It's been 365 days since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer on a Minneapolis street. Many of the city's residents and small business owners that serve them are still reeling from the fallout.Local business leaders say rising crime…
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunged earlier this month after Elon Musk said Tesla would stop accepting bitcoin as payment for its vehicles because of the huge amount of energy needed to mine bitcoin. But Musk might be having a slight…
Central banks were the superheroes of the early phase of the pandemic, taking dramatic steps to save the economy and financial markets from ruin.Now, as the recovery kicks into gear, they've become a major risk for investors.What's happening: The latest…
"F9" star John Cena has professed his love for China after calling Taiwan a "country" during an interview that generated a backlash among fans in Hollywood's most important international market.The controversy unfolded after Cena — who plays the brother of…
HSBC CEO Noel Quinn isn't buying into the bitcoin craze.The chief executive told Reuters in an interview this week that his bank has no plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk, and "given the volatility, we are not into bitcoin…
Dozens of people took to Twitter on Monday to say they received emails with a racial slur from a Walmart account after someone created fake accounts with their addresses on the company's site.An auto-generated "Welcome to Walmart" email, which was…
An American journalist working in Myanmar was detained by local authorities Monday, his family and his news organization told CNN.Danny Fenster, 37, was stopped at the Yangon airport as he tried to board a flight out of the country, his…
The Fed is getting serious about the digital US dollar.Lael Brainard, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, laid out a case for a secure, central bank-backed digital currency that could create a more efficient payment system and…
More than a year after the pandemic began, the US economy is on the cusp of a full recovery. But reaching that milestone still won't be easy.CNN Business' Back-to-Normal Index, developed in partnership with Moody's Analytics last year, shows the…
The European Union has called on airlines to avoid Belarus' airspace after a Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was forced to land in the country, and a dissident journalist on board was arrested.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…
The prices of bitcoin, dogecoin and other digital currencies have plunged more than 40% in recent weeks. While Elon Musk isn't the only reason for the crypto carnage, he certainly isn't helping.Whether it's going on "Saturday Night Live" and joking…
More than 100 employees at the Associated Press have signed an open letter calling for more information about the recent firing of 22-year-old journalist Emily Wilder.Wilder's ouster, and the newswire's lack of candor about its cause, has caused a rare…
A British clothing retailer has come under fire for trademarking the name of the west African Yoruba people several years ago, igniting a debate online about whether trademarking names of ethnic groups amounts to cultural appropriation.Timbuktu, an outdoor clothing brand…
Virgin Galactic's successful test flight to the edge of space Saturday has helped to get its stock climbing again.Shares of Virgin Galactic shot up 20% in midday trading Monday after Saturday's flight. The stock is up more than two-thirds from…
The Ed Sullivan Theater has been silent since March of 2020. Next month, that's all going to change."The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" will welcome back a full audience on June 14. It will be the first time in more…
In recent weeks, investors have poured money into bets on raw materials like steel and iron ore, confident that limits to supply and massive post-pandemic demand would trigger one of the biggest price spikes in decades.Now, thanks to action from…
China has extended its iron-fisted crackdown on using and trading bitcoin to the industry that oversees the mining of new cryptocurrency tokens.The new steps from Beijing were unveiled late on Friday. They roiled crypto markets over the weekend and pushed…
Om Gaur is in the middle of the most heart-wrenching story of his career as a journalist.Earlier this month, Gaur — the national editor at Dainik Bhaskar, one of the world's biggest-selling newspapers — got a tip that dead bodies…
After several weeks of searching, Busch has found the goodest boy to be its official Dog Brew "chief tasting officer."Meet Ethan, a blockheaded, jowly rescue pup who had "a fur-rific resume and story that will inspire us for years to…
"F9," the ninth installment in the popular Fast & Furious franchise, doesn't open in US theaters until June 25, but it's already off to a hot start at the box office.The film, which stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, the…
