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Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Sometimes, markets tumble because of a big, unambiguous event, like a pandemic or a war or an economic slowdown. Sometimes, they fall because of less visible forces, like high-level financial shenanigans designed to generate profits out of thin air. This week, markets have been grappling with

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Kamala Harris and Tim Walz want to make America joyful again. The vice president’s rocking rollout of her running mate on Tuesday sent jolts of energy through a huge crowd, as the pair personified the extraordinary transformation of the 2024 election campaign. Such a scene would have

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Kamala Harris and Tim Walz want to make America joyful again. The vice president’s rocking rollout of her running mate on Tuesday sent jolts of energy through a huge crowd, as the pair personified the extraordinary transformation of the 2024 election campaign. Such a scene would

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hadn’t been in the top tier of potential running mates for Kamala Harris until the past few weeks. But his selection to join the vice president on the Democratic ticket underscores both the power of social media and of being relatively affable and nondivisive.

CNN Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hadn’t been in the top tier of potential running mates for Kamala Harris until the past few weeks. But his selection to join the vice president on the Democratic ticket underscores both the power of social media and of being relatively affable and

Analysis by Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — While nothing is ever a totally sure bet, you can feel pretty safe assuming that M. Night Shyamalan’s movies will always pack a wallop of a finale. Ever since “The Sixth Sense” chilled moviegoers to the bone in 1999 with a conclusion that brought new life – or

Analysis by Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Social media has played a big role in fueling the anti-immigration riots engulfing towns and cities in the United Kingdom. And agitator-in-chief Elon Musk is not sitting on the sidelines. The Tesla chief executive and owner of X posted to the platform Sunday that “civil war is

Opinion by Mohamed Bassyouni (CNN) — As a parent and a researcher focusing on vaccines, I always made sure, along with my wife, that our children received all the shots our doctor recommended. But when my eldest son was a young child, there was no vaccine for rotavirus. He contracted a severe rotavirus infection, developed

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — When Wall Street starts having a fit like the one we witnessed Monday, it’s easy to get sucked in to the drama and start fretting about the state of the world. If the pros are panicking, it must be serious, right? Not really, in this case. To

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ vice-presidential pick Tim Walz is known for bonding with rural voters who other Democrats can’t reach. That’s one big reason why the Minnesota governor, who is largely unknown to most Americans, now finds himself on a major party ticket in the most intense

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The stunning transformation of the 2024 presidential race will reach new heights Tuesday when Vice President Kamala Harris unveils her running mate after a sequence of events that left Republican nominee Donald Trump flailing. Harris is due to join her vice presidential pick at a rally in

Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s pro-Kremlin media know how to create an alternative reality, and last week’s historic prisoner swap was no exception. On Monday, Russian state-backed media outlets treated viewers to lurid footage of the arrests of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan. The locations of the

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks closed deep in the red for a second day in a row on Monday as questions swirl over whether the US economy is in a recession following Friday’s unexpectedly weak jobs report. Investors are increasingly hopeful that will push Federal Reserve officials to come to

CNN Analysis by David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Fear has set in on Wall Street, and stocks are having another miserable day. The Dow tumbled more than 1,000 points at the open, and the broader market plunged 3% Monday. The Nasdaq, full of risky tech stocks, dropped 3.7%. All of that comes amid a global

Analysis by David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Fear has set in on Wall Street, and stocks are having another miserable day. The Dow tumbled more than 1,000 points, and the broader market plunged 3% Monday. The Nasdaq, full of risky tech stocks, dropped 3.5%. All of that comes amid a global market selloff. Japan’s Nikkei

Opinion by Anita van Breda (CNN) — Thirty seconds. Less than 30 seconds was all it took for an earthquake to tear through Haiti in 2010, claiming more than 200,000 lives and leaving 1.5 million people homeless. In the years of rebuilding required after that half-minute of horror, environmental experts like me joined the effort

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, Ethan Cohen and Renee Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — With two presidential candidates fighting over a mere 538 Electoral College votes, a tie scenario is more than possible. It’s actually kind of surprising there has only been one tied election so far, in 1800, between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. That

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court holds immense power over Americans’ lives but is incredibly tight-lipped about how it reaches decisions. Polling suggests most Americans view the justices as influenced by ideology rather than providing a fair and impartial check on the other branches of government. Calls for a

Analysis by David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — The narrative on Wall Street is shifting. Traders have long placed their bets on the Federal Reserve cutting rates in September, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell basically confirmed as much Wednesday. That rate cut, expected in six weeks, was priced in to stocks, which have been rising over the past few months in hopes

Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva is cause for celebration: The three were freed as part of a sweeping prisoner exchange that also saw the release of prominent Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza and other