March home sales fall as mortgage rates, home prices climb
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in March to the slowest pace in nearly two years as a swift rise in…
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Opinion: Get ready for crowded planes and higher fares this summer
Opinion by Philip Baggaley for CNN Business Perspectives Ever since Covid-19 nearly shut down travel two years ago, US airlines and travelers have…
Continue Reading NYC wants to help those hit by ‘war on drugs’ sell legal pot
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he wants to promote the city’s impending legal…
Continue Reading Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov blasts Putin’s ‘insane war’ in Ukraine
By Clare Sebastian and Chris Liakos, CNN Oleg Tinkov, the billionaire founder of a big Russian digital bank, has blasted Russia’s “insane…
Continue Reading The head of Russia’s second biggest oil company has quit
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Mark Thompson and Chris Liakos, CNN Business One of Russia’s richest men has quit as CEO of Lukoil, the country’s…
Continue Reading Netflix may clamp down on password sharing. Here’s what that means
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix shares plunged this week after the platform reported its first subscriber loss in more than…
Continue Reading Netflix’s collapse is a warning sign for stocks
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Shares of Netflix are imploding after the company reported its first quarterly loss of subscribers in more than a…
Continue Reading BMW reveals its new $120,000 electric flagship
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Electric vehicles, with their need for lots of expensive batteries, have often trended towards luxury. Electric…
Continue Reading Slovakia’s former prime minister faces criminal charges
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Police in Slovakia say former Prime Minister Robert Fico and his ex-interior minister face criminal charges. A lawyer…
Continue Reading Most people in US want masks for travelers: AP-NORC poll
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A poll finds that a majority of people in the United States continue to support a mask…
Continue Reading Cyprus to further ease use of COVID certificates, masks
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is further winding down the compulsory use of COVID-19 vaccination certificates and face masks as the country’s…
Continue Reading COVID-themed candles on sale in Greece for Orthodox Easter
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks celebrate Easter with other Orthodox Christians on Sunday…
Continue Reading This controversial rule is ruining Hong Kong’s status as an aviation hub
By Michelle Toh, Jake Kwon and Lizzy Yee, CNN Business Hong Kong’s Covid-19 curbs are continuing to severely limit travel into the city, with…
Continue Reading YouTube takes down Hong Kong leader candidate’s channel
HONG KONG (AP) — YouTube has taken down the campaign channel of Hong Kong’s sole candidate to become its next leader, John Lee, citing compliance…
Continue Reading US lawmakers are warming up to the cannabis industry
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business April is typically a pretty eventful month for the cannabis industry, with 4/20 celebrations bringing abundant…
Continue Reading This measure of German inflation just hit its highest level since 1949
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The price of goods leaving German factories has passed an eye-watering milestone. German annual producer price inflation…
Continue Reading Fed Chairman Powell: A half-percentage point interest rate hike is ‘on the table’ for May
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business A half-percentage point interest rate hike is officially on the table, Federal Reserve Chairman…
Continue Reading Subscriptions are coming to travel, should you get on board?
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet The subscription pricing model is trending in the travel industry. Though it might be a familiar payment option for your…
Continue Reading Judge sends Assange extradition decision to UK government
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British judge has formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face…
Continue Reading Masks off: Spain relaxes face covering rules for indoors
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain is taking another step toward a sense of normality amid the pandemic by partially ending the…
Continue Reading Here’s what to look for in Tesla’s earnings
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla shareholders have been spending a lot of time following CEO Elon Musk’s grand play to buy Twitter. Come…
Continue Reading Poland: Coal mine explosions kill 5, injure more than 20
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Authorities in Poland say two underground methane explosions at a coal mine killed five people and injured more than 20.…
Continue Reading Yoshinoya beef bowl chain executive fired over sexist remark
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Yoshinoya beef bowl chain has fired an executive who talked about a marketing strategy to get…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan leader promises inquiry into police shooting
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has pledged an…
Continue Reading Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge
By JOHN LEICESTER and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has torn into his far-right challenger Marine Le…
Continue Reading Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — When Russian forces invaded and occupied the Chernobyl nuclear power…
Continue Reading Japan formally revokes Russia’s ‘most favored nation’ status
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has enacted a law formally revoking Russia’s “most favored nation” trade status…
Continue Reading As shares plunge, Netflix takes aim at password sharing, ads
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Streaming service Netflix is dealing with a sharp drop in subscribers…
Continue Reading Asian indexes mixed in choppy trading, echoing Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed in choppy trading, as inflation worries and the war in Ukraine had…
Continue Reading Weaker yen, costly oil push Japan’s trade deficit higher
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Japan has reported a much bigger than expected trade deficit for March as a weaker yen and high oil prices…
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