The FTC just took a step that could make it easier to go after Amazon
By Brian Fung, CNN Business For years, the US antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission have pledged only to go after companies that have…
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Facebook tests prompts that ask users if they’re worried a friend is ‘becoming an extremist’
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Some Facebook users in the United States are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know…
Continue Reading Krispy Kreme shares pop in its second public debut
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Krispy Kreme’s second appearance on the public markets is off to a sweeter start than expected. The doughnut…
Continue Reading Car sales rise, even as chip shortage limits supply
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business US auto sales soared in the second quarter. But the uptick could have been much bigger. Automakers have struggled to…
Continue Reading Meet the 82-year-old woman going to space with Jeff Bezos
Wally Funk is an American aviator who trained to become an astronaut in the 1960s, but the NASA program was scrubbed. Roughly six decades later,…
Continue Reading An 82-year-old woman trained to be an astronaut sixty years ago. Now she’s going to space with Jeff Bezos
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk — who trained for NASA’s Mercury program but was denied the…
Continue Reading Robinhood settles lawsuit over 20-year-old trader who died by suicide
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Robinhood has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 20-year-old trader who died by suicide after…
Continue Reading Pinterest bans ads related to weight loss
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Thursday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to weight loss from its platform in an…
Continue Reading Pinterest bans ads related to weight loss
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Thursday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to weight loss from its platform in an…
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Trump Organization, longtime CFO plead not guilty to tax crimes
NEW YORK, NY — Donald Trump’s company and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in what a prosecutor called a “sweeping and…
Continue Reading Robinhood settles lawsuit over 20-year-old trader who died by suicide
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Robinhood has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 20-year-old trader who died by suicide after…
Continue Reading Car sales rise, even as chip shortage limits supply
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business US auto sales soared in the second quarter. But the uptick could have been much bigger. Automakers have struggled to…
Continue Reading Robinhood files to go public
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Robinhood, a day after incurring a record-breaking fine from Wall Street’s industry regulator, filed paperwork…
Continue Reading Meghan McCain announces her departure from ‘The View’
Meghan McCain, who joined “The View” in 2017, has announced that season 24 will be her last. Watch her announcement on…
Continue Reading Meghan McCain announces her departure from ‘The View’
Meghan McCain, who joined “The View” in 2017, has announced that season 24 will be her last. Watch her announcement on…
Continue Reading Meghan McCain announces her departure from ‘The View’
Meghan McCain, who joined “The View” in 2017, has announced that season 24 will be her last. Watch her announcement on…
Continue Reading President Biden wins global support for massive tax overhaul
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The United States has won international backing for its plan to overhaul the global system for taxing companies, a…
Continue Reading ‘The FBI was involved’: Reporter pushes back on Trump supporter’s wild claim
CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan was on the scene at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Wellington, Ohio, where he spoke with diehard supporters who…
Continue Reading ‘The FBI was involved’: Reporter pushes back on Trump supporter’s wild claim
CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan was on the scene at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Wellington, Ohio, where he spoke with diehard supporters who…
Continue Reading US manufacturers haven’t seen prices jump like this since 1979
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s factories are struggling with supply chain issues and material shortages. Now, that’s showing up…
Continue Reading Undercover Exxon video reveals an anti-climate campaign
By Matt Egan, CNN Business A senior ExxonMobil lobbyist appears to have unwittingly revealed how the oil company uses its political muscle to…
Continue Reading Meet the 82-year-old woman going to space with Jeff Bezos
Wally Funk is an American aviator who trained to become an astronaut in the 1960s, but the NASA program was scrubbed. Roughly six decades later,…
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…
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Pioneering female pilot will rocket into space from Van Horn at age 82 on Blue Origin
VAN HORN, Texas — Wally Funk, a pioneering female pilot who dreamed of being an astronaut in the 1960s, will fly to space later this month with…
Continue Reading An 82-year-old woman trained to be an astronaut sixty years ago. Now she’s going to space with Jeff Bezos
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk — who trained for NASA’s Mercury program but was denied the…
Continue Reading Meghan McCain announces that she is leaving ‘The View’
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Meghan McCain, the conservative personality and co-host of ABC’s “The View” who clashed with her…
Continue Reading Hertz emerges from bankruptcy
By Alison Kosik, CNN Hertz has officially emerged from bankruptcy after more than a year as a “much stronger company,” thanks to a…
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New Mexico fully reopens, pandemic restrictions lifted
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico fully reopened Thursday, marking a return to business throughout the state following 16 months of disruption due…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks Florida law targeting social media platforms
By Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a new Florida law regulating how social media companies can moderate…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks Florida law targeting social media platforms
By Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a new Florida law regulating how social media companies can moderate…
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