Mortgage rates fall for fourth week but stay above 7%
By Anna Bahney, CNN
Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates fell again in the most recent week, as inflation showed signs of slowing. It’s the… Continue Reading
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5 takeaways from America’s biggest crypto crackdown in history
By Elisabeth Buchwald, Bryan Mena and Nicole Goodkind, CNN
New York (CNN) — The US government just sent a clear message to the world of… Continue Reading
Gas prices could fall further as oil drops 4% on OPEC meeting delay
By Anna Cooban, CNN
London (CNN) — Oil prices tumbled more than 4% Wednesday after a group of the biggest oil producing nations said they… Continue Reading
OpenAI: The cast of characters of Silicon Valley’s latest, juiciest upheaval
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By Jennifer Korn and Paul Glader, CNN
(CNN) — When technology firm OpenAI ousted its CEO Sam Altman last week with little warning and… Continue Reading
OpenAI: The cast of characters of Silicon Valley’s latest, juiciest upheaval
By Jennifer Korn and Paul Glader, CNN
(CNN) — When technology firm OpenAI ousted its CEO Sam Altman last week with little warning and less… Continue Reading
Economist Larry Summers joins the board of OpenAI as ousted CEO Sam Altman returns
By Luciana Lopez, CNN
New York (CNN) — Economist Larry Summers, the former Obama and Clinton official, is joining an initial, revamped… Continue Reading
Here are the dozen brands that have paused ads on X amid ongoing crisis for Elon Musk’s platform
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By Clare Duffy, CNN
New York (CNN) — At least a dozen major brands have halted ad spending on X, formerly Twitter, since its latest… Continue Reading
EU stops advertising on X over hate speech. Fines could follow next year
By Anna Cooban, CNN
London (CNN) — The European Union is pulling its advertisements from Elon Musk’s X for now, citing an “alarming… Continue Reading
Warren Buffett donates $870 million to charities ahead of Thanksgiving
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN
New York (CNN) — Warren Buffett is donating about $870 million to four family-run foundations ahead of the… Continue Reading
What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving Day 2023
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN
New York (CNN) — Thanksgiving Day has looked different in recent years.Sights of people lining up at 5 pm… Continue Reading
OpenAI’s wild week. How the Sam Altman story unfolded
By Clare Duffy and Diksha Madhok, CNN
New York/New Delhi (CNN) — In a year of wild tech stories that has seen Elon Musk transform Twitter,… Continue Reading
Chicken wings are on Popeyes menu for good
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN
New York (CNN) — Popeyes wants to recapture some of the magic from its chicken sandwich debut with a new… Continue Reading
Thanksgiving cooks flock to farmers markets before the holiday
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Tourists and locals, alike, like to shop at farmers markets before they start making their Thankgiving meal.
Some of them,… Continue Reading
Sam Altman returns to OpenAI in a bizarre reversal of fortunes
By Clare Duffy and David Goldman, CNN
New York (CNN) — Sam Altman has agreed to return to lead OpenAI, the company said in a Tuesday post on… Continue Reading
CEO of Chinese online game streaming firm arrested amid executive crackdown
By Michelle Toh and Nectar Gan, CNN
Hong Kong (CNN) — The chairman and CEO of Chinese video game live-streaming platform DouYu has been… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara sees $7.5 million in sales tax revenue, $2.8 million from hotel stays in October
In October, Santa Barbara saw $7.5 million in sales tax and $2.8 million from hotel stays, falling short by 6.6% on sales tax and missing 5.4% on… Continue Reading
Paris Hilton’s media company suspends ads on X, one month after agreeing to touted partnership with the platform
By Liam Reilly and Clare Duffy, CNN
(CNN) — Paris Hilton’s entertainment company 11:11 Media has pulled an advertising campaign from Elon… Continue Reading
What is Binance, why is it in so much trouble, and what does it mean for crypto?
By Allison Morrow, CNN
New York (CNN) — There are few figures in crypto that have loomed quite as large in the past few years than… Continue Reading
Democrats accuse X of profiting from Hamas propaganda
By Brian Fung and Samantha Delouya, CNN
Washington (CNN) — A group of House Democrats has accused X, the platform formerly known as Twitter,… Continue Reading
USPS Operation Santa Letter Adoption program now open
The US Postal Service announced the return of Operation Santa, a program that allows participants to adopt a letter written to Santa and help out… Continue Reading