TikTok plans global layoffs in operations and marketing
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — TikTok is planning to lay off large swaths of its operations and marketing workforce, current employees briefed on…
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First-time homebuyers got squeezed last month as prices hit record April high
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rising US home prices are heightening the housing affordability crisis for Americans, especially…
Continue ReadingHow AI and bionics are helping Ukrainian soldiers return to action
By Ryan Bergeron, CNN (CNN) — Valera Kucherenko had already served a term in the Ukrainian army when Russia invaded in 2022. But he joined back…
Continue ReadingCourt rules Elvis’ Graceland mansion cannot be foreclosed upon – for now
By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Graceland can stay in the hands of Elvis Presley’s family for the time being, after a Tennessee court…
Continue ReadingInflation is biting into Target’s ‘Tar-zhay’ luster
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target has spent decades building a reputation for cheap chic home goods, clothing and other…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats investigate whether Big Oil colluded with OPEC to inflate gas prices
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Congressional Democrats are investigating whether leading US oil companies have illegally colluded with one…
Continue ReadingApple offers biggest-ever iPhone discounts in China as annual ‘618’ shopping festival begins
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Apple is offering unprecedented price cuts in China as big brands and retailers launch promotions for the…
Continue ReadingFat-finger trade? Citigroup fined for nearly dumping $189 billion of stocks by accident
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — UK regulators slapped a combined £62 million ($79 million) fine on Citigroup Wednesday for failures in its…
Continue ReadingPeloton ‘paused the use of’ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ music on its platform
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Peloton said it has paused the use of music recorded by Sean “Diddy” Combs on its workout class…
Continue ReadingChildren continue to work at poultry processor, Labor Department says, even after teen worker’s recent death
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Children have again been found working at a Mar-Jac Poultry slaughterhouse, according to the…
Continue ReadingNissan delays shift to EVs at Mississippi factory, postponing some new models
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Nissan is postponing a push to build new electric vehicles at its Canton, Mississippi, factory as sales of…
Continue ReadingFederal regulators are investigating fatal crash of VinFast EV
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Federal regulators are investigating a California crash that killed four occupants who rode in a VinFast…
Continue ReadingJamie Dimon could step down sooner than expected. Here’s who could run the country’s biggest bank
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has bumped up his retirement plans, the longtime head of America’s…
Continue ReadingHigh inflation made finances worse for 65% of Americans in 2023
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation may have slowed last year, but it continued to deal heavy blows — some devastating — on…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark just did something no athlete has done since Michael Jordan
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Breakout basketball star Caitlin Clark has a new achievement that hasn’t been accomplished since…
Continue ReadingIsrael reverses on seizure of Associated Press camera feed after intense backlash
By Jon Passantino, Hadas Gold and Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — In a sharp reversal, Israel said Tuesday it would return camera and…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift fans are causing a spike in European air travel, United says
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Air travelers, are you ready for it? The official kickoff for summer this weekend is going to get even…
Continue ReadingLearning how to use AI could boost your pay by 25%, study finds
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Jobs that require artificial intelligence skills offer significantly higher wages than those that don’t,…
Continue ReadingNestlé is releasing a lineup of frozen food for people on Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Nestlé, the maker of frozen food brands like Stouffer’s and DiGiorno, is slimming down with a new…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft thinks it found a way to make PCs relevant again
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft jumped headfirst into building artificial intelligence directly into its Windows operating…
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