Here’s why you still look terrible in virtual reality
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Mark Zuckerberg has bet his company’s future on an ambitious long-term vision of people carrying out greater…
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When consumers were stuck inside during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, there weren’t many places to…
Continue Reading Long COVID-19 is keeping as many as 4 million Americans out of work
The pandemic continues to cast a shadow over the…
Continue Reading Amazon is shuttering its telehealth service
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon on Wednesday said it is shuttering its telehealth service, Amazon Care, as the company rethinks its…
Continue Reading FedEx partners threaten to halt holiday deliveries
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business People hoping to get their holiday shopping delivered on time could be caught in the middle of a growing battle…
Continue Reading Layoffs. Losses. Plunging share prices. These pandemic winners are now struggling
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Few companies flourished more amid the pandemic’s economic upheaval than Peloton. With people unable (or…
Continue Reading Peloton had another dismal quarter
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton’s rough road to recovery continues. The fitness company’s quarterly revenue came in below Wall…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates climb again, jumping to more than 5.5%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates jumped higher this week as investors tried to make sense of data that gave mixed signals about the health…
Continue Reading Long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million Americans out of work
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The pandemic continues to cast a shadow over the workforce. Long Covid, a combination of symptoms that emerge months or…
Continue Reading Second-quarter GDP declined less than previously thought, but the economy is still shrinking
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The US economy shrank at a slightly slower rate than estimated during the second quarter, according to updated data…
Continue Reading How much trouble is Twitter in with regulators?
By Brian Fung, CNN Business An explosive whistleblower disclosure by Twitter’s former head of security this week exposes the company to new…
Continue Reading From energy to drinking water, China has lots to fix in its economy
By Laura He, CNN Business China has unveiled 19 new measures to shore up its economy and “secure drinking water” supply as the country…
Continue Reading Chinese island plans to ban sales of fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2030
By Jessie Yeung and Shawn Deng, CNN The island of Hainan in southern China plans to ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2030, aiming to…
Continue Reading Chick-fil-A grilled nuggets and filet contain dairy allergen due to supplier mishap
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Chick-fil-A’s grilled nuggets and grilled filets have a dairy allergen due to an accidental…
Continue Reading Twitter whistleblower to testify at Senate Judiciary hearing next month
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s former head of security, who filed a whistleblower disclosure about the company, will…
Continue Reading Musk lawyers bring up Twitter whistleblower in court hearing on acquisition deal
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk’s lawyers repeatedly referenced claims from a Twitter whistleblower in court on Wednesday, in an early…
Continue Reading Apple expected to unveil new iPhones at ‘far out’ event on September 7
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Apple customers could soon get a look at the next generation of iPhones. Apple sent out press invites on…
Continue Reading Party City is hiring 20,000 people, expecting an epic Halloween
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Party City expects Halloween will be back with a vengeance this year — in a good way. The seller of themed party…
Continue Reading What Biden’s student debt plan will do to the US economy
By Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden’s student loan plan is a potential game changer for Americans drowning in debt. And yet the…
Continue Reading What Biden’s student debt plan will do to the US economy
By Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden’s student loan plan is a potential game changer for Americans drowning in debt. And yet the…
Continue Reading What Biden’s student debt plan will do to the US economy
By Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden’s student loan plan is a potential game changer for Americans drowning in debt. And yet the…
Continue Reading Twitter is finally testing an edit button
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After years of users clamoring for such a feature, Twitter is finally testing edited tweets. Twitter said in — where…
Continue Reading Twitter executives face questions from employees after whistleblower claims
By Donie O’Sullivan and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Twitter’s executives defended the company, and themselves, in a meeting with employees on…
Continue Reading Twitter executives face questions from employees after whistleblower claims
By Donie O’Sullivan and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Twitter’s executives defended the company, and themselves, in a meeting with employees on…
Continue Reading How your company can help you pay for starting a family
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Having kids is a major life change — and it can also be very expensive. And over the past several years, more…
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5 most common kinds of debt in the US
Sound Dollar assembled a list of the most common types of debt in the…
