By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s not just Chili’s that Americans are obsessed with. Darden Restaurants, which owns Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, reported better-than-expected sales at those two chains, helping propel its stock 9% higher in premarket trading Thursday. LongHorn sustained its momentum and posted same-store sales growth of 7.5%, outperforming
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon drivers went on strike in four states across the country with less than a week to go before Christmas – but the company is saying it’s not going to affect your holiday deliveries. Members of the Teamsters union have announced are striking at eight facilities across
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Personalized chatbots dating other chatbots on your behalf. AI concierges fielding questions about potential matches. Advanced algorithms predicting compatibility better than ever before. Dating apps are on the cusp of a major transformation. As much of the tech industry grapples with how to integrate artificial intelligence into its
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — When a CNN journalist called 1-800-CHATGPT on Wednesday, a female voice on the other end provided a recipe for chocolate chip cookies and summarized the Civil War. But the voice did not seem open to personal conversation. “I don’t have feelings, but I do find my job
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CNN By John Towfighi and David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — The Dow plunged Wednesday on a disappointing outlook from the Federal Reserve. In the process, the blue-chip index extended its losing streak to 10 days — the longest such stretch since Gerald Ford was president. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day
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By John Towfighi and David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — The Dow plunged Wednesday on a disappointing outlook from the Federal Reserve. In the process, the blue-chip index extended its losing streak to 10 days — the longest such stretch since Gerald Ford was president. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day down
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By Hadas Gold, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris, CNN New York (CNN) — In a flurry of posts Wednesday on his social media platform X, Elon Musk derided a Republican-backed government spending bill that if not passed by Friday night would lead to a government shut down. “This bill should not pass,” Musk
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CNN By Hadas Gold, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris, CNN New York (CNN) — In a flurry of posts Wednesday on his social media platform X, Elon Musk derided a Republican-backed government spending bill that if not passed by Friday night would lead to a government shut down. “This bill should not pass,”
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by a quarter point, the third rate cut since it began to lower borrowing costs in September. The central bank’s latest move leaves its benchmark lending rate at a range of 4.25%-4.5%, a two-year low. The decision to cut was
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Poland is selling up to 1,000 metric tons (1,102 tons) of its frozen butter reserves to bring down surging prices ahead of presidential elections in May. The government’s strategic reserves agency announced the butter auction Tuesday, citing significant increases in butter prices worldwide that it blamed on a
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — KFC’s “finger lickin’ good” slogan usually refers to chicken, but it’s taking on different meaning at its newest location. Sauce and dips are the star at “Saucy,” a prototype opening next Monday in Orlando. The restaurant, which ditches the chain’s familiar red for pink, is centered around
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Disney has cut a transgender storyline from its new animated series, “Win or Lose,” ahead of the show’s release. The original animated series from Disney-owned studio Pixar centers around a co-ed middle school softball team, the Pickles, in the run-up to the group’s championship game. Each of
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By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Honda and Nissan are discussing a possible merger, potentially bringing together two Japanese automaking titans that have recently fallen on hard times. The companies said in statement that they have been in talks, but they offered no details or timeframe for when a deal – if one should develop
Continue ReadingBy John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Google’s newest artificial intelligence tool, “Whisk,” lets people upload photos to get back a combined, AI-generated image – even without users inputting any text to explain what they want. Users can input images depicting subjects, setting and style before Whisk combines everything into one image. Whisk is a “creative
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule banning hotels and ticketing and short-term rental companies from including hidden junk fees in their total price on Tuesday. Rather than consumers getting hit with “convenience” or “service” fees for hotel bookings and concert tickets at checkout, the FTC said its
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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Members of the Teamsters union have voted to authorize a strike at three Amazon facilities, including at the Staten Island, New York, warehouse which became the first location where employees voted to join a union in 2022. The retail giant said that its operations will not be
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, Katelyn Polantz, Hadas Gold and Paula Reid, CNN New York (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is escalating his legal campaign against media outlets by suing renowned pollster J. Ann Selzer, her polling firm, The Des Moines Register newspaper and its parent company Gannett. Unlike many of Trump’s legal actions against the press,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The world’s most famous market indicator just suffered its longest losing streak since Jimmy Carter was in the White House. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower by 267 points on Tuesday, or 0.6%, down for its ninth-straight day. The blue chips haven’t closed in the red
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Taco Bell is veering away – slightly – from its Mexican-inspired cuisine, going all-American for its newest offering. Beginning Thursday, the chain is adding chicken nuggets to its menu for a limited time. However, Taco Bell is putting its own spin on the fast food staple, marinating
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Argentina has come out of a deep recession in a major victory for the country’s unorthodox President Javier Milei, who has spent the past year enacting sweeping — and painful — reforms in Latin America’s third-largest economy. Gross domestic product grew 3.9% in the July-to-September quarter compared with
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