TikTok clones rival with real-time sharing feature
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After years of larger competitors copying TikTok, the short-form video app is now copying a newer rival. TikTok on…
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Microsoft’s $69B Activision deal faces in-depth UK inquiry
LONDON (AP) — Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard faces an in-depth antitrust investigation in Britain…
Continue Reading Strikes could bring UK railways to a standstill
CNN By Anna Cooban and Arnaud Siad, CNN Business Labor unions in the United Kingdom offered the country a brief respite from a wave of strike action…
Continue Reading Swiss police investigate fake ad campaign on energy wasting
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police are investigating a fake advertising campaign that appeared on social media and shows a…
Continue Reading Kanye West says he’s terminating his partnership with the Gap
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kanye West said he’s terminating his rocky two-year-old partnership with the Gap because of “substantial…
Continue Reading Rail strike deal averts travel nightmares for train commuters
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business US commuter railroads and passengers are breathing a sigh of relief as freight rail companies and the unions that…
Continue Reading Yellen calls for modernized IRS at Maryland field office
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press NEW CARROLLTON, Md. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is laying out her vision for a modernized,…
Continue Reading Southwest forecasts a slower recovery in business travel
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines said Thursday that corporate travel is recovering more slowly than the airline had expected, although that is…
Continue Reading NJ eyes extending robust online bet market another 10 years
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Mindful that its thriving internet gambling market is one of the brightest spots in New…
Continue Reading After heist, Lebanese activists promise more bank raids
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese activist group says they will continue to organize bank heists to help people retrieve…
Continue Reading Cheaper oil and Ukraine war are blowing a hole in Russia’s finances
By Clare Sebastian, CNN There are new signs of strain in the Russian economy as energy prices fall and nearly seven months of war in Ukraine prove…
Continue Reading CNN revamping morning show with Lemon, Harlow and Collins
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN says it is scrapping its “New Day” morning show for a revamped program that will be hosted…
Continue Reading Finland: Real estate may no longer secure visas for Russians
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s president says he wants to make it harder for Russians to use owning real estate in the…
Continue Reading Kanye West and Gap splitting up after 2 years
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West is breaking up with the Gap. An attorney for Kanye West, who goes by Ye,…
Continue Reading Service sector remains strong despite inflation’s grip
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The largest part of the U.S. economy is holding up against the hottest inflation in four…
Continue Reading South African president to meet with Biden on Friday
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Concerns grow as Nigeria’s inflation surges to 17-year high
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s consumer inflation surged to 20.5% in August, its statistics agency said…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates top 6% for the first time since 2008
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates jumped again, surpassing the 6% mark and reaching the highest level since the fall of 2008. The 30-year…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates hit 6%, first time since 2008 housing crash
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed over 6% this week for the first time since the…
Continue Reading Rail workers win key concessions in deal to prevent strike
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Here’s what’s in the tentative agreement that railroad unions secured to prevent a potential…
Continue Reading Schiphol Airport chief quits after summer of travel chaos
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The CEO of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has quit after a summer that descended into chaos and flight cancellations amid staff…
Continue Reading G7 nations to take tougher line on trade with China
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy minister says the Group of Seven major economies have agreed to take a tougher, more coordinated stance toward…
Continue Reading UK launches deeper antitrust probe of Microsoft’s Activision deal
By Brian Fung, CNN UK officials have launched a deeper antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s $68.7 billion purchase of video game giant…
Continue Reading Patagonia founder gives company away to environmental trusts
By MATT OTT and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press The founder of outdoor gear company Patagonia says the company is transferring all of its voting shares…
Continue Reading Here’s what the railroads and unions agreed to
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Freight railroad unions and management reached a tentative deal to avert a strike, addressing a key attendance…
Continue Reading CNN announces it will debut new morning show with Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow, and Kaitlan Collins
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business CNN is reimagining its mornings. The network on Thursday unveiled a new marquee morning program that will debut later…
Continue Reading Adobe buying Figma in $20B cash-and-stock deal
By The Associated Press Software company Adobe is buying online design company Figma in an approximately $20 billion cash-and-stock deal. Figma,…
Continue Reading Sudan’s summer flooding continues, raising death toll to 134
CAIRO (AP) — Flash flooding across Sudan has killed at least 20 people over the past week, raising the official death toll since the rainy season…
Continue Reading Biden order sharpens foreign investment screening process
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that aims to sharpen the national security…
Continue Reading Weekly jobless claims fall for fifth-straight week, showing resilient labor market
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell again last week, setting a new three-month low and…
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