Mortgage rates drop, backing off 7%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates dipped this week, backing off 7% as inflation slows ahead of the Federal…
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US home prices stay near record high, even as sales drop in June
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US home prices continued to fall in June compared to a year ago, but that may not be much comfort to…
Continue ReadingGoogle is building an AI tool for journalists
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Google is developing an artificial intelligence tool for news publishers that can generate article text and…
Continue ReadingGay Water, a new canned cocktail, wants to be the anti-Bud Light
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — In a sea of canned cocktails, Gay Water wants to stand out. Launching Thursday is a brightly…
Continue ReadingVerizon and AT&T should ‘clean up their mess’ following toxic lead cable report, congressman says
By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — New York Democratic Congressman Pat Ryan on Thursday urged industry trade group USTelecom, Verizon and…
Continue ReadingTeens are using social media to diagnose themselves with ADHD, autism and more. Parents are alarmed
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business (CNN) — Some people browse TikTok and Instagram for recipes, memes and colorful takes on the news. Erin…
Continue ReadingFed fines Deutsche Bank $186 million and threatens further action
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Deutsche Bank has been trying to leave its troubled past behind for years. But the fines keep coming. The US…
Continue ReadingBroadway strike averted after deal reached by union and producers
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — A tentative deal was reached on Thursday between the union representing 1,500…
Continue ReadingChina vows to support private businesses in bid to boost economic growth
By Juliana Liu and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has promised to throw its weight behind private businesses, just days after a slew…
Continue ReadingThe 5 biggest takeaways from Netflix’s earnings report
By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood is in a state of absolute agony, but Netflix had some reason to celebrate on Wednesday, with the…
Continue ReadingStarbucks teams up with Blackpink, betting on the power of K-pop
By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Starbucks is teaming up with Blackpink, one of the world’s hottest musical acts. The prolific girl…
Continue ReadingJury awards family $800K in Chicken McNuggets burn case
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Broward County jury has awarded a Florida family $800,000 in a civil lawsuit against McDonald’s and one of its…
Continue ReadingTesla profits climb despite price cuts
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Tesla reported a much bigger than expected increase in profits, despite a series of price cuts that…
Continue ReadingNetflix adds nearly 6 million paid subscribers amid password sharing crackdown
By Clare Duffy and Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing appears to be paying off. The streaming…
Continue ReadingUPS and Teamsters to meet next week ahead of looming strike
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — Negotiations will resume next week between UPS (UPS) and the Teamsters union, which represents 340,000 UPS…
Continue ReadingRecord heat: Stocks winners and losers
By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — As Americans desperately seek to cool off, some stocks are rising with the temperature. Shares of…
Continue ReadingPowerball is fun, but here are 3 better ways to increase your wealth
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — There are zero things wrong with fantasizing about winning tonight’s billion-dollar Powerball jackpot…
Continue ReadingJust 1% of all US homes changed hands so far this year
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Just 1% of all US homes changed hands in the first half of this year, the lowest share in at least a…
Continue ReadingWheat prices soar as Russia-Ukraine tensions flare
By Nicole Goodkind and Anna Cooban, CNN New York (CNN) — Global inflation is finally coming down, but heightened geopolitical tensions could…
Continue ReadingThreads now has ‘tens of millions’ of daily users. But its honeymoon phase may be over
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Two weeks after Meta launched its Twitter competitor Threads and received an unprecedented amount of user…
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