Google revenue jumps 62%, fueled by demand for online advertising
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business This time last year, Google was starting to feel the early pandemic slump as large parts of the global economy shut…
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Robinhood reveals new regulatory probes on the eve of its blockbuster IPO
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Regulators are investigating the fact that Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is not licensed by FINRA, Wall Street’s powerful…
Continue Reading IMF Managing Director: Vaccine inequality is ‘not good for anyone’
In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Richard Quest, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva discusses how vaccine inequality is widening the gap…
Continue Reading How right-wing networks covered the January 6 hearing after months of soft-pedaling the Capitol attack
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business While viewers of other TV channels heard House Democrats denouncing the “whitewashing” of the January 6…
Continue Reading ‘Disgraceful!’: Capitol officer confronts lawmakers downplaying riot
Capitol Officer Michael Fanone describes the danger he encountered at the hands of the Pro-Trump mob that breached the US Capitol on January 6 during…
Continue Reading US sells one-of-a-kind copy of Wu-Tang Clan album seized from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
By Moira Ritter, CNN Business The United States has sold the only physical copy ever made of the Wu-Tang Clan album “Once Upon a Time in…
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Facebook recalling 4 million Oculus Quest 2 headset components
In his first TV interview since leaving Facebook, former vice president of partnerships strategy Brian Boland reacts to President Biden’s statement…
Continue Reading Facebook recalling 4 million Oculus Quest 2 headset components
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook on Tuesday announced it is temporarily pausing sales of its Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets and…
Continue Reading Facebook says it’s moving forward with Instagram for kids despite backlash
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media companies have taken positive steps against the sharing of health misinformation but that “it’s…
Continue Reading Facebook says it’s moving forward with Instagram for kids despite backlash
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Facebook on Tuesday reaffirmed its intention to build an Instagram for kids under 13, despite pressure from…
Continue Reading Tesla just had a very good quarter. Wall Street is not impressed
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The last time Tesla reported quarterly earnings this far above Wall Street expectations, in October of 2019, it…
Continue Reading America’s largest retailer will cover 100% of college tuition for its workers
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart will pay for full college tuition and book costs at some schools for its US workers, the latest effort…
Continue Reading Economist: Higher prices will ease by this time next year
Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives Long-dormant inflation has suddenly come back to life, putting a heavy financial weight on…
Continue Reading These are the industries where jobs still haven’t returned
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Job growth is outpacing economists’ expectations, and there’s still a long way — and 6.8 million…
Continue Reading Higher prices could be here to stay if the Fed doesn’t act soon
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Back in March, people were freaking out about rising long-term interest rates and inflation fears. But now the…
Continue Reading There’s a jet fuel shortage at some US airports
By Chris Isidore and Gregory Wallace, CNN Business The seats are full on most planes, but in some cases, the fuel tanks are not. At several western…
Continue Reading Campbell’s soup cans get first redesign in 50 years
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The labels on Campbell’s soup cans are getting their first redesign in about 50 years. Eagled-eyed customers…
Continue Reading Vaccine shortage holds back developing world as rich economies roar ahead
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The economic outlook for rich countries is getting better while developing economies are falling behind. That’s…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos offers NASA $2 billion to get Blue Origin back in the moon race
Jeff Bezos is offering NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos offers NASA $2 billion to get Blue Origin back in the moon race
Billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos traded barbs after NASA awarded a contract to Musk’s SpaceX to build the next vehicle to take astronauts to the…
Continue Reading How Tesla made more than $1 billion
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Tesla is making strides in its transformation from scrappy upstart to mature carmaker. And it has the numbers to…
Continue Reading Home prices can’t go straight up forever. But this probably isn’t a bubble
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Home prices are climbing at the fastest pace in history, eclipsing even the boom in the days leading up to the Great…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos offers NASA $2 billion to get Blue Origin back in the moon race
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Jeff Bezos wants to spot NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company…
Continue Reading WeChat suspends new user registrations as China cracks down on tech
By Eric Cheung and Hanna Ziady, CNN Business WeChat is suspending all new user registrations until early August, the popular social messaging app…
Continue Reading Beijing’s regulatory crackdown hit stocks in China and the US
Allianz Chief Economic Adviser Mohamed El-Erian discusses China’s regulatory crackdown on private education…
Continue Reading Meituan, Tencent and Alibaba just lost hundreds of billions of dollars in market value
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Chinese tech stocks keep getting slammed with a stunningly massive sell-off that has wiped out hundreds of billions of…
Continue Reading More than 140 business leaders urge lawmakers to pass infrastructure bill
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Dozens of business leaders, including the CEOs of BlackRock, United Airlines and Macy’s, called on lawmakers Monday…
Continue Reading See what Biden said about today’s infrastructure vote
During a CNN town hall, President Joe Biden said he is confident the Senate will vote to move forward with a bipartisan infrastructure…
Continue Reading Shrinkflation is the fad diet no one needs
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your…
Continue Reading Activision Blizzard employees sign petition denouncing company’s ‘abhorrent’ response to lawsuit
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Pressure on Activision Blizzard is mounting as more than 2,000 current and former employees signed a petition slamming…
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