Mortgage rates drop to lowest since early February 2023 after Fed’s jumbo interest rate cut
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mortgage rates continued to decline this week, taking a little more pressure off America’s…
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Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs after Federal Reserve’s supersized rate cut
By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks jumped Thursday as investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s eye-popping half-point interest rate…
Continue ReadingOlive Garden strikes a deal with Uber to deliver its food
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Once a holdout on offering delivery for the casual diner, Olive Garden is reversing course and will…
Continue ReadingThe Boeing strike has already cost the company and its workers $572 million – and the pace of losses is climbing
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — The strike at Boeing by 33,000 members of the International Association of…
Continue ReadingTrump faces a $2 billion decision over his social media empire
By Matt Egan, CNN Washington (CNN) — One of the most powerful people on the planet has been blocked from selling one of his most prized assets.…
Continue ReadingHong Kong investigators say Cathay Pacific’s A350 engine defect could cause ‘extensive’ damage
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong aviation investigators say an engine problem that caused Cathay Pacific to ground its entire…
Continue ReadingElon Musk boosts fake Trump rally bomb threat and false claims about the election
By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk is using his social media platform to promote misinformation about the presidential candidates…
Continue ReadingAmazon workers are getting free Prime memberships
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon is raising pay for its more than 800,000 US warehouse and transportation workers and giving…
Continue ReadingHow to make the Fed rate cut work for you
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Reserve delivered a half percentage point interest rate cut on Wednesday – its first cut since…
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5 things to know for Sept. 19: Economy, Middle East, Teamsters Union, Baltimore bridge collapse, Severe weather
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Economy In a significant…
Continue ReadingBoeing is reducing executive pay and furloughing nonunion workers during the strike
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing is temporarily furloughing executives and other nonunion workers to save…
Continue ReadingMrBeast’s production company and Amazon are being sued for alleged harassment of contestants on his reality show
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Five contestants competing on a MrBeast-hosted reality competition show have filed a proposed…
Continue ReadingHershey is turning its candy into energy drinks and protein powders
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — With its line-up of sweet snacks, Hershey isn’t known as a purveyor of diet foods. However, the…
Continue ReadingThis bank says ‘millions’ of people could be targeted by AI voice-cloning scams
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — “Millions” of people could fall victim to scams using artificial intelligence to clone their voices,…
Continue ReadingThe Haitian Times covered the false claims targeting Springfield. Now it’s also facing attacks
By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — Macollvie Neel, editor of the Haitian Times, was ready to start her workday from home on Monday when her…
Continue ReadingWho made Hezbollah’s exploding devices? Questions swirl around a mysterious supply chain stretching from Taiwan to Hungary
By Wayne Chang, Eric Cheung, Nectar Gan, Balint Bardi and Kara Fox, CNN New Taipei City and Budapest (CNN) — A Taiwanese electronics…
Continue ReadingWednesday is National Cheeseburger Day: Here are the deals to relish
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Wednesday is National Cheeseburger Day, with some of the biggest chains offering some much-needed…
Continue ReadingKey takeaways from the Fed’s decision to deliver a jumbo-sized interest rate cut
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates aggressively Wednesday, announcing the first rate cut…
Continue Reading‘The party is over’ as Tupperware files for bankruptcy after years of troubles
By Ramishah Maruf and Olesya Dmitracova, CNN New York/London (CNN) — Tupperware, known the world over for its plastic food storage containers,…
Continue ReadingBiden administration gives Japanese steelmaker more time to make case for controversial deal
By Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Nippon Steel is expected to re-file its application for a national security review by American regulators of its…
Continue ReadingUAW President Fain announces strike vote plans at Stellantis
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain said Tuesday the group plans to…
Continue ReadingWe still don’t know how the Lebanon pager attack happened. Here’s what we do know about our own electronic devices
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — So far, the attacks that targeted Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah members through their…
Continue ReadingSo we’re expecting a rate cut. When will we start to see a difference in the economy?
