Mortgage rates dip back below 7%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates fell this week after surpassing 7% for the first time in 20 years last week. The 30-year fixed-rate…
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Netflix launches ‘Basic with Ads’ — its much anticipated commercial-supported plan
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In 2019, Netflix said in a letter to shareholders “we… are advertising free,” and added that being…
Continue Reading New York Attorney General Letitia James secures $523 million from Teva Pharmaceuticals for role in opioid crisis
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN The New York Attorney General’s office announced it has secured $523 million from Teva Pharmaceuticals and affiliates…
Continue Reading First-time homebuyers are being shut out of the market like never before
CNN, POOL, KGO By Anna Bahney, CNN Business If you bought your first home during the past year, consider yourself one of the fortunate few.…
Continue Reading First-time homebuyers are being shut out of the market like never before
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business If you bought your first home during the past year, consider yourself one of the fortunate few. Skyrocketing home prices…
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Red Cross seeks ‘digital emblem’ to protect against hacking
BERLIN (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is seeking support to create what it calls a “digital red cross/red crescent…
Continue Reading Slightly fewer Americans apply for jobless aid last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for jobless benefits fell slightly last week with the U.S. job market remaining…
Continue Reading Spanish workers demand higher wages to ease inflation pinch
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of workers have rallied in Madrid in a protest called by Spain’s labor unions to demand higher wages to offset the higher…
Continue Reading Did Jerome Powell just bust the stock market rally?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has the power to make or break markets these days. On Wednesday, he opted to…
Continue Reading G7 ministers seek to boost unity on Ukraine, China, Iran
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer MUENSTER, Germany (AP) — Top diplomats from the world’s major industrialized democracies are seeking to…
Continue Reading Wall Street is bracing for a potential game changer, but it’s not the election
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Wall Street is waiting for the results of Tuesday’s midterm election like the rest of the world,…
Continue Reading Moderna misses on 3Q, shaves 2022 vaccine expectations
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Supply problems have again forced Moderna to delay some COVID-19 vaccine deliveries, a move that surprised Wall Street…
Continue Reading Microsoft extends aid for Ukraine’s wartime tech innovation
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Ukraine is counting on more Western technological support as its war against Russia drags…
Continue Reading Bank of England sets biggest rate hike in 33 years and warns of a long recession
By Hanna Ziady and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The Bank of England raised interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point on Thursday, the…
Continue Reading Rare Pikachu, Kobe’s sneakers — a hidden vault guards it all
By DAVIDDE CORRAN and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press The nondescript building in Delaware would probably not garner much attention if it…
Continue Reading Backup power used at Ukraine nuclear site for safety systems
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is relying on emergency generators to run its safety…
Continue Reading Nigeria: Police search for farm workers abducted over levies
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say they are searching  for 21 people abducted by gunmen while working…
Continue Reading With Bolsonaro tamed in defeat, Brazil steps back from brink
By DIANE JEANTET and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s apparent acknowledgment of his…
Continue Reading Germany urges western Balkan leaders to resolve conflicts
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told leaders of six Balkan countries that aspire to join the European Union that “it is high time…
Continue Reading What to look for in the last jobs report before the midterms
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its October jobs report on Friday, it will be the last major read of the…
Continue Reading Inflation puts tighter squeeze on already pricey kids sports
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer It only took a few seconds for Rachel Kennedy to grab her phone after she left the checkout line at the…
Continue Reading Misinformation and the midterm elections: What to expect
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press The seeds of misinformation about next week’s midterm elections were planted in 2020. That’s when…
Continue Reading Bank of England makes biggest interest rate hike in 30 years
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has rolled out its biggest interest rate increase in three decades, saying the…
Continue Reading Police: 21 bodies found at mine in South Africa
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police are investigating the discovery of at least 21 bodies suspected of…
Continue Reading Italy’s far-right leader visits EU: “We are not Martians”
By RAF CASERT and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — New far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni has used her first visit to European Union…
Continue Reading Canada orders Chinese companies to sell lithium assets
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Three Chinese companies have been ordered to sell lithium mining assets in Canada after the country’s government imposed…
Continue Reading Amnesty: Fuel suppliers aiding Myanmar attacks on civilians
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Amnesty International is urging suppliers of aviation fuel to Myanmar to…
Continue Reading Ethiopia asserts government got ‘100%’ in Tigray peace deal
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Officials close to peace talks aimed at ending Ethiopia’s deadly two-year war have confirmed…
Continue Reading Yearly inflation in Turkey rises to new 24-year high of 85%
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Annual inflation in Turkey continued to rise in October and push the price of essential goods higher and amplifying a…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz makes difficult visit to assertive China
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is making his first visit to China as German leader this week, a…
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