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Nurse says patients in ICU with Covid-19 begging for vaccine

July 28, 2021 10:22 PM CNN

CNN’s Randi Kaye spoke to Nurse Tammy Daniel in a Jacksonville hospital about Covid-19 patients begging for…

Disney World and Disneyland to again require masks indoors

July 28, 2021 10:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney World and Disneyland, the two crown jewels of Disney’s parks unit, will again require masks indoors. The…

Infomercial king Ron Popeil died "suddenly and peacefully" July 28 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles

Pioneering TV pitchman Ron Popeil dies at age 86

July 28, 2021 10:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, CNN Business Infomercial king Ron Popeil died “suddenly and peacefully” Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los…

Robinhood's initial public offering priced at $38 a share

Robinhood raises less than it had hoped in IPO

July 28, 2021 8:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Robinhood’s highly-anticipated debut on Wall Street is getting off to a rough start. The fast-growing trading…

U.S. Senate votes to start work on $1T infrastructure bill

July 28, 2021 9:48 AM Associated Press

UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has voted to start work on a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. The vote came together…

After months of encouraging employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19

These companies are requiring Covid-19 vaccines for their employees

July 28, 2021 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business After months of encouraging employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19, companies are beginning to take a harder…

Ford overcame the effects of the chip shortage to post a narrow profit in the second quarter

Ford posts unexpected profit despite chip shortage

July 28, 2021 5:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Ford overcame the effects of the chip shortage to post a narrow profit in the second quarter, and said it expects much…

Stocks mixed, Facebook doubles profit, Ford Q2 profit

July 28, 2021 3:31 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended a wobbly day with mixed results on Wall Street today after the Federal Reserve said it was seeing improvement in the…

Facebook on July 28 reported revenue of nearly $29.1 billion for the three months ended June 30

Facebook doubles profit but braces for hit from Apple privacy changes

July 28, 2021 4:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook’s business is soaring, but the boom times may not last. Facebook on Wednesday reported revenue of nearly…

Coffee prices are surging. But that won't make a difference in how much you spend on a cup of joe at Starbucks.

Why rising coffee prices won’t change what you pay for Starbucks drinks

July 28, 2021 5:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Coffee prices are surging. But that won’t make a difference in how much you spend on a cup of joe at…

The Federal Reserve left interest rates and monetary policy unchanged.

Jerome Powell: Fed is confident inflation rates will go down

July 28, 2021 2:08 PM CNN

The Federal Reserve is confident that inflation will go down and left interest rates and monetary policy unchanged due to the incomplete economic…

Stores are re-evaluating their mask policies after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidance July 27 to recommend that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with high transmission of Covid-19

New CDC mask guidance throws stores’ policies into flux

July 28, 2021 1:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Stores are re-evaluating their mask policies after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated…

Google on July 28 became one of the first major Silicon Valley firms to say it will require employees to be vaccinated when they return to the company's campuses.

Google and Facebook will require vaccinations for employees returning to the office

July 28, 2021 3:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Google and Facebook on Wednesday became two of the first major Silicon Valley firms to say they will require employees…

Mattel CEO: Here’s how toy prices will change this holiday season

July 28, 2021 3:38 PM CNN

Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz breaks down the toy giant’s strong second quarter earnings and why he believes it will continue to thrive for the rest of the…

Barbie maker says higher prices are coming just in time for the holidays

July 28, 2021 3:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business You can now add toys to the growing list of products that global supply chain woes have made more expensive to…

Stocks waver…Fed cites progress…Infrastructure deal

July 28, 2021 12:31 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks have swayed between small gains and losses on Wall Street as investors review the latest batch of quarterly earnings…

Fed says Delta won’t ruin the recovery. But we’re still a long way from normal

July 28, 2021 2:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve left interest rates and monetary policy unchanged on Wednesday, pointing to the nation’s as…

Managers will have to enforce rules for unvaccinated employees, and it won’t be easy

July 28, 2021 1:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Most employers have not outright mandated Covid vaccines as a condition of employment for their current staff ……

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about voting rights at the National Constitution Center on July 13

Biden proposes strengthening Buy American rules to boost manufacturing

July 28, 2021 11:58 AM CNN, ABC News

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pennsylvania — President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed strengthening the federal government’s Buy American rules in an attempt to…

Simone Biles was a favorite to take home gold in the all-around. She still may have the opportunity to compete in other individual events

Simone Biles’ sponsors stand by her after she withdraws from Olympic events

July 28, 2021 4:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Simone Biles’ sponsors offered statements of support Wednesday following her decision to pull out of…