the throes of a heated trade war, Half-Way House Freight Forwarding was still open. Patenaude’s business is a

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — When Patrice De La Ossa’s son was accepted to her alma mater, the University of Arizona, she wanted to give him something she hadn’t had herself: a college degree without student loans. So, she sold her home in Phoenix and moved to Tucson with him, closer to campus, to

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Pentagon can fire three Stars and Stripes journalists, the latest in a series of blows to press freedoms in the military as the agency has sought to undo the newspaper’s editorial independence. US District Judge Trevor McFadden denied temporary restraining order

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and Fox News have a mostly mutually beneficial relationship. But every so often, their interests diverge, and Maria Bartiromo is a prime example. Fox took Bartiromo off the air after she leaked internal network guidance to the Trump White House, a source familiar with the matter

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to prevent the US from trading with many nations unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates. “LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT, which the U.S. Supreme Court, in its ridiculous and very costly Tariff

CNN, POOL, CENTCOM By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans will likely face the highest Labor Day gas prices on record this holiday weekend. It’s another blow to a “drill, baby, drill” president who campaigned on affordable energy. President Donald Trump’s war with Iran isn’t just driving up prices at the gas pump.

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans will likely face the highest Labor Day gas prices on record this holiday weekend. It’s another blow to a “drill, baby, drill” president who campaigned on affordable energy. President Donald Trump’s war with Iran isn’t just driving up prices at the gas pump. Diesel, a crucial

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Rising bond yields have been causing plenty of consternation among fiscal hawks and investors, with good reason. Higher bond yields make it more expensive for governments, companies and in some cases consumers to borrow. And they’ve been rising amid growing concerns over inflation and other economic and geopolitical issues.

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The US labor market in August roused from its early summer slumber by adding 162,000 jobs, more than double what economists had expected, while the unemployment rate remained at 4.1%, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Friday. August’s job gains – which are the strongest since

By Clare Duffy, CNN Toronto, Canada (CNN) — Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist, took a leap in the 1980s — leaving a well-funded post at Carnegie Mellon University to pursue a little-studied area of machine learning research at the University of Toronto. Four decades later, Hinton and that research paved the way for

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Volkswagen Group announced late Thursday that it plans to eliminate 50,000 jobs and cut half of its vehicle offerings. The German automaker is struggling with headwinds from increasing Chinese competition in Europe and tariff costs on its shipments to the US market. Volkswagen Group said it has also determined

By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Fox News has parted ways with longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies at the network. Her ouster came as a shock to many, including the president, who wrote on Truth Social, “I can’t believe Maria Bartiromo is no longer going to have

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — An internal review of Dianna Russini’s work by The Athletic published on Thursday found that the former star NFL reporter’s relationship with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel “was in clear violation” of the outlet’s standards. However, the review found “no inaccuracies from Russini in any story involving

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The global sell-off in the bond market is hitting the housing market, with US mortgage rates surging to their highest level of the year. That’s putting fresh pressure on home shoppers and homeowners hoping to refinance. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.71% this week, according to

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — The rise in bond yields is a global phenomenon, rooted in investors’ unease over unchecked government spending and intensified by bets that central banks may keep interest rates higher for longer. The US Treasury market gets the attention as the largest and most influential bond market in the world.

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia announced on Thursday that it will buy artificial intelligence startup Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, a massive bet by the chipmaker to expand the reach of open-source AI technology. Hugging Face, a service for hosting and accessing open-source AI models and data sets, has been in

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The August jobs report is due out on Friday morning, and economists are expecting that employers added 65,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate inched back up to 4.2%. US employment is likely to rebound after the surprise in July, when the economy unexpectedly lost an estimated 23,000

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Nothing is more important to Tesla than its ambitious plan for self-driving “robotaxis.” But even as it hosts an event for its Cybercab service Thursday, it still has a long way to catch up to the competition in an industry where few have made any money at all. Tesla

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City is banning the use of generative artificial intelligence for public school students from 2K through 8th grade, part of a larger move to restrict classroom technology in the nation’s largest school district. The one-year moratorium will affect nearly 600,000 public school students, nearly two-thirds

