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By Laura He, CNN Business Coronavirus outbreaks and strict lockdowns in China are continuing to take their toll on the country’s factories. A private index measuring activity at factories in China fell to 49.1 in January from December’s 50.9. It’s the lowest level for the Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index since February 2020, when the

By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Every day, there’s another tug-of-war over who gets heard and where and how, another power struggle over platforming. “The battle lines over truth and falsehood aren’t just cutting across the

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s been a tough start to the year for investors in big tech companies. Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation fund, a big owner of Tesla, Zoom and Roku, has plunged nearly 30%. And speculative meme stocks like GameStop and AMC have been crushed. But that’s not causing Berkshire Hathaway’s

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business In October 2020, the moment Trish Priest had been dreading arrived: Tab, the decades-old diet drink, was being killed off by parent company Coca-Cola. What to some was a mere news blip was a crisis for Priest. “I lived in fear of it being discontinued for years,” she said. “When

By Kelly McCleary, CNN “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its show this week with its President Joe Biden reviewing Russia’s efforts to spread misinformation on social media in Ukraine. The scene opened with Biden, played by James Austin Johnson, surrounded by advisers in the Oval Office, including a military adviser portrayed by Kenan Thompson. Johnson’s

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Just as its classes promise, Peloton itself has been getting quite a robust workout lately as it deals with a series of unfortunate events. Peloton bumped up the cost of its bike and treadmill weeks after slashing prices. It had a damaging treadmill recall after the death of an infant.