US homebuilder confidence drops for fourth month in a row
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Homebuilder confidence dropped for the fourth month in a row in November as mortgage rates neared…
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New York lawsuit blames PepsiCo for plastic litter – not people
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — New York’s water and parks are full of plastic waste. But litterbugs aren’t the problem,…
Continue ReadingStarbucks workers stage ‘Red Cup Day’ strike
By Chris Isidore and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Thousands of Starbucks workers at hundreds of stores went on strike…
Continue ReadingMars is paying $661 million for Britain’s biggest independent chocolate maker
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Mars is buying Hotel Chocolat in a deal that values Britain’s largest independent chocolate maker at £534…
Continue ReadingChina is willing to be a ‘partner and friend’ of the US, Xi tells American CEOs
By Nectar Gan and Juliana Liu, CNN (CNN) — China is willing to be “a partner and a friend” of the United States, Chinese leader Xi Jinping…
Continue ReadingTencent says it stockpiled Nvidia chips but seeks Chinese replacements
By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Tencent rushed to build up “one of the largest inventories of AI chips in China” before US export…
Continue ReadingElon Musk agrees with antisemitic X post that claims Jews ‘push hatred’ against White people
By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Agreeing with an antisemitic post on his social media platform X, Elon Musk endorsed the claim that…
Continue ReadingRupert Murdoch officially steps down from his media empire, handing over the reins to his son Lachlan
By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Lachlan Murdoch is stepping onto center stage. On Wednesday, his father, Rupert Murdoch, officially stepped down…
Continue ReadingAnheuser-Busch’s US marketing chief is stepping down as Bud Light sales sink
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Anheuser-Busch InBev’s US chief marketing officer is stepping down after the company reported a slump…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold all of its GM stock
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway unloaded its entire $850 million worth of General Motors (GM)…
Continue ReadingMaryland has the lowest unemployment rate in American history, at just 1.6%
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Maryland’s job market has reached a historic milestone. The mid-Atlantic state registered a record…
Continue ReadingFacebook, Instagram will allow political ads that claim the 2020 election was stolen
By Clare Duffy and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta will allow political ads on its platforms to question the outcome of the…
Continue ReadingHouse lawmakers press Apple CEO on reports Jon Stewart’s show was canceled over China concerns
By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Did Apple and Jon Stewart part ways over China? Members of Congress would like to know. The House Select…
Continue ReadingAmericans are getting ‘ripped off’ by big banks, Robinhood CEO says
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Robinhood is trying hard to lure customers fed up with traditional banks that pay little to no interest on…
Continue ReadingChina says it’s built the world’s fastest internet network
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — China has started to roll out what it’s calling the world’s most advanced internet network, which…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s top-selling car will soon come only as a hybrid
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — The Toyota Camry, the best-selling car in America, is going hybrid-only. The Camry is available in a hybrid…
Continue ReadingGoogle, Meta, Snap and TikTok must face teen addiction claims, federal judge rules
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Major social media companies must face allegations that their services addicted teen users and caused other mental…
Continue ReadingWalmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The backlash against self-checkout is growing, and stores are starting to dial back on the…
Continue ReadingUK inflation has halved this year but economic growth remains elusive
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — UK inflation plunged to its lowest level in two years in October, allowing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to…
Continue ReadingThe US Postal Service lost $6.5 billion last year. It predicted it would break even
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Postal Service lost $6.5 billion in its just-completed fiscal year, delivering a blow to the…
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