Kohl’s puts up a for-sale sign
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Kohl’s may soon have a new owner. Kohl’s said late Monday that it had entered into a three-week…
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Bank of Jamaica to launch nationwide digital currency
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Bank of Jamaica is preparing to issue a nationwide digital currency for the first time following recent approval…
Continue Reading At-home abortion pill startups gain interest and funding as laws increasingly target access
By Jennifer Korn As the future of safe, legal abortion access in the United States has been thrust into doubt, a number of at-home abortion pill…
Continue Reading At-home abortion pill startups gain interest and funding as laws increasingly target access
CNN, CNNI By Jennifer Korn As the future of safe, legal abortion access in the United States has been thrust into doubt, a number of at-home abortion…
Continue Reading Big Tech calls for Biden administration to let foreign workers’ adult kids stay in the US
By Brian Fung, CNN Business A backlog of US green card applications has Silicon Valley giants calling on the Biden administration for new measures to…
Continue Reading Janet Yellen: ‘Unacceptable’ inflation is a global problem
By Matt Egan, CNN Business US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen conceded on Tuesday that inflation is at “unacceptable levels,” but she…
Continue Reading European Central Bank confirms plans for first rate hike in 11 years
CNN By Anna Cooban and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The European Central Bank held off on raising interest rates on Thursday, but confirmed plans for…
Continue Reading Wages are rising at their fastest pace in decades. Here’s how that stacks up with inflation
By Tami Luhby and Tal Yellin, CNN The white-hot labor market has driven up wages faster than at any time since the mid-1980s, as employers struggle…
Continue Reading Spain’s scandal-hit former king postpones second trip home
MADRID (AP) — Spanish media report that former King Juan Carlos has postponed a second visit home since he established residence abroad after his…
Continue Reading US investigating complaints that Honda engines won’t restart
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints that the fuel-saving stop-start system on…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs predicts $140 oil as gas prices spike near $5 a gallon
By Matt Egan, CNN Business High oil and gasoline prices will need to rise even higher this summer to incentivize new production and discourage…
Continue Reading Raytheon to establish global headquarters in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies says it plans to establish a global headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.…
Continue Reading Pope creates, staffs committee to guide future investments
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has announced the first appointments under his newly reformed Vatican…
Continue Reading Target is ramping up discounts. Here’s why
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Target is stuck with too much home decor and too many TVs. To clear out the glut, it will ramp up discounts. The…
Continue Reading German minister rejects calls to tax growing oil profits
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s finance minister has rejected calls by some in the country’s governing parties to tax what they call “excessive…
Continue Reading Savings incentives: How 401(k)s get us to do the right thing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More workers are following experts’ advice in saving for retirement, even when finances feel…
Continue Reading New EU rule will require all phones and electronics to use a standard charger
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Apple and other smartphone makers will be required to support USB-C as part of a single charging standard for…
Continue Reading New EU rule will require all phones and electronics to use a standard charger
By Brian Fung, CNN Apple and other smartphone makers will be required to support USB-C as part of a single charging standard for mobile devices…
Continue Reading World Bank dims outlook for global economy amid Russia war
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank has sharply downgraded its outlook for the global economy, pointing to…
Continue Reading Past UK Conservative leaders who faced leadership challenges
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have survived a no-confidence vote, but his grip on power is…
Continue Reading Mass shootings intensify reform efforts at grassroots level
By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press With protests planned for Saturday after the mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and…
Continue Reading Opinion: How the US can stop relying on other countries for energy and fight climate change
Opinion by Ralph Izzo for CNN Business Perspectives Russia’s move to cut off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, and more recently…
Continue Reading Italy seizes 4 tons of cocaine linked to Colombian Gulf Clan
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian agents have confiscated 4.3 tons of cocaine with a street value of nearly a quarter-billion…
Continue Reading CEOs are enjoying huge paydays while their workers struggle to pay bills
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Despite all the buzz about the “Great Resignation” and a renaissance for the working classes in America,…
Continue Reading ‘Uninvestable’ China could make a comeback
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Foreign investors lost their nerve on parking money in China over the past year, as Beijing cracked down on the…
Continue Reading ‘Uninvestable’ China could make a comeback
CNN, WEIBO By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Foreign investors lost their nerve on parking money in China over the past year, as Beijing cracked down…
Continue Reading French medics protest hospital crisis, deepened by COVID
PARIS (AP) — Health workers protested on Tuesday around France to demand more hiring and better salaries in public hospitals. Years of cost cuts…
Continue Reading Feds: Goodyear knew of defective RV tires as early as 2002
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Federal investigators say Goodyear knew that some of its recreational vehicle tires could fail and…
Continue Reading One plug and done: EU to require common way to charge phones
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Forget rummaging through the junk drawer. Soon, Europeans will only need to reach for one cable to…
Continue Reading Four states receive first allocations of $10B broadband fund
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department is sending more than half a billion dollars to expand…
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