Texas heat wave: US Energy Department declares power emergency
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Energy Department has issued an emergency order aimed at keeping the lights on in Texas as the…
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US Open ticket sales soar for Coco Gauff’s debut in the final
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Coco Gauff’s first-ever US Open finals appearance is serving up increased demand from…
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Kroger and Albertsons sell 400 stores to Piggly Wiggly’s parent company
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Kroger and Albertsons are selling roughly 400 stores to Piggly Wiggly’s parent company in an…
Continue ReadingGoogle to require disclosures of AI content in political ads
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Starting in November, Google will require political advertisements to prominently disclose when they…
Continue ReadingApple could be about to make the biggest change to the iPhone in 11 years
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business (CNN) — Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 15 in just a few days, and it’s widely expected to come with…
Continue ReadingDating app Grindr loses nearly half its staff after trying to force a return to office
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — LGBTQ dating app Grindr ended its remote work policies and forced employees to relocate. Nearly…
Continue ReadingChevron Australia workers begin strike, threatening global LNG supply
By Mark Thompson and Michelle Toh, CNN London (CNN) — Workers at Chevron’s liquified natural gas facilities in Australia have begun to walk…
Continue ReadingNorway’s $1.4 trillion investment fund is shutting its China office
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which operates the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has…
Continue ReadingDigital payments company Square experiences outage
By Rob McLean, CNN New York (CNN) — Square, the digital payments company, experienced outages on several services Thursday. “We are currently…
Continue ReadingChina just stopped exporting two minerals the world’s chipmakers need
CNN By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s exports of two rare minerals essential for manufacturing semiconductors fell to zero in…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s Hynix is looking into how its chips got into Huawei’s controversial smartphone
By Juliana Liu and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Hong Kong/Seoul (CNN) — SK Hynix, a South Korean chipmaker, is investigating how two of its memory chips…
Continue ReadingPaqui voluntarily removing One Chip Challenge product from shelves
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Tortilla chip brand Paqui says it is voluntarily removing its ultra-spicy “One Chip Challenge” from shelves…
Continue ReadingChina’s automakers take the world by storm with electric vehicle push
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese makers of electric vehicles have come out in force for this week’s IAA Mobility auto show in…
Continue ReadingDisney drops part of its lawsuit against DeSantis to focus on free speech claims
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has amended its lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his…
Continue ReadingThe majority of Party City stores will stay open as it exits bankruptcy
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Party City exited bankruptcy on Wednesday after a US judge signed off on the retailer’s reorganization…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates drop for a second week, but remain above 7%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates ticked down for the second week in a row but remain above 7%. It’s the fourth…
Continue ReadingJen Psaki gets Monday prime time spot on MSNBC
By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Jen Psaki’s cable news show is expanding into prime time. The former White House press secretary turned MSNBC…
Continue ReadingApple lost $200 billion in two days after reports of iPhone ban in China
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Shares of Apple fell by 2.9% on Thursday following reports that China plans to expand a ban on the use…
Continue ReadingTraditional pension plans are pretty rare. But here’s who still has them and how they work
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — The phrase “pension benefits” may come up a lot in the next several days as negotiations between the…
Continue ReadingWhy Biden’s ban on drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge likely won’t affect gas prices
CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — There are many reasons why gas prices could shoot up in the near future, but the Biden…
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