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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Gold has been considered a store of value for thousands of years. In 2026, it’s been trading more like a meme stock than a safe haven. Investors often flock to gold when crises hit, inflation spikes or stocks slump as a way to preserve their money’s worth.

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Pour, or instead squeeze, one out for a childhood staple: Minute Maid’s frozen juices are soon disappearing from shelves after an 80-year run. Coca-Cola, which owns Minute Maid, said in a statement Thursday that it’s exiting the frozen can category. That will result in its lineup of

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks dropped Thursday, continuing a recent patch of volatility, as Wall Street grappled with persistent nerves about artificial intelligence and economic data showed the labor market weakened over the past two months. The Dow closed lower by 593 points, or 1.2%. The S&P 500 fell 1.23%,

By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Bitcoin is acting weird. The world’s most famous cryptocurrency has now lost half its value from its October peak, falling below $63,000 Thursday for the first time in 16 months. That decline is actually not unusual at all. Crypto is notoriously volatile, and it’s gone through numerous

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The labor market is becoming increasingly inhospitable in the United States, as demand for workers continues to wane and job postings are at their lowest levels since the pandemic. New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Thursday showed that the estimated number of job openings sank to

By Vanessa Yurkevich, Amy O’Kruk, CJ Riculan, CNN (CNN) — Americans are gearing up to host Super Bowl parties, and the game day spread will likely be front and center for many of them. Shopping for this year’s Super Bowl brings news that’s worthy of a touchdown dance: hosting a party might not break the

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The car repo business is booming as Americans fall behind on increasingly expensive car payments. Cars are being repossessed at the highest rate since the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. The repo tactics have drawn the attention of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who launched a probe

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos remains committed to the publication, its top editor told CNN in an interview Wednesday, hours after the Post laid off hundreds of employees. “He wants the Post to be a bigger, relevant, thriving institution,” executive editor Matt Murray said. Many Post journalists doubt that,

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is probing Nike in response to unspecified allegations that the company discriminates against White employees, the agency said Wednesday. The agency said it is investigating potential discrimination against White workers that may have occurred in part due to “NIKE’s Diversity, Equity,

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — “Reclaiming my time” made a comeback Wednesday – and with it, Rep. Maxine Waters added a new, made-for-TikTok tag: “Can you shut him up?” The fiery exchange between Waters, the Democratic ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent echoed the famous 2017 standoff

By Hadas Gold, John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Anthropic just launched a new AI tool that could replace dozens of software tools. And Wall Street is panicked. Claude Cowork is meant to be like an AI colleague, with the ability to read files, organize folders and draft documents on your behalf. New plugins

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Pizza Hut is closing hundreds of locations across the United States while its parent company continues a strategic review of the embattled brand. Yum! Brands, which also owns Taco Bell and KFC, revealed in Wednesday’s earnings call that 250 “underperforming” Pizza Huts are closing in the first

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The brief US government shutdown has delayed the official jobs report for January – with the data now set to land on February 11 instead of this coming Friday – but the first look at hiring activity in the private sector showed that employment gains sputtered to start the

By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The Washington Post laid off about one in three employees across the company Wednesday morning, dealing another big blow to a newsroom that has reached a breaking point. Post owner Jeff Bezos had no immediate comment about the cutbacks. Bezos has been pushing the Post’s management team

By John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Melinda French Gates said she was filled with “unbelievable sadness” when further documents detailing her ex-husband and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ ties with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released last week. The philanthropist, who divorced Gates in 2021, opened up about her reaction to the controversy,

By Liam Reilly, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Tuesday faced skeptical lawmakers during a Senate hearing on his company’s pending $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. While many senators grilled Sarandos over antitrust issues, labor concerns and consumer prices, several conservative members focused instead

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump isn’t attending the Super Bowl this year – but he will still be a part of the football festivities on NBC. The network announced Tuesday that Trump will tape a sit-down with “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas. The interview will air in several parts beginning