US unions are better off, but still a long way from their former might
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The biggest victory for US unions since Labor Day last year wasn’t at the negotiating table, on the picket line…
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‘A climate of fear’: Hong Kong media company behind shuttered Apple Daily admits defeat
By Michelle Toh, Sasha Chua and Chandler Thornton, CNN Business The media company behind the now-shuttered Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily is shutting…
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By Rhea Mogul and Swati Gupta, CNN Marking the return of a months-long movement that has posed a unique challenge to Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
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By Ben Westcott, CNN Business Tensions between China and Australia have taken a $4 billion toll on the important trading partnership, but Canberra…
Continue ReadingAdvertised for ‘sale’ in a fake online auction, these Muslim women refuse to let the trolls win
By Rhea Mogul and Swati Gupta, CNN Hana Mohsin Khan says she knows why she was targeted on a website that appeared to offer her for sale.…
Continue ReadingResearchers studying Facebook misinformation say they were deplatformed
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business New York University researchers discovered scathing new data on the spread of misinformation on Facebook, despite the…
Continue ReadingMercedes reveals electric luxury models for on- and off-road
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Mercedes gave details on a number of new electric cars ahead of next week’s Munich transportation show.…
Continue ReadingLabor Day 2021: What’s open, what’s closed
By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business The Labor Day holiday bookmarks the end of summer and the beginning of fall, but above all, it celebrates working…
Continue ReadingRemember NFTs? They’re back, big time
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Plenty of ink was spilled earlier this year when investors, hobbyists and art enthusiasts started frantically buying…
Continue ReadingThese companies are pushing back against the Texas abortion law
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business GoDaddy took down a website that allowed people to post tips about possible Texas abortions, in the latest example of…
Continue ReadingThese companies are pushing back against the Texas abortion law
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business GoDaddy took down a website that allowed people to post tips about possible Texas abortions, in the latest…
Continue ReadingCoda to a massive scandal: Two Kraft executives charged in accounting scheme
By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Kraft Heinz and two of its former high-ranking executives settled charges with the Securities Exchange Commission,…
Continue ReadingHere’s why investors are shrugging off the lousy jobs report
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The August jobs report was a massive disappointment, with Corporate America hiring far fewer people than expected.…
Continue ReadingWalmart giving more than 565,000 workers a raise
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Here’s another sign that workers are able to command more pay in this Covid-driven economy: Walmart, one of…
Continue Reading‘Financial Armageddon.’ What’s at stake if the debt limit isn’t raised
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business The easiest way to spark a financial crisis and wreck the US economy would be to allow the federal…
Continue ReadingThe August jobs numbers have economists worried. Here’s why
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s jobs recovery hit a major roadblock in August as the Delta variant threatened the labor market…
Continue ReadingGM shutting down production at most of its plants in North America
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business General Motors will shut production at most of its North American plants for a week or two starting next week as the…
Continue ReadingThere may be two ways to read Friday’s jobs report
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business All eyes are on the US jobs report for August, due Friday, as the Federal Reserve weighs when to start pulling back…
Continue ReadingMarking 20 years since 9/11: Media outlets plan special coverage to commemorate deadly attacks
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