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New York CNN — Target’s quarterly sales fell for the first time in six years as consumers pulled back on discretionary goods and fierce right-wing backlash to Target’s…
Read more Pride Month backlash hurt Target’s sales. They fell for the first time in six years | CNN BusinessLondon CNN — The ruble hit a 17-month low against the dollar Monday, highlighting the growing squeeze on Russia’s economy from Western sanctions and a slump in export…
Read more Russia’s ruble hits a 17-month low to the dollar as the Ukraine war bites | CNN BusinessNew York CNN — United States Steel Corp. (X) is considering a sale after fielding acquisition offers, according to a Sunday press release from the company. The steel…
Read more US Steel receiving acquisition offers as company promises to maximize stockholder value | CNN BusinessNew York CNN — The public’s anxiety over new AI technology is misguided, according to theoretical physicist Michio Kaku. In an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday,…
Read more AI fears overblown? Theoretical physicist calls chatbots ‘glorified tape recorders’ | CNN BusinessCNN — Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump’s…
Read more Exclusive: Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump’s team is behind voting system breach | CNN PoliticsNew York CNN — If you’re sitting in rush-hour traffic in Arlington, Virginia, there’s a good chance you’ll spot Hunter Scott in his helmet and elbow pads scooting…
Read more Inflation may be cooling — but drivers can’t seem to catch a break | CNN BusinessMinneapolis CNN — US wholesale inflation rose more than expected in July, reversing a yearlong cooling trend, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The Producer Price Index,…
Read more US wholesale inflation rose more than expected in July | CNN BusinessHong Kong CNN — One of China’s biggest property developers says it has burned through up to $7.6 billion in the first half of the year, compounding the…
Read more Chinese property giant Country Garden flags loss of up to $7.6 billion as it nears default | CNN BusinessWashington, DC CNN — US mortgage rates remained elevated this week, rising for the third week in a row, but stayed just under the market’s 7% threshold. The…
Read more Mortgage rates rise to just short of 7% | CNN BusinessCNN — Georgia is now the only state in the US to implement work requirements in its Medicaid program – a feat many Republican lawmakers nationwide will be…
Read more Georgia is now the only state with work requirements in Medicaid | CNN PoliticsCNN — A whirl of developments in a quartet of cases in four separate cities encapsulate the vast legal quagmire swamping Donald Trump and threatening to overwhelm the…
Read more A day of legal action in Trump imbroglio previews a chaotic 2024 election year | CNN PoliticsNew York CNN — PayPal is rolling out its first stablecoin as it attempts to capitalize on the “emerging potential” of US dollar-backed digital tokens for consumer payments.…
Read more PayPal bets on crypto’s future with US-dollar-backed stablecoin | CNN BusinessHong Kong CNN — Every few days for the past several weeks, a parade of Chinese leaders and policymakers have publicly vowed to do more to boost the…
Read more Why China has few good options to boost its faltering economy | CNN BusinessCNN — US border officials are increasing personnel and transportation resources at Ajo, Arizona, one of the most isolated and dangerous areas on the Southwest border, to deal…
Read more US Customs and Border Protection sends resources to remote Arizona area after increase in migrant crossings | CNNTokyo CNN — Japan’s Nintendo on Thursday said it sold 3.91 million units of its Switch console in the April-June quarter, exceeding sales in the same period a…
Read more ‘Zelda’ sales breakout juices Nintendo’s aging Switch | CNN BusinessCNN — The crushing demand for AI has also revealed the limits of the global supply chain for powerful chips used to develop and field AI models. The…
Read more The big bottleneck for AI: a shortage of powerful chips | CNN BusinessCNN — California regulators gave approval Thursday to two rival robotaxi companies, Cruise and Waymo, to operate their driverless cars 24/7 across all of San Francisco and charge…
Read more Regulators give green light to driverless taxis in San Francisco | CNN BusinessNew York CNN — Warmer and cleaner waters off the coast of Long Island, New York, in recent years have brought growing numbers of bait fish to the…
Read more We’re going to need a bigger drone: The technology keeping swimmers safe at one New York beach | CNN BusinessCNN — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted Facebook for “putting corporate profits ahead of people’s safety” as the social media platform continues to block news content while…
Read more Justin Trudeau blasts Facebook for blocking news as Canada’s wildfires rage | CNN BusinessNew York CNN — Starting in November, Google will require political advertisements to prominently disclose when they feature synthetic content — such as images generated by artificial intelligence…
Read more Google to require disclosures of AI content in political ads | CNN Business