Continue Reading Are you ready to bet on some football? Gambling stocks hope to get an NFL boost
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Some would argue that Wall Street is just one big casino. And for investors wagering on gambling stocks,…
Continue Reading What Wall Street hopes to hear from the Federal Reserve at Jackson Hole
Martha C. White Inflation talk is expected to dominate the Federal Reserve’s annual summer gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, later this week.…
Continue Reading US rents hit a record high for the 17th month in a row
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Rents hit a record high in July for the 17th month in a row, putting ever more pressure on renters. The national median…
Continue Reading MoviePass is coming back. Its timing couldn’t be worse
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Hollywood loves a comeback story, and MoviePass, one of the industry’s most notorious flops, is trying to write…
Continue Reading UK energy crisis is ‘bigger than the pandemic’
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The United Kingdom will have to find an answer to soaring energy bills soon or risk a humanitarian crisis. But freezing…
Continue Reading The 5 key takeaways from the Twitter whistleblower
By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter’s former head of security is blowing the whistle on company practices that he says have jeopardized US national…
Continue Reading Lachlan Murdoch sues Australian outlet over article linking the Fox News dynasty with Jan. 6
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Two months ago, Australian media site Crikey called “Murdoch” an “unindicted co-conspirator”…
Continue Reading Opinion: NAACP CEO: Biden’s reported plan to cancel student debt isn’t enough
Opinion by Derrick Johnson and Wisdom Cole for CNN Business Perspectives With the simple stroke of a pen, President Biden has the unique opportunity…
Continue Reading FTC drops Mark Zuckerberg from lawsuit seeking to block Meta’s latest VR acquisition
By Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Trade Commission has agreed to remove Mark Zuckerberg from a lawsuit the agency filed last month to stop…
Continue Reading Where six months of war in Ukraine leaves markets
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in late February, investors were as…
Continue Reading Biden was wrongly blamed for rising gas prices. But he doesn’t deserve much credit for the drop
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The only thing that climbed as high as gas prices earlier this year was the disapproval of President Joe Biden, as…
Continue Reading Meet the former Twitter exec blowing the whistle on the company
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Nearly 25 years ago, a young computer programmer named Peiter “Mudge” Zatko told Congress that the internet…
Continue Reading Solar power is booming in Germany as Russia turns down the gas
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business People on the frontlines of Europe’s gas crisis are scrambling to get solar panels for their homes and businesses…
Continue Reading Japan turns back to nuclear power in significant policy shift as fuel prices soar
By Rhea Mogul, Junko Ogura and Tetsu Sukegawa, CNN Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday Japan will restart idled nuclear plants and consider…
Continue Reading Indian billionaire makes hostile bid for high-profile NDTV news channel
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Asia’s richest man has launched a hostile bid to take over an influential broadcaster in India and gain a firmer…
Continue Reading Instagram testing a new feature that looks just like rival BeReal
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Over the years, Facebook has used Instagram to compete with rivals like Snapchat and TikTok by cloning their…
Continue Reading Yelp to begin prominently labeling crisis pregnancy centers to avoid confusion
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Yelp on Tuesday said it is introducing a new label to more clearly identify crisis pregnancy centers, which do not…
Continue Reading ExpressJet Airlines, formerly under United, files for bankruptcy
By Jennifer Korn ExpressJet Airlines, which calls itself a “reboot” of the company formerly flying as Delta Connection and United…
Continue Reading US business activity falls at its fastest rate since May 2020
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Business activity at private US companies in early August dropped off at some of the sharpest rates seen since the…
Continue Reading Twitter is vulnerable to Russian and Chinese influence, whistleblower says
By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter is exceptionally vulnerable to exploitation by foreign governments in ways that threaten US national security, and may…
Continue Reading How low can they go? These stock analysts are issuing $0 and $1 price targets
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street analysts are typically — to quote an old REM song — shiny happy people. They don’t often…
Continue Reading Zoom gets slammed: Stock plunges on weak outlook
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The pandemic lift for Zoom has gone poof. Shares of the video conferencing company plunged more than 15% Tuesday…
Continue Reading What the Twitter whistleblower could mean for Elon Musk’s takeover deal
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk’s monthslong effort to buy — and then to get out of buying — Twitter has been marked by a range of…
Continue Reading New home sales fall 12.6% in July as rising prices take a toll
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business New home sales plunged in July as high prices and mortgage rates pushed buyers to think twice about closing the deal.…
Continue Reading Biden was wrongly blamed for rising gas prices. But he doesn’t deserve much credit for the drop
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The only thing that climbed as high as gas prices earlier this year was the disapproval of President Joe Biden, as…
