Home Depot to spend $1 billion more on hourly workers
By Chris Isidore, CNN Home Depot said it will increase pay and benefits for front line hourly staff by $1 billion this year, another sign of a…
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Standard Chartered plans hiring spree in Hong Kong as city reopens to China
By Michelle Toh, CNN Standard Chartered is going on a hiring spree in Hong Kong this year, in a sign of renewed confidence in its biggest market as…
Continue ReadingDon Lemon to return to CNN, will undergo formal training following sexist comments, network boss says
By Oliver Darcy, CNN CNN anchor Don Lemon will return to the network’s air on Wednesday and will participate in formal training following…
Continue ReadingMen did a lot more childcare while trialing a four-day work week
By Anna Cooban, CNN Men participating in the world’s biggest trial of a four-day work week spent much more time with their children, organizers…
Continue ReadingJames O’Keefe ousted from right-wing activist group Project Veritas
By Jon Passantino, CNN James O’Keefe, the founder and chairman of Project Veritas — the right-wing activist group known for its selectively…
Continue ReadingBlack couples pay a higher tax penalty for marriage than White couples. Here’s why
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN When filling out your federal income tax return, there is no requirement to identify your race. Moreover, the US tax code does…
Continue ReadingLondon is handing out free meals for all elementary school children
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London’s mayor has announced an emergency program to provide free meals for all children attending state primary schools in…
Continue ReadingElon Musk is currently working for Tesla for free. That could change
By Chris Isidore, CNN For the moment at least, Elon Musk is working at Tesla for free. Depending on how you look at it. Musk still has the potential…
Continue ReadingChina’s capital offers $6 monthly handout to offset inflation. The public says it’s not nearly enough
By Laura He, CNN Beijing will give out a $6 monthly cash subsidy to low-income residents to cushion the impact of rising food prices, a move that has…
Continue ReadingPrices for single-family homes are falling in these cities
By Anna Bahney, CNN Home prices are going up across the country — in aggregate. Looking at individual markets, however, some are showing prices…
Continue ReadingMeta is launching a pay-for-verification subscription service for Facebook and Instagram
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Meta is testing a subscription service which will allow Instagram and Facebook users to pay to get verified, Mark Zuckerberg…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett is missing out on this year’s market comeback
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Warren Buffett is arguably the most legendary investor of all time. But the Oracle of Omaha has missed out on this…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s open and closed on Presidents Day 2023
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN This Monday, February 20, marks Presidents Day. The federal holiday falls on the third Monday of February, commemorating…
Continue ReadingElon Musk is currently working for Tesla for free. That could change
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN For the moment at least, Elon Musk is working at Tesla for free. Depending on how you look at it. Musk still has the…
Continue ReadingTwitter to charge for SMS two-factor authentication
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Twitter Blue subscribers will be the platform’s only users able to use text messages as a two-factor authentication…
Continue ReadingAfter a steep fall, used car prices poised to rise again
By Chris Isidore, CNN The price of used cars has been falling steadily, and steeply, for much of the last year. Unfortunately for car buyers, that…
Continue ReadingSome Starbucks vanilla drinks are recalled, might have glass in them
By Jay Croft, CNN Distributor PepsiCo is recalling more than 300,000 Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino bottles because they might have glass in them, the…
Continue ReadingWhy Pizza Hut’s red roofs and McDonald’s play places have disappeared
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN For decades, bright, playful and oddly-shaped fast-food restaurants dotted the roadside along America’s highways.…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Fox News has been exposed as a dishonest organization terrified of its own audience
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Fox News has been exposed like never before. A trove of newly-released text messages and emails have laid bare how…
Continue ReadingLawsuit alleges Jeffrey Epstein sent JPMorgan Chase exec photos of young women
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley allegedly exchanged sexually suggestive emails with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, some…
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