Culberson County Airport braces for heavy flight load due to Bezos space voyage
VAN HORN, Texas — The Culberson County Airport near Van Horn is bustling with activity as the launch of the Blue Origin rocket is just days away.…
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Stocks slide despite strong retail sales
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Consumers were spending like mad last month, but investors don’t seem too impressed. Stocks ended Friday in…
Continue Reading Uber was fined $59 million over sexual assault data. Now it may pay just $150,000
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Uber has struck a deal with a California regulator that would drastically reduce a substantial fine…
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White House turns up heat on Big Tech’s Covid ‘disinformation dozen’
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Continue Reading White House turns up heat on Big Tech’s Covid ‘disinformation dozen’
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business The White House turned up the pressure on Silicon Valley to get a handle on vaccine misinformation Thursday,…
Continue Reading Big banks are getting even bigger, raising alarms in Washington
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Banks have been on a shopping spree for the past year — and that’s raising some alarm bells in Washington.…
Continue Reading Some parents are seeking out permanent virtual school for the fall
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Many parents and children struggled with remote learning throughout the pandemic. Samantha Lucero had a very…
Continue Reading Moderna gets the ultimate Wall Street validation: It’s being added to the S&P 500
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Moderna, the biotech that became a household name with its Covid-19 vaccine, is getting the ultimate Wall Street…
Continue Reading The deal boom isn’t just happening in the United States
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As the stock market soars to new heights, companies have been racing to issue shares, leveraging the enthusiasm to…
Continue Reading WhatsApp blocks 2 million Indian accounts in battle against spam messages
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business WhatsApp blocked 2 million accounts of Indian users in a month to prevent harmful behavior, the company said in its…
Continue Reading Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photographer who won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing the violence faced by Rohingya refugees,…
Continue Reading Paytm files for India’s biggest tech IPO on record
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business This is turning out to be a landmark week for Indian startups. Digital payments firm Paytm is planning to raise as…
Continue Reading Xiaomi has Samsung in its sights after overtaking Apple in smartphone sales
By Laura He, CNN Business Xiaomi has surpassed Apple to become the world’s second biggest smartphone maker for the first time ever, according…
Continue Reading Washington is warning American firms about doing business in Hong Kong
By Jill Disis, CNN Business The US government is preparing to warn American companies about the risks of doing business in Hong Kong. US President…
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Van Horn hotel rooms fill up ahead of Bezos’ space launch
VAN HORN, Texas — The countdown is on for the launch of the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket, which will be headed to space with billionaire Jeff…
Continue Reading Megyn Kelly says media exaggerated the Capitol riot
Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly said in a podcast “the media represented [January 6] as so much worse than it actually was.” CNN Editor-at-large…
Continue Reading Disbelief in election results and distrust of the vaccines are connected
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
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18-year-old student is final crew member for Blue Origin’s Van Horn space flight
VAN HORN, Texas — Blue Origin revealed Thursday that the fourth member of its first crewed flight will be the youngest person ever to fly to…
Continue Reading Former Sony employee sues company over alleged racist abuse
By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business A former Sony Electronics employee is suing the company and several individuals, accusing her former boss of…
Continue Reading Blue Origin launch to space made possible, in part, by UTEP grads
EL PASO, Texas — Jeff Bezos is poised to become the second billionaire to fly to space in the span of nine days, following the trail by billionaire…
Continue Reading Here’s what Bezos’ trip to space will look like
Jeff Bezos has announced that he and his brother will be on board his company Blue Origin’s first crewed mission to space. The capsule known as New…
Continue Reading Someone spent $28 million for a seat on the Bezos space flight and now they’re bailing
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 State of New Mexico paid $1.5M to show logo during Virgin Galactic flight
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico spent $1.5 million to advertise the state during the Virgin Galactic space launch last Sunday. The spending…
Continue Reading How to watch Jeff Bezos go to space
Jeff Bezos has announced that he and his brother will be on board his company Blue Origin’s first crewed mission to space. The capsule known as New…
Continue Reading Oatly stock falls more than 9% after short seller attacks company’s practices
By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Oatly’s stock fell more than 9% before recovering slightly Thursday after a hedge fund accused the company…
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Child tax credit payments now going out to parents: Here’s how it works
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is starting to deposit child tax credit money into the bank accounts of more than 35 million families.…
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With federal moratorium set to expire, will New Mexico do enough to limit evictions?
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended…
Continue Reading Facebook disrupts Iranian hackers who targeted US military personnel and defense contractors
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Facebook said Thursday it has disrupted a group of Iranian hackers who created fake social media profiles and sent…
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With moratorium set to expire, are evictions in Texas about to increase?
DALLAS, Texas — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration…
Continue Reading Why salad bars may never come back
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business It was never the fanciest meal and wasn’t always the tastiest. But in the before times, lunch at the…
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