New Zealand plans to require large firms to report gender pay gaps
By Kathleen Magramo (CNN) — New Zealand’s government plans to compel large businesses to report the state of their gender pay gaps in a bid…
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Biden administration defends communications with social media companies in high-stakes court fight
By Brian Fung and Devan Cole, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday defended its communications with social media…
Continue ReadingWriters Guild and studios set to resume negotiations on Friday
By Jon Passantino and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The Writers Guild of America and Hollywood studios have agreed to meet on Friday to…
Continue ReadingHelp is needed as wildfires ravage Hawaii. How to know your donation is going to a legitimate charity
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Residents of Maui have suffered widespread devastation as wildfires ravage the Hawaiian island, along with…
Continue ReadingPortable hotspots arrive in Maui to bring internet to residents and tourists
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Portable mobile hotspots have arrived in Maui to help bring internet service to the thousands of…
Continue ReadingIt’s a Barbie world — and pink is seeping into what we use, wear and eat
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s Barbie’s world and you’re not escaping it. Pink, in all its rosy hues, has seeped into…
Continue ReadingX is ‘close to breakeven’ says CEO Linda Yaccarino
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — X CEO Linda Yaccarino, leader of the platform formerly known as Twitter, said the company is keeping an…
Continue ReadingMaui’s economy was recovering from the pandemic. Wildfires are dealing a shattering blow
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Ellie Stevens, CNN New York (CNN) — The catastrophic wildfires in Maui have destroyed homes, churches,…
Continue ReadingMaui’s economy was recovering from the pandemic. Wildfires are dealing a shattering blow
By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Ellie Stevens, CNN New York (CNN) — The catastrophic wildfires in Maui have destroyed homes, churches, businesses…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates rise to just short of 7%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates rose for the third week in a row but stayed just under the 7% threshold. The…
Continue ReadingX to auction off old Twitter items, from desk chairs to painting of Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscar Selfie
By Jennifer Korn New York (CNN) — Twitter has officially rebranded as X — so owner Elon Musk is holding a giant garage sale to purge the…
Continue ReadingHere’s how much your grocery prices rose last month
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Grocery prices ticked up 0.3% in July, after staying flat in June, driven largely by rising…
Continue ReadingCredit card and car loan delinquencies pass pre-Covid levels as consumers get squeezed
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — More Americans are failing to make payments on their credit cards and auto loans, another sign of rising…
Continue ReadingThe rising cost of shelter represented 90% of last month’s inflation
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The latest Consumer Price Index shows that shelter costs contributed 90% of total inflation last…
Continue ReadingAn author says AI is ‘writing’ unauthorized books being sold under her name on Amazon
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — An author is raising alarms this week after she found new books being sold on Amazon under her name —…
Continue ReadingCo-founder of Russia’s equivalent of Google slams ‘barbaric’ invasion of Ukraine
By Darya Tarasova, Tim Lister and Radina Gigova, CNN The founder and former CEO of Russia’s largest internet company, Arkady Volozh, has slammed…
Continue ReadingNatural gas prices are spiking again. Here’s why
By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Natural gas prices have spiked again this week, just as Europe prepares for the heating season. The…
Continue ReadingConsumer prices rose by 3.2% annually in July, picking up for the first time in 13 months
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — For the first time in more than 12 months, the pace of consumer price hikes accelerated on an annual…
Continue ReadingCoach and Versace’s parent companies are combining in an $8.5 billion deal
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Michael Kors and Kate Spade are about to become siblings. Tapestry Inc., which owns Kate Spade and…
Continue ReadingAirlines will continue to fly fewer flights to New York and Washington as FAA faces staffing shortages
By Pete Muntean, CNN New York (CNN) — The federal government is allowing airlines to continue to run reduced flight schedules to major airports…
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