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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire investor George Soros, whose left-leaning donations have triggered criticism from right-wingers for years, has long been painted as “the puppet master and the extreme left-wing manipulator,” as he once sarcastically described himself. Most of the conspiracy theories involving Soros, 95, have also targeted his nonprofit, Open Society Foundations,

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans have more money in stocks than ever before. But while the market’s climb may be inflating their accounts, they are more exposed than ever to a potential market slump. Direct and indirect stock holdings, including in mutual funds or retirement plans, accounted for an all-time high

By Yahya Salem, Emma Lacey-Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — Jacob Shaul is the kind of rising high school student who spends Saturdays playing chess and devours books by Malcom Gladwell and Angela Duckworth. He can just as readily explain the principles of quantum computing as he can bang out a drum solo with his band. And,

By John Liu and Haicen Yang, CNN (CNN) — In the spring of 2024, Li Hongxing, who runs a social media ad agency, took on a client he believed to be a rising star in China’s electric vehicle market. A marketing veteran in the auto industry, Li went so far as to borrow to cover

By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The blackout of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is over. Sinclair and Nexstar, the two major station groups that preempted the talk show earlier this month, are allowing the show to return to their ABC-affiliated stations on Friday evening. This means that Kimmel will be seen again in major

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Amazon will soon have to refund some Prime members as part of a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission – $1.5 billion of which will be returned directly to customers. It’s the FTC’s largest-ever settlement and the second-highest refund award in history. The FTC said in a

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — For years, following significant and continuous quality and safety errors, Boeing has been barred from certifying the safety of some of its own aircraft on behalf of the US government. Following 18 months of intense oversight and scrutiny from US regulators, the Federal Aviation Administration is restoring Boeing’s safety

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are souring on the economy again to levels seen rarely in the post-World War II era, raising the question of what it means for spending, economic growth and other key metrics gauging the world’s largest economy. Consumer sentiment fell this month to a final reading of 55.1,

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The days of a Starbucks on every corner seem to be coming to an end. For years, Starbucks staked its reputation on its ability to expand relentlessly in cities and suburbs. Comedian Lewis Black even riffed in 2001 that the “end of the universe” was in Houston,

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that brand-name or patented pharmaceutical products will be subject to a 100% tariff starting October 1 – unless the drugmaker is building a manufacturing plant in the US. Trump has been promising for months to levy tariffs on pharmaceutical imports, which avoided tariffs during

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced sweeping tariffs on various household products, including imported kitchen cabinets and certain kinds of furniture – potentially adding even more costs to a category that has surged in price in recent months. Trump also announced heavy truck tariffs and pharmaceutical tariffs Thursday. “We

CNN By Samantha Waldenberg, Clare Duffy, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday clearing the way for the completion of a deal to sell TikTok’s US assets to a consortium of mostly American investors. The order marks an important procedural step toward finalizing the TikTok sale, but the deal is

By Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft has terminated a set of services for the Israeli military after an investigation suggested Israel was using the company’s cloud computing technology for mass surveillance of Palestinians. In a statement posted the company’s blog, Microsoft President Brad Smith said the company had “ceased and disabled a

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has the support of every living former chair of the central bank’s powerful Board in her legal battle with President Donald Trump, who tried to fire her last month based on unproven allegations of mortgage fraud, according to an amicus brief filed to

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon is paying a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency announced Thursday, ending a two-year dispute over allegations the company tricked consumers into signing up for its Prime subscription service and then made it hard to cancel. As part of the agreement,

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Newfound enthusiasm about Jimmy Kimmel’s show is not evaporating after just one monologue. Kimmel’s Wednesday night follow-up to his Tuesday night comeback show quickly racked up millions of views on YouTube on Thursday morning, indicating that interest in Kimmel’s commentary remains way above normal. By 2 p.m. ET on

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US economy’s comeback in the second quarter was just revised higher again, and economists estimate that momentum carried on in the third quarter, underscoring the resilience of the world’s largest economy. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic output, rose at an annualized rate of 3.8%

By Samantha Waldenberg, Clare Duffy, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday clearing the way for the completion of a deal to sell TikTok’s US assets to a consortium of mostly American investors. The order marks an important procedural step toward finalizing the TikTok sale, but the deal is not

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks is taking “significant action” to turn around its struggling business, closing a large number of cafés and announcing a second round of layoffs at its headquarters as part of CEO Brian Niccol’s efforts to resuscitate the troubled chain. Niccol announced Thursday that Starbucks will close hundreds