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By Hadas Gold, Kristen Holmes and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN New York (CNN) — ABC News intends to mute the microphones of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris while their opponent speaks during an upcoming presidential debate, according to a copy of the formal rules obtained by CNN, but the Harris campaign is continuing to push back

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Ford is changing some of its diversity and inclusion policies, joining a growing list of companies altering their approaches amid a changing legal and political environment and online pressure from the right. Ford CEO Jim Farley said in an email to employees Wednesday that the company has

By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk has stepped up online attacks on a Supreme Court judge threatening to suspend social media platform X in Brazil, calling him “an evil dictator” in an ongoing feud between the two men. Justice Alexandre de Moraes had threatened to suspend X if Musk did not appoint a

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Low-income consumers feeling a pinch in the economy are leading to lower-than-expected sales for Dollar General, as the budget-friendly retailer slashed its sales and profit outlook for the year. Its shares sank nearly 30% in afternoon trading following the release of its earnings Thursday, in which the

CNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — For months, former President Donald Trump has been sitting on a social media fortune that he couldn’t touch. That will change very soon. The lock-up period prohibiting Trump from selling or even borrowing against his $2.3 billion stake in Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology

By Milly Chan, CNN Tashkent, Uzbekistan (CNN) — The most populous country in Central Asia is heavily dependent on burning fossil fuel for electricity. But over the next few years, Uzbekistan plans to slash its carbon footprint. That’s no easy feat for one of the world’s most carbon emission-intensive economies, according to the World Bank.

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — For months, former President Donald Trump has been sitting on a social media fortune that he couldn’t touch. That will change very soon. The lock-up period prohibiting Trump from selling or even borrowing against his $2.3 billion stake in Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology Group

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Hong Kong court found two former news editors guilty on Thursday of publishing seditious content on a shuttered pro-democracy media site, a ruling rights groups said was a further blow to press freedoms in the city as Beijing tightens its grip. Chung Pui-kuen, former editor-in-chief of

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Yelp filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Wednesday, alleging Google used its monopoly to dominate local search and advertising markets. A federal judge’s ruling that Google violated US antitrust law with its search business earlier in August paved the way for the lawsuit by Yelp, another

By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — Two years after Sarah Palin lost her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, the former vice presidential candidate has been granted a new trial, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. In 2022, a New York jury found Palin had not proved the Times and its editorial

By Krystal Hur and Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia once again beat Wall Street’s expectations when it reported earnings on Wednesday. But for a company that’s been on a stunning growth streak over the past two years, merely great numbers may no longer be enough to impress investors. The AI chipmaker —

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — On Tuesday, AT&T wireless service went down for some customers, affecting their ability to contact 911 in the event of an emergency. It was fixed in a few hours, with the company blaming a software issue, but it’s just one of many problems the telecommunications company has

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — There’s a new member of the $1 trillion company club in the US — and for the first time, it isn’t a technology company. On Wednesday, shares of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) closed high enough to give the conglomerate holding company a market value above $1 trillion.

By Chris Liakos and Rob Picheta, CNN Paris (CNN) — Telegram founder Pavel Durov is under formal investigation and will not be allowed to leave France, a French prosecutor said in a statement released Wednesday night. The Russian-born billionaire is being investigated for several suspected offenses related to criminal activity on the platform, including complicity

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Inflation has cooled so much over the past year that even Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is pleased with the progress. But, in poll after poll, Americans have sent a clear message: They aren’t. That has created a prime opportunity for Vice President Kamala Harris to

By Chris Isidore and Brian Fung, CNN New York (CNN) — Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that in the wake of a massive computer outage it caused last month it will give customers about $60 million in credits to remain with the company, possibly a mere fraction of the damages those clients say they incurred. The

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Robby Starbuck, a former Hollywood music video director turned conservative activist, has caught fire campaigning online against some major American brands’ diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI), support for gay Pride marches and LGBTQ events, strategies to slow climate change and other social policies. Starbuck is both

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — On balance, 401(k) participants have had a good run over the past year. Especially those who have amassed a balance of at least $1 million. The number of so-called 401(k) ‘millionaires’ rose to a new record high in the second quarter, according to a new data analysis

By Michelle Watson and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — AT&T wireless service was down for some customers for parts of Tuesday because of a software issue that has since been fixed, according to the company, which has experienced several outages this year. “We’ve resolved a software issue that disrupted the ability of a limited number

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Pizza Hut is offering customers moving to a few cities something extra through its packaging. The pizza chain is offering a special pizza box that turns into a miniature table with an order of a large regular-priced pizza in Dallas, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Orlando, Florida.