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CDC: Cases Rise 10% Due to “Hypertransmissible” Variant
CNN’s Harry Enten discusses the recent rise in coronavirus cases due to the spread of the Delta Variant.
Continue ReadingCNN’s Harry Enten discusses the recent rise in coronavirus cases due to the spread of the Delta Variant.
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business China is not slowing down with its historic tech crackdown. After hitting at ride-hailing company Didi once the firm went public in the United States, Chinese regulators this week piled even more pressure on the country’s tech champions. Authorities announced a slew of anti-monopoly fines on Wednesday, as well as
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Maybe America’s key inflation metric, the Consumer Price Index, should be redubbed the Car Price Index. CPI climbed to a 13-year high in May, with prices up 5% compared to a year earlier. But about one third of that increase was due solely to the price of used cars. Used
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Millions of Marvel fans are about to return to a movie theater for the first time since “social distancing” began. The occasion is Marvel’s “Black Widow,” the most-anticipated movie of
Continue ReadingScarlett Johansson stars in the long-awaited stand-alone film that shows us more of the Avenger’s past. David Daniel talked with the star about the movie.
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump filed proposed class-action lawsuits targeting Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey, as well as YouTube and its parent company’s CEO Sundar Pichai, after being removed from their platforms.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri restaurants will be able to sell to-go cocktails permanently under a new law. Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed the legislation into law. Missouri had eased restrictions on to-go mixed drinks during the coronavirus pandemic as a way to help struggling restaurants maintain business. The new law makes
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. CO-PARENT TRAP Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are giving themselves a two-year trial period to see if they can co-parent their multibillion-dollar charitable foundation baby.
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson will ceremoniously sign Senate Bill 51 at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the State Capitol.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business Dozens of states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google that zeroes in on its app store practices. The suit alleges that Google abused its dominance in the mobile ecosystem to favor its own Google Play Store, reducing competition in the process. The suit also takes aim at the fees
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business Fort Lauderdale, Florida plans to strike a deal with Elon Musk‘s The Boring Company to build a tunnel between its downtown and the beach. The Boring Company would offer rides in Teslas to hundreds of people a day for $5-8 per person, the city’s leaders have said before. A similar
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Kyle Bass, the hedge fund manager and outspoken critic of Beijing, says the timing of China’s crackdown on ride-hailing app Didi is no coincidence. “The Chinese believe deeply in symbolism and numerology,” Bass told CNN Business on Wednesday. “Banning an IPO that just went public in the US — with
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s been something of a roller coaster ride for the stock market and economy during the past year because of Covid-19. But now that it’s getting back to business as usual in the United States, companies that own actual roller coasters are enjoying a rapid rebound. Shares of
Continue ReadingAn influx of visitors is forcing Arches National Park in Utah to temporarily shut its gates almost daily. And disappointed visitors aren’t the only consequence of overcrowding. The National Park Service is anticipating one of its busiest summers on record, so Arches won’t be the only popular park where crowds could be an issue. CNN’s Lucy Kafanov reports.
Continue ReadingBy Moira Ritter, CNN Business Bloomingdale’s may need to stock up on little brown bags. The luxury department chain announced Wednesday that it will open the first location of its new, smaller, concept store, Bloomie’s, August 26 in Fairfax, Virgina. The new location will be a “highly curated, ever-evolving store concept” offering men’s and women’s
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed proposed class-action lawsuits targeting Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey, as well as YouTube and its parent company’s CEO Sundar Pichai, in a Hail Mary move after being removed from their platforms. Courts
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are giving themselves a two-year trial period to see if they can co-parent the massive charitable foundation that they have treated as another one of their children. When the couple announced their divorce two months ago, they said they would both stay on as
Continue ReadingMicrosoft is urging Windows users to immediately install an update after security researchers found a serious vulnerability in the operating system.
Continue ReadingCNN’s Rachel Crane looks at the race between billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson to be the first in space.
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Richard Branson will take a rocket-powered space plane on a 2,400 mile-per-hour ride to the edge of space this weekend. That’s if everything goes according to plan. And there’s plenty that could go wrong. The rocket motor could fail to light up. The cabin could lose pressure and threaten the
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