Algorithms are everywhere. Here’s why you should care
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Every time you pick up your smartphone, you’re summoning algorithms. They’re used for everything from…
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Algorithms are everywhere. Here’s why you should care
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Every time you pick up your smartphone, you’re summoning algorithms. They’re used for everything from…
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Fleet operators want Teslas. But not ‘full self-driving’
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Westport, Connecticut police chief Foti Koskinas would love it if his patrol cars could drive themselves, but his…
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Oil selloff intensifies on Covid fears and risk of US-China intervention
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The oil market has gone from booming to busting, much to the relief of inflation-weary American drivers ahead of the…
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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ hits theaters. Will audiences answer the call?
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In 1984, a film about three New York City owners of an unconventional startup took the country by storm, leading…
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CVS is closing 900 stores, and the big winner is Dollar General
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business CVS is heading in the wrong direction: Traditional pharmacies are on the decline, and America’s largest…
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Two Senate Democrats urge Biden not to keep Jerome Powell at the helm of the Fed
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jeff Merkley on Friday came out against to keeping Jerome Powell at the helm of…
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Macy’s stock, once left for dead, is roaring back to life
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business In spring 2020, in the depths of coronavirus lockdowns, investors couldn’t dump Macy’s stock fast enough.…
Continue Reading One week until Black Friday. Investors have already loaded up the shopping carts with retail stocks
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s no secret that consumers love Amazon, Walmart and Target. But they are not the only retailers that…
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Alibaba shares plunge nearly 11% after warning of slower growth
By Laura He and Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Shares of Alibaba plummeted in Hong Kong on Friday after the tech giant warned of weaker growth this…
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Press Freedom Awards ceremony stands up for journalists in ‘increasingly repressive world’
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
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India’s Prime Minister Modi to repeal controversial farm laws following more than a year of protests
By Manveena Suri, Vedika Sud, Arpit Goel and Rhea Mogul, CNN India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday he would repeal three contentious…
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Hoffa critic elected to succeed him as Teamster president
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Sean O’Brien will be the next president of the 1.4-million member Teamsters union, succeeding James Hoffa, the…
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State attorneys general launch investigation into Meta-owned Instagram’s impact on kids
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A bipartisan group of 10 state attorneys general have launched an investigation into Meta, the social media company…
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The ‘Great Migration’ during Covid may not have actually happened
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The “Great Migration” may not be as pronounced as once thought. The US Census Bureau this week released…
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Hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees sign petition demanding CEO Bobby Kotick’s resignation
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard’s longtime CEO Bobby Kotick is facing mounting pressure from employees to step down amid the…
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Shares of Sweetgreen soar following Wall Street debut
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Wall Street is hungry for fancy salads. Sweetgreen’s stock nearly doubled in price mid-day Thursday,…
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A group of crypto investors tried to buy a copy of the Constitution. It didn’t work out
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business A group of cryptocurrency investors took the notion “We the people” from the US Constitution to the…
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We tried Tesla’s ‘full self-driving.’ Here’s what happened
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business When a dozen small children crossed in front of our Tesla with “full self-driving,” I had good reason to…
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Trump SPAC must be investigated, Elizabeth Warren demands
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren wants federal regulators to investigate whether any laws were broken by the shell…
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