Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall sends shockwaves through crypto
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried received numerous plaudits as he rapidly achieved superstar status as the head of…
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Musk’s latest Twitter cuts: Outsourced content moderators
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk is further gutting the teams that battle…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s happening at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX?
The imploding cryptocurrency trading firm FTX is now short billions of dollars after experiencing the crypto equivalent of a bank run. The exchange,…
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Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is under criminal investigation in The Bahamas
By Matt Egan Authorities in The Bahamas are investigating potential criminal misconduct surrounding the stunning implosion of crypto exchange FTX,…
Continue Reading A guide to parental controls on social media
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A little over a year ago, social media companies were put on notice for how they protect, or fail to protect,…
Continue Reading ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ notches record opening for November
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” had the major challenge of following “Black Panther,” one of…
Continue Reading ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ notches record opening for November
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” had the major challenge of following “Black Panther,”…
Continue Reading Kherson celebrates Russian exit yet faces huge rebuilding
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of Kherson celebrated the end of Russia’s eight-month occupation for the…
Continue Reading Smaller food cos. get set for a high-priced holiday season
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Holiday celebrants in Hilo, Hawaii, might notice something different about the traditional Yule…
Continue Reading Beware: The companies that hold your crypto aren’t insured the way banks are
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business The “crypto winter” that hit earlier this year walloped digital asset prices and served as a healthy…
Continue Reading Battle over the iPhone app store spills into appeals court
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple and the company behind the popular video game Fortnite squared off Monday before…
Continue Reading Elon Musk heads to court over Tesla pay that made him the world’s richest person
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla and CEO Elon Musk will spend this week in court to defend the massive compensation package that helped make him…
Continue Reading All eyes on the consumer ahead of Black Friday and the holidays
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It has been a tough year for American consumers. Inflation everywhere. Rapidly rising interest rates. A housing…
Continue Reading UK’s self-billed ‘Scrooge’ promises tax rises, spending cuts
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief, Jeremy Hunt, has warned that a spending crunch and tax increases are on their way as he bids to fill the…
Continue Reading Degrowth: A dangerous idea or the answer to the world’s biggest crisis?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Conventional economic logic hinges on a core assumption: Bigger economies are better, and finding ways to maintain or…
Continue Reading Cocoa farmers fear climate change lowering crop production
By HILAIRE ZON Associated Press KOREAGUI, Ivory Coast (AP) — For more than 40 years, Jean Baptiste Saleyo has farmed cocoa on several acres of his…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia has ‘green vision’ at COP27, critics unmoved
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Hydrogen cars and vehicles that capture their tailpipe pollutants. Computer mice…
Continue Reading Ukraine war, tensions with China loom over big Bali summit
By ADAM SCHRECK and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — A showdown between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin…
Continue Reading Disney plans to freeze hiring and cut jobs, memo shows
by Reuters Disney is planning to freeze hiring and cut some jobs as it strives to move the Disney+ streaming service to profitability against a…
Continue Reading Funds vanish at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX; probe underway
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Collapsed cryptocurrency trading firm FTX confirmed there was “unauthorized access” to its…
Continue Reading Prosecutors push 15-year sentence for Theranos’ CEO Holmes
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence disgraced Theranos CE0 Elizabeth Holmes to 15 years in prison, arguing she deserves a lengthy…
Continue Reading UN climate talks reach halftime with key issues unresolved
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — It’s half-way time at the U.N. climate talks in Egypt, with negotiators still…
Continue Reading Auschwitz hero’s son seeks millions for dad’s 1948 execution
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The son of World War II Auschwitz death camp hero Witold Pilecki is seeking millions in compensation from the Polish…
Continue Reading Unmanned, solar-powered US space plane back after 908 days
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unmanned U.S. military space plane landed early Saturday after spending a record 908 days in orbit for its sixth…
Continue Reading At least $1 billion of client funds missing at failed crypto firm FTX, sources say
Reuters At least $1 billion of customer funds have vanished from collapsed crypto exchange FTX, according to two people familiar with the matter. The…
Continue Reading Playbill leaves Twitter, saying the site ‘expanded tolerance for hate’
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Playbill, a news outlet and guide for the Broadway theater community and theatergoers, said Friday it left Twitter after Elon…
Continue Reading Playbill leaves Twitter, saying the site ‘expanded tolerance for hate’
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Playbill, a news outlet and guide for the Broadway theater community and theatergoers, said Friday it left Twitter after…
Continue Reading Mass transit extension to Dulles Airport opens at tough time
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — It’s taken 60 years and billions of dollars, but mass transit is finally coming to…
Continue Reading It’s a terrible time to buy a house. Here’s what to know if you have to do it anyway
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business There is no sugarcoating it: This is a terrible time to buy a home. Mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed rate loan are now…
Continue Reading Why Planet Fitness hasn’t raised its $10 monthly gym price in 30 years
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business A gym membership in the United States typically costs around $50 a month. Boutique gyms and high-intensity…
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