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Global bond yields are up sharply in recent weeks and US oil prices are back above $90 per barrel. Now, investors are on alert for potential pressure on the stock market. The 10-year US Treasury yield rose above 4.81% early Wednesday and hit its highest level since

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Chevron said it would invest $7 billion in its Venezuelan oil projects, expecting to double its current oil production by 2031. It’s a long-expected decision, although the company didn’t arrive at it easily. Despite President Donald Trump’s demands that US oil companies take advantage of his administration’s January ouster

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Ethan Pecora has a team of 15 specialized artificial intelligence agents assisting him with his work. That includes helping to manage his calendar and various tasks related to the mental wellness app he’s building. Also, his schoolwork. Pecora’s setup may sound like that of a tech startup. But he’s

By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Ahead of its June IPO, SpaceX described its CEO as the “driving force behind our growth, innovation, and operational success.” His loss, “whether due to death, disability, or otherwise … could significantly disrupt our management structure.” While that’s fairly standard language for a regulatory filing, it is

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The unemployment gap between young high school graduates and their counterparts who obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher has shrunk steadily over the past few years in a sign of structural shifts happening in the US economy. A college degree has long helped Americans enter the work force

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The most popular iPhone app in the US is one that few people have thought about since dial-up internet: MapQuest. The mapping service is making a comeback on US App Stores after refusing to change Lake Ontario’s name, following President Donald Trump’s executive order rebranding it as

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Global bond yields rose Tuesday to their highest levels in decades as an escalation in the Middle East conflict pushed up oil prices and increased concerns that the Federal Reserve and other central banks could raise interest rates this month. In Japan, the 10-year government bond yield

By Clare Duffy, Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — As California Attorney General, Rob Bonta technically represents the interests of just one state. But over the past year, his profile has grown as he leads some of the business world’s biggest legal battles — with the potential to reshape how people across the country

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Car salesman Bob Kain recalls the first time he saw a luxury car with a $25,000 sticker price at his family dealership. It was 1989, and the car was a Ford Crown Victoria. “I remember thinking, ‘My goodness gracious, this is going to be really hard to sell,’” he

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — The mystery of how a chain of gas stations was able to sell below the market rate has gotten a bit more interesting. Freedom Fuel Network, an upstart chain of gas stations mostly in the Philadelphia area, got a lot of attention — and praise from President Donald Trump

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states on Monday accused retail giant Amazon of deceiving businesses by overcharging prices to advertise on its massive retail platform, pocketing billions for the company. The lawsuit claimed 1.2 million advertisers paid more than they realized because Amazon raised the minimum

By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The head of the world’s financial stability watchdog warned on Monday of the serious risk posed by advanced AI models to the global financial system. In a letter to finance ministers and central bank governors for G20 countries, Andrew Bailey, chair of the Financial Stability Board, said the

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — For CNN’s upcoming Savings Challenge this fall, we’re launching a feature that will provide answers to reader questions from Douglas Boneparth, a certified financial planner and founder of Bone Fide Wealth. Whether you’re looking for smart ideas about how to save more, wondering how to balance saving money with

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — When Tim Cook became Apple’s CEO in August 2011, he had big shoes to fill. His predecessor, Steve Jobs, was widely considered one of the world’s greatest innovators. Now, 15 years later, Cook has catapulted the company to stratospheric heights by forging his own path. His successor, hardware engineering

By John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Shein was the ultimate disruptor in fashion. By turning online trends into $11 jeans or $3 crop tops in a matter of days, the ultrafast fashion retailer overtook established companies such as Zara and H&M, prompting it to eye an initial public offering that would value the

By Hadas Gold, CNN It was a big announcement for a tiny part of the Commerce Department. On May 5, the Center for AI Standards said it got early access to three of the country’s most powerful AI models before their public release. It could poke and prod and size up just how big of

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is trying to make your hamburger cheaper, but his plan may not put much of a dent at the supermarket register. Last week, Trump signed an executive proclamation allowing 300,000 metric tons of beef to enter the US duty-free for 90 days starting on September 1.

