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Last month, I set out to buy my father, an avid Before the Bell reader, a non-fungible token, or NFT. We’d spent lots of time discussing the various signs of market mania that had cropped up in the past year — including the rush into NFTs, the digital tokens feeding a boom in virtual art.

The economic recovery in the United States and China is gaining steam, triggering a wave of upgraded forecasts and optimistic commentary. Meanwhile, economists watching other parts of the world are getting worried. “While the outlook has improved overall, prospects are diverging dangerously not only within nations but also across countries and regions. In fact, what

McDonald’s is expanding its lineup of sweet treats with a new McFlurry flavor. Beginning May 3, the chain is adding a Caramel Brownie McFlurry to its menus at US locations for a limited time. McDonald’s says the dessert combines vanilla soft serve ice cream with brownie pieces and caramel topping that’s blended throughout. Prices vary

Citing several contributing factors, Delta Air Lines canceled approximately 100 flights Sunday. “Delta teams have been working through various factors, including staffing, large numbers of employee vaccinations and pilots returning to active status. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and the majority have been rebooked for the same travel day,” a Delta spokesperson

President Biden, sometimes called “Amtrak Joe” for his train enthusiasm, appears to be living up to the name. The $2 trillion infrastructure plan Biden released this week calls for $80 billion to improve American train service. Rail experts say it’s the biggest commitment to rail travel in more than a generation and will revitalize a

Citing several contributing factors, Delta Air Lines canceled approximately 100 flights Sunday. “Delta teams have been working through various factors, including staffing, large numbers of employee vaccinations and pilots returning to active status. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and the majority have been rebooked for the same travel day,” a Delta spokesperson

The movie theater industry has been in desperate need of good news since the beginning of the pandemic. That good news finally came on Sunday thanks to a giant radioactive lizard and an oversized ape. Warner Bros.’ monster mash “Godzilla vs. Kong” brought in the biggest opening weekend of the pandemic era so far. The

Last fall, when General Motors revealed the GMC Hummer EV electric pickup, Duncan Aldred, head of the Buick and GMC brands, told CNN Business, “There will be an SUV, so watch this space.” That space is now filled. GM revealed the GMC Hummer EV SUV on Saturday in a 60-second commercial narrated by LeBron James

Americans can expect to receive more cellphone robocalls and texts because of a US Supreme Court decision issued Thursday, according to a consumer advocacy group. In a unanimous ruling that could have a major impact on telemarketing, the Supreme Court ruled that Facebook cannot be sued for repeatedly texting customers security alerts because its texts

After being forgotten in a desk drawer for almost 35 years, a sealed copy of the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros. sold at auction on Friday for a whopping $660,000. It’s the most ever paid for a video game, according to a news release from Heritage Auctions, which ran the sale. The Dallas-based auction

Tesla has not built any of its two most expensive cars — the Model S and Model X — so far this year. Tesla did not respond to any questions for the reason for the production decision. Even so, the automaker still managed to produce a record number of cars in its most recent quarter,

Stores and restaurants in airports have been slammed by the pandemic and the falloff in air travel. But travelers are beginning to fly again, offering airport stores signs of hope. Airline travel in the United States recently reached its highest level since the pandemic began, although it’s still around half of what it was pre-pandemic,

Don Farmer, one of CNN’s original anchors and a mainstay of both national and local TV news, died Wednesday. He was 82. Farmer and his wife of 49 years Chris Curle, who shared the news of his death, were key building blocks in the 1980 creation of CNN. The husband and wife team anchored a