Why the nation is once again close to a devastating freight railroad strike
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business In September, President Joe Biden, the most union friendly president in recent history, got…
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Get paid via Venmo, Etsy or Airbnb? Here’s what you need to know before tax season
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business If you get paid through apps like Venmo or PayPal or platforms like Etsy or Airbnb, preparing your taxes next year may…
Continue ReadingHasbro CEO optimistic about holidays even though stock is under pressure
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The holidays are rapidly approaching, and for the toy company Hasbro, a slowing economy could be a proverbial…
Continue ReadingLatest weekly jobless claims jump to 240,000
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business First-time weekly claims for unemployment benefits jumped to 240,000 for the week ended November 19, according to…
Continue ReadingThe surprising reason why Ocean Spray cranberry sauce labels are upside-down
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Perhaps one of the greatest mysteries of Thanksgiving is the cranberry sauce — and we’re not even talking…
Continue ReadingWorkers at the world’s largest iPhone factory in China clash with police, videos show
By CNN’s Beijing bureau and Jake Kwon, CNN Workers at China’s largest iPhone assembly factory were seen confronting police, some in riot…
Continue ReadingSurprise: Dollar Tree’s $1.25 price strategy is actually working
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business When Dollar Tree said it would raise prices to $1.25 after 35 years sticking to $1, some fans protested and…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones must pay full $49 million damages award, Texas judge rules
By Hanna Ziady and Sonia Moghe, CNN Alex Jones has lost a bid to water down the nearly $50 million damages award handed down by a jury earlier this…
Continue ReadingUS Freight rail strike could cost US economy $1 billion in first week
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN A US freight rail strike could cost the US economy $1 billion in the first week of the strike, according to a new analysis…
Continue ReadingA house price slump is coming. Rising unemployment could make it much worse
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Last year, Auckland’s largest real estate company couldn’t sell properties quickly enough to meet demand in…
Continue ReadingBerkshire Hathaway: Warren Buffett further unwinds BYD investment in China
By Laura He, CNN Business Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is continuing to unwind its long position in BYD, China’s largest…
Continue ReadingAustralia will see more extreme weather events, putting strain on economy, report shows
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Australia will continue to see a spike in extreme rainfall and heat, as well as more dangerous fire events, its…
Continue ReadingHP says it will lay off up to 6,000 workers over the next couple years
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business HP Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will lay off thousands of workers over the next three years, becoming the…
Continue ReadingStarbucks closes location that was the first to unionize in Seattle
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is closing the store in Seattle where employees were the first to vote to form a union in the…
Continue Reading‘Christmas is not canceled’ despite growing risk of rail strike
By Matt Egan Leading retailers are sounding the alarm about the danger of a national rail strike while simultaneously stressing that a potential work…
Continue ReadingThe federal government just took another big swipe at illegal robocalls
By Brian Fung, CNN The federal government took another big swipe at illegal robocalls on Tuesday, as it moved to block a voice provider from the…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos announces 40 grants totaling $123 million to combat homelessness
By Chloe Melas, CNN Jeff Bezos is continuing to make good on his pledge to give away the majority his wealth, to the tune of $123 million today. The…
Continue ReadingElon Musk has upended Twitter’s business. Here’s how he could fix it
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Much of Twitter’s ad sales team has been fired or pushed out. Large companies from General Mills to Macy’s…
Continue ReadingElon Musk has upended Twitter’s business. Here’s how he could fix it
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Much of Twitter’s ad sales team has been fired or pushed out. Large companies from General Mills to Macy’s…
Continue ReadingInflation remains painfully high. How will it impact your holiday shopping plans this year?
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Inflation has weighed on Americans for much of this year. The Federal Reserve has taken action to bring down high…
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