CNN – Business/Consumer

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — After successfully remaking the Whopper, Burger King is now shifting its focus from patties to poultry. Beginning September 1, new chicken nuggets will arrive on US menus as part of Burger King’s multiyear plan to improve its food and sales using consumer feedback as a guide. So

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — On September 8, Canada is set to enact tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on over 700 American goods in an effort to match US tariffs dollar for dollar, Canadian officials announced on Tuesday. Notably, Canada is doubling its duties on US steel and aluminum to 50%, in line

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday vowed an “economic D-Day” for countries that buy oil from Iran. Experts say that means one country in particular: China. Bessent didn’t name China on Monday, but he left little room for doubt. “We find that the best way to

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Kelly Klein graduated from college with $100,000 in student loans that she feared would haunt her forever. “I expected I’d never pay off my student debt,” said Klein, who is 31 years old. But flash forward 10 years and Klein is now debt-free, her retirement account is

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — As a trade war between the United States and Canada looms following the collapse of talks last week, a key issue has emerged that’s further inflamed tensions between the longtime allies: French language laws. Canada is a bilingual country and has laws protecting both of its official languages: English

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% auto tariffs on all imports from Canada is just the latest action to rattle an industry that’s endured shifting trade rules since he returned to office. Trump issued the auto tariff plans early Monday, just as trade tensions between the two neighbors ratcheted

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Alabama’s attorney general on Monday subpoenaed OpenAI for more information related to its AI agents autonomously hacking into another company’s servers in July. The subpoena is part of an investigation into whether OpenAI’s practices “violated Alabama’s consumer protection laws” and pose a risk to Alabama citizens, the attorney general’s

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A technical issue across Warner Bros. Discovery’s channels disrupted CNN, HBO and other channels during the noon hour on the East Coast on Monday. CNN viewers saw scrambled screens and pixelated chaos, leading some to search social media for information about the outage. A spokesperson called it a “technical

By Anna Cooban, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has canceled a meeting that was scheduled for Monday over Paramount’s planned $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company. The parties were due to discuss a potential settlement of the lawsuit that has frozen the media mega-merger in place.

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers, the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, a chunk of the New York Yankees. Teams are turning over at a rapid pace, driving valuations to stratospheric heights. One reason for the sales boom you might expect: There are an ever-increasing number of billionaires with the resources

CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday vowed “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs in response to the United States’ 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods after the two sides failed to reach a trade deal. Carney’s tit-for-tat measures, set to take effect on September 8, will include

By Elisabeth Buchwald, Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday vowed “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs in response to the United States’ 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods after the two sides failed to reach a trade deal. Carney’s tit-for-tat measures, set to take effect on September 8, will include tariffs

CNN By Issy Ronald, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry and six other high-profile figures will have to make an initial payment of £9.5 million ($13 million) toward the legal costs of a British tabloid publisher after losing a high-stakes case against them last month, a UK High Court judge ruled Friday. The

CNN By Avni Trivedi, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A winning ticket for Wednesday night’s $1.04 billion Powerball drawing was sold in Illinois, marking the largest grand prize since last year, according to the lottery. The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69, and red Powerball 9, with a Power Play multiplier of 2.

By Michael Ballaban, CNN (CNN) — Ford is the undisputed global leader in pickup trucks. The F-Series is the best-selling vehicle in the US – of any kind – since 1981. Its latest pickup, the Ford Fathom, will cost a downright cheap $28,350, which should set it up to be a massive seller. And it

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A summer hiring slump dogged the US labor market in July as the economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.1% from 4.2% as more people left the labor force. July’s job gains marked

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta must tighten controls on children’s accounts and pay $567 million into a fund to remedy its role in a youth mental health crisis, a New Mexico judge ordered Thursday, in a ruling that dealt the social media giant another hefty penalty and compared it to polluting

By Isa Mudannayake, CNN (CNN) — Over a million tickets were sold as hopeful players tried their luck, but no one scored in Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot, sending the prize soaring to an estimated $856 million. The next drawing for what would be the eighth highest jackpot in the game’s history is set for Saturday night.

By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The FCC voted on Thursday to remove the cap on TV station ownership in the US, delivering a big win to media companies aligned with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Supporters of the cap immediately said they will challenge the FCC’s action in court. They

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — When the latest official jobs report is released on Friday, economists are expecting it to show that hiring picked up in July and that the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%. Economists’ estimated monthly employment gains of 97,500 jobs would mark an increase from June’s lower-than-expected 57,000 jobs added.