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Consumers spent $12.7 billion across the web on July 11 and 12 during Amazon’s Prime Day sales

This year’s Amazon Prime Day was the biggest in company history

July 13, 2023 9:31 am CNN

This year’s Amazon Prime Day was the biggest in company…

Twitter asks federal court to terminate 2022 FTC privacy settlement

July 13, 2023 7:55 am CNN

Twitter asks federal court to terminate 2022 FTC privacy…

San Francisco-based Anchor Brewing is shutting down.

The oldest craft brewery in the United States is shutting down after 127 years

July 12, 2023 6:31 pm CNN

The oldest craft brewery in the United States is shutting down after 127…

A shopper surveys stacks of clothing on a sales table in a Costco warehouse on June 22 in Colorado Springs

US consumers are feeling the most optimistic since September 2021

July 12, 2023 11:50 am CNN

US consumers are feeling the most optimistic since September…

Wholesale inflation continued its yearlong slowdown last month

Key US inflation gauge cooled last month to the lowest level in nearly three years

July 12, 2023 10:59 am CNN

Key US inflation gauge cooled last month to the lowest level in nearly three…

America’s emergency oil stockpiles have plunged to 40-year lows under President Joe Biden as US officials have sought to cushion consumers from high gas prices and seen here

Energy Secretary vows to refill emergency oil stockpile — but warns that won’t happen before a second Biden term

July 12, 2023 5:32 am CNN

Energy Secretary vows to refill emergency oil stockpile — but warns that won’t happen before a second Biden…

Burger King has introduced a new burger in Thailand with a burger with no meat and as many as 20 slices of American cheese.

‘Too much’: Burger King’s new offering in Thailand has no meat and 20 slices of cheese

July 11, 2023 11:17 pm CNN

‘Too much’: Burger King’s new offering in Thailand has no meat and 20 slices of…

Prior to a truce between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf last month

Saudi adviser proposed giving Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy ownership of LIV Golf teams, documents show

July 11, 2023 2:33 pm CNN

Saudi adviser proposed giving Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy ownership of LIV Golf teams, documents…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to testify during the Senate Banking

Why the Fed wants a good inflation report — but not a good jobs report

July 11, 2023 2:05 pm CNN

Why the Fed wants a good inflation report — but not a good jobs…

The Threads application is seen running on a mobile device in this photo illustration on July 8 in Warsaw

Twitter’s future is in doubt as Threads tops 100 million users

July 10, 2023 9:20 am CNN

Twitter’s future is in doubt as Threads tops 100 million…

Two self-propelled howitzers 2000 (PzH 2000) stand in a Rheinmetall production hall.

Rheinmetall will build and repair tanks in Ukraine, says CEO

July 10, 2023 8:55 am CNN

Rheinmetall will build and repair tanks in Ukraine, says…

Rheinmetall will build and repair tanks in Ukraine, says CEO

July 10, 2023 2:58 am CNN

Rheinmetall will build and repair tanks in Ukraine, says…

A supermarket sign saying the store has sold out of salt in Seoul in July 2023.

South Korean shoppers hoard salt and seafood ahead of Japan’s release of treated radioactive water

July 9, 2023 7:21 pm CNN

South Korean shoppers hoard salt and seafood ahead of Japan’s release of treated radioactive…

These cities are ending fares on transit. Here’s why

July 8, 2023 3:56 am CNN

These cities are ending fares on transit. Here’s…

Yellen urges China to back global funds to fight climate change

July 7, 2023 10:50 pm CNN

Yellen urges China to back global funds to fight climate…

U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to speak during a news conference on June 14 in Washington

Expect more rate hikes from the Fed after the latest jobs report

July 7, 2023 11:34 am CNN

Expect more rate hikes from the Fed after the latest jobs…

What is Threads? Here’s what you need to know about the potential ‘Twitter Killer’

July 6, 2023 6:24 am CNN

What is Threads? Here’s what you need to know about the potential ‘Twitter…

Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads. 30 million have joined already

July 5, 2023 11:55 am CNN

Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads. 30 million have joined…

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered some Biden administration agencies and top officials not to communicate with social media companies about certain content

Federal judge blocks Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies

July 5, 2023 5:25 am CNN

Federal judge blocks Biden administration officials from communicating with social media…

Many have raised alarms about the potential for artificial intelligence to displace jobs in the years ahead

AI is already linked to layoffs in the industry that created it

July 4, 2023 5:53 am CNN

AI is already linked to layoffs in the industry that created…