Continue Reading Inflation is crushing wedding budgets and guests are getting cut
Martha C. White for CNN Business The pandemic lockdowns might be in the rearview mirror, but rising inflation has ushered in the return of…
Continue Reading Gas prices drop 70 days in a row in the second-longest streak since 2005
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Drivers have something to smile about: A historic drop in gasoline prices. The national average for a gallon of regular…
Continue Reading Turmoil in the natural gas market spells trouble ahead
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The outlook for inflation and the global economy hinges in large part on where energy prices head next — which…
Continue Reading Elon Musk is planning a subtle change to Twitter that could make it harder to stop the bots
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Elon Musk has been saying for months that he wants to stamp out spam and fake accounts on Twitter, but a subtle change…
Continue Reading Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies
By Donie O’Sullivan, Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business Video by John General, Zach Wasser and Logan Whiteside, CNN Business Portraits by…
Continue Reading Meet the former Twitter exec blowing the whistle on the company
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Nearly 25 years ago, a young computer programmer named Peiter “Mudge” Zatko told Congress that the internet…
Continue Reading China turns back to coal as record heatwave causes power shortages
By Laura He, CNN Business China is mining and importing more coal as its worst heatwave and drought in six decades hits hydroelectricity, the…
Continue Reading More than 1,300 US flights canceled nationwide, Dallas airports hard hit due to storms
By Ross Levitt, CNN More than 1,300 US flights have been canceled as of Monday night and more than 7,400 flights have been delayed, according to the…
Continue Reading Tesla raises price of feature it calls ‘full self-driving’ to $15,000
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla is raising the price of its controversial driver-assist feature it calls “full self-driving” to…
Continue Reading Quiet quitting is the latest workplace trend, but it doesn’t mean what you think
By Megan Marples, CNN Years of long hours, understaffed companies and burned-out employees have all led to the latest TikTok trend: quiet quitting.…
Continue Reading What managers should know about ‘quiet quitting’
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business The now viral phrase “quiet quitting” is annoyingly imprecise and misleading. Some say it means doing the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as legal battle heats up
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Elon Musk has subpoenaed former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of his effort to fight a lawsuit from the…
Continue Reading Ford hit with $1.7 billion verdict for F-series pickup roof collapse that killed couple
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The family of an elderly couple killed when the roof of their F-250 pickup collapsed during a rollover accident in…
Continue Reading Quiet quitting is the latest workplace trend, but it doesn’t mean what you think
By Megan Marples, CNN Years of long hours, understaffed companies and burned-out employees have all led to the latest TikTok trend: quiet quitting.…
Continue Reading Ford cutting 3,000 corporate jobs as part of its shift to EVs
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Ford is cutting 3,000 white collar jobs as it prepares to shift from traditional internal combustion engine vehicles…
Continue Reading Twitter warns employees that their bonuses could be halved this year
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Twitter is warning employees that their bonuses might be half of what was originally expected at the start of…
Continue Reading Stocks tumble on fears of another big Fed rate hike
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for hopes that the Federal Reserve will tap the brakes on its aggressive interest rate hikes. Stocks…
Continue Reading Why you can’t always throw AA batteries in the trash
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business There’s a good chance you aren’t disposing of your AA batteries properly. But you may not be to blame.…
Continue Reading Why the world’s second largest movie theater chain may be filing for bankruptcy
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business The owner of Regal Cinemas confirmed Monday that it was considering filing for bankruptcy but promised “business…
Continue Reading Markets are fighting the Fed
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Stocks have experienced a sharp summer rebound, easing fear among investors and boosting hopes the bear market has…
Continue Reading Where have the unicorns gone? The IPO window has slammed shut
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Unicorns, the nickname for multi-billion dollar startups looking to go public, are starting to become an…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond shares tank on reports that suppliers have halted product shipments
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Shareholders are pulling the rug out from under Bed Bath & Beyond. The embattled retailer’s stock dropped…
Continue Reading Why Jaws and E.T. are back in theaters
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In Hollywood, there’s the reboot, the remake and the requel. But now, coming this summer to a theater near you:…
Continue Reading 72% of economists expect a US recession by the middle of next year
By Matt Egan for CNN Business The Federal Reserve is unlikely to tame inflation without pushing the American economy into a recession, according to a…
Continue Reading French supermarkets and gas stations are capping prices
