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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Tech firm Workday is facing a collective action lawsuit alleging that its job applicant screening technology is discriminatory, following an order by a California district judge on Friday. The outcome could set a precedent for whether and how companies can use algorithms and artificial intelligence to make

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — In the spring of 2020, America faced a once-in-a-century health crisis that crashed the economy and threatened the lives of millions. Republicans and Democrats came together to pass a forceful, and expensive, emergency response that helped prevent permanent scarring to the economy. Today, America’s mountain of debt

CNN, POOL, HOUSE TV By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — The decidedly unsexy bond market is usually pretty quiet. But when they want to, bond investors can send a loud, clear message to Washington. They did just that Wednesday and Thursday. The 20-year bond auction conducted by the US Treasury on Wednesday afternoon was unusually

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — The decidedly unsexy bond market is usually pretty quiet. But when they want to, bond investors can send a loud, clear message to Washington. They did just that Wednesday and Thursday. The 20-year bond auction conducted by the US Treasury on Wednesday afternoon was unusually weak: Demand for the

By Amy Gunia, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s whirlwind visit last week to the Middle East saw a wave of AI dealmaking that could reshape the global technology landscape. On May 12, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund announced the establishment of AI startup Humain. US companies Nvidia, AMD, and Qualcomm

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he soon planned to decide whether to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored entities that help provide stability and affordability to America’s home mortgage market. “I am giving very serious consideration to bringing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public,” Trump posted

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Foreign nationals with $5 million to spare will soon be able to register for a new “gold card” visa that would give them the right to live and work permanently in the United States, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Wednesday. “I expect there will be a website up

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — This is an epic — pardon the pun — week for Comcast and the wider media business. Epic Universe, the first major new theme park in the US in 20-plus years, is opening in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday. Fans are expected to camp out overnight ahead of the official

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Jony Ive, the veteran former Apple design chief credited with shaping the company’s product design, is joining ChatGPT maker OpenAI. OpenAI will merge with Ive’s tech company, io, according to a joint announcement from Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The deal is said to be valued at about

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks, bonds and the dollar fell on Wednesday as concerns mount about the premier status of American assets. The Dow closed lower by 817 points, or 1.91%. The broader S&P 500 slid 1.61% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 1.41%. The three major indexes each posted their

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target was already facing a very public revolt from some of its most loyal customers. Now it’s warning about tariffs. The company said Wednesday that sales fell last quarter, driven in part by customer backlash to Target’s reversal on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Target also

CNN, FAA ORDER, NLIA By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Summer’s usually a boom time for airlines. This year could change that. Airlines began 2025 projecting strong growth. But since then, one issue after another has cut into passenger demand. Air traffic control problems are causing flight delays and cancellations, feeding into traveler worries over

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Summer’s usually a boom time for airlines. This year could change that. Airlines began 2025 projecting strong growth. But since then, one issue after another has cut into passenger demand. Air traffic control problems are causing flight delays and cancellations, feeding into traveler worries over safety that began in

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Despite a brief market scare, the richest 10 Americans got $365 billion richer over the past year, according to a new analysis from Oxfam. The stunning increase in wealth amounts to a gain of roughly $1 billion per day for those billionaires. By contrast, the typical American

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Just days after the United States and China declared a temporary truce over tariffs, tempers are already flaring: this time over the future of Beijing’s most advanced homegrown semiconductors. Over the past week, Beijing has repeatedly lashed out at Washington for warning companies against using AI chips

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Amid an antitrust battle with the Justice Department, global entertainment company Live Nation is adding one of President Trump’s closest advisors to its board of directors. Richard Grenell, who is both Trump’s presidential envoy for special missions and the newly installed president of the Kennedy Center, was named to

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — The very basic meaning of what it means to ” Google” something – typing in keywords and sifting through links, images and information snippets is nearly behind us, according to Google. The search giant laid out its vision for the future of searching the web on Tuesday, introducing a

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk spent a record amount of money on the 2024 election to help get President Donald Trump elected. Now he says he’ll be pulling back. “In terms of political spending, I’m going to do a lot less in the future,” Musk told Bloomberg’s Mishal Husain at the Qatar

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk says he’ll be sticking around as CEO of Tesla for the next few years. During an interview Tuesday at Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Musk was asked if he was committed to being the leader of Tesla for the next five years, and he

By Jeanne Sahadi and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Increasing the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax deduction could benefit millions of tax filers. But a proposal to do just that has become a point of contention and a possible roadblock to House Republicans’ passing “one big, beautiful bill” that reflects President Donald