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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — French football star Kylian Mbappé has signed a new sponsorship deal with sportswear brand On, following the end of his roughly 20-year relationship with Nike. The Swiss-based company announced Friday that Mbappé will become a global ambas...
Visa and Mastercard were accused of preventing independent ATM operators — i.e., business owners who lease or otherwise operate ATMs outside of banking institutions — from lowering the surcharges on their machines....
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The Kremlin has moved to seize the Russian assets of Nestlé and French retailer Auchan amid a broader nationalization drive that has seen a surge in government takeovers of private companies. Auchan and Nestlé are “European companies from unfrie...
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — When Benjamin Rasmussen arrived at Theranos’ headquarters in Palo Alto, California, to photograph Elizabeth Holmes in 2015, he wasn’t anticipating an unusual day. He was on assignment for Bloomberg Businessweek, for a cover story that was Holmes’ op...
In an ever-changing world, more Americans are opting out of the challenging job market and transitioning into the driver’s seat in their careers. Many have chosen to control their success by being their own boss, and an increasing number filed business applications in 2026, as Th...
Build it, and they will come doesn’t always hold true for businesses, especially small businesses like auto repair shops. You can hire the best techs, purchase the best equipment money can buy, keep your repair shop clean and organized, and still, when it comes to getting those c...
Investing in a leading user-friendly CRM should see your sales and marketing teams save most (if not all) the hours they would have dedicated to training. The trick is to use the time saved to your advantage. But what does “user-friendly” really mean? A user-friendly CRM is a cus...
By Helen Regan, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US officials made a rare visit to Myanmar this week to secure the release of an American businessman who had been detained in the war-torn country since June. The delegation met with officials of Myanmar’s military-backed government i...
The Santa Teresa livestock crossing is expected to reopen to Mexican cattle next week, restoring a major trade route that was disrupted by the New World screwworm, which decimated commerce at the facility by more than $1 billion and left some Chihuahua state ranchers out of busin...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Before he crossed the border, Jose Flores Flores deleted a video from his phone. The video showed Flores cutting the arms off a corpse, according to an indictment against him. It was all business for Flores, who allegedly worked for the Gulf Carte...
SANTA TERESA, N.M. (KVIA) -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins on Thursday said the Santa Teresa livestock port will reopen Sept. 24. The opening is part of a phased reopening of ports as officials work to restore operations with protocols to prevent the spread of N...
When Stripe announced its planned acquisition of AI platform OpenRouter in August, CEO Patrick Collison called tokens the new “central currency” of AI. OpenRouter, which helps companies route AI queries across hundreds of models, was processing more than 10 trillion tokens per da...
The compliance challenge for businesses has fundamentally changed. The challenge is not just about understanding, interpreting, and applying regulations: it is also about managing the speed and volume of regulatory change. So far this year through mid-summer, over 200 HR-related ...
If you have ever wondered why your rent budget seems to vanish faster in the United States than it does across the Atlantic, there are economic, cultural, and historical reasons behind that feeling. That said, many Americans appreciate the spacious layouts, modern amenities, and ...
Whether it’s skipping coverage until it’s too late or underestimating their financial risk, many first-year business owners share some of the same regrets around business insurance coverage for their new venture. ERGO NEXT conducted research with 501 small business owners this ye...
You replaced your heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system last year, upgraded to modern LED lighting throughout your shop, and maybe even added solar panels to the roof to improve efficiency. What you might not realize is that the federal government set aside rea...
Following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s keynote address at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on August 28, 2026, global financial conditions have tightened amid a sharp repricing toward a more hawkish Fed funds futures market, OANDA reports. Key takeaways The U.S. Dollar ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Over 10,000 El Paso Electric customers are without power after heavy rain and strong gusts, according to the utility company's Power Outage map. Most of the outages are located in West El Paso, the Upper Valley, Anthony, Vinton and even as far up as Berin...
By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI found additional incidents of AI models acting deceptively and taking unsanctioned actions during training, the company announced Wednesday. It’s also introducing a new process for the company to publicly report such instances. Under the new ...
By Daniel Wine, CNN Welcome to 5 Things PM! What does it take to be named the world’s coolest neighborhood? This year’s winner is a vibrant foodie hub known for its amazing street eats and independent businesses. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 thin...
Texto de Bianca Betancourt y fotografías de Marco Postigo Storel, de CNN Esta edición de la Semana de la Moda de Nueva York ofreció algo que la ciudad posee a raudales: confianza en sí misma. Hubo teatralidad (con los insectos de tamaño humano de Thom Browne), drama (del tipo que...
By Bianca Betancourt, Photographs by Marco Postigo Storel, CNN This New York Fashion Week served up something the city has in swathes: confidence. There was theater (in Thom Browne’s human-sized insects), drama (of the kind the CFDA surely hopes we’ll forget ), and a lot of old f...
The move bumps the company's average hourly wage to almost $24 an hour.
A privacy law written nearly 40 years ago, before anyone streamed video online, is now the subject of a case the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear this fall. Congress passed the Video Privacy Protection Act in 1988 to stop video rental stores from telling other people what mo...
