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While corporate America stayed silent, a small wine importer risked his business to challenge Trump’s tariffs

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump announced plans to raise the nation’s effective tariff rate to levels not seen since 1930 last year, most CEOs were silent. They’d seen how opposing the president’s ambitions – let alone his signature economic policy – could prove even more costly than the policies he

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Applebee’s in west Columbia closes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Applebee’s location near Stadium Boulevard in west Columbia has closed. The corporation confirmed to ABC 17 News in a Thursday email that the location on Interstate 70 Drive Southwest closed for good on Wednesday. “Our Applebee’s restaurant in Columbia, MO  (I-70 Drive SW) closed on Wednesday, February 18. We greatly appreciate

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JPMorgan Chase pushes back on Trump’s $5 billion lawsuit, arguing it ‘fraudulently’ includes Jamie Dimon

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — JPMorgan Chase on Thursday hit back at President Donald Trump’s debanking lawsuit against the company and CEO Jamie Dimon, filing to move the case from Florida state court to federal court and arguing the president’s initial lawsuit “fraudulently” included Dimon. JPMorgan Chase lawyers wrote in a notice, first reported

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Apple allowed child sexual abuse materials on iCloud for years

State sues Apple for negligence over the alleged distribution of child sexual abuse materials on iCloud and devices

By Ramishah Maruf, Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — The West Virginia attorney general’s office sued Apple on Thursday, claiming the tech giant allowed child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) to be stored and distributed on its iCloud service. The lawsuit claims that Apple prioritized user privacy over child safety for years. The company has

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Takeaways: Mark Zuckerberg testifies for the first time ever on social media and children’s mental health

By Clare Duffy, Samantha Delouya, Veronica Miracle, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday testified before a jury for the first time about accusations that social media, including Instagram, harm children’s mental health. Kaley, a 20-year-old woman, alleges Instagram and Google’s YouTube were intentionally designed to be addictive — and that

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives outside court to testify in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms

Takeaways: Mark Zuckerberg testifies for the first time ever on social media and children’s mental health

CNN, MONA EDWARDS By Clare Duffy, Samantha Delouya, Veronica Miracle, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday testified before a jury for the first time about accusations that social media, including Instagram, harm children’s mental health. Kaley, a 20-year-old woman, alleges Instagram and Google’s YouTube were intentionally designed to be addictive

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Where do you land in the K-shaped economy? Do you think that will change in 2026?

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — There’s a widening gap between the haves and the have-nots in the United States, and economists are increasingly sounding the alarm. Income inequality has expanded in a short timeframe, and various economic indicators – including rising delinquency rates – are flashing a warning sign. The “K-shaped” economic recovery may

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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said New York Federal Reserve researchers should be "disciplined" over findings suggesting American businesses and consumers are almost entirely paying for tariffs.

Kevin Hassett says Fed researchers should be ‘disciplined’ over report that Americans are paying tariffs

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that researchers at the New York Federal Reserve who produced a study finding American businesses and consumers are shouldering 90% of the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs should be “disciplined.” “It’s, I think, the worst paper I’ve ever seen in

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