Meta testing expanded encryption features amid renewed scrutiny of messaging data
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Meta on Thursday said it is testing expanded encryption features for Messenger and Instagram, days after the company…
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Ruling clouds future of southeast Alaska king salmon fishery
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal court ruling this week has thrown into doubt the future of a valuable commercial salmon…
Continue Reading J&J COVID vaccine factory forced to trash even more doses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional panel leaders say an additional 135 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled…
Continue Reading Pakistani navy, Belgian tanker rescue 9 from Indian vessel
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A military statement says nine Indian crew members whose vessel sank off the Pakistani port of Gwadar in the Arabian Sea have been…
Continue Reading The US Postal Service is raising rates for the holidays
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business For the third year in a row, the United States Postal Service is hiking the prices of its delivery services —…
Continue Reading FTC weighs sweeping new rules on ‘commercial surveillance’ and Big Data
By Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Trade Commission is considering whether to write sweeping new regulations that could restrict how businesses collect…
Continue Reading The streaming wars are over
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In November 2019, Disney debuted Disney+, kicking off the so-called streaming wars and prompting companies across the…
Continue Reading Nearly half of all teens say they use the internet ‘almost constantly,’ survey finds
By Jennifer Korn Nearly half of US teens say they use the internet “almost constantly,” according to a new survey released on Wednesday.…
Continue Reading This tried-and-true investing strategy isn’t working
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If you are getting closer to retirement age…or if you’re just a super conservative…
Continue Reading This tried-and-true investing strategy isn’t working
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If you are getting closer to retirement age…or if you’re just a super conservative investor terrified…
Continue Reading Sweeping climate bill pushes American energy to go green
By SETH BORENSTEIN, MATTHEW DALY and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After decades of inaction in the face of escalating natural…
Continue Reading Heathrow airport says passenger cap has eased travel chaos
LONDON (AP) — Heathrow Airport in London said Thursday that its limit on the number of passengers is easing a travel crunch that has led to flight…
Continue Reading Twitter activates election policy enforcement for US midterms
CNN, WPTV, KCAL, KCBS By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter will now label and demote misinformation about the upcoming US elections, such as false…
Continue Reading Twitter activates election policy enforcement for US midterms
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter will now label and demote misinformation about the upcoming US elections, such as false claims about how to cast…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is starting to reopen in Ukraine
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business After closing its restaurants in Ukraine six months ago because of the Russian invasion, McDonald’s is…
Continue Reading US key 30-year mortgage rate jumps back over 5%, now 5.22%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates soared this week in a continued volatile market as the key 30-year loan rate jumped back…
Continue Reading EU says US electric vehicle tax credit could break WTO rules
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says a new U.S. tax credit plan aimed at encouraging Americans to buy electric vehicles could discriminate…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates climb above 5% once again
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates climbed above 5% again, after dipping below that threshold for the first time in months a week earlier.…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How is inflation affecting commuting costs?
By ADRIANA MORGA The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gas prices have fallen from the record highs they reached earlier this summer, but they’re…
Continue Reading Tips for saving on your commute amid high inflation
By ADRIANA MORGA The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gas prices are falling but still high. And inflation is making everything else more…
Continue Reading Cost of back-to-school essentials — glue, markers, pens, backpacks — has jumped
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business As parents and teachers prepare for students to return to classrooms this fall, they’re grappling with how…
Continue Reading UK meets energy firms but no help yet for hard-hit consumers
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior ministers have held inconclusive talks with energy…
Continue Reading Growth in corporate profits may not be as strong as it seems
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s big gains this summer have been spread widely across industries. The profit growth…
Continue Reading Opinion: The Democrats’ sweeping economic package doesn’t go far enough for low-income families
Opinion by Mark Wolfe for CNN Business Perspectives The Inflation Reduction Act, the Democrats’ tax, climate and health care bill that the…
Continue Reading US wholesale inflation fell in July for 1st time in 2 years
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level fell from June to July, the first month-to-month drop in…
Continue Reading US unemployment claims rise by 14,000 to 262,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans who signed up for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest…
Continue Reading This key inflation measure fell, but remains painfully high
Martha C. White for CNN Business A benchmark measure of inflation slowed in July after surging in the previous month, offering a glimmer of hope that…
Continue Reading Big Mac is coming back: McDonald’s to reopen in Ukraine
CHICAGO (AP) — McDonald’s will start reopening some of its restaurants in Ukraine in the coming months, a symbol of the war-torn…
Continue Reading It didn’t take long for Meta’s new chatbot to say something offensive
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Meta’s new chatbot can convincingly mimic how humans speak on the internet — for better and worse. In…
Continue Reading Moderna CEO says Covid vaccines will evolve like ‘an iPhone’
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Forget taking two to three Covid shots a year. Moderna hopes to roll out a single-dose annual booster…
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