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Weather reporter gets adorable ‘interruption’ from her toddler on live TV

January 29, 2021 10:00 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KABC) — Baby on the move! We’re all making do with working…

Analysis: Hedge funds bitching about Reddit can cry me a river

January 29, 2021 9:47 AM CNN

The irony is delicious. An online flash mob beats Wall Street insiders at their own game. Connected on social media during a work-from-home pandemic…

Starbucks planning drive-thru enhancements

January 29, 2021 9:35 AM Gabriel Salazar

Starbucks is planning to beef up their drive-thru service aiming at limiting indoor capacity at its…

Travel to Antarctica during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go

January 29, 2021 8:27 AM CNN

If you’re planning to travel to Antarctica, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19…

The forces driving the GameStock rebellion

January 29, 2021 8:20 AM CNN

“Stop the steal!” Trumpist insurgents shouted as they rampaged through the US Capitol on Jan. 6, referring to what they falsely claimed…

Class-action lawsuit filed against Robinhood following outrage over GameStop stock restriction

January 29, 2021 2:23 AM CNN

A Robinhood customer filed a class-action lawsuit against the stock-trading app Thursday after the company barred traders from buying shares of…

Robinhood to ease trading restrictions. GameStop stock soars 100%

January 29, 2021 4:59 AM CNN

GameStop traders sent the stock on a wild ride Thursday, and it looks set for another manic session Friday. The stock lost more than 44% of its value…

Dogecoin soars 370% as Reddit group works to send the cryptocurrency ‘to the moon’

January 29, 2021 4:55 AM CNN

Dogecoin is the latest target of hyped-up Reddit users. The virtual currency, which originally started as an internet parody based on a viral dog…

COVID-19 test vending machine

January 28, 2021 8:45 PM Mercedes Martinez

In today’s consumer report, Naomi Ruchim explains different ways to get a COVID-19 test Naomi Ruchim tells us we won’t have to wait in long lines for…

WallStreetBets founder on stock frenzy: I’m enjoying this from the sidelines

January 28, 2021 8:26 PM CNN

The founder of the subreddit WallStreetBets says he never expected the forum to become the force it is now, with hordes of amateur investors driving…

Everything you need to know about how a Reddit group blew up GameStop’s stock

January 27, 2021 3:16 PM CNN Newsource, Christian Galeno

The GameStop frenzy on Wall Street has investors, and much of the internet, enraptured — not unlike a good horror…

Democrats face their first big challenge to stay united with massive Covid-19 relief bill

January 28, 2021 7:38 PM CNN

Senate Democrats are staring down a massive undertaking as they plan to push ahead with reconciliation, a process that will be an early test of party…

Over 200 flights on American Airlines’ regional carrier canceled after temporary FAA grounding

January 28, 2021 2:18 PM CNN Newsource

PSA Airlines, one of American Airlines’ largest operators of regional flights, has been “temporarily grounded” by the Federal Aviation Administration…

Inside Robinhood, the free trading app at the heart of the GameStop mania

January 28, 2021 6:12 PM CNN

Robinhood’s free-trading revolution helped pave the way to the recent Reddit mayhem on Wall Street. The rise of Robinhood means that the…

Robinhood shuts down GameStop trades, sending stock into a tizzy

January 28, 2021 1:40 PM CNN Newsource

GameStop traders sent the stock on a wild ride Thursday. The stock plunged 35% Thursday after surging nearly 40% earlier in the day. Sending it on a…

2021 just got worse: Now there’s a Grape-Nuts shortage

January 28, 2021 1:36 PM CNN Newsource

If you’re having a hard time finding Grape-Nuts at your local supermarket, you are not…

Biden’s most important stimulus measure

January 28, 2021 12:30 PM CNN

The US federal government should spend more money, and fast, to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, rescue hard-hit families and help states, cities and…

Last year’s American economy shrank the most since 1946

January 28, 2021 8:39 AM CNN

The US economy grew at an annualized and seasonally adjusted rate of 4% in the fourth quarter of 2020, just as economists had predicted, the Commerce…

Another 847,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits in Joe Biden’s first week as president

January 28, 2021 8:33 AM CNN

America’s unemployment crisis is now President Joe Biden’s problem, and jobless claims in his (partial) first week as president show how…

The Reddit forum that’s freaking out Wall Street briefly went dark, sparking yet another frenzy

January 28, 2021 8:26 AM CNN

The Reddit message board that’s breaking the internet by sending Wall Street into a frenzy was briefly taken private by its moderators on…