University early decision applications mostly benefit rich kids
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — A college admissions program popular among the country’s most selective universities may actually be skewed…
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Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave resigns after backlash to Israel-Hamas war comments
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive of Web Summit, stepped down Saturday after several Big Tech companies…
Continue ReadingHow toy and game companies are winning back their grown-up former customers
By Elisabeth Buchwald New York (CNN) — I was on vacation and hanging out quietly in the hotel room with my friend when, out of nowhere, she…
Continue ReadingShopping for an EV? There are some big discounts right now
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business (CNN) — Thanks to growing competition in the market, and some reticence from consumers, automakers and car…
Continue ReadingAfter a summer of Barbenheimer and Beyoncé, can US consumers still afford the holiday season?
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Ballpark attendance boomed this summer, Barbenheimer revived the box office and a Renaissance of…
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Judge rules Alex Jones can’t use bankruptcy to avoid paying $1.1 billion to Sandy Hook families
By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday that bankruptcy proceedings will not shield Infowars host Alex Jones…
Continue ReadingUnited Auto Workers president to striking workers: ‘There’s more to be won’
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain told members that all three…
Continue ReadingSpirit Airlines cancels some Friday and Saturday flights for unspecified inspections
By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Spirit Airlines says its flight schedule could be impacted for days as it scrambles to perform “a necessary…
Continue ReadingWhy the housing market is going from tough to terrible
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates are nearing 8%. Prices have climbed for the past three months straight. And there…
Continue ReadingLaw & Order creator Dick Wolf implores UPenn president to quit
By Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — Dick Wolf, the creator of “Law & Order,” wrote a letter to Liz Magill pleading…
Continue ReadingLaw & Order creator Dick Wolf implores UPenn president to quit
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — Dick Wolf, the creator of “Law & Order,” wrote a letter to Liz Magill…
Continue ReadingJon Stewart’s show on Apple is over because of disagreements about China
By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — “The Problem with Jon Stewart” will not come back to Apple TV+ for a third season, bringing a…
Continue ReadingToyota’s electric cars will adopt Tesla’s charging standard
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business (CNN) — Toyota has joined the growing list of automakers that have decided to switch to using Tesla’s…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s war with Hamas comes to corporate America
By Elliott Gotkine London (CNN) — From ESG investing (Blackrock), to gay rights (Disney), to Donald Trump after the Capitol riots (mainstream…
Continue ReadingA key market indicator hasn’t been this high since the Great Recession
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — For a while now the theme of “higher for longer” has dominated market speak – that’s the idea…
Continue ReadingTyson Foods, one of the biggest meat producers, is investing in insect protein
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Tyson, a major US producer of beef, pork and chicken, is betting on protein that comes from…
Continue ReadingChina restricts exports of graphite as it escalates a global tech war
By Juliana Liu Hong Kong (CNN) — China has unveiled plans to restrict exports of graphite — a mineral crucial to the manufacture of batteries…
Continue ReadingWho is Liz Magill, the University of Pennsylvania’s embattled president?
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — When University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill was tapped for the post just 18 months ago, she was…
Continue ReadingChina’s arrest of Japanese man could unsettle foreign firms even more
By Emiko Jozuka and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — China has formally arrested a Japanese man who was detained in March, according to officials…
Continue ReadingMitt Romney criticizes Fox News and right-wing media for warping Republican Party
By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Mitt Romney, once the Republican Party’s standard-bearer, believes the right-wing media machine is at fault for…
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