CNN — Eight women who say they were sexually assaulted by film producer Harvey Weinstein will testify at his criminal trial in Los Angeles over the next few weeks, prosecutors said in opening statements Monday. “Each of these women came forward independently of each other, and none of them knew each other,” prosecutor Paul Thompson […]
CNN — A recent episode of “The Great British Bake Off” is drawing criticism from some viewers for its portrayals of Mexican culture. In the “Mexican Week” episode of the reality competition series, which airs in the UK on Tuesday and in the US on Friday, contestants are tasked with making pan dulce, tacos and […]
CNN — Loretta Lynn, the “coal miner’s daughter” whose bold lyrics and nasal, local voice made her a country music queen for seven decades, has died. She was 90 years old. Lynn’s family said in a statement to CNN that she died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away […]
US home prices have soared to new heights and keep on climbing, and now some researchers and economists are saying they have seen signs of a housing bubble brewing. Home prices are rising faster than market forces would indicate they should and are becoming “unhinged from fundamentals,” according to a new blog post written by […]
text size Shares of memory-chip maker Micron were up nearly 3% on Tuesday, in advance of the earnings report. Dreamstime Memory chip maker Micron Technology posted better-than-expected results for its latest quarter on Tuesday. The firm also provided an optimistic outlook that exceeded Wall Street’s estimates, as pricing improved across the company’s product portfolio. Micron […]
text size Shares of memory-chip maker Micron were up nearly 3% on Tuesday, in advance of the earnings report. Dreamstime Memory chip maker Micron Technology posted better-than-expected results for its latest quarter on Tuesday. The firm also provided an optimistic outlook that exceeded Wall Street’s estimates, as pricing improved across the company’s product portfolio. Micron […]
new York CNN Business — The US oil industry doesn’t appear to be in any rush to come to the rescue of Americans struggling with high gas prices. Oil company CEOs say Wall Street is to blame. Fifty-nine percent of oil executives said investor pressure to maintain capital discipline is the primary reason publicly traded […]
Text size Shares of Nvidia have risen roughly 14% in the past month. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nvidia is doubling down on artificial-intelligence technology that CEO Jensen Huang predicts will revolutionize every industry. In the keynote speech for the annual Nvidia (ticker: NVDA) GTC conference—the acronym once stood for GPU Technology Conference, a reference to the […]
new York CNN Business — You might not know Sean O’Brien. But he is poised to shake up the US economy in a way no one else has in recent memory. O’Brien was sworn in Tuesday as the new general president of the 1.3-million member International Brotherhood of Teamsters, succeeding James Hoffa, son of the […]
Text size The S&P 500 saw its best week since November 2020 last week. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images The stock market slide Monday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the central bank could be more aggressive in lifting interest rates. Tea Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 202 points, or 0.6%, while the […]
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