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business French supermarkets and gas stations have an answer to soaring inflation — freezing some prices for the next few…
Continue Reading Opinion: Corporate greed isn’t to blame for high inflation
Opinion by Stephen G. Cecchetti and Kermit L. Schoenholtz for CNN Business Perspectives In June, US inflation hit a 40-year high of 9% and…
Continue Reading Mexico City becomes ‘work from home’ haven for US expats, but locals are getting priced out
By David Culver and Karol Suarez, CNN Sandra Ortiz struggles to talk about her family’s restaurant without breaking down into tears.…
Continue Reading Zoom gets slammed: Stock plunges on weak outlook
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The pandemic lift for Zoom has gone poof. Shares of the video conferencing company plunged more than 10% Tuesday…
Continue Reading Carmakers hit as China’s heatwave forces more power rationing
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s brutal heatwave is now hurting major players in the auto industry. The rationing of power in Sichuan province…
Continue Reading From energy to drinking water, China has lots to fix in its economy
By Laura He, CNN Business China has unveiled 19 new measures to shore up its economy and “secure drinking water” supply as the country…
Continue Reading Mexico City becomes ‘work from home’ haven for US expats, but locals are getting priced out
By David Culver and Karol Suarez, CNN Sandra Ortiz struggles to talk about her family’s restaurant without breaking down into tears.…
Continue Reading China slashes mortgage rate to tackle deepening property crisis
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business China’s central bank is cutting its benchmark interest rate for mortgages yet again as it tries to stem a…
Continue Reading Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg has tied the knot
By Rob McLean, CNN Business Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg tied the knot with businessman Tom Bernthal over the weekend. Sandberg — who announced in…
Continue Reading ‘Reliable Sources’: Why defending the press is essential to defending democracy
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN For over 30 years, “Reliable Sources” has covered the role the press plays in societies around the world. In the…
Continue Reading ‘Reliable Sources’: Why defending the press is essential to defending democracy
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN For over 30 years, “Reliable Sources” has covered the role the press plays in societies around the world. In the…
Continue Reading ‘Reliable Sources’: Why defending the press is essential to defending democracy
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN For over 30 years, “Reliable Sources” has covered the role the press plays in societies around the world. In the…
Continue Reading Chipotle debuts a ‘water cup’ candle. It smells like lemonade
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Lemonade thieves, Chipotle is on to you. The burrito chain has released a candle in honor of National Lemonade Day, which fell on…
Continue Reading Miller High Life has an ice cream that tastes like a dive bar
By Yenny Sanchez, CNN If you ever looked at a dive bar and thought “yum,” then this snack is for you. Miller High Life has partnered with…
Continue Reading They built their businesses on Instagram. Then the platform changed
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After losing her construction job early in the pandemic, Kaitlin Tokar decided to try selling some of her vintage…
Continue Reading People are now testing Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ on real kids
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Carmine Cupani wanted to set the record straight. So he asked his young son to stand in the path of his Tesla as it…
Continue Reading Bugatti hopes its last gas-only car will also be the world’s fastest convertible
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Bugatti has unveiled what the French automaker hopes will be the world’s fastest convertible. The…
Continue Reading Walmart is expanding abortion coverage for employees
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, is expanding travel and abortion coverage for its US employees…
Continue Reading Stocks tumble on fears of another big Fed rate hike
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for hopes that the Federal Reserve will tap the brakes on its aggressive interest rate hikes. Stocks…
Continue Reading Opinion: Late-night television’s golden age is over
Opinion by Bill Carter for CNN Business Perspectives In July, TBS announced that, after seven seasons, “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”…
Continue Reading CEO famed for higher pay advocacy exits after sexual assault allegations
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Dan Price was the poster child for resisting corporate greed, making headlines in 2015 for setting a minimum $70,000…
Continue Reading Bugatti hopes its last gas-only car will also be the world’s fastest convertible
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Bugatti has unveiled what the French automaker hopes will be the world’s fastest convertible. The…
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Here’s how US credit card debt has changed in 5 years
How much credit card debt have Americans paid down in the last five years? Experian looked at the average credit card balance at the national and…
Continue Reading Meta suspends anti-vaccine group led by RFK, Jr.
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Meta has permanently removed Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to Children’s Health Defense, the…
Continue Reading The world’s second biggest movie theater chain is in trouble
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The owner of Regal Cinemas is having a tough time — its stock crashed as much as 80% Friday after reports that its…
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