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling, dealing a major blow to the booming industry. There are still related lawsuits pending across the country, and legal experts believe the matter will ultimately be settled by the Supreme Court. But Friday’s ruling from

CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Young adults between 18 and 21, who are legally barred from most gambling in the US, have traded an estimated $5.4 billion so far this year on the Kalshi prediction market, according to a new CNN analysis. On prediction sites, which have exploded in popularity this year,

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Young adults between 18 and 21, who are legally barred from most gambling in the US, have traded an estimated $5.4 billion so far this year on the Kalshi prediction market, according to a new CNN analysis. On prediction sites, which have exploded in popularity this year, users

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Inflation is the Federal Reserve’s biggest problem, but investors are going to have to figure out for themselves when officials will step in, Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday in remarks prepared for his speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The US economy is at “full employment,” Warsh said in

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled the Pentagon’s decision to label AI company Anthropic a ‘supply chain risk’ violated the law and ordered the designation be removed Thursday evening. Judge Rita Lin wrote that while the military should have wide latitude to decide which companies to work with, its actions against

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Three staffers at Stars and Stripes, the military publication, sued the Pentagon and top officials on Thursday. The trio, including the outlet’s editor-in-chief, claimed they were illegally pushed out over personal statements protected under the First Amendment. The Pentagon last week fired Erik Slavin, the outlet’s editor-in-chief, Max Lederer,

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has been invited to visit ABC’s “The View” as a guest. The no-brainer booking move was immediately sensationalized by the Daily Mail this way: “Karoline Leavitt in secret talks to join TV’s most controversial show.” Technically that’s true — a guest invite

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Big Tech, once the market leader, is being overshadowed by gains from the new stars of the artificial intelligence boom: semiconductor chipmakers. Nvidia shares (NVDA) climbed almost 9% Thursday after strong earnings in which the chipmaker not only doubled its sales from a year ago, but also

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta on Wednesday agreed to make sweeping changes to its platforms as part of an $18 billion settlement with dozens of states over claims its platforms contributed to a youth mental health crisis. Regulators and online safety advocates called it a watershed moment, and both Meta and

By Rachel Siegel, CNN (CNN) — First came “9 to 5.” Then came the business empire, rooted in the place Dolly Parton called home. Parton, who died Tuesday, was instantly memorialized for her country music fame, glitzy glam and humanitarian touch. At The Old Mill Restaurant in East Tennessee, Tim Fulton was in his office,

By Clare Duffy, Ramishah Maruf, John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia’s earnings beat expectations and its revenue doubled from a year ago, but it was the potential for future growth that excited investors. The chipmaker has seen soaring revenue sitting at the head of the AI boom. The company earned $96.2 billion in

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Apple’s new CEO is about to have his first big moment in the spotlight. The tech giant announced it will hold an event on September 9, when it’s expected to reveal the biggest-ever change to its smartphone lineup: the first foldable iPhone. It’s the company’s first major product launch

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates argued on Wednesday that artificial intelligence needs significant limits or else the harm to humans will outweigh any potential good. “AI will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented, or the worst source of injustice,” he said in a 6,000-word essay, entitled “The turbulent AI

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta said Wednesday it has agreed to pay about $18 billion as part of a settlement to resolve a multistate lawsuit claiming that it intentionally designed addictive platforms that harmed young people’s mental health. The settlement ends a landmark legal battle for the social media giant. As

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Many Americans feel growing unease about the proliferation of cameras — in people’s hands, on homes and businesses, in public spaces for police use — that seem to be capturing our every move, sparking backlash, protests and users ditching or destroying devices. Now Ring, one of the

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US consumers reined in their spending in July as inflation remained stubbornly high, new Commerce Department data showed Wednesday. Consumer spending, when adjusted for inflation, was flat from the month prior, a sharp slowdown from a 0.4% gain in June, according to the report. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Never doubt the power of the $30 trillion US Treasury market. It was robust enough to push back on the Treasury Department’s recent intervention while captivating Wall Street. Now investors are wondering whether the bond market’s unease is strong enough to disturb a booming stock market. Bond

By Matt Egan, CNN Iran’s status as an economic outcast is nothing new. It’s been a pariah in the eyes of much of the world for literally decades. Over the years, the United States has slapped Iran with countless sanctions targeting its banking system, shipping companies, oil industry and military. That’s why Operation Economic Outcast,