Oftentimes, to plan a trip, you Google where you want to go. Now it’s asking AI chatbots. Yet in a new study by travel concierge company Greetwell , 1 in 6 AI-using travelers were recommended a place, tour or activity that wasn’t real. More than half of AI users (55%) hit at leas...
Every year around this time, small business coverage runs the same Hispanic Heritage Month story: hard work, grit, a photo of someone standing proudly in front of the shop they built from nothing. All of it true. None of it new. Here’s what doesn’t usually make the cut: According...
Individuals are using AI to write LinkedIn posts for them at a rate outpacing almost any other AI writing use case. But how common is generative AI in other kinds of public relations writing? In particular, what does AI uptake look like among business communications, like press r...
Economists, policymakers, and business leaders are parsing through a wider range of variables than usual to make sense of present-day macroeconomic conditions and determine what should be done to keep markets on a healthy course. Some variables suggest the economy is faring well,...
Some industries are moving faster than others to deploy agentic AI, but a new report from autonomous AI knowledge platform company Teradata suggests they are all running into a version of the same problem: Their data is too fragmented, sensitive or disconnected and lacks critical...
By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — The crypto industry has spent years and hundreds of billions of dollars lobbying for regulation that would more closely weave digital assets into traditional finance. When President Donald Trump made a heel-turn on crypto in 2024, supporter...
A program providing resources to food businesses in El Paso and along the Rio Grande has come to an end after the Trump administration cut the program short, forcing it to wrap up its remaining grants. Formed in fall 2023 , the Rio Grande Colonias Regional Food Business Center wa...
While these are expected to be the last new stores to open in 2026, dozens more are in the works.
Fuzozo looks like a plush toy small enough to clip onto a bag. But the little robot has become a big hit: it costs 399 yuan ($55) and has sold nearly 300,000 units in China since launching in July 2025. Robopoet, the Shanghai company behind it, says many users talk to Fuzozo for ...
A business line of credit gives you flexible access to funding exactly when you need it. Unlike a traditional loan, you don’t receive a lump sum up front. Instead, you draw only what you need and pay interest on the amount you use. It can help you handle seasonal dips and jump on...
Organizations often treat AI adoption as a business decision, overlooking its third-party risk management (TPRM) implications. As a result, AI tools are frequently deployed outside procurement and security oversight, creating governance gaps that become harder to manage as risks ...
The Supreme Court refused to clear the way for President Trump’s mail-in voting plan for the midterms on Monday over the dissents of two conservative justices, keeping intact a judge’s block that declared the plan unlawful....
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump spent Monday angrily rejecting calls from AI industry leaders for more government regulation on their cutting-edge models , making clear in a daylong string of social media posts he considers outpacing China and preserving AI-dr...
Higher prices and a hunt for unique finds are sending more Americans to thrift stores and secondhand marketplaces.
A natural compound found in blueberries and grapes helped muscle cells burn stored fat in lab tests, researchers found.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appeared on ESPN's College Gameday Saturday morning to make the case for the Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that would regulate the big business of the industry. Cruz, who was in Austin ahead of the Longhorns' primetime showd...
Tennessee-based knife company RoseCraft will release new versions of its Obed Creek Bow Trapper featuring 14C28N steel and jigged bone handles on Thursday, September 17....
(iSeeCars) - Small and compact SUVs remain some of the most popular vehicles on the road, thanks to their mix of efficiency, practicality, and everyday usability. But reliability can vary widely from one model to the next. To help shoppers find the options that hold up best over ...
FabrikaSimf // Shutterstock Take a wild guess at the state with the most auto repair shops . If you said Texas, you’d be wrong. In Texas, there are 14,614 total auto repair shops and 46.1 auto repair shops per capita, which is the ninth-lowest per capita in the country. Here’s wh...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Fulfil your nostalgia for retro media by stepping into Rewind El Paso. Rewind El Paso is a "classic" video store filled with VHS tapes, LaserDiscs, DVDs, Blu-rays and 4K movies, decorated with movie theatre posters and CRT televisions. The store opened it...
President Donald Trump’s surgeon general nominee reported investments in the tobacco company Philip Morris International as well as beverage companies Monster Beverage Corp, Coca-Cola Co. and Pepsi Co., according to financial disclosures released Thursday....
Earlier this year, The New York Times hired Oumi , an AI testing company, to answer a basic question: How often are Google’s AI Overviews right? The AI overviews are the summaries that sit on top of the search results that billions of people see every day. Oumi measured Google’s ...
The wage numbers that matter most to your business may be the ones coming from your own backyard. National wage trends provide useful context, but they don’t provide the same local granularity it takes to attract and retain employees in your specific market. Local pay can move at...
In April 2024, Data by Toast surveyed 850 U.S. diners about how they were feeling about rising menu prices, then conducted a similar survey in July 2026. Prices have kept climbing in the two years between waves, and so has guest skepticism—but not in the way that might show up in...
Wage equality helps define how workers share in economic growth. When top earners pull far ahead of median workers, rising high-end pay concentrates gains among a relatively small group. According to the Economic Policy Institute , earnings inequality has “redistributed wages awa...
Americans overpay an estimated $54 billion a year on their car loans, according to an analysis from Caribou . Most drivers don’t shop around for auto loan rates the way they would for a mortgage, and that often means they pay more than they need to. Refinancing an auto loan gives...
