Money Archives

Corporate America halts donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election

January 12, 2021 6:24 pm CNN Newsource

Some of America’s biggest companies are suspending donations to Republican Congress members who objected to the Electoral College’s…

CES 2021 hightlights: see-through TVs, a rollable smartphone and ice cream pods

January 12, 2021 4:44 pm CNN

We’re two days into this year’s virtual Consumer Electronics Show, and we’ve already seen big tech announcements from companies…

Visa and Plaid scrap $5.3 billion merger agreement

January 12, 2021 3:10 pm CNN Newsource

Visa and fintech startup Plaid have terminated their $5.3 billion merger agreement after facing a legal challenge from the Department of Justice. The…

This is the right-wing media problem in a microcosm

January 12, 2021 3:10 pm CNN

Shortly after the Capitol attack on January 6, several media companies leapt into action, scrambling to modify the infrastructures of misinformation…

Forget foldable TVs. Transparent screens are the cool new tech trend

January 12, 2021 3:03 pm CNN

TVs seem to get bigger, slimmer and more connected each year. But now, in 2021, you can also see right through them. In a video shown during the…

Analysis: Will deplatforming make Trump and the far-right vanish, move — or radicalize further?

January 12, 2021 12:30 pm CNN

Just now, silence may not be that comforting. For years there has been a din on social media — from President Trump on Twitter, from right wing…

Etsy removes ‘Camp Auschwitz’ shirt from its website following Capitol siege

January 12, 2021 12:07 pm CNN

Etsy removed a “Camp Auschwitz” t-shirt from its website after a rioter was spotted wearing a shirt with the same message during the US…

Sheldon Adelson, Republican kingmaker and casino magnate, has died at 87

January 12, 2021 11:34 am CNN Newsource

Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and a major donor to Republican politicians, died late Monday following complications…

PayPal ditches Christian crowdfunding site used by the Proud Boys

January 12, 2021 11:15 am CNN

PayPal is cutting ties with Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo following the January 6 US Capitol siege. The site, which the far-right extremist…

You can now take a 5G-powered virtual tour of The Met

January 12, 2021 11:00 am CNN

Pandemic travel restrictions and shelter-in-place orders have made it difficult to access cultural experiences. But a virtual tour of the…

New York Times faces new pushback on ‘Caliphate’ podcast

January 12, 2021 10:56 am CNN Newsource

The New York Times is facing fresh blowback for how it handled the fallout over falsehoods unearthed in “Caliphate,” the paper’s…

GM is starting its own electric delivery van company

January 12, 2021 10:51 am CNN Newsource

General Motors is starting a new vehicle brand to sell electric delivery vans in the United States and Canada beginning in 2021. Called BrightDrop,…

Dishwashing robots and Bluetooth masks: Pandemic products hit tech’s biggest show

January 12, 2021 10:26 am CNN

A nearly human-sized robot grabs a dish out of a crowded sink with its gripper arms and neatly adds it to the dishwasher. It then sets the table,…

CNN’s Sara Sidner cries during Covid-19 report: ‘We are literally killing each other’

January 12, 2021 10:18 am CNN Newsource

CNN correspondent Sara Sidner has been covering Covid-19 grief firsthand, and on Tuesday, she shared the pain that comes with reporting on the deadly…

No, big business hasn’t suddenly come to Jesus about Trump

January 12, 2021 9:23 am CNN

Corporate America has finally put its money where its mouth is — just in time for Democrats to take control of Washington. Last…

Deutsche Bank won’t do any more business with Trump

January 12, 2021 9:20 am CNN Newsource

Deutsche Bank will no longer do business with President Donald Trump, a move that will cut off his business from a major source of loans that once…

Boeing reports strong end to its worst year in decades

January 12, 2021 9:17 am CNN Newsource

Boeing ended its worst year in more than 40 years with its best month of 2020. The company reported that it delivered 39 jets to customers in…

There’s only one way to stop violent extremists

January 12, 2021 9:04 am CNN

Extremism has a knack for metastasizing and coming back to wreak havoc upon its hosts. Once a cohort or society builds a hateful mindset, the hatred…

Why 2021 could be the year of the Dow dogs

January 12, 2021 8:45 am CNN

There’s more to the market than the FAANG stocks of Big Tech. It could finally be time for dividend-paying value stocks like the so-called dogs…

Parler may be gone for now. That won’t stop the calls to violence online

January 12, 2021 8:12 am CNN

Parler all but vanished from the internet this week. Major tech platforms, including Apple and Amazon, booted the social network popular with the…