Biz/Tech

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — One in four US businesses has scaled back their hiring plans because of the turmoil unleashed by President Donald Trump’s trade war, according to a survey of chief financial officers released Wednesday. The quarterly survey, conducted by Duke University and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Dollar Tree is ending its short-lived and ill-fated Family Dollar experiment, offloading the discount brand for $1 billion – just a fraction of its purchase price from a decade ago. Family Dollar will be sold to private equity groups Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management, pending

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Bonus season on Wall Street runs through March, and based on estimates released Wednesday morning, it has been a lucrative start to spring for the more than 200,000 people working for New York City-based securities firms. Their total bonus pool hit a record $47.5 billion, up 34% from last

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — One of the international broadcasters targeted for termination by President Donald Trump has been granted a reprieve by a federal judge. US District Judge Royce C. Lamberth has granted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s request for a temporary restraining order that will help the broadcaster stay on the air and

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — If you hadn’t heard of Signal before Monday, chances are you have now. The secure messaging app, available for iPhones and Android devices, has long been popular with journalists because of its robust privacy features. But the Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, revealed on Monday that

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The revelation that President Trump’s aides endangered national security by chatting about a military strike in a Signal chat that included a journalist is embarrassing for everyone involved – which is why it’s a big test of MAGA media’s power to deny, dismiss and deflect. The president’s favorite media

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — America’s economic mood continues to deteriorate as President Donald Trump carries on with his sweeping economic agenda. Consumer confidence slid 7.2 points this month to a reading of 92.9, the Conference Board said Tuesday in its latest survey, reaching its lowest level since January 2021 and extending a

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users to request the deletion of their accounts and data from the site, to prevent their genetic information from

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wage and often undesirable jobs. Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state legislature have

By John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s EV giant BYD recorded revenues of 777 billion yuan ($107 billion) for 2024, surging ahead Elon Musk’s Tesla in annual sales amid intensifying competition in the global market for clean-energy cars. In a filing on Monday, BYD reported a 29% jump in sales from the previous

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — In the past four years, America’s infrastructure has improved — but just slightly. A report card released Tuesday by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave the United States an overall grade of C, up from a C- in 2021 and consistent D-ranged grades since the start of

By John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-Hee died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the South Korean tech giant. Han was 63. Born in 1962, Han had overseen Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices businesses since 2022, according to the company. He was named Samsung

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Massachusetts regulators are investigating Robinhood over launching a prediction markets hub, a way of letting users bet on March Madness college basketball games on its platform. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bill Galvin sent a subpoena to Robinhood on March 20 over the company’s decision to launch its

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Larry Summers is fed up with the tariff defense made by his successor, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Summers, who served as treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton, blasted Bessent’s claim that Chinese producers will bear the brunt of new US tariffs on imports from China. “This position

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he will impose tariffs of 25% on any nation that buys oil from Venezuela. “Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse. Therefore, any Country that purchases Oil and/or Gas from Venezuela will be forced to

By Jordan Valinsky, Alejandra Jaramillo and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — South Korea-based Hyundai and President Donald Trump announced a $20 billion investment in US on-shoring on Monday, which includes a $5 billion steel plant in Louisiana, at the White House Monday. The $5.8 billion Louisiana facility will be the car manufacturers’ first

By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — For more than a month, President Donald Trump and his administration have been promoting April 2 as a kind of tariffs Super Bowl, during which all of his many promised import taxes will go into effect. But as he has demonstrated many times before, Trump once again

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Incidents of vandalism against Teslas have risen along with anger against CEO Elon Musk, whose Department of Government Efficiency has led efforts to drastically slash the federal government’s workforce. But experts say that while an extended run of vandalism could end up raising insurance premiums, it’s too

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Walmart thought it could use its immense power as America’s biggest retailer to make Chinese suppliers eat the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But Walmart got a response it’s not accustomed to hearing: No. Trump has slapped 20% tariffs — or taxes on imported goods —

By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — During his first term in the White House, President Donald Trump was laser-focused on the booming stock market. Even the most pedestrian market milestones were celebrated. And if investors didn’t seem to like Trump’s policies, he’d back down. The script has been flipped during Trump 2.0. Post-election gains have

By Juliana Liu, CNN (CNN) — Gene testing firm 23andMe said on Sunday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to facilitate its sale, after years of struggling to find a sustainable business model. In a statement announcing the bankruptcy, the firm said its CEO, Anne Wojcicki, had resigned effective immediately. She

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Disney’s “Snow White,” a big-budget live-action retelling of the classic fairytale, opened to a sleepy $43 million at the domestic box office this weekend amid a slew of controversies. Early industry estimates predicted “Snow White,” which cost around $270 million to make, would take in $48-$58 million in its

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — It’s not even April, yet 2025 already has been a lot. Like, a lot. Events in the United States have given people reason to worry about many things, including their financial security in the face of big changes over which they have zero control. The first half of January

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s role in slashing federal government staffing and budgets as the head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to draw backlash, as nearly 90 Tesla showrooms across the United States face demonstrations Saturday in the fifth week of the “Tesla Takedown” movement. The demonstrations, according to

CNN, WANF, TESLA, WQOW, POOL, JOHN HARRINGTON, KVUU, LMPD, SDOT, TIGARD POLICE DEPT By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s role in slashing federal government staffing and budgets as the head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to draw backlash, as nearly 90 Tesla showrooms across the United States face demonstrations Saturday

By Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Last week, President Trump threatened to impose a jumbo 200% tariff on all wine, Champagne and other alcoholic products from the European Union, writing on social media: “This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.” But many winemakers and grape growers in

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — A budding media start-up producing a culinary docuseries has been stuck in limbo for months. After being approved for USAID funding, the show’s co-founders discovered that the agency’s money never cleared — and now the Trump administration is caught in a legal battle to dismantle USAID. Styling