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Americans get more confident about the economy for the first time in months
Money & Markets
Americans get more confident about the economy for the first time in months

The latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment index ticked up in May, but it's still down from late last year

Updated June 27, 20252 min read
Car production craters to historic lows in the U.K. as tariffs take a toll
Business News
Car production craters to historic lows in the U.K. as tariffs take a toll

Vehicle production fell 33% in May, the fifth consecutive month of a downturn as the U.K.'s export market collapses

Updated June 27, 20251 min read
Nvidia's CEO sees a future with 'billions of robots'
Tech & Innovation
Nvidia's CEO sees a future with 'billions of robots'

"We stopped thinking of ourselves as a chip company long ago,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told shareholders at annual meeting

Updated June 25, 20252 min read
OpenAI says a Chinese startup is gaining ground in the global AI race
Tech & Innovation
OpenAI says a Chinese startup is gaining ground in the global AI race

Zhipu AI is a Chinese state-backed company making serious advances globally — and in direct competition with OpenAI

Updated June 25, 20251 min read
Gas is cheap this summer despite war in the Middle East
Business News
Gas is cheap this summer despite war in the Middle East

Gas prices are even lower than they were when the conflict between Israel and Iran began, as oil prices have fallen

Updated June 25, 20252 min read
Bumble will lay off 30% of its staff around the world
Tech & Innovation
Bumble will lay off 30% of its staff around the world

The female-focused dating app revised its second-quarter revenue forecast under reinstalled CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd

Updated June 25, 20252 min read
What is the Strait of Hormuz? And why is it so important for global oil markets?
Business News
What is the Strait of Hormuz? And why is it so important for global oil markets?

The U.S. attack on Iran has raised fears about a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Here's what to know

Updated June 23, 20253 min read
JetBlue Airways is pulling out of Miami
Business News
JetBlue Airways is pulling out of Miami

The money-losing, mid-range carrier will maintain its presence in Fort Lauderdale as it recalibrates routes

Updated June 23, 20252 min read
Google proposes fixes to its search to stave off fines in Europe
Tech & Innovation
Google proposes fixes to its search to stave off fines in Europe

After losing an appeal on a $4.7 billion antitrust charge, the search giant offers up space to its rivals

Updated June 20, 20252 min read
Aflac got hacked by a cybercrime gang targeting insurance companies
Business News
Aflac got hacked by a cybercrime gang targeting insurance companies

Attack is consistent with Scattered Spider, although no ransomware was involved and the breach was dealt with within hours

Updated June 20, 20252 min read
Telegram's CEO will leave his multi-billion-dollar fortune to his 100-plus children
Business News
Telegram's CEO will leave his multi-billion-dollar fortune to his 100-plus children

Pavel Durov says Telegram will become a nonprofit foundation to ensure its independence and freedom of speech

Updated June 20, 20252 min read
The Pope has a message for AI executives
Tech & Innovation
The Pope has a message for AI executives

Pope Leo wants AI to be regulated ethically, while the U.S. is poised to bar any state-level regulations for a decade

Updated June 20, 20252 min read
Microsoft is planning to lay off thousands more employees, report says
Business News
Microsoft is planning to lay off thousands more employees, report says

The company has been cutting jobs all year while spending big on AI and seeing its stock soar

Updated June 18, 20251 min read
Texas Instruments will invest $60 billion in U.S. chipmaking
Business News
Texas Instruments will invest $60 billion in U.S. chipmaking

The company will expand its operations in Utah and its home state of Texas

Updated June 18, 20251 min read
Gas prices rise as war between Israel and Iran escalates
Money & Markets
Gas prices rise as war between Israel and Iran escalates

The increases are incremental for now, but a supply disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could make costs soar

Updated June 18, 20252 min read
Plane tickets across the Atlantic are getting cheaper as European visits to the U.S. fall
Business News
Plane tickets across the Atlantic are getting cheaper as European visits to the U.S. fall

The U.S. is running an annual travel trade deficit of $50 billion, compared with a $3.5 billion surplus in 2022

Updated June 18, 20252 min read
Tesla stock slumps after a report that Cybertruck and Model Y production is being paused
Business News
Tesla stock slumps after a report that Cybertruck and Model Y production is being paused

Production of Cybertruck and Model Y vehicles at Austin plant will be suspended for a week, the third pause in the past 12 months

Updated June 17, 20251 min read
Mitsubishi is raising prices as tariffs sting U.S. buyers
Business News
Mitsubishi is raising prices as tariffs sting U.S. buyers

The Japanese carmaker is the latest to pass on costs to consumers as a result of President Trump's trade policies

Updated June 17, 20252 min read
JetBlue is cutting flights as it braces for a money-losing 2025
Business News
JetBlue is cutting flights as it braces for a money-losing 2025

Travel demand is down and the domestic market is oversupplied, but premium experiences on prime routes are still the plan

Updated June 17, 20251 min read
Kraft Heinz will drop artificial dyes from its U.S. food products
Business News
Kraft Heinz will drop artificial dyes from its U.S. food products

Kraft Heinz says it will replace dyes with natural colors, or reinvent new ones when natural ones are not available

Updated June 17, 20252 min read
Rivals are at it again as Duracell sues Energizer over battery-life claims
Business News
Rivals are at it again as Duracell sues Energizer over battery-life claims

Grudges between battery giants last longer than either of their products

Updated June 16, 20252 min read
JPMorgan Chase and American Express kick their luxury credit card rivalry up a notch
Business News
JPMorgan Chase and American Express kick their luxury credit card rivalry up a notch

Both companies promise greater rewards with revamps of Sapphire Reserve and Platinum cards

Updated June 16, 20252 min read
Southwest Airlines is adding new cockpit alerts for pilots
Business News
Southwest Airlines is adding new cockpit alerts for pilots

Honeywell technology aims to decrease runway incidents and monitor altitude and speed during takeoffs and landings

Updated June 16, 20252 min read
Your Meta AI requests may not be as private as you think
Business News
Your Meta AI requests may not be as private as you think

Private, intimate and embarrassing information is easily viewable on "discover" feed unless users adjust their settings

Updated June 13, 20252 min read
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