New home sales bounce back in August
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business New home sales bounced back in August despite high prices and rising mortgage rates that have pushed some buyers away.…
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Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War
By The Associated Press Pro-Moscow officials say residents in one of the four occupied areas of Ukraine voted to join Russia in Kremlin-orchestrated…
Continue Reading Blaze at state oil giant PKN Orlen plant in Poland kills 2
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish officials say two people have died in a fire at a facility belonging to state-owned oil giant PKN Orlen in central…
Continue Reading Ford to invest $700M, add 500 jobs at Louisville truck plant
By DYLAN LOVAN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ford will invest $700 million mainly at its Kentucky Truck Plant in…
Continue Reading Consumers are growing more optimistic about the US economy
Martha C. White for CNN Business Consumer confidence rose for a second straight month in September, as moderating gas prices and the hope that…
Continue Reading US consumers gaining confidence as gas prices keep falling
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers grew more confident for the second month in a row as gas prices continued to fall.…
Continue Reading Stocks finish mixed, but Dow and S&P hit lowest levels since November 2020
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business So much for turnaround Tuesday on Wall Street. Stocks finished a volatile day mixed after rallying at the open. The…
Continue Reading Fed’s Powell urges broader regulation for stablecoins
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that stablecoins will need greater regulation…
Continue Reading King Charles III’s new monogram revealed at end of mourning
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s new monogram has been unveiled, as the official period of mourning for his mother Queen Elizabeth II came to a…
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Target plans ahead for holiday rush
CNN — 100,000 people. That’s how many people Target is looking to hire for help during the holiday rush. That’s not al the company is doing. They…
Continue Reading US home price reports show the cooling effect of rising mortgage rates
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business US home prices continued to climb in July. But the market showed signs of cooling as rising mortgage rates pushed more…
Continue Reading Walmart to cover fertility treatments under insurance plan
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and TOM MURPHY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is teaming up with a fertility startup to offer benefits under…
Continue Reading Manchin ends pipeline push, easing path for spending bill
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has abandoned, for now, his push to speed up the permitting process…
Continue Reading States get final OK to build highway EV charging network
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — All 50 states have received final approval to begin construction on a first nationwide network of…
Continue Reading German population hits a record 84M due to Ukraine refugees
BERLIN (AP) — The influx of Ukrainian refugees to Germany has pushed the country’s population to a new all-time high of more than 84 million. The…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is selling Happy Meals to adults — with a twist
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The Hamburglar is back at McDonald’s. But this time, it’s just for adults. McDonald’s is bringing…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is selling Happy Meals to adults — with a twist
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The Hamburglar is back at McDonald’s. But this time, it’s just for adults.…
Continue Reading Biogen pays $900M to settle doctor kickback allegations
BOSTON (AP) — Biogen has agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by paying kickbacks to doctors in the form…
Continue Reading Italy gets new tranche of EU funds as dust settles from vote
By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press ROME (AP) — The European Commission has signed off on the next 21-billion-euro ($20.2…
Continue Reading Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Facebook says it has identified and stopped a sprawling network of fake accounts that spread Russian propaganda…
Continue Reading Meta shuts down covert influence campaigns it says were run from China and Russia
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Facebook parent company Meta announced Tuesday it had detected and shut down two separate networks of fake accounts…
Continue Reading Apple removes Russian social media giant VK from app store
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Apple has removed VKontakte, a top Russian social media platform, from its app store, according to the app’s developer.…
Continue Reading Ronald Reagan tried the UK’s economic plan. It didn’t work
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The British pound hit a record low against the dollar on Monday after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, a fan of…
Continue Reading German police raid yacht linked to Russian oligarch
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say more than 60 police officers raided a luxury yacht in northern Germany linked to a Russian businessman, in…
Continue Reading Senators push to reform police’s cellphone tracking tools
By JASON DEAREN and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Civil rights lawyers and Democratic senators are pushing for legislation that…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: How to help loved ones deal with debt
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet Debt can derail a person’s financial goals and take a toll on their mental health. And if they’ve been turning to…
Continue Reading Asia’s richest man sees growing isolation for China
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Indian billionaire Gautam Adani says that China “will feel increasingly isolated” and the “foremost…
Continue Reading First on CNN: 71% of workers say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation
By Matt Egan, CNN There is growing evidence that Americans are struggling to keep up with crushing inflation. Nearly three in four (71%) employees…
Continue Reading Kremlin announces vote, paves way to annex part of Ukraine
By ADAM SCHRECK and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin paved the way Tuesday to annex more of Ukraine and escalate the…
Continue Reading Biden’s strategy to end hunger in US includes more benefits
By COLLEEN LONG and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has an ambitious goal for America: ending hunger in…
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