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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 of bias

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

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — After GameStop closed about a quarter of its locations within the past year, shuttering 1,000 stores across the world, the company said it’s not close to done. And as the struggling company closes stores, it will invest cash in cryptocurrencies. GameStop revealed in a regulatory filing Tuesday

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Wall Street cheered President Donald Trump’s election because businesses expected a massive deregulation effort. Trump knows this — and his administration appears to be leveraging that to get something in return: rollbacks of companies’ diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The federal government typically tries to block corporate

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Tesla’s stock closed higher Tuesday for the fifth straight day, a remarkable and sustained rally that has recaptured a quarter of the value it lost in the last three months. It may not last. The stock had been plunging as Tesla’s sales have fallen sharply, particularly in

By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Tesla will start selling its electric vehicles in Saudi Arabia, entering the Gulf region’s largest economy as the company’s global sales are sliding and CEO Elon Musk courts controversy with his role in the US government. The carmaker announced Wednesday that it would host a launch event in

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — One in four US businesses has scaled back their hiring plans because of the turmoil unleashed by President Donald Trump’s trade war, according to a survey of chief financial officers released Wednesday. The quarterly survey, conducted by Duke University and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Dollar Tree is ending its short-lived and ill-fated Family Dollar experiment, offloading the discount brand for $1 billion – just a fraction of its purchase price from a decade ago. Family Dollar will be sold to private equity groups Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management, pending

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Bonus season on Wall Street runs through March, and based on estimates released Wednesday morning, it has been a lucrative start to spring for the more than 200,000 people working for New York City-based securities firms. Their total bonus pool hit a record $47.5 billion, up 34% from last

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — One of the international broadcasters targeted for termination by President Donald Trump has been granted a reprieve by a federal judge. US District Judge Royce C. Lamberth has granted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s request for a temporary restraining order that will help the broadcaster stay on the air and

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — If you hadn’t heard of Signal before Monday, chances are you have now. The secure messaging app, available for iPhones and Android devices, has long been popular with journalists because of its robust privacy features. But the Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, revealed on Monday that

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The revelation that President Trump’s aides endangered national security by chatting about a military strike in a Signal chat that included a journalist is embarrassing for everyone involved – which is why it’s a big test of MAGA media’s power to deny, dismiss and deflect. The president’s favorite media