Twitter prepares to roll out new paid subscription service that includes blue checkmark
by Brian Fung, CNN Twitter on Saturday launched an updated version of its iOS app that promises to allow users to pay a monthly subscription to…
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Why Costco and Trader Joe’s stopped selling your favorite food
Chances are, you’ve been there: You head to Trader Joe’s to buy caramel popcorn, churro bites and roasted gorgonzola crackers, or to Costco for…
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Maine has started getting rid of its profanity-laced vanity plates
Maine is on a mission to clean up its streets, one expletive-filled license plate at a…
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Polling shows that most voters say economic concerns are top of mind
Recent polling provides a good general sense of which issues have become the focal points of this year’s elections, and for whom. But what voters…
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Why is the Powerball prize at a record? Thank Fed Chairman Jerome Powell
One of the reasons for the record $1.6 billion jackpot for the Powerball drawing Saturday night is something you wouldn’t expect — the recent run…
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business One of the reasons for the record $1.9 billion jackpot for the Powerball drawing Monday night is something you…
Continue Reading Why Costco and Trader Joe’s stopped selling your favorite food
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Chances are, you’ve been there: You head to Trader Joe’s to buy caramel popcorn, churro bites and…
Continue Reading NBC News pulls report on Paul Pelosi attack
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business NBC News on Friday pulled a report about the attack on Paul Pelosi that the network said did not meet its standards.…
Continue Reading Nike suspends relationship with Kyrie Irving
By Jill Martin and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Nike is suspending its relationship with Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving, the company said in an…
Continue Reading Railroad unions push back threatened strike date
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business The threat of a freight railroad strike has been pushed back to early…
Continue Reading Labor Secretary says Congress needs to block rail strikes without new deals
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says he hopes negotiators between railroads and some rail unions can reach new labor deals…
Continue Reading Helicopter misses rocket booster in wild attempt to recapture it after flight
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Rocket Lab, a start-up building small orbital rockets, kicked off another successful mission on Friday — but it…
Continue Reading Georgia shoe manufacturer lays off most of workforce after Adidas stops Yeezy production
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Okabashi, an Adidas manufacturing partner and family-owned footwear company in Buford, Georgia, has laid off 142 employees as…
Continue Reading Puma’s outgoing CEO could lead rival Adidas next
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Adidas could snap up the boss of crosstown rival Puma to succeed outgoing CEO Kasper Rorsted. The sportswear company…
Continue Reading Mixed bag for jobs: Employers keep hiring, but unemployment rises
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The white-hot US labor market is showing signs of cooling, with the Labor Department reporting Friday a slower…
Continue Reading Stocks in Hong Kong log best week in more than a decade
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Global investors have two big questions on their minds: When will the Federal Reserve become less aggressive in its…
Continue Reading Interest rates will keep rising. How high will they go?
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business What will the Federal Reserve do at its meeting in December? Analysts can speculate all they want, but Fed officials…
Continue Reading What’s behind wide salary ranges after New York’s pay transparency law
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business It’s not unusual for two people with the same title to be paid somewhat different salaries.…
Continue Reading Mixed bag for jobs: Employers keep hiring, but unemployment rises
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The white-hot US labor market is showing signs of cooling, with the Labor Department reporting Friday a slower pace of…
Continue Reading America’s housing dream is broken
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business A little over a decade ago, the dominant narrative about the housing market was that Millennials simply weren’t…
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