By Mustafa Qadri, CNN (CNN) — It’s deemed outrageously expensive, it’s insulting to existing owners and perhaps most damning of all – it looks like a Nissan Leaf. Those are just some of the unflattering comments directed at Ferrari’s first electric car, the Luce, since it was unveiled earlier this week by the legendary Italian
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — High gas prices pushed up inflation again last month while adding to Americans’ financial strain: Households are saving at the lowest rate in nearly four years, a new report showed Thursday. The Iran war’s oil price shock lifted the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge to 3.8% in April from
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Albert Manifold, the ousted chairman of BP, is refusing to leave quietly, creating a headache for the British oil giant as it seeks to move on from the latest bout of leadership upheaval. In a blistering response to his removal from the company Thursday, Manifold hit out at
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — When he launched his presidential campaign in late 2022, then-candidate Donald Trump blasted his successor for aggressively releasing oil from America’s emergency stockpile ahead of the midterm elections. “The strategic national reserves, which I filled up, have been virtually drained in order to keep gasoline prices lower,
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) are two weeks into a ten-mile, $12 repaving project on US 24 between Peyton and Calhan. The work continues repaving completed last year from Falcon to Peyton. Crews are currently in the milling process, removing existing pavement from the westbound lane
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — There is a new app going live on Thursday for parents who set up Trump Accounts for their children, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. Bessent announced in a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the app would be available “on all major platforms tomorrow morning,” and noted that nearly
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By Jordan Valinsky, Brynn Gingras, CNN New York (CNN) — Astronomical prices for tickets to the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament have sparked an investigation by the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey. On Wednesday, New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport jointly announced that they’re subpoenaing
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Lululemon has settled its high-profile feud with founder Chip Wilson, and the deal includes a clause preventing him from badmouthing the company for a year and a half. On Wednesday the struggling athleisure brand announced it had reached a “cooperation agreement” with Wilson, the company’s second largest
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — There’s been a “remarkable” increase over the past few years in Americans struggling to put food on the table, and that’s likely contributing to record-low consumer sentiment readings, new Federal Reserve Bank of New York research showed Wednesday. The New York Fed updated a 2020 analysis on the disproportionate
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By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — The clock is ticking for President Donald Trump to get a deal done with Iran. Or maybe it’s the other way around: Iran could be dealing with a ticking time bomb – in its own oil wells! With just days to go before they’re destroyed. That’s according to Trump,
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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — K-pop group BTS made waves in March with their first concert together in nearly four years. Now the famed boy band is teaming up with Oreo, one of America’s most famous cookie brands, for a limited-edition flavor. Limited-edition releases help the more-than-century-old Oreo brand maintain its cultural relevance, and
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Now that the threat of erosion from Fountain Creek has decreased, officials are moving ahead with repaving a half-mile of Southmoor Drive on the north side of town. A visible sign of the upcoming work is the recent removal of concrete barriers, although several road closure signs remain in place between
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Markets are breathing a sigh of relief that the shaky US-Iran ceasefire survived the long weekend and progress is being made on a potential deal to end the war. US stocks are flirting with all-time highs and oil futures have backed away from $100 a barrel. And
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — BP said Tuesday it had dismissed its chairman Albert Manifold after less than a year in the role, citing “serious concerns” about “governance standards, oversight and conduct.” The surprise ouster marks the latest leadership turmoil at the British oil giant, which has seen several CEOs depart abruptly under
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — The S&P 500 on Friday clinched its eighth straight weekly gain, the index’s longest winning streak since 2023. The reasons might sound familiar: strong corporate earnings and AI enthusiasm as investors look past concerns about the war with Iran. But in the bond market, bad vibes are
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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — A new coffee chain may be headed to a town near you, and it’s not Starbucks or Dunkin’. Many Americans likely haven’t heard of 7 Brew, which has only been around since 2017 when it opened its first location in Rogers, Arkansas. The chain has since grown to over
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Americans are packing the highways and airports this holiday weekend – even with gas and airfares significantly more expensive than last year. AAA projected that a record number of Americans are traveling this weekend, with 45 million either flying or driving at least 50 miles from home, up from
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — There’s a simple reason Google is making sweeping changes to its iconic, decades-old search engine: users are making complicated requests. “People are asking much longer and harder questions that no longer have a clear response anywhere on the internet,” said Robby Stein, vice president of product for Google Search.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” went out on a literal high note. Thursday night’s series finale was the most-watched weeknight episode of Colbert’s eleven-year tenure on the show, according to overnight Nielsen ratings. Colbert and co. averaged 6.a74 million viewers, even beating his first episode as host back
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — American shoppers are brushing off higher gas prices and finally spending money at Target again. Target’s comparable sales, which include both those at stores and online, grew 5.6% during its latest quarter — its best results in four years. The company raised its sales guidance for the
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