FTC antitrust complaint against Facebook dismissed by judge
A federal court has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook. CNN’s Clare Sebastian breaks down the ruling.
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Facebook tests prompts that ask users if they’re worried a friend is ‘becoming an extremist’
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Some Facebook users in the United States are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist. Others are being notified that they may have been exposed to extremist content. It is all part of a test the social media
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Krispy Kreme shares pop in its second public debut
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Krispy Kreme’s second appearance on the public markets is off to a sweeter start than expected. The doughnut chain began trading Thursday and opened at $16.30 per share, which is about 4% below its initial public offering at $17. Since then, shares rebounded and closed nearly 25% higher on its
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Car sales rise, even as chip shortage limits supply
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business US auto sales soared in the second quarter. But the uptick could have been much bigger. Automakers have struggled to find the computer chips required to build enough cars and trucks to meet demand, with most temporarily shutting their factories as a result of the shortage. The tight supplies drove
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Meet the 82-year-old woman going to space with Jeff Bezos
Wally Funk is an American aviator who trained to become an astronaut in the 1960s, but the NASA program was scrubbed. Roughly six decades later, Funk’s dream of going to space is finally going to come true.
Continue Reading An 82-year-old woman trained to be an astronaut sixty years ago. Now she’s going to space with Jeff Bezos
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk — who trained for NASA’s Mercury program but was denied the opportunity to go to space — is finally getting her time amongst the stars. She’s been selected by the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, to accompany him, his brother, and an as-yet
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Robinhood settles lawsuit over 20-year-old trader who died by suicide
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Robinhood has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 20-year-old trader who died by suicide after seeing a negative account balance of $730,000. The controversial trading app disclosed the settlement on Thursday in its IPO filing. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The family of
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Robinhood files to go public
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Robinhood, a day after incurring a record-breaking fine from Wall Street’s industry regulator, filed paperwork for its hotly anticipated initial public offering. The company plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol HOOD, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As is
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Pinterest bans ads related to weight loss
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Thursday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to weight loss from its platform in an effort to prevent content that could encourage unhealthy or disordered eating habits. The bookmarking site said it will also prohibit ads with language or images that promote or disparage certain body
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Thursday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to weight loss from its platform in an effort to prevent content that could encourage unhealthy or disordered eating habits. The bookmarking site said it will also prohibit ads with language or images that promote or disparage certain body
Continue Reading Robinhood settles lawsuit over 20-year-old trader who died by suicide
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Robinhood has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 20-year-old trader who died by suicide after seeing a negative account balance of $730,000. The controversial trading app disclosed the settlement on Thursday in its IPO filing. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The family of
Continue Reading Car sales rise, even as chip shortage limits supply
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business US auto sales soared in the second quarter. But the uptick could have been much bigger. Automakers have struggled to find the computer chips required to build enough cars and trucks to meet demand, with most temporarily shutting their factories as a result of the shortage. The tight supplies drove
Continue Reading Robinhood files to go public
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Robinhood, a day after incurring a record-breaking fine from Wall Street’s industry regulator, filed paperwork for its hotly anticipated initial public offering. The company plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol HOOD, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As is
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Meghan McCain announces her departure from ‘The View’
Meghan McCain, who joined “The View” in 2017, has announced that season 24 will be her last. Watch her announcement on air.
Continue Reading Meghan McCain announces her departure from ‘The View’
Meghan McCain, who joined “The View” in 2017, has announced that season 24 will be her last. Watch her announcement on air.
Continue Reading Meghan McCain announces her departure from ‘The View’
Meghan McCain, who joined “The View” in 2017, has announced that season 24 will be her last. Watch her announcement on air.
Continue Reading Meghan McCain announces that she is leaving ‘The View’
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Meghan McCain, the conservative personality who repeatedly ignited controversy and clashed with her colleagues on and off set, announced Thursday that she will leave her role as a co-host on ABC’s “The View.” “I’m just going to rip the bandaid off,” McCain said at the top of the show. “I
Continue Reading President Biden wins global support for massive tax overhaul
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The United States has won international backing for its plan to overhaul the global system for taxing companies, a huge step toward simplifying a complex web of rules long exploited by big corporations. Countries including India, China and Switzerland have agreed to a broad framework for reform set out by
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President Biden wins global support for massive tax overhaul
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The United States has won international backing for its plan to overhaul the global system for taxing companies, a huge step toward simplifying a complex web of rules long exploited by big corporations. Countries including India, China and Switzerland have agreed to a broad framework for reform set out by
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‘The FBI was involved’: Reporter pushes back on Trump supporter’s wild claim
CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan was on the scene at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Wellington, Ohio, where he spoke with diehard supporters who remain convinced that Trump won the 2020 election (he didn’t) and claim that Democrats and the FBI are to blame for the Capitol insurrection (they aren’t).
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