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — It’s still August. Temperatures are in the 90s for much of the country. Labor Day, America’s unofficial end of summer, is nearly two weeks away. In many regions of the country school has yet to start. But Starbucks wants you to think fall. On Tuesday, the chain rolled out

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — After successfully remaking the Whopper, Burger King is now shifting its focus from patties to poultry. Beginning September 1, new chicken nuggets will arrive on US menus as part of Burger King’s multiyear plan to improve its food and sales using consumer feedback as a guide. So

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — On September 8, Canada is set to enact tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on over 700 American goods in an effort to match US tariffs dollar for dollar, Canadian officials announced on Tuesday. Notably, Canada is doubling its duties on US steel and aluminum to 50%, in line

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday vowed an “economic D-Day” for countries that buy oil from Iran. Experts say that means one country in particular: China. Bessent didn’t name China on Monday, but he left little room for doubt. “We find that the best way to

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Kelly Klein graduated from college with $100,000 in student loans that she feared would haunt her forever. “I expected I’d never pay off my student debt,” said Klein, who is 31 years old. But flash forward 10 years and Klein is now debt-free, her retirement account is

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — As a trade war between the United States and Canada looms following the collapse of talks last week, a key issue has emerged that’s further inflamed tensions between the longtime allies: French language laws. Canada is a bilingual country and has laws protecting both of its official languages: English

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% auto tariffs on all imports from Canada is just the latest action to rattle an industry that’s endured shifting trade rules since he returned to office. Trump issued the auto tariff plans early Monday, just as trade tensions between the two neighbors ratcheted

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Alabama’s attorney general on Monday subpoenaed OpenAI for more information related to its AI agents autonomously hacking into another company’s servers in July. The subpoena is part of an investigation into whether OpenAI’s practices “violated Alabama’s consumer protection laws” and pose a risk to Alabama citizens, the attorney general’s

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A technical issue across Warner Bros. Discovery’s channels disrupted CNN, HBO and other channels during the noon hour on the East Coast on Monday. CNN viewers saw scrambled screens and pixelated chaos, leading some to search social media for information about the outage. A spokesperson called it a “technical

By Anna Cooban, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has canceled a meeting that was scheduled for Monday over Paramount’s planned $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company. The parties were due to discuss a potential settlement of the lawsuit that has frozen the media mega-merger in place.

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers, the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, a chunk of the New York Yankees. Teams are turning over at a rapid pace, driving valuations to stratospheric heights. One reason for the sales boom you might expect: There are an ever-increasing number of billionaires with the resources

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump threatened to double tariffs on Canadian cars on Monday, the latest sign that the United States and Canada are barreling toward a deeper trade war after last-ditch efforts to strike a deal collapsed Friday. The failed efforts resulted in President Donald Trump enacting 50% tariffs on

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — The US national debt has topped a record $40 trillion. It’s a grim milestone in the history of the nation’s fiscal health. America’s debt burden is rising faster than estimates just a few years ago, exacerbated by persistent deficits and soaring interest payments. And the national debt keeps rising,

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Millennials, rejoice … the beloved video app Vine is being resurrected. Well, sort of. The internet mourned when Twitter shuttered the six-second, looping video app Vine in 2017. While Vine had struggled to build a viable business model in a crowded market, it pioneered short-form videos and

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Representatives for Paramount and the parties suing to block its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are set to meet next week for talks that could lead to a settlement. The two sides apparently remain far apart, however, and the plaintiffs may prefer to take their arguments to court

CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday vowed “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs in response to the United States’ 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods after the two sides failed to reach a trade deal. Carney’s tit-for-tat measures, set to take effect on September 8, will include

By Chris Isidore, Alicia Wallace, Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Tariff refunds were a windfall for US businesses in their most recent quarter. But for American consumers, not so much. Companies’ recent financial disclosures showed hundreds of millions, if not billions, in government payouts starting in May after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump

CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday vowed “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs in response to the United States’ 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods after the two sides failed to reach a trade deal. Carney’s tit-for-tat measures, set to take effect on September 8, will include