CNN – Business/Consumer

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks plunged Friday and a broad selloff gripped Wall Street as investors digested slightly stubborn inflation data and weakening consumer sentiment while wrestling with continued tariff anxiety. The Dow tumbled and closed lower by 716 points, or 1.7%. The broader S&P 500 fell 1.97% and the

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are not only increasingly fearful of higher inflation — with President Donald Trump set to announce a sweeping spate of tariffs in just a few days — but many more are now dreading rising unemployment. Consumer sentiment tanked 12% this month, the University of Michigan said in

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Tariffs are looming, inflation is still sticky and US consumers are bracing themselves for the impact. That’s according to data released Friday from the Commerce Department: Americans socked away money into savings, pulled back on discretionary purchases, and, when accounting for inflation, increased their spending ever so slightly after

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans don’t want Outback’s Aussie-themed steaks anymore. Instead, they’re craving Texas-style cuts from Texas Roadhouse and LongHorn’s tender filets. Texas Roadhouse and LongHorn’s sales topped Outback’s last year, and the chains’ stocks are going in different directions. Texas Roadhouse’s stock has increased around 15% over the last

By John Towfighi and Matthew Kaufman, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs could send the cost of a new car soaring. Fixing the car you already have will likely get more costly, too. Trump said Wednesday he is imposing 25% tariffs on car parts coming into the US, in addition to

By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk was speaking to Tesla staff in Austin, Texas, last Thursday when he admitted: “I’m stretched pretty thin. I have like 17 jobs.” The meeting seemed hastily arranged. Employees were notified shortly before the event, which was scheduled for 9:30 pm, Business Insider reported. Never before

By John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping held court with dozens of the world’s top executives on Friday, as he sought to bolster foreign investment during an escalating trade war with the United States. The meeting, in which Xi reassured global investors about the country’s economic prospects to arrest a

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Two Federal Trade Commission members who were fired this month have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing on Thursday that the decision violated a long-established legal precedent preventing political firings. On March 18, Democratic Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter received an email from

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s culling of government programs and agencies has resulted in an unprecedented wave of federal workers joining the ranks of job seekers — and new data shows a spike in job applications from agencies impacted by the Department of Government Efficiency. Those job hunts are coming at

CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Get ready to pay more for your next car. Auto prices in the United States will start to rise very soon – perhaps within the next few weeks. That’s because President Donald Trump once again announced plans for 25% tariffs on imported cars and parts that

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Get ready to pay more for your next car. Auto prices in the United States will start to rise very soon – perhaps within the next few weeks. That’s because President Donald Trump once again announced plans for 25% tariffs on imported cars and parts that will

CNN, POOL By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Get ready to pay more for your next car. Auto prices in the United States will start to rise very soon – perhaps within the next few weeks. That’s because President Donald Trump once again announced plans for 25% tariffs on imported cars and parts

CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on all cars shipped to the United States, a significant escalation in a global trade war. The tariffs, set to take effect on April 3 at 12:01 am ET, are aimed at expanding

By John Liu and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — In the world of electric vehicles, there’s a Chinese company outdoing Elon Musk’s Tesla. And it’s just getting started. BYD, the Shenzhen-based Chinese EV champion, eclipsed Tesla in annual sales last year. Last week, it unveiled a revolutionary battery charging technology that it says

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Gold isn’t the only metal smashing through record high prices. Copper prices in New York hit a record high on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported that President Donald Trump might impose tariffs on copper imports in the coming weeks. Wall Street had expected tariffs on copper to come

By Elisabeth Buchwald, Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on all cars shipped to the United States, a significant escalation in a global trade war. The tariffs, set to take effect on April 3 at 12:01 am ET, are aimed at expanding America’s

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — If you ever wanted to get as drunk as Pam Beesly at a Chili’s in Scranton, that dream is finally becoming a reality. The popular chain is opening a restaurant in the Pennsylvania city on April 7, nearly 20 years after the famous episode of “The Office”

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Student loan delinquencies are poised to hit record highs, and more than 9 million borrowers could see their credit scores tank in the first quarter of this year, according to new data released Wednesday. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its latest biennial report that tracks student

By Brian Stelter and Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday used a DOGE subcommittee hearing to call for the defunding and dismantling of the company that provides NPR and PBS with federal funds. For Taylor Greene and other House Republicans, today’s hearing was about tarnishing PBS and NPR with accusations

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Perhaps best known for his on-court dominance, NBA player Steph Curry is hoping some of that success translates into the crowded court of sports drinks. Curry is launching a new sports hydration drink with former first lady Michelle Obama’s drink brand, PLEZi. It marks his entrance into