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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Winning a landmark Supreme Court case against President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs was one thing. Actually getting his illegally collected tariff money back from the government, though, was practically inconceivable to Victor Schwartz, owner of wine importer VOS Selections and the lead plaintiff in that case. On Wednesday,

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s latest Iran war pitch to American consumers: Short-term pain will bring long-term gain. But Tuesday’s ugly consumer inflation report, Wednesday’s uglier wholesale inflation report and some worrying bond market signals all point to one thing. The pain will not be short-lived. Wednesday’s Producer Price Index report

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — If you’re financially pressed, confused about money, or just want a little free help figuring out how to improve your cash flow, you may be tempted to use AI. But you should know how to protect yourself before chatting about your finances with any AI tool (eg, ChatGPT, Copilot,

By Hadas Gold, Samantha Delouya, Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Oakland, Calif. (CNN) — Elon Musk’s lawyer began his cross examination of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in court on Tuesday with a brief question: “Are you completely trustworthy?” Musk is suing the company and its leaders over allegations that OpenAI, Altman and president Greg Brockman breached their

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Online marketplace eBay has rejected an offer from GameStop to buy the company for $55.5 billion, dealing a blow to the video game retailer’s ambitions to create a rival to Amazon. After reviewing GameStop’s proposition, the eBay board had concluded that the proposal was “neither credible nor attractive,”

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Gas prices are within striking distance of $5 a gallon, a painful threshold that seemed virtually impossible when the year started. And the high-demand summer driving season hasn’t even begun. Some experts fear gas could break the all-time highs set in 2022, even though crude oil isn’t

CNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Gas prices are within striking distance of $5 a gallon, a painful threshold that seemed virtually impossible when the year started. And the high-demand summer driving season hasn’t even begun. Some experts fear gas could break the all-time highs set in 2022, even though crude oil

By Stephanie Yang, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — In South Korea, a global energy supply crunch has hit hard. Officials have advised energy conservation, cut growth forecasts and warned of fallout from high inflation and 17-year lows in the value of its currency. Yet the nation’s largest companies are raking in record profits, and its

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he intends to suspend the federal gas tax amid soaring prices at the pump as the US war with Iran drags on. The spike is deepening consumers’ pessimism about the economy, adding to Republicans’ concerns about their fate in November’s midterm elections. However,

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The family of a victim of last year’s Florida State University mass shooting filed a lawsuit Sunday against OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT “inflamed and encouraged” accused shooter Phoenix Ikner’s “delusions” ahead of the attack. The lawsuit filed in Tallahassee follows the first criminal investigation against OpenAI opened by Florida Attorney

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Five years ago, Wordle was just a game that creator Josh Wardle played with his partner. Wardle sold the game to The New York Times. Now it’s becoming a prime-time game show on NBC. The “Wordle” show, announced Monday, is slated to premiere sometime in 2027, the network said.

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Chris Bambury’s family has been selling gas in Sonoma Valley, California, for more than 100 years, but never at prices like this. The price at his two stations was $6.29 for a gallon of regular gas last week, which is actually cheap for his part of California — AAA

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — AI probably won’t take your job anytime soon. At least not all of it. Concerns about artificial intelligence replacing human workers have simmered over the past year as companies slash headcounts, AI models grow more capable of office work and businesses integrate AI more deeply into their

By Michael Ballaban, CNN (CNN) — To board the yacht named Christina, in the glamorous late middle of the 20th century, was to float amid the highest levels of fame, celebrity and royalty: Winston Churchill! Liza Minnelli! Rudolf Nureyev! Its owner, the Greek shipping magnate and definitive international playboy Aristotle Onassis, equipped it with a

By John Towfighi, Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — Mother’s Day expenses can pile up fast. There’s brunch. Gifts. Cards. And, of course, flowers –– which might not break the bank, but are getting pricier because of higher costs along the journey from garden to table. Flowers delivered to loved ones on Mother’s Day travel through

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — A group of rural Utah residents wants a chance to vote in November to oppose a massive AI data center development — the latest example of Americans resisting new data center projects over fears they’ll disrupt the environment and their communities. The Utah project was approved by