Apple to start checking iPhone and iCloud photos for child abuse imagery
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple on Thursday said it will begin testing a new system to automatically match photos on iPhones and…
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US automakers pledge huge increase in electric vehicles
By TOM KRISHER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a commitment from U.S. carmakers that…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic shares climb even though Q2 earnings didn’t meet expectations
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) _ Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) on Thursday reported a loss of $94 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis,…
Continue Reading Richard Trumka, longtime president of AFL-CIO, dies at 72
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor organization has died at age…
Continue Reading Novavax seeks OK for COVID vaccine in needy countries first
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Vaccine maker Novavax is asking regulators in India, Indonesia and the Philippines to allow emergency use of…
Continue Reading Senators struggle to amend, finish $1T infrastructure bill
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are struggling to wrap up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan.…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic reopens ticket sales — for $450,000 per seat
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Virgin Galactic says it’s re-opening ticket sales for the first time in years, giving anyone who can afford it…
Continue Reading Biden’s electric vehicle sales goal won’t be too hard to reach by 2030
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business President Joe Biden announced an agreement Thursday that aims to push the US auto industry to sell more electric…
Continue Reading McConnell: Democrats ‘won’t get our help’ to lift debt limit
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says his Republicans will oppose raising the federal debt…
Continue Reading People are flocking to Applebee’s. This popular song is one reason why
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The pandemic was difficult for casual dining brands like Applebee’s, which saw sales plummet when it…
Continue Reading Amazon is delaying its return to office until 2022
As the Delta variant surges around the country, Corporate America is taking a stand on vaccinations. Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Society…
Continue Reading Amazon is delaying its return to office until 2022
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon on Thursday pushed back its office return date until early next year amid a surge in Covid-19 cases from the…
Continue Reading More companies are requiring vaccines for workers, but some unions could slow the effort down
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business More employers are mandating Covid-19 vaccines for their workers as the Delta variant surges across the United…
Continue Reading The Delta variant is slowing office reopenings. It could slow the recovery, too
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The planned grand reopening of offices across America is in serious doubt because of the Delta variant. In the past 24…
Continue Reading Tesla just got snubbed by Biden’s electric vehicle summit
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business President Joe Biden celebrated ambitious electric vehicles goals by automakers at the White House on Thursday. But he…
Continue Reading How Jeopardy’s producer ended up as the front-runner to replace Alex Trebek
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business “Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards is in line to host the beloved game show starting in…
Continue Reading Big banks are starting to push back their return to offices in response to Delta variant
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Major players on Wall Street are beginning to push back their return-to-office dates because of surging Covid-19 cases.…
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Longtime AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has died at 72
WASHINGTON, DC — The longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor union has died. News of Richard Trumka’s death was announced Thursday by President…
Continue Reading ‘South Park’ creators score reported $900 million deal with ViacomCBS
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the co-creators behind the long-running animated series “South Park,” have…
Continue Reading Robinhood’s stock slides after massive two-day rise
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Robinhood shares fell more than 27% Thursday following the previous day’s stratospheric rise. The selloff was…
Continue Reading Why you could see subtle changes to your smartphone’s design
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Smartphone season is underway, and the headlines will almost certainly be the same as always: thinner,…
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Julián Castro: It’s time to make a long-term investment in housing vouchers
Opinion by Julián Castro for CNN Business Perspectives Earlier this week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reinstated its eviction…
Continue Reading Robinhood brings the meme stock phenomenon full circle
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Earlier this year, when GameStop shares exploded out of the blue, all eyes were on Robinhood, the commission-free…
Continue Reading Unemployed single mom: The economy is not booming for everybody
CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich speaks with a Louisiana woman struggling to find a job that pays enough to support her…
Continue Reading Job growth is picking up again, but the Delta spike could change that
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s job market recovery is chugging along, but worries about the Delta variant derailing progress are…
Continue Reading GM’s Chevy Bolt recall comes with a huge price tag
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business General Motors’ very expensive Chevy Bolt recall highlights one big risk of building electric vehicles. GM is…
Continue Reading Nintendo Switch sales slump as pandemic hot streak fizzles out
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Nintendo’s pandemic boom may be coming to an end. The Japanese company said Thursday that sales fell nearly 10%…
Continue Reading Nintendo Switch sales slump as pandemic hot streak fizzles out
A trio of new video games feature cats, mouse robots and living spaghetti in their game play. Yes, really. Rick Damigella…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says Steve Jobs biographer is writing a book about him
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Elon Musk says he’s getting a new biography. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted Wednesday that the biographer…
Continue Reading Delhi leaders order judicial inquiry into alleged rape and murder of 9-year-old girl
By Jessie Yeung and Manveena Suri, CNN Delhi’s chief minister has ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old…
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