David Goldman - Executive Editor, CNN Business
David Goldman
Executive Editor, CNN Business
David Goldman is the executive editor of CNN Business, overseeing coverage of markets, companies, strategy and business leaders.
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Trump loses $2.4 billion in net worth after his social media stock implodes right before the election
Nov 1, 2024
Former President Donald Trump’s social media stock is plunging just ahead of the election, cutting deeply into Trump’s net worth.
America won the war on inflation. You still think the economy stinks
Oct 31, 2024
Inflation has been tamed. Consumers are spending like crazy. Companies have more jobs available than job seekers to fill them. What more could you want, America?
McDonald’s president says its food is safe to eat after E. coli outbreak
Oct 23, 2024
A day after an E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounders in the western part of the United States left one dead and 10 hospitalized, McDonald’s entered full damage-control mode.
Elon Musk says he’ll fix the government under Trump. His track record paints a different picture
Oct 22, 2024
Elon Musk is making some big promises while campaigning for former President Donald Trump. But his business record calls into question whether he can deliver.
Major shakeup at Disney: Board chair is out. New CEO is coming soon
Oct 21, 2024
Disney is about to have its fourth board chair in three years, as the company continues to navigate ongoing tumult in the media industry.
‘Zionists don’t deserve to live,’ suspended Columbia activist said. Now his group rescinds its apology and calls for violence
Oct 10, 2024
Nearly six months after Columbia University banned Khymani James, a Pro-Palestinian student activist, who said “Zionists don’t deserve to live,” the coalition that had apologized on his behalf rescinded its statement of regret – and advocated for armed resistance against Israel.
Google’s search dominance is unwinding
Oct 8, 2024
Google is so synonymous with its core product that its name is a verb that means “search.” Yet Google’s dominance of that market is shrinking.
Elon Musk deletes post questioning the Trump assassination attempt
Sep 16, 2024
Elon Musk deleted a post Monday morning that questioned why former President Donald Trump has faced two apparent assassination attempts in recent months while President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have not encountered any. Musk later claimed the post was a joke.
Alaska Airlines pilot: ‘I was in shock’
Sep 12, 2024
Emily Wiprud, the first officer piloting Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on January 5, says she initially thought people had been killed when the plane’s door plug blew off shortly after takeoff, according to an interview with CBS News Wednesday.
Harris and Trump kept talking about pumping more oil. There’s a problem with that
Sep 11, 2024
Oil prices are near three-year lows. Gas prices are sinking below $3 in many parts of America. So why were Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump talking so much about expanding oil production during Tuesday night’s debate?
The Dow gets a big boost
Sep 9, 2024
Investors got some much-needed R&R over the weekend, apparently, because they came back to work Monday with smiles on their faces and a brighter outlook about America’s economy.
Nvidia is suddenly in trouble
Sep 5, 2024
Nvidia, the AI chipmaking titan that was briefly the world’s most valuable company, has suddenly found itself in an unfamiliar position: a major rut.
Ford is making major changes to its electric vehicle strategy
Aug 21, 2024
Ford acknowledged America’s electric vehicle market just isn’t what the automaker expected it to be, so it’s making big changes to its EV plans, focusing on hybrids and affordability.
The truth behind Harris’ inflation and corporate greed claims
Aug 20, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has picked up the baton from President Joe Biden on the fight against so-called greedflation – the notion that America’s inflation crisis was exacerbated by excessive corporate profit-taking that marked up goods or shrunk their sizes and padded businesses’ bottom lines.
This school year is starting like the last one ended: In chaos
Aug 15, 2024
The new school year is already beginning where the last one ended: In turmoil.
UAW files federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk after threatening workers on X interview
Aug 14, 2024
The United Auto Workers union on Tuesday filed federal labor charges against former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk for threatening to intimidate workers who go on strike.
About
David Goldman is the executive editor of CNN Business overseeing coverage of markets, companies, strategy and business. Previously he served as managing editor of CNN Business overseeing coverage of breaking news, the economy and consumer brands.
Goldman began his journalism career in 2007 at CNN, starting as a reporter covering the financial crisis and bailouts. In 2009, Goldman started covering technology, and was named CNN’s technology editor in 2013. He oversaw the creation of MoneyStream, CNN’s personalized financial news app.
Goldman has won three Best in Business awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing for reporting about technology and the telecommunications industries.
Originally from Boston, Goldman now lives outside New York. He holds bachelor’s degrees from Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary.