WeChat deletes dozens of university LGBT accounts in China
By Nectar Gan and Yong Xiong, CNN Business WeChat has deleted more than a dozen LGBT accounts run by university students, sparking fears that safe…
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The Ever Given is finally leaving the Suez Canal
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The Ever Given has begun its journey out of the Suez Canal more than three months after it ran aground, clogging up one…
Continue Reading ESPN attempts to contain controversy embroiling the network as NBA Finals get underway
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
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ESPN removes reporter from NBA Finals sideline role after leaked call
ESPN removed Rachel Nichols from her role as the sideline reporter for the NBA Finals after the New York Times published an audio recording of…
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Las Cruces hotel rooms fill up ahead of Branson’s space launch
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Five days before British billionaire Sir Richard Branson launches into space, his team has booked half the hotel rooms at…
Continue Reading Kaseya: The massive ransomware attack compromised up to 1,500 businesses
Software vendor Kaseya says that between 800 and 1,500 businesses have been compromised by the recent ransomware attack. CNN’s Clare Sebastian…
Continue Reading It’s time to end the 40-hour workweek
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 Kaseya: The massive ransomware attack compromised up to 1,500 businesses
Software vendor Kaseya says that between 800 and 1,500 businesses have been compromised by the recent ransomware attack. CNN’s Clare Sebastian…
Continue Reading A massive ransomware attack hit hundreds of businesses. Here’s what we know
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Businesses and governments around the world are scrambling to understand yet another major ransomware attack that hit…
Continue Reading Universal movies will head exclusively to Peacock after playing in theaters
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Universal Pictures and Peacock announced that new films from the studio will head exclusively to NBCUniversal’s…
Continue Reading India’s government says Twitter should be held liable for what users post
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Twitter is in uncharted waters in one of its largest markets. The social media company no longer has immunity over…
Continue Reading Amazon’s new CEO faces antitrust and worker pressure
Andy Jassy takes over the role of Amazon CEO from Jeff Bezos as the company faces an antitrust push along with criticism over worker treatment. CNN’s…
Continue Reading Pentagon cancels $10 billion cloud contract given to Microsoft over Amazon
By Ellie Kaufman and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Department of Defense is canceling a controversial $10 billion cloud computing contract that had been…
Continue Reading US stocks drop after seven consecutive record highs
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street has been on fire the past several weeks, with the S&P 500 setting seven consecutive record highs…
Continue Reading Betting against meme stocks could get you seriously burned
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Many investors are still betting against top momentum and Reddit meme stocks — despite getting burned in the…
Continue Reading Hit by a ransomware attack? Here’s what to do
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business A ransomware attack on a single software vendor may have impacted as many as 1,500 businesses around the world, in the…
Continue Reading Didi shares plummet after China bans it from app stores
Didi shares plunged as much as 22% in premarket trading as fallout continued over news of the company’s troubles in China. CNN’s David Culver…
Continue Reading Shorter working week trials an ‘overwhelming success’ in Iceland
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Business Trials of a shorter working week in Iceland have been hailed as an “overwhelming success” by researchers.…
Continue Reading Ursula Burns hired to lead embattled consulting firm Teneo
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns has been named chairwoman of Teneo, the embattled consulting firm that is still…
Continue Reading IBM CEO: The biggest challenge holding back our economy right now
Opinion by Arvind Krishna for CNN Business Perspectives We’re already beginning to see the contours of what our new post-pandemic digital…
Continue Reading AMC ditches its plans to sell more stock
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business AMC, the largest theater chain in the world, announced Tuesday that it is ditching plans to sell 25 million…
Continue Reading Subway is making the biggest menu change in its history
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business After years of declining sales, Subway is hoping to reintroduce itself to customers and convince them to…
Continue Reading How long can supply shortages continue?
By Charles Riley, CNN Business As the global economy kicks into high gear following the pandemic, demand for certain consumer goods and tech…
Continue Reading Didi shares crash as China tightens the regulatory screws
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Didi shares plunged almost 20% Tuesday in New York as fallout continued over news of the company’s troubles in…
Continue Reading Facebook, Google, Twitter and other tech firms could leave Hong Kong over doxxing bill, industry group says
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Changes to Hong Kong’s data protection laws could force some companies to stop providing services in the city,…
Continue Reading Kaseya says up to 1,500 businesses compromised in massive ransomware attack
By Alex Marquardt, CNN Business Software vendor Kaseya says that between 800 and 1,500 businesses have been compromised by the recent ransomware…
Continue Reading India’s billionaires got richer while coronavirus pushed millions of vulnerable people into poverty
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India has been hobbled by an economic slump and a brutal wave of coronavirus that new research shows pushed millions…
Continue Reading Oil prices surge after OPEC+ calls off talks
By Charles Riley and Chris Liakos, CNN Business Oil prices soared on Tuesday after major producers, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…
Continue Reading Ransomware group demands $70 million for Kaseya attack
By Alex Marquardt The ransomware group REvil has demanded a $70 million payment in Bitcoin for a decryptor tool following its attack on the software…
Continue Reading Three US private equity groups circle UK supermarket
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Morrisons has become a takeover target for three major American private equity groups amid strong investor appetite for…
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