By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks fell and global oil prices settled at $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022 as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz continued to roil markets. The major US stock indexes each closed lower by more than 1.5%, extending a recent bout of
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Buzzfeed, the digital media company that took the mid-2010s by storm, said on Thursday it has “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a business. In an earnings report released Thursday, Buzzfeed said it has engaged in “strategic conversations” about relieving its liquidity issues. “We believe
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A two-year, $280,000 project to improve safety on streets and roads was released to the public on Thursday morning. The Transportation Safety Action Plan is designed to benefit drivers, motorcyclists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Local leaders provided more details in a 10:30 a.m. news conference at the City Administration Building downtown.
Continue ReadingBy Julian Torres, CNN New York (CNN) — With war in the Middle East raging, oil prices are soaring. To temper the costs, the United States government is turning to oil stored in massive salt caverns. The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced yesterday that the US will release 172 million barrels of oil from
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan group of senators passed a bill Thursday aimed at improving housing affordability. The measure contains roughly 40 provisions intended to increase housing supply and lower costs. It remains to be seen if it can pass the House as is, and comes one month after the House of
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CNN, POOL, SENATE TVL HOUSE TV By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan group of senators passed a bill Thursday aimed at improving housing affordability. The measure contains roughly 40 provisions intended to increase housing supply and lower costs. It remains to be seen if it can pass the House as is, and comes
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — US mortgage rates climbed this week as investors fret the economic impact of President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, undoing some of the welcomed progress in housing affordability. The average rate of a standard, 30-year fixed mortgage was 6.11% in the week ending March 12, according to a
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By John Liu, Hanna Ziady, CNN Hong Kong/London (CNN) — Brent crude oil hovered around $100 a barrel Thursday, after Iran’s new leader said the Strait of Hormuz would remain shut and as further attacks on ships in the Gulf spooked energy traders. In comments delivered by an anchor on Iranian state television, Mojtaba Khamenei
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Ever since the US and Israel struck Iran, the jump in oil and gas prices has become a major focus for markets and consumers alike. But that’s only the top of a long list of goods that stand to get more expensive. With oil prices shooting up, the cost
Continue ReadingBy John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — In an era marked by US overseas military actions and trade turbulence, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is counting on a plan to shield his country from the storm: driving innovation to transform China into the world’s leading tech superpower. Over the next five years, China seeks to
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — This week, as the US and Israeli war against Iran continued to expand across the Middle East, traders and analysts have been fretting about “Brent” as if he’s an old, wayward friend: “Brent” got the highest anyone had seen in years on Monday. Later in the day, “Brent” fell
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — By now, drivers should be accustomed to lane closures along busy Austin Bluffs Parkway that are part of the ongoing construction of a new power substation by Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU). This week, crews closed the right westbound lane between Goldenrod Drive — near the future substation site — and
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CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Annual inflation was unchanged last month at 2.4%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, released Wednesday. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.3% in February, a faster pace than January’s 0.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The February inflation data was gathered before the United
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Global oil prices have fallen well below their recent peak. But don’t expect to see relief at the pump in the coming days. The war in Iran virtually closed the Strait of Hormuz, choking off about a fifth of the world’s oil. However, oil prices tumbled by 12% on
Continue Reading By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Annual inflation was unchanged last month at 2.4%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, released Wednesday. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.3% in February, a faster pace than January’s 0.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The February inflation data was gathered before the United States
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Member countries of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed Wednesday to release 400 million barrels of oil into the global market – the largest release of emergency oil stocks in history – in a drastic move aimed at shoring up crude supplies and capping a surge in prices
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By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Meta, the company behind some of the world’s most popular social media platforms, just scooped up a new site – for bots. Meta has acquired Moltbook, the social media network where AI agents interact with one another autonomously, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Meta is competing
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Oil prices fell sharply Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would be over “very soon,” though they remain volatile and well above their levels before the conflict started. Also on Tuesday, the world’s biggest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, warned of the war’s potentially
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Investors rattled by the war in Iran have sent oil prices skyrocketing – and global governments have noticed. The world’s biggest economies are now considering emergency releases of millions of barrels of oil into the market. But while that might sound like a lot, experts say even tens of
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By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Anthropic is suing the Department of Defense and other federal agencies on Monday over the Trump administration’s decision to label the AI company a “supply chain risk.” The lawsuit is the latest development in an ongoing standoff between the Pentagon and one of world’s most prominent AI companies as
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