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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — California just raised the minimum wage for the state’s fast food sector workers by $4 to $20. As if on cue, it raised a familiar refrain that those workers would be replaced by technology, such as self-service kiosks. That’s likely to happen in some instances where business

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Lyft and Uber have reversed plans to leave Minneapolis on May 1 after a new minimum wage for rideshare drivers, originally set to go into effect that day, was delayed two months after the city council passed a measure Thursday to extend the deadline. The issue stems

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s been a brutal six years for Boeing, with two fatal jet crashes kicking off a series of safety crises — and raising concerns about the quality and safety of the planes rolling off its assembly lines. As Boeing scrambles to repair its reputation, some critics and

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Tariff Man could be back in the White House next year – and he’s promising the sequel will be even bigger than the original. Former President Donald Trump, who labeled himself “Tariff Man” in 2018, has made clear he wants to pursue a more aggressive trade strategy

By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — The Anti-Defamation League has graded 85 American universities for their policies to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on campus. It gave Harvard and 12 other schools an “F.” Just two schools got an “A.” Reports of antisemitism on college campuses across the United States have surged after

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Feeling seen and accepted, and having your skills and talents appreciated, are both key ingredients for job satisfaction and employee retention. That’s one reason why it’s notable that a new study finds a full 40% of Hispanic and Latino/a professionals in corporate America say they feel it

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Federal Reserve officials said during their March policymaking meeting that inflation will likely continue to slow this year, according to minutes released Wednesday, but some still fretted over the possibility that inflation could remain stubbornly high. Those fears have now worsened, at least on Wall Street, which means that

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A potato chip commercial that features nuns receiving the crispy snacks for communion is “blasphemy” and should be taken off the air, according to an Italian Catholic organization. The spot by Amica Chips features doe-eyed young nuns inside a convent delighting that their communion wafer, known as

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Delta Air Lines reported vastly improved earnings in the first quarter, and the company said results should remain strong the rest of the year. The Atlanta-based airline said its adjusted earnings came in at $380 million, or 45 cents a share, up from $217 million, up 75%

By Juliana Liu, Manveena Suri and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Fitch downgraded its outlook on China’s credit rating on Tuesday, citing increasing risks to its finances as it faces economic challenges. Lowering its outlook from stable to negative does not automatically mean the ratings agency will downgrade China’s creditworthiness, but it increases

By Junko Ogura and Juliana Liu, CNN Tokyo/Hong Kong (CNN) — Once seen as America’s greatest economic challenger, Japan is now looking to team up with the world’s biggest economy by appealing directly to US executives to invest in the Asian country’s emerging tech sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors and clean energy. Speaking in

By Diksha Madhok and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — China’s gaming giant NetEase will bring back the iconic “World of Warcraft” and other popular video games by Microsoft’s Blizzard Entertainment to the country, the companies said in a joint statement Wednesday. California-based Blizzard and Hangzhou-based NetEase had ceased their 15-year relationship in 2023 after an

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — It’s been almost 15 years since there has been any major change to the popular Toyota 4Runner SUV, a fan favorite among off-road enthusiasts. But an all-new version is finally coming, and among the most notable changes is the addition of a hybrid option. The 4Runner shares a lot

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Jessica Alba is stepping down as chief creative officer at The Honest Company, the baby products and personal care business founded by the actress in 2012. In a statement Tuesday, the company said Alba’s move away from her position will allow her to “shift her creative energy

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Are you 65 or older and still working or looking for work? CNN wants to hear about your experience. Americans are working later into their life as uncertainty over retirement grows. Now, some financial titans like BlackRock’s Larry Fink say the US should rethink retirement altogether. We

By Heather Law and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN New York (CNN) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva indirectly called out Elon Musk on the climate crisis on Tuesday, further increasing tensions between the country’s leaders and the billionaire businessman. Speaking at a launch event for the Union with Municipalities to Reduce Deforestation and

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Five of the major US television networks have banded together to draft a letter urging President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump to commit to participating in televised debates ahead of the 2024 election. According to a draft of the letter shared with CNN, which is also a

By Gregory Wallace and Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Federal authorities say they’re investigating Boeing after a whistleblower repeatedly raised concerns with two widebody jet models, and claimed the company retaliated against him. Whistleblower Sam Salehpour, a Boeing engineer, alleges that Boeing took shortcuts when manufacturing its 777 and 787 Dreamliner jets, and that the

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Scrabble, one of the world’s best-loved word games, is to get a new “collaborative” and “accessible” version. The game has been around for more than 75 years, entertaining and infuriating players in equal measure with the simple premise of competing to see who can make the highest scoring

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The European Union has launched an investigation into China’s state support for its wind turbine companies, intensifying a push to protect Europe’s industry from a flood of cheap Chinese imports. Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition chief, said Tuesday that the probe would look into the development of wind

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing’s commercial jet orders bounced back in March, but it was due to a large order from American Airlines for a plane the Federal Aviation Administration hasn’t even approved to carry passengers yet. American placed orders for 85 of the Boeing 737 Max 10, the largest version

