White House turns up heat on Big Tech’s Covid ‘disinformation dozen’
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Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Banks have been on a shopping spree for the past year — and that’s raising some alarm bells in Washington. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown have been critical of the top banks for their dealmaking, citing concerns that the spate of mergers will hurt average consumers and
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Many parents and children struggled with remote learning throughout the pandemic. Samantha Lucero had a very different experience with one of her kids. “When the pandemic first hit, online school was a bit messy for everyone,” Lucero, a stay-at-home mother from Colorado Springs, told CNN Business. “But my older
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Moderna, the biotech that became a household name with its Covid-19 vaccine, is getting the ultimate Wall Street validation: It’s being added to the S&P 500 index. S&P made the announcement late Thursday, and shares of Moderna surged 10% Friday morning on the news. The stock is now
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As the stock market soars to new heights, companies have been racing to issue shares, leveraging the enthusiasm to generate cash for their businesses. But the game isn’t just being played on Wall Street. What’s happening: This has been a huge week for initial public offerings in India, which has
Continue ReadingBy Diksha Madhok, CNN Business WhatsApp blocked 2 million accounts of Indian users in a month to prevent harmful behavior, the company said in its first ever compliance report published under the country’s strict new information technology rules. Under the new rules, which came into effect in May, social media companies have to publish a
Continue ReadingBy Charles Riley, CNN Business Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photographer who won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing the violence faced by Rohingya refugees, has been killed in clashes near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Siddiqui was the news agency’s chief photographer in India, based in Mumbai. Reuters reported Siddiqui’s death on Friday, citing an Afghan commander who said
Continue ReadingBy Diksha Madhok, CNN Business This is turning out to be a landmark week for Indian startups. Digital payments firm Paytm is planning to raise as much as 166 billion rupees ($2.2 billion) in an initial public offering in Mumbai, according to a draft prospectus filed on Friday. This comes just two days after food
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business Xiaomi has surpassed Apple to become the world’s second biggest smartphone maker for the first time ever, according to market research firm Canalys. The Chinese company took 17% of worldwide smartphone shipments for the second quarter of 2021, behind Samsung’s 19%, Canalys said in a report published on Thursday. Compared
Continue ReadingBy Jill Disis, CNN Business The US government is preparing to warn American companies about the risks of doing business in Hong Kong. US President Joe Biden on Thursday confirmed reports in various media outlets this week that his administration plans to soon issue an advisory to companies that will caution them of a “deteriorating”
Continue ReadingFormer Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly said in a podcast “the media represented [January 6] as so much worse than it actually was.” CNN Editor-at-large Chris Cillizza breaks down why that’s dead wrong.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. In a typical newsroom, one team covers the horse race of electoral politics: Who won, who lost, and why. A different team might cover voting rights if there’s the budget
Continue ReadingBy Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business A former Sony Electronics employee is suing the company and several individuals, accusing her former boss of sabotaging her career and making racist, verbally abusive comments. The woman filing the lawsuit, Duwanikia “Monica” Hill, who is Black, says she was fired from her role as an account manager after she
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos has announced that he and his brother will be on board his company Blue Origin’s first crewed mission to space. The capsule known as New Shepard is set to launch on July 20th.
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. In today’s business news: Jeff Bezos’s space flight has a last-minute passenger swap; why it might be time to chuck your Neutrogena sunscreen; and Oatly is
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Oatly’s stock fell more than 9% before recovering slightly Thursday after a hedge fund accused the company of overstating its revenue and misleading investors about its sustainability claims. In a 124-page document released Wednesday, Spruce Point Capital dismisses the oat milk trend as a “food fad” and accuses Oatly of
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business Facebook said Thursday it has disrupted a group of Iranian hackers who created fake social media profiles and sent targeted, malicious links to victims in an attempt to spy on Western defense contractors and military personnel. The campaign has apparent links to the Iranian government. The hackers ran a sophisticated
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business It was never the fanciest meal and wasn’t always the tastiest. But in the before times, lunch at the grocery store salad bar was a quick and convenient stop for people who were in a rush or had run out of other ideas. Now, it’s looking like the salad bar
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The mystery bidder who put up a whopping $28 million for an 11-minute joy ride to the edge of space alongside Jeff Bezos will not make the trip, Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin announced Thursday. Blue Origin said in a press release that the person, who asked to remain anonymous
Continue ReadingBy Alison Kosik, CNN The Smithsonian said Thursday that Jeff Bezos will donate $200 million to the museum, the largest gift the institution has received since its founding in 1846. A $70 million portion will go to renovating the National Air and Space Museum and $130 million will be used to launch a new education
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