Global efforts to regulate companies like Amazon and Google are gaining steam
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The risk to tech stocks from increased regulation isn’t new. But it’s clearly increasing. What’s…
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Silicon Valley gave Asia’s richest man billions, but things aren’t all going to plan
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Last year, Google and Facebook collectively bet more than $10 billion on Asia’s richest man and his plan to…
Continue Reading Senators say bi-partisan infrastructure deal reached with White House
WASHINGTON, DC — Senators on both sides of the aisle said Wednesday evening there’s an agreement with White House officials and 10…
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Triple-digit temps put strain on El Paso Electric’s power grid
EL PASO, Texas — The hot triple-digit temperatures in the Borderland are putting a strain not only on our bodies, but on the electrical grid that…
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New, used cars still in short supply in Las Cruces & Borderland
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As the pandemic winds down, car dealerships across the Borderland are still having trouble finding a stable replenishment…
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Anti-virus software creator John McAfee dies in Spanish prison
MADRID, Spain — John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a…
Continue Reading John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison after his extradition to the US was approved
By Clare Duffy and Alan Goodman, CNN Business John McAfee, the controversial antivirus software magnate who’d had multiple recent run-ins with…
Continue Reading Coke’s make-your-own label fail: ‘White lives matter’ is OK but ‘Black Lives Matter’ isn’t
By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Coca-Cola thought personalized bottles might bring some summer fun to its fans. Instead, it met the internet. The…
Continue Reading Gender neutral clothes are the next big thing in fashion
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business When walking into a traditional department store or browsing your favorite online retailer, shoppers typically…
Continue Reading Amazon ditched cannabis testing, and more employers will likely follow
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Amazon certainly wasn’t the first major corporation to arrive at the cannabis reform party, but it sure made…
Continue Reading Inside Apple Daily’s newsroom after news broke of its closing
Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, will close its print and digital production as Beijing tightens its…
Continue Reading This year’s Prime Day broke sales records
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Shoppers aren’t showing any signs of getting tired of Amazon Prime Day, even though some sellers had said…
Continue Reading ‘Sexy Beasts’ is more fever dream than dating show, and it’s vital to Netflix
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Dating is hard. But at least it doesn’t require you to woo your beloved while dressed as a dolphin and…
Continue Reading House antitrust bills could change the internet as we know it. Here’s how
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Over the last two decades, a handful of large tech companies have pushed into nearly every corner of our…
Continue Reading New York’s economy is America’s worst
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy is inching back to normal. But the recovery remains uneven and some states are lagging behind in the…
Continue Reading Morgan Stanley’s New York office bans unvaccinated staff and clients
By Paul R. La Monica and Rob McLean, CNN Business Morgan Stanley plans to ban workers from its New York headquarters if they have not received a…
Continue Reading The Ever Given could soon be released by the Suez Canal
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business A deal to release the Ever Given could soon be reached, freeing the quarter-mile-long container ship and the hundreds of…
Continue Reading Morgan Stanley CEO to NYC workers: Be back in the office by September or else
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The CEO of one of Wall Street’s top investment banks has a message for employees in its New York offices.…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett resigns from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Warren Buffett has resigned from his trustee position at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the 90-year-old…
Continue Reading The global recovery is running red hot. Here’s proof
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Supply chain issues and other post-pandemic headaches can’t mask this reality: The global economic recovery is…
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Borderland job fair focuses on efforts to be more inclusive
EL PASO, Texas — Workforce Solutions Borderplex is hosting one of it’s largest virtual job fairs on Wednesday, focused on efforts to hire people…
Continue Reading Newsroom raid has chilling effect on the press in Hong Kong
Brian Stelter speaks with WSJ reporter Elaine Yu about the recent arrests at Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong. Then he interviews…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy newspaper closes as Beijing tightens its grip
By Jenni Marsh, CNN Business One year was all it took for a Beijing-imposed National Security Law to take down Hong Kong’s largest and loudest…
Continue Reading Bitcoin ticks back up to $34,000 after a dizzying 48 hours
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Bitcoin returned above the $30,000 mark on Wednesday, highlighting the extreme volatility that has plagued…
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Owner of raided El Paso strip club accused of human trafficking
UPDATE, June 22: State officials reveled new details Tuesday about last week’s raid of a far east El Paso strip club, accusing the owner of being a…
Continue Reading Carl Nassib’s jersey instantly became Fanatics’ top seller
Seamus Fagan, CNN Sports apparel retailer Fanatics said Carl Nassib has the top-selling NFL jersey on its network over the past two days. ESPN was…
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El Paso City Council moves to temporarily halt electric rate hike
EL PASO, Texas — If you’re an El Pasoan concerned about a proposed El Paso Electric rate increase, you can breathe a temporary sigh of relief. El…
Continue Reading Microsoft reaches a $2 trillion market cap
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Microsoft has officially entered the most elite of clubs: corporations with a market value exceeding $2 trillion. The…
Continue Reading Britain’s Pacific trade ambitions won’t compensate for Brexit
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The United Kingdom has begun talks on joining a Pacific trade partnership that it sees as one of its biggest…
Continue Reading Coinbase plunges along with bitcoin and the rest of crypto
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Bitcoin prices are tumbling. And so are shares of top cryptocurrency trading firm Coinbase Global. Coinbase fell…
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