Kraft Macaroni & Cheese ice cream debuts and quickly sells out
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Nothing gets cheddar than this… The Kraft Heinz Company has partnered with Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream to…
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How Taiwan is trying to defend against a cyber ‘World War III’
By Eric Cheung, Will Ripley and Gladys Tsai, CNN Business As China steps up military pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island is preparing for…
Continue Reading Software company’s unveiling of decryption key comes too late for many victims of devastating ransomware attack
By Brian Fung, Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN On Thursday, the software company Kaseya announced that it could help unlock any of its…
Continue Reading Amazon hires outside investigators after employee petition alleges discrimination and harassment
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Amazon has hired outside investigators to probe the internal culture of part of its cloud computing…
Continue Reading Why hundreds of Frito-Lay workers have been striking
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Workers at the Frito-Lay plant in Topeka, Kansas, say it used to be one of the best jobs in town — a place of shared…
Continue Reading GM again recalls its US electric vehicles over fire threat
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business GM is once again recalling nearly 70,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles because of a risk that the battery will…
Continue Reading How Fox News is making a network out of race baiting
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business One evening earlier this month, a White rage-filled man sat behind a desk, looked into a camera, and began to rant…
Continue Reading Trump ally Tom Barrack pulls SPAC plans after indictment
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business A blank-check firm backed by Tom Barrack, the billionaire investor who was chairman of Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Trump ally charged with acting as agent of foreign nation
Tom Barrack, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, was charged with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates as an…
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Tucker Carlson insults Capitol police officer
Fox News host Tucker Carlson attacked Capitol police officer Harry Dunn, who defended the Capitol during the January 6th…
Continue Reading ‘People are just walking out in the middle of shifts’: What it’s like to work in a restaurant right now
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Going out to eat might feel a little different these days. Maybe you’re waiting longer for a table,…
Continue Reading American Express is the Dow’s top stock for 2021. Here’s why
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business American Express is the top stock in the Dow so far this year, and AmEx’s earnings on Friday morning show…
Continue Reading Construction CEO: No housing market slowdown in sight
Dave Flitman, Builders FirstSource CEO, says the recent uptick in demand for housing will be “sustainable” over the next few years because of…
Continue Reading Dow closes above 35,000 for the first time
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business It’s been a turbulent week on Wall Street, starting with a massive selloff over worries about the Delta variant.…
Continue Reading FULL SHOW 07/21/2021: Earnings are up, but so is inflation
Kenny Polcari of Kace Capital Advisors talks strategy amid the recent volatility. Plus, Builders FirstSource CEO Dave Flitman on the red-hot housing…
Continue Reading Why your cereal boxes and ice cream cartons are shrinking
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Less cereal in the box. Smaller snack sizes. Ice cream gone missing in a container. You’re not losing your…
Continue Reading This may be the lowest-rated Olympics ever. NBC shouldn’t sweat it
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The Summer Olympics — one of the most-watched events worldwide — officially kicks off in Tokyo this weekend.…
Continue Reading See Tokyo 2020 Olympics from above
CNN’s Will Ripley takes a look at the city of Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Olympics, where a growing number of athletes have tested positive for Covid-19…
Continue Reading First, they banned facial recognition. Now they’re not so sure
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Over the past few years, a number of cities and some states enacted rules banning or restricting local…
Continue Reading The hard seltzer craze has come to an end
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The once unstoppable growth of hard seltzer has gone flat. That warning is coming from Boston Beer, the creator of…
Continue Reading Welcome to the never-ending chip shortage
By Charles Riley, CNN Business The global shortage of semiconductors that has hobbled the auto industry and made some consumer electronics more…
Continue Reading Want your unemployment benefits? You may have to submit to facial recognition first
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business After being let go from his job as a software quality-assurance engineer in April, Eric Watkins said he filed for…
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Looking for a job? More than 100 companies taking part in City of El Paso, Workforce Solutions job fair
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso, in partnership with Workforce Solutions Borderplex is hosting a large, in-person job fair Friday…
Continue Reading Zomato shares soar in red-hot start for first Indian unicorn to go public
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s first billion-dollar tech startup to go public got off to a flying start on Friday. Shares in Zomato…
Continue Reading Software vendor caught up in ransomware attack obtains decryptor key
By Brian Fung and Geneva Sands, CNN Business Kaseya, the software firm whose remote access tool was used to deliver REvil ransomware to hundreds of…
Continue Reading Crocs sues Walmart, Hobby Lobby and others for allegedly copying its popular shoe
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Crocs is accusing Walmart, Hobby Lobby and other companies of copying its iconic clog. The shoemaker filed four…
Continue Reading Crocs CEO: It’s a polarizing brand, but that’s our strength
Crocs CEO Andrew Rees acknowledges Crocs aren’t for everyone but that the company welcomes the “tension” the criticism brings. He also addresses the…
Continue Reading You may be waiting longer for your Domino’s pizza
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Restaurants are short-staffed as they reopen and consumers embrace dining out again. That means longer wait…
Continue Reading There will probably be a shortage of back-to-school supplies
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Back-to-school shopping is always a nightmare. This year, expect it to be even worse. While parents may be used to…
Continue Reading Internet outage that took down major websites now fixed
NEW YORK, NY — A sweeping internet disruption on Thursday briefly took out a wide range of major corporate websites — from FedEx and Delta…
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