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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Monday marks the first day that the IRS will start accepting and processing 2024 income tax returns. So whether you’re in a rush to get your refund or just wondering how long you can postpone sending your return in, here’s what you need to know and some tips to

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — Madia Bellebuono, a University of Vermont graduate, spends her days in a Boston coffee shop scrolling through job openings on LinkedIn. Since earning her degree in strategic marketing and public communications in May 2024, she has applied for more than 300 jobs. Despite two internships, a strong GPA and

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Federal economic data is one of the purest forms of infrastructure, says Erica Groshen, a former commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “These data keep our economy running as much as roads and bridges do,” she said. Policymakers, businesses, organizations and other entities rely heavily on the vast

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Ben & Jerry’s on Friday amended a censorship lawsuit from November against parent company Unilever, claiming the consumer goods giant had suppressed a social media statement that mentioned President Donald Trump. The Vermont-based ice cream maker alleged in the complaint that its management and board sought to release the

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Americans can continue to expect high prices for eggs this year, new estimates show, due to the ongoing avian flu outbreak and inflation. Egg prices are estimated to increase about 20% in 2025, compared to about 2.2% for food prices in general, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday batted down the national security concerns surrounding TikTok, saying, “Is it that important for China to be spying on young people? On young kids watching crazy videos?” It was a surprising comment coming from the guy who first tried to ban TikTok

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Some of the biggest brands in America, including Amazon, Meta, Walmart and McDonald’s, have recently changed or ended their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. But e.l.f. Beauty, a popular cosmetics brand, is a rare company vocally touting its diversity efforts and inclusive marketing like its “So

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Coca-Cola lovers for more than a decade were forced to wash down their $1.50 hot dogs at Costco’s food courts with Pepsi. But Costco plans to bring back Coca-Coca at its food court soda fountains this summer and ditch its archrival. “We will be converting our food

CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target to cut down costs: the US penny. DOGE said on X that the penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost US taxpayers over $179 million in the 2023 fiscal year. “The Mint produced over

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target is joining a wave of US companies pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, as right-wing pressure leads companies to alter their commitment to hiring diverse candidates and expanding access. Target said in a statement Friday that it will end its three-year diversity, equity

CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target to cut down costs: the US penny. DOGE said on X that the penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost US taxpayers over $179 million in the 2023 fiscal year. “The Mint produced over

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target to cut down costs: the US penny. DOGE said on X that the penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost US taxpayers over $179 million in the 2023 fiscal year. “The Mint produced over 4.5

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Altadena, where one of the most destructive firestorms in Los Angeles history had just receded, a group of volunteers worked last week to gather fallen tree branches and leaves — removing fuel for potential future fires, bagging them up and taking them away. One of

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday shrugged off an ugly back-and-forth between tech CEOs Elon Musk and Sam Altman that pitted one of Trump’s most visible lieutenants against a key participant in a massive $500 billion AI project Trump announced Tuesday. Musk had undercut Trump’s Tuesday Oval Office AI announcement,

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — UnitedHealthcare announced a new CEO on Thursday, filling in the spot after Brian Thompson was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan in a targeted attack. Company veteran Tim Noel is the new UnitedHealthcare CEO, the company said in an emailed statement. Noel has been the head of

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — A cute cartoon duck can be the bearer of bad news. Stripe is laying off 300 people, or about 3.5% of its global workforce — and in emails to some terminated employees, the company accidentally sent an image of a yellow cartoon duck, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN. Some

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — With no way for users to download TikTok, thousands of eBay sellers have listed phones with the app installed — hoping to capitalize on TikTok’s disappearance from US app stores following a brief ban. TikTok was pulled from mobile app stores and briefly went dark on Saturday, the

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump this week rescinded a nearly 60-year-old executive order that prohibited government contractors from discriminating in their hiring, firing, promotion or pay practices. Replacing it is a new requirement that those employers certify that they do not have what he termed “illegal” diversity, equity, and