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’ve been anxiously awaiting financial relief from the Federal Reserve, you are about to get…
Continue ReadingSam’s Club will raise pay to catch up with Costco
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam’s Club will raise pay to incentivize workers to stay with the company — and not jump ship…
Continue ReadingLogan Paul and MrBeast have a Lunchables competitor that they say is healthy
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Some of YouTube’s biggest stars are taking on Lunchables with a competitor of their own. MrBeast,…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s economic engine is still revving, despite fears of a slowdown
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — A key driver of the US economy remains solid. Spending at US retailers rose 0.1% in August from the prior…
Continue ReadingBrexit is ‘stifling’ Britain’s trade with Europe and the problem is getting worse
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Brexit is having “profound and ongoing stifling effects” on goods trade between the United Kingdom and…
Continue ReadingInstagram will force millions of teens into protected accounts
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Instagram on Tuesday announced its most dramatic effort yet to protect young users from dangers on its…
Continue ReadingElizabeth Warren calls for emergency-like Fed rate cut ASAP
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The American economy appears to be just hours away from a major milestone: The first interest rate cut from…
Continue ReadingElon Musk is on track to soon become the world’s first trillionaire
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s sprawling empire — spanning everything from electric vehicles and social media to space…
Continue ReadingWomen at work are making gains in leadership roles, but catching up to men could take decades, new report estimates
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to women’s advancement in corporate America, there have been gains made since 2015, according to…
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Police alert about nationwide bitcoin scam
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Scotts Valley Police Department announced Monday that they have received multiple cases involving bitcoin…
Continue ReadingMeta bans Russian state media outlet RT over ‘foreign interference activity’
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced Monday that it has banned Russian state media…
Continue ReadingIntel shares jump on chip deal with Amazon
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Intel’s struggling chip-making business got a boost Monday from a high-profile client: Amazon. The…
Continue ReadingCalifornia firm produces 3D-printed tiny homes using waste plastic
By John Ramos Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — California has plenty of problems…
Continue ReadingAmazon tells workers they must come to the office 5 days a week
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon is demanding that its corporate employees return to the office five days a week, a significant…
Continue ReadingBoeing freezes hiring and executives’ first-class travel as massive strike continues
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — With a massive ongoing strike, Boeing is making some temporary cutbacks that could hit non-union staff hard.…
Continue ReadingTrump’s social media stock reacts to latest security scare
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company are experiencing another bout of turbulence following the…
Continue ReadingThe company that built the Titanic says it is insolvent
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Harland & Wolff, the 163-year-old firm that built the Titanic, has declared itself insolvent after…
Continue ReadingElon Musk deletes post questioning the Trump assassination attempt
By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk deleted a post Monday morning that questioned why former President Donald Trump has faced two apparent…
Continue ReadingThe strike could cost Boeing more than $1 billion. But that could be the least of its problems
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — For a company that has lost $33 billion since 2019, a strike that virtually halts production of its…
Continue ReadingThe Fed is finally about to cut interest rates. What took so long?
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — It’s a pivotal week for the US economy, with the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates for the…
Continue ReadingTikTok just had the most important two hours of its life
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Who really controls TikTok’s magical algorithm — the US-based company that runs the app or its Chinese parent,…
Continue ReadingHere’s what you should know about buying a home ahead of a likely interest rate cut
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates after keeping them at a 23-year…
Continue ReadingThe Fed keeps brushing off concerns about another Trump presidency. Closed-door meetings from his first term show otherwise
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Federal Reserve officials won’t say how former President Donald Trump winning a second term could…
Continue ReadingAverage base pay raises at larger corporations projected to be just under 4% next year
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Mostly large US corporations are projecting an average increase in their base pay budgets of 3.9% for…
Continue ReadingAir Canada reaches last-minute deal with pilots union, averting strike
Reuters (CNN) — Air Canada said early on Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union over a new four-year collective…
Continue ReadingCan you can leave your estate to your pet?
By Alexandra Peers, CNN (CNN) — Some people really do leave money to their pets. And it’s legal. In June 2019, designer Karl Lagerfeld passed…
Continue ReadingTrump lashes out at Nasdaq over routine trading halt of Truth Social
By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Nasdaq over a routine trading halt in shares of his social media company…
Continue ReadingDisney and DirecTV strike deal to restore ABC, ESPN and other networks
By Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — A short but tense distribution dispute between Disney and DirecTV came to an end Saturday after the two sides…
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