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By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — If your artistic style is more stick-figure than Picasso, Microsoft has a remedy to boost your creativity: adding artificial intelligence to its Paint application. The company is rolling out new AI tools for Paint as part of a Windows 11 update. Microsoft — like its Big Tech competitors —

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has promised steep across-the-board tariffs on imports to the United States, with a particularly significant tax on goods coming from China. One US company, just two days after Trump’s reelection, says it isn’t wasting time getting out of China. Steve Madden, a $3 billion shoe company,

By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to go after much of the media in his second term, threatening to jail journalists, revoke broadcast licenses and target outlets with a flurry of lawsuits. It’s a playbook he’s threatened to use before. During his first term in the White House,

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Pepperoni was getting out of hand at Hormel. The food giant last year was selling 71 different versions of its Hormel Pepperoni brand. There was diced pepperoni. Turkey pepperoni. Mini-slices of turkey pepperoni. Pepperoni sticks. Pepperoni with 50% less sodium. Pepperoni with 25% less fat. Thick-sliced pepperoni.

By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has approved a 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) plan to bolster its ailing economy by allowing local governments to refinance their debt, unveiling additional stimulus measures to counter a potentially volatile growth path marked by the impending return of Donald Trump to the White House. Finance

By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) – Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a novel set in a totalitarian society, has shot to the top of Amazon’s bestselling books list following Donald Trump’s reelection. It saw a whopping 6,866% surge in sales, according to Amazon figures early Thursday, skyrocketing in just one day to third place from

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Elwood Edwards, a behind-the-scenes graphics and camera operator at local Cleveland television station WKYC whose voice was propelled to worldwide fame after he recorded AOL’s email greeting, ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ has died, according to his former employer. He was 74. WKYC said he passed following an undisclosed

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US businesses large and small say they have been in “wait-and-see” mode amid election uncertainty. Now that there’s clarity as to who will be leading the country in January, we’re hoping to hear from small business owners about what’s changed for you. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network,

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed protectionist policies, including hefty tariffs, will hurt Europe’s economic standing — leaving crisis-hit Germany particularly vulnerable, Goldman Sachs predicts. Following Trump’s re-election, the investment bank cut its growth forecasts for the region, predicting fresh trade tensions with the United States, pressure on Europe to

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Craving a stack of IHOP pancakes with a side of Applebee’s riblets? That will soon become a reality in Texas with a new restaurant that unites the two chains under the same roof. Dine Brands, which owns the two restaurants, announced that the combined Applebee’s-IHOP restaurant will

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Whether you’re elated or despondent that Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, chances are you’re working with some colleagues who feel the exact opposite – or, incomprehensibly to some, just really don’t care. After such a hotly contested, divisive race, employers are aware that many employees may have

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s projected return to the White House made many shareholders of publicly traded companies a lot richer on Wednesday. His victory is expected to usher in sweeping changes from the Biden administration, including a tougher stance on immigration and crime as well as a

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and chairman, congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday for an “extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory” after the former president won re-election, wishing Trump “all success in leading and uniting the America we all love.” “Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump didn’t just win the White House. He also grew richer Wednesday. Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology Group, Trump’s social media company, initially skyrocketed in value after CNN and other media outlets projected Trump won Tuesday’s presidential election. Trump Media’s stock, which trades under

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — No single business leader did more to support former President Donald Trump’s candidacy than Elon Musk. But the billionaire and his business empire face both positives and negatives after Trump won back the presidency in Tuesday’s election. Musk has donated nearly $119 million so far to a

By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks rocketed higher Wednesday following a decisive and consequential victory for former President Donald Trump in Tuesday’s US presidential election. The massive rally kicked off in premarket trading and continued through the morning and afternoon trading sessions. The Dow soared by 1,507 points, or 3.57%, to