By Scott McLean, Umut Sevdi Tangor and Caitlin Danaher, CNN Istanbul/London (CNN) — Turkey has announced restrictions on exports to Israel after the Turkish foreign minister accused Israel of denying a request to airdrop aid to Gaza. In a statement Tuesday, the Turkish Ministry of Trade condemned Israel’s actions preventing access to “the most basic

By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Norfolk Southern has reached a $600 million settlement that, if approved by a court, will resolve all lawsuits covering thousands of residents within 20 miles of the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, derailment that spilled more than a million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, water and

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Don’t blink. You might miss a massive move in Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock price. The Truth Social owner has only been public for two weeks but it has already sent traders on a stomach-churning ride. Gravity-defying spikes in the share price have been followed by

By Diksha Madhok, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — HSBC has agreed to sell its business in Argentina to Grupo Financiero Galicia — the largest private financial group in the country — for $550 million, the UK-based bank said Tuesday. The move comes at a time when the bank, Europe’s biggest by market value, is pushing harder

By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Millions of viewers on Monday tuned into special news broadcasts to watch the once-in-a-generation total solar eclipse as it cast a shadow across North America. National news networks deployed anchors and crews along the path of totality from Mazatlán, Mexico, to Indianapolis to Vermont, capturing the awe-inspiring and quasi-religious

CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is wrapping up her second trip to China, where she raised American concerns about Chinese overproduction, warned against support for Russia and, unexpectedly, caused a stir on Chinese social media over her travel style and chopstick-wielding skills. Over the span of

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’re a crypto investor or have been paid in bitcoin or other cryptocurrency for your services, you’re going to have to report your taxable transactions on your 2023 tax return, which for most people comes due April 15. And — no surprise — you’re also obligated

By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Two leading US lawmakers have reached a bipartisan deal that could, for the first time, grant all Americans a basic right to digital privacy and create a national law regulating how companies can collect, share and use Americans’ online data. If it succeeds, the proposal could establish the

By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Tesla has settled a high-profile case that was set to put the electric car company and its controversial automated-driving system on trial starting Monday. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Jury selection was set to begin Monday in a wrongful death suit filed by the family

By Sam Fossum and Anna Cooban, CNN Washington, DC/London (CNN) — The US government plans to give $6.6 billion to the world’s biggest manufacturer of semiconductor chips to help it build three factories in Arizona as part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to secure the supply of advanced chips. The White House announced Monday that

By Hanna Ziady and Duarte Mendonca, CNN London (CNN) — Brazil’s attorney general has called for social media platforms in the country to be regulated after Elon Musk threatened to disobey a court order banning certain accounts on X and lashed out against “aggressive censorship.” In a post on X Sunday, Attorney General Jorge Messias

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Jamie Dimon believes artificial intelligence will have a huge impact on global business this year. Dimon, one of the world’s most influential business leaders, said in his annual shareholder letter Monday that while he doesn’t yet know the full effect AI will have on business, the economy

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is wrapping up her second trip to China, where she raised American concerns about Chinese overproduction, warned against support for Russia and, unexpectedly, caused a stir on Chinese social media over her travel style and chopstick-wielding skills. Over the span of four

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The US jobs market is on fire. Consumer spending is strong. And the economy is growing at a brisk pace. But there is a growing threat to that sunny economic backdrop: surging oil prices. US oil prices are rapidly approaching $90 a barrel. Global oil prices are

By Diksha Madhok, CNN (CNN) — Shanghai-based property giant Shimao Group said on Monday that it had received a liquidation petition from a Chinese state-owned bank in yet another instance of creditors taking legal action to reclaim money from troubled developers in the world’s second-largest economy. A “winding-up petition” was filed against the company by China

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of North America today will suddenly darken and the clouds will eerily vanish — a cue for sky-watchers that the total solar eclipse is about to begin. The celestial event itself will have no effect on wireless networks but phone providers are preparing for potential disruptions

By Pete Muntean and Philip Wang, CNN New York (CNN) — A Houston-bound Boeing 737-800 plane operated by Southwest Airlines returned safely to Denver International Airport on Sunday after an engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency said it will investigate. In recorded air traffic

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Last quarter, Tesla posted its first annual sales decline since the pandemic — a drop that was significantly worse than expected. The company blamed a weak Chinese economy, arson at its German factory and supply constraints because of escalating conflict in the Middle East. Those factors certainly aren’t helping.

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Days after the Iowa Hawkeyes set the all-time ratings record for a women’s college basketball game in their Elite Eight win over the Louisiana State University Tigers, the team set yet another record. The Hawkeyes’ 71-69 victory on Friday over the UConn Huskies in the Final Four averaged 14.2

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of North America today will suddenly darken and the clouds will eerily vanish — a cue for sky-watchers that the total solar eclipse is about to begin. The celestial event itself will have no effect on wireless networks but phone providers are preparing for potential disruptions

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — When Diane Gayeski, a professor of strategic communications at Ithaca College, receives an essay from one of her students, she runs part of it through ChatGPT, asking the AI tool to critique and suggest how to improve the work. “The best way to look at AI for grading

