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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Costco customers are now paying more for their annual memberships for the first time since 2017. The retailer announced in July that membership fees would increase by $5 to $65 a year in the US and Canada for three of its plans: “Gold Star,” “Business” and “Business

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Going to college in the United States has long been considered the ticket to a higher-paying job. But the growing share of high school graduates who are enrolling in vocational schools instead of four-year programs may not be missing out on as much earnings potential as you

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A number of viral TikTok videos had some people believing they could get “free” cash from Chase ATMs. But it was just a glitch – and those customers were actually committing fraud, according to the bank. Over the weekend, videos appeared on the app showing people depositing

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Global supply chains, now a couple years recovered from pandemic-era snarls, have been chugging along at a much healthier clip. But by no means has it been smooth sailing. Traffic through two critical international shipping arteries has been bogged down dramatically: The Suez Canal, due to Houthi militants’ monthslong

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — If a strange photo has recently stopped you in your tracks while scrolling your Facebook feed, you’re not alone. Users who once came to Facebook to connect with friends and family are increasingly complaining of random, spammy, junk content — much of it apparently generated by artificial

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — At the US Open currently underway in New York, a single cocktail will surpass $10 million in sales before the tennis grand slam event ends September 8. The drink’s sales alone could cover the combined championship prize money for both the male and female singles winner —

By Chris Lau and Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific has canceled dozens of flights as it conducts an inspection of its entire Airbus A350 fleet after finding engine problems affecting the plane. The airline, one of the world’s largest users of the long-haul jet, said it identified

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Volkswagen is weighing whether to close factories in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history as it moves to deepen cost cuts amid rising competition from China’s electric vehicle makers. In a statement Monday, the German automaker, one of the world’s biggest car companies, said that

By Gloria Pazmino and Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Baltimore hotel workers are joining a massive nationwide strike against three major hotel chains during one of the biggest travel holidays of the year. Unite Here, the union representing hotel workers, said approximately 200 hotel workers walked off the job in Baltimore at the Hilton Inner

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — A Texas judge late last month struck down a nationwide ban on noncompete agreements that was supposed to take effect this Wednesday. Existing noncompete agreements will therefore now remain in place. And employers may still ask you to sign one as a condition of employment. That is,

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Disney on Sunday pulled its ABC stations, ESPN and other cable networks from DirecTV’s lineup as the two companies failed to reach a new distribution deal, leaving millions of sports fans in the dark as the college football and NFL seasons get underway. The expiration of an

Chris Isidore New York (CNN) — More than 10,000 hotel workers at 24 hotels stretching from Boston to the West Coast to Hawaii went on strike early Sunday morning, disrupting travel during a busy Labor Day weekend. The hotels are reportedly still open but guests will deal with a skeleton staff unable to provide full

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing has experienced all manner of bad news in the last six years, and almost nothing but problems. Later this month it could add a strike by 32,000 workers to its list of woes. The contract between Boeing and the International Association of Machinists is due to

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Labor Day is on Monday, September 2. The holiday marks the unofficial end of summer 2024. As students begin to head back to school, many Americans enjoy one last long weekend to host a summer barbecue or make a beach trip. The first Monday in September commemorates the

By Samra Zulfaqar, Nodoka Katsura and Rinka Tonsho, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Yuki Watanabe used to spend 12 hours every day toiling away in the office. And that’s considered a short day. A typical 9-to-9 workday is the bare minimum. “The latest I would leave [the office] would be 11 p.m.,” said the 24-year-old, who

By Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — When British rock band Oasis announced a reunion tour this week there was a predictable frenzy for tickets to the 17 dates. Perhaps also predictably, there have been complaints and frustration with the ticket-buying process due to heavy demand. Tickets went on general sale on Saturday at 9 a.m.

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — In the 1984 rom-com “The Lonely Guy,” a crowded restaurant goes silent when Steve Martin tells the host he wants a table for dinner alone. A spotlight shines on him as he walks awkwardly to his seat. Too embarrassed to acknowledge he’s having dinner out by himself,

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Podcasting superstars are taking their fame to new heights as media companies offer nine-figure deals for the rights to their shows. NFL brothers Travis and Jason Kelce’s $100 million deal this week with Amazon’s podcasting studio, Wondery, marked the latest high-priced deal in 2024, highlighting a major shift in the

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Nothing says fall like a pumpkin spice latte. And over the past decade, that sentiment now includes baking pumpkin spice muffins, pouring pumpkin spice booze, lighting a pumpkin spice candle, throwing a pumpkin spice dog treat and, yes, even taking out pumpkin spice trash bags and using