Coinbase’s strange QR-code Super Bowl ad briefly crashes app
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The app for Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange, briefly crashed Sunday after a bizarre Super Bowl ad sparked a…
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Oil prices are marching closer to $100 per barrel
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Oil prices have been climbing ever since the global economy started to recover from Covid-19. Now, as the United…
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US suspends avocado imports from Mexico after threat to US inspector
By Karol Suarez, CNN Business The United States has suspended avocado imports from Mexico’s western state of Michoacan after a US official…
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Global stocks tumble as fears of Russian invasion grow
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business European and Asian stocks fell on Monday after the United States warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could…
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The US is about to get its first Chinese IPO in months
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The United States is about to get its first initial public offering from a Chinese company in months, even as US-China…
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NBC uses Super Bowl attention to promote Winter Olympics and Peacock streams
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
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Musk blames ‘fun police’ for recall of feature that makes fart and goat noises
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Tesla is recalling over 500,000 vehicles in the United States due to its Boombox feature, a 2020 update that allows…
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Palin v. The New York Times trial highlights the ‘worst possible scenario’ for journalists
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The future of the press is in play at the “libel trial of the century,” chief media correspondent Brian Stelter…
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Looking for bargains? Here are the stocks we love
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Most companies have reported fourth quarter earnings. The biggest takeaway for investors? This is a stock…
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ConConnect wants to become the LinkedIn for the formerly incarcerated
By Alessandra Freitas, CNN When Andre Peart left New York state Bare Hill Correctional Facility in 2018, he didn’t have anywhere to go. He had…
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In India, comedians can face arrest for making the wrong kind of jokes
By Rhea Mogul, CNN This time last year Nalin Yadav was detained in an Indian prison, not knowing when he would be let out. “I didn’t…
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Former Amazon employee sentenced to federal prison for involvement in bribery scheme
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN A former Amazon employee was sentenced to 10 months in prison and fined $50,000 for an international fraud and bribery scheme,…
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Why the Ambassador Bridge is crucial to two nations’ economies
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The United States’ largest trading partner isn’t China, or Mexico. It’s Canada. And the Ambassador…
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Super Bowl ticket prices have dropped but they’ll still cost you thousands
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Super Bowl tickets have never been a bargain. At least not for the last LIV years or so. But for those looking to…
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Walmart drops mask mandate for vaccinated employees
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Walmart updated its Covid-19 policy for US associates Friday, dropping its mask mandate and Covid-19 sick leave policy, the…
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Simply irresistible: Idaho promotes the a-peel of potato perfume
By Jay Croft, CNN Forget spices and jasmine. The makers of a new perfume say they’re using the scent of something truly irresistible just in…
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Jurors are deliberating in the Sarah Palin civil suit against the New York Times. Here’s what they heard during the trial
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Jurors in Sarah Palin’s defamation trial against the New York Times are done deliberating for the day. A jury of nine New…
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Did the pandemic upend your retirement plans? Share your story
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business The past two years have dramatically altered the retirement calculus for millions of Americans. For some, the threat…
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Stocks slide and oil surges on renewed fears of Russia invasion of Ukraine
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks fell sharply Friday after the White House said Americans should leave Ukraine “immediately” due…
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We’ve reached ‘peak Fed mania’
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Only a month ago, a significant percentage of investors thought that the Federal Reserve wouldn’t need to…
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