By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — It’s Thursday, 11.00 p.m., and on a street in London’s Soho district, there’s a loud clatter. Staff are closing the windows in The French House, one of the city’s most popular pubs. Lesley Lewis, its owner of 35 years, says she would like to stay open later, but

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk has long had an affinity for self-driving vehicles, claiming they will be one of Tesla’s most important products. Despite big promises, years have gone by without cars that can, so far, drive on their own. But Musk, on a Friday afternoon, when companies tend to bury news,

By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta blocked a newspaper’s critical report about it on Facebook and its other social sites for hours, sparking a backlash that intensified after the company appeared to subsequently block links to the website of an independent journalist who republished the report. The controversy began Thursday morning when

By Ramishah Maruf and Jeff Winter, CNN New York (CNN) — Smoky, hazy gambling floors have long been part of the Atlantic City casino experience for some people. But on Friday, the United Auto Workers and another group filed a lawsuit against New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and the state’s health commissioner claiming that a

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was awarded a giant stock bonus on top of his more-than-a-million-dollar salary last year, despite overseeing a company that has been plagued by chronic losses and safety problems. Calhoun’s total compensation in 2023 was $32.8 million, a 45% increase from the $22.6 million

By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Shares of Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology Group tumbled 12% on Friday, sinking to their lowest level since the company went public last week. The selloff has erased nearly $2 billion from the value of former President Donald Trump’s stake in the company this week. Trump Media

By Jon Passantino and Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — ESPN executive Norby Williamson, who came under attack in recent months from host Pat McAfee in an on-air rant accusing the network veteran of “sabotage,” will depart the sports network. The move was announced Friday in a memo to staff from ESPN president of content Burke

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Millions of packets of popular laundry detergent pods made by Procter & Gamble have been recalled due to faulty packaging, which pose a serious risk of accidental ingestion by young children and may cause facial injuries, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday. The recall involves

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers union’s effort to organize the American plants of foreign automakers just took a major step forward as the UAW filed for a representation election for the Mercedes plant in Alabama. It’s the second automaker at which the union is seeking for an election

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — When Lagos state authorities notified Nigerian business mogul Paul Onwuanibe in late March that he had seven days to leave his multimillion-dollar beach resort so it could be torn down, he thought it was an April Fools’ Day hoax come early. Onwuanibe, 58, was told in a government letter that his Landmark

CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Tiger Woods did it for pro golf. Serena and Venus Williams did it for women’s tennis. Michael Jordan did it for the NBA. The WNBA, still emerging entering its 28th season, hopes Caitlin Clark can achieve what those athletes did and turn the league into a

By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Janet Yellen has kicked off her second visit to China as US treasury secretary with a warning of the risk to jobs and businesses posed by overproduction of certain goods in the world’s second largest economy. On Friday, her first full day of meetings in the southern

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Two million Black+Decker steamers have been recalled after more than 80 reports of burn injuries, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday. The steamers can “expel, spray, or leak hot water during use,” the recall warned, which can injure the user. More than 500,000 of these

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — 99 Cents Only Stores — a discount chain in California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada — is winding down its business operations, according to a press release from the company on Thursday. Like many retailers emerging out of the pandemic, the West Coast chain has struggled with rising costs and shrink

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta’s AI image generator is coming under fire for its apparent struggles to create images of couples or friends from different racial backgrounds. When prompted by CNN on Thursday morning to create a picture of an Asian man with a White wife, the tool spit out a

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Caitlin Clark’s popularity is jacking up ticket prices for the women’s NCAA basketball Final Four on Friday, making them even more expensive than the men’s. The average ticket price sold for the women’s games is $726, slightly higher than the men’s matchups ($710) on Saturday, according to

By Maisie Linford and Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — McDonald’s will buy every one of its 225 franchise restaurants in Israel, it announced Thursday, just weeks after saying that the Israel-Hamas war was hurting its business. The fast food giant said it had struck an agreement with Israeli franchise Alonyal to buy the firm’s

By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — British business groups are warning that newly announced post-Brexit charges on plant and animal imports could push up food prices not long after food inflation came down from double-digit rates. From April 30, UK businesses will have to pay up to £145 ($184) per delivery of most animal

By Ramishah Maruf and Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — A group of six Latino immigrant workers fell to their deaths while working on Baltimore’s doomed Francis Scott Key Bridge last week. When construction begins to rebuild it, more Latino immigrants will almost certainly join the effort to reopen the crucial transportation artery. Latino workers make

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — The world’s biggest chipmaker is working to resume operations following the massive earthquake that struck Taiwan Wednesday — a welcome sign for makers of products ranging from iPhones and computers to cars and washing machines that rely on advanced semiconductors. A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island’s east coast Wednesday

By Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — The Metropolitan Transit Authority says it wants the organizers of New York City’s marathon to pay $750,000 a year, citing the steep loss of bridge toll revenues for closing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, the Staten Island-Brooklyn connection that has served as the starting point for the race for decades. “New Yorkers love Marathon Sunday,

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A judge has scheduled a major defamation case against right-wing cable channel Newsmax to go to trial in late September, putting the battle over 2020 election lies front-and-center at the peak of the 2024 campaign. Newsmax and the voting technology company Smartmatic could still reach an out-of-court settlement, and further delays are