By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US job growth was lackluster last year, but signs of stabilization, if not a rebound, were starting to emerge. Now, a war thousands of miles away not only interrupts that potential progress, but also threatens to knock the labor market further off course. It’s been four weeks since the
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Jamie Hagen believed the Great Freight Recession was finally over. Last year was a tough one for his South Dakota trucking company, Hell Bent Xpress. He was thinking about shutting down, his cash drained in the lean years that followed America’s post-pandemic shopping spree. But he refinanced
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Online safety advocates hope landmark trial verdicts this week can bring change to social media platforms they have warned about for years, after juries found Meta (and YouTube in one case) responsible for harms to kids and teens. “We’ve been telling our stories forever and people say,
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By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Seattle, Wash. (CNN) — Matt Garman helps make your online life – your Starbucks order, your Netflix binge, your Pinterest browsing– possible. As the CEO of Amazon’s cloud computing division, he plays a major role in deciding how to deploy the computing resources needed to drive the internet – a responsibility
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CNN By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks slid and the Dow closed in correction Friday as uncertainty about the duration of the war with Iran and nerves about energy inflation continued to weigh on markets. The Dow fell 793 points, or 1.73%, and closed at 45,167, down 10% from its peak
Continue Reading By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks slid and the Dow closed in correction Friday as uncertainty about the duration of the war with Iran and nerves about energy inflation continued to weigh on markets. The Dow fell 793 points, or 1.73%, and closed at 45,167, down 10% from its peak above
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are growing more pessimistic about the US economy as the war on Iran continues to roil markets, with sentiment falling across all income groups — including the wealthiest. Consumer sentiment declined 6% this month to a final reading of 53.3, the University of Michigan said Friday, a
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By Hadas Gold, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in California has indefinitely blocked the Pentagon’s effort to “punish” Anthropic by labeling it a supply chain risk and attempting to sever government ties with the AI company, ruling that those measures ran roughshod over its constitutional rights. “Nothing in the governing statute supports
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews are in their fifth month of making $8 million in improvements to a 2/3-mile stretch of Beacon Lite Road between Bricker Road and Wakonda Way, a mile south of the Douglas County line. In a release issued on Monday, county officials said that the project is still in
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The US housing market was supposed to turn a corner this year, but economic uncertainty and a jump in mortgage rates fueled by the US-Israeli war in Iran are complicating affordability for American homebuyers. After years of sluggish sales, economists expected 2026 to bring lower mortgage rates and more
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — The war in Iran and the spike in energy prices have rattled global markets, impacting not just stocks but also safe havens like bonds, gold and currencies. That’s leaving investors with fewer places to hide. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are each set for their worst
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Yustine Chang and her husband only have half the concern about gas prices they did a week ago. The soaring price of gas near their Southern California home wasn’t the only reason they replaced their eight-year-old Mercedes C-class sedan with their first electric vehicle, a Rivian R1 SUV. But
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — As she prepares to return to the “Today” show, Savannah Guthrie has taped an interview with Hoda Kotb, her longtime friend and colleague. The sit-down will air Thursday and Friday on “Today.” It will be Guthrie’s first interview since her mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing, the victim of an
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By Clare Duffy New York (CNN) — A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health. Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design of their platforms, knew their design was dangerous,
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — For critics of tech companies like Meta and Google, Wednesday’s verdict in the social media addiction trial has been literally years in the making. Parents, child safety experts and some lawmakers said the finding of liability was a long-overdue moment of accountability. “For the parents whose children died as
Continue Reading CNN By Clare Duffy New York (CNN) — A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health. Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design of their platforms, knew their design was
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — City officials have spent more than $10 million on several projects to improve the busy corridors of South Nevada Avenue and South Tejon Street. That work should end this week when crews finish installing new traffic and pedestrian signals at the intersection of Nevada and Ramona avenues; a similar installation
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — For Sarah Lawhun, the soaring price of gas means she’s eating one less meal a day. A careful budgeter, Lawhun has spent nearly $70 more at the pump this month. She’s trying to offset the increase by skipping lunch at her job as an environmental scientist, saving her about
Continue Reading CNN, WOIO, WSTM, POOL, TRUTH SOCIAL By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — For Sarah Lawhun, the soaring price of gas means she’s eating one less meal a day. A careful budgeter, Lawhun has spent nearly $70 more at the pump this month. She’s trying to offset the increase by skipping lunch at her job as
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By Stephanie Yang, CNN (CNN) — A historic oil shock and surging fuel prices are strengthening the case for electric vehicles. China’s EV makers are eager to deliver. The United States and Israel’s war against Iran has disrupted critical fossil fuel supplies from the Middle East, pushing up crude oil prices to as high as
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