What type of insurance you need to protect your home if a natural disaster strikes
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What type of insurance you need to protect your home if a natural disaster strikes

Last year, the cost of damage from natural disasters in the U.S. was $115 billion. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger explains what you need to know about…

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Amazon plans to deploy more than 5,000 satellites for new space-based telecom platform
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Amazon plans to deploy more than 5,000 satellites for new space-based telecom platform

Amazon wants to build a telecommunications platform that would put thousands of satellites in space to offer voice, messaging, emergency and other services in connectivity-starved areas. The technology…

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Families face higher costs as back-to-school season nears
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Families face higher costs as back-to-school season nears

As back-to-school season approaches, families will face higher prices for supplies and other costs for the upcoming academic year, a new analysis found.  The cost of a typical…

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Canadian tourism to U.S. fell 25% in 2025 amid political tensions, data shows
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Canadian tourism to U.S. fell 25% in 2025 amid political tensions, data shows

Millions of Canadians shunned traveling to the U.S. last year, choosing to take more trips within the country and overseas, Canadian government data shows.  Visits by Canadians to the U.S.…

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The Most Ridiculous Finance Influencer Advice Yet? | Money Moves with Jill Schlesinger
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The Most Ridiculous Finance Influencer Advice Yet? | Money Moves with Jill Schlesinger

A 29-year-old who’s been out of work for four years says he no longer believes in the American dream—or the stock market. Jill and Mark offer a reality…

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Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5 billion to settle talc lawsuits
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Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5 billion to settle talc lawsuits

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming its baby powder and other talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer,…

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The biggest weather risk for homeowners? It’s no longer hurricanes.
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The biggest weather risk for homeowners? It’s no longer hurricanes.

Tornadoes, hail and powerful winds linked to climate change now pose a bigger threat to homeowners than floods, hurricanes and other forms of extreme weather, according to new…

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Taylor Farms CEO pressed by lawmaker over cyclospora outbreak and White House ties
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Taylor Farms CEO pressed by lawmaker over cyclospora outbreak and White House ties

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is investigating whether Taylor Farms used its ties to the White House to influence the federal response to a nationwide…

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Oil prices tumble as pause in U.S.-Iran fighting sparks market relief
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Oil prices tumble as pause in U.S.-Iran fighting sparks market relief

Oil prices tumbled on Monday amid a pause in fighting between the U.S. and Iran, with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz saying Sunday on “Face the Nation…

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Tilly Norwood’s creator insists the AI actor is creating Hollywood jobs despite backlash
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Tilly Norwood’s creator insists the AI actor is creating Hollywood jobs despite backlash

Comedic actor and producer Eline Van der Velden, better known as the creator of the AI-generated “actor” Tilly Norwood, insists the robot-actor is a job creator, not the…

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