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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The annual rate of inflation moved higher last month for the first time since March, as expected — but economists say the underlying trend remains favorable for another round of interest rate cuts. Consumer prices rose 0.2% last month and were up 2.6% from the year before, according to

By Liam Reilly and Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — In the month since Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong announced the newspaper would not endorse a candidate in the presidential election, the Times has been reeling from the decision. Three members of the paper’s editorial board resigned, scores of staffers openly protested,

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — In the past few years, a growing number of states have put laws on their books requiring employers to disclose pay ranges for open positions — either in their job postings or during the hiring process. Today, Washington, DC, and 13 states have pay transparency laws in place: California,

By Meena Duerson, CNN (CNN) — Last summer, Kristen and Eric Rezabek were feeling pinched. Eric was considering taking on a four-hour commute for higher paying jobs, while Kristen, who works two jobs, planned to add a full day to her already full-time work schedule to help cover their family’s expenses. Then, their employer presented

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Lunchables will no longer be on the menu at schools around the United States. Kraft Heinz, the company that produces Lunchables, announced Tuesday that it will remove the meal kits from the National School Lunch Program. The company pulled the product because demand did not reach its targets, but

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Latino voters in key battleground states were crucial in handing president-elect Donald Trump his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. The economy was also a top voter issue in this year’s election. Republican candidates have steadily gained ground in recent years with the working-class Latino electorate — a

By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — On Wednesday morning, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ notorious Infowars media empire will go up for auction in a court-mandated sale, and at least one bid is in the “seven-figure” range, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. That bid is from an individual described as an

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — When many were celebrating the remarkable economic recovery from the pandemic in the spring of 2021, Larry Summers warned the White House and the rest of Washington that inflation was a real danger. That warning proved to be prescient. Price spikes engulfed the US economy, crushed consumers

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Kum & Go, the Midwestern gas station chain that gained national fame for the immature snickers its name often receives, is making a change. Maverik, a rival chain that bought Kum & Go in 2023, announced that it’s in “process of rebranding Kum & Go stores, with

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing’s most immediate problem – an eight-week strike by 33,000 workers – is over. But its more serious problems – ongoing massive losses, quality and safety problems – are as bad as ever, and could even get worse. The last of those strikers return to work on

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Hush puppies, once a staple on Red Lobster’s menu, are coming back. It’s part of broader changes at the chain, which recently emerged from bankruptcy and is now under the control of a 35-year-old CEO hoping to turn around the seafood restaurant chain’s fortunes. Rolling out this

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — “All we have to have is just a human form to be a victim.” That’s how lawyer Carrie Goldberg describes the risk of deepfake porn in the age of artificial intelligence. While revenge porn — or the nonconsensual sharing of sexual images — has been around for

By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is returning to the White House, and the stock market is loving it. Investors, relieved to have a clear-cut election winner and fired up about the prospect of tax cuts and deregulation, have sent US stocks zooming higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 44,000 on

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House already carried the potential for sweeping changes to the Federal Reserve. But now a growing question is not how the central bank will operate under Trump but if it’ll continue to operate at all. Elon Musk, a key Trump

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Shell is not obliged to dramatically reduce its planet-heating pollution by 2030, a Dutch appeals court ruled Tuesday, delivering a blow to efforts by environmental activists to push energy companies away from fossil fuels. The ruling — handed down just as annual climate talks take place at COP29

By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist who has anchored weekly programs on CNN and the Max streaming service, is leaving the network, he announced Monday. Wallace, 77, who signed a three-year contract with CNN in December 2021, told The Daily Beast that “this is the first time in

Story by Reuters (CNN) — Genetic testing firm 23andMe said on Monday it is reducing about 40%, or 200 employees, from its workforce and discontinuing further development of all its therapies as part of a restructuring program. “We are taking these difficult but necessary actions as we restructure 23andMe and focus on the long-term success

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Sexist and abusive attacks on women, like “your body, my choice” and “get back to the kitchen,” have surged across social media since Donald Trump’s reelection, according to an analysis from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. An X post from White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has made tougher immigration enforcement a key campaign promise in each of his White House bids. If he follows through on his pledge for mass deportations and tighter immigration policies, it could create a financial burden for many Americans. That’s because immigrants – including people who

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — When Julie Johnson and her husband decided to purchase their own home, they turned to an unexpected place: Facebook Marketplace. One month and $52,000 later, a pre-owned 2,200 square-foot, four-bedroom, two-bathroom manufactured home was cut in half and delivered in two pieces on the back of a truck to

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — In Woodbridge, Virginia, LongHorn Steakhouse will take over an old TGI Fridays. In Watertown, New, York, a former Red Lobster is being converted to a Northern Credit Union bank. And Chick-fil-A is taking over a shuttered Red Lobster in Naples, Florida. Vacant restaurant chains are creating prime

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Toy manufacturer Mattel has apologized after mistakenly printing the web address of a pornographic site on the packaging of its newly launched “Wicked” dolls. Instead of pointing readers to the official website of the movie adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical, information found on boxes of the special edition

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Last month, two major storms, Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, caused a total of between $51.5 billion and $81.5 billion of property damage, mostly to Southeastern US states, according to estimates from CoreLogic. That’s a lot of damage – but it’s only a small fraction of what climate change

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Bitcoin on Sunday hit a new record above $80,000. The world’s largest cryptocurrency surged in the run-up to Tuesday’s US presidential election, rose sharply immediately on election night after it became clear Donald Trump would win and has continued rising in the days since his victory. Bitcoin is up

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Veterans Day honors active and former US service members annually on November 11, the anniversary of the end of World War I. This year, the holiday falls on Monday, giving many office workers and students a long weekend. Since it’s a federal holiday, many government institutions and

By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Kelsea Palm was feeling out of sorts as the presidential election was approaching. So, she did what many Americans do when they’re feeling anxious: She went shopping. The Wheaton College senior and her friend hit shops in Massachusetts the weekend before Election Day, and while Palm prides herself on

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — When the new iPhone 16 went on sale, locals couldn’t help but notice some less familiar faces flocking to Hong Kong’s Apple stores: Russians holding piles of cash. As new shoppers walked out of stores with the latest models, eager Russian buyers closed in to seal the deal, offering to buy