These companies will help staff in red states bypass abortion bans
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Millions of women in more than 25 states face an abortion ban if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the…
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UN: Obesity levels in Europe at ‘epidemic proportions’
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says the rates of people who are obese and overweight in Europe have hit “epidemic…
Continue Reading Homes got even pricier and harder to afford in most US cities
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices rose by double-digit percentages in most major US cities at the beginning of this year. Of 185 metro areas…
Continue Reading Nonprofits likely under fire as Senate explores ‘dark money’
By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A Senate hearing on Wednesday is likely to produce fireworks as Republicans…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s the latest in Russia’s dance with default?
By The Associated Press Russia’s debt drama is far from over. Moscow likely made last-minute overdue payments before the end of a grace period…
Continue Reading SEC launches a hiring spree to fight cryptocurrency fraud
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Securities and Exchange Commission is vastly expanding its fight against cryptocurrency fraud by hiring more than a…
Continue Reading A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in March
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US labor market remained on fire in March with a record 4.5 million workers quitting their jobs, new data from the…
Continue Reading DC reaches $750K settlement in Trump inaugural lawsuit
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s businesses and inaugural committee have reached a deal to…
Continue Reading Employers post record 11.5 million job openings in March
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers posted a record 11.5 million job openings in March, meaning the United States now…
Continue Reading Biden visits Lockheed plant as weapons stockpile strained
By AAMER MADHANI and BEN FOX Associated Press TROY, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden is crediting the assembly line workers at a Javelin missile…
Continue Reading Meta announces plans to slow hiring following challenging quarter
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Meta said Thursday it is cutting back on hiring. The move is one of several shifts the Facebook parent company is…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says he is ‘exactly aligned’ with Europe’s sweeping new rules for social media platforms
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Elon Musk appeared to endorse a key European law regulating social media on Monday when he appeared in a video with Thierry…
Continue Reading Brands should force Twitter to uphold content policies under Musk, advocacy groups say
By Brian Fung, CNN Some of the nation’s biggest brands including Coca-Cola, Disney and Kraft are facing calls to boycott Twitter if the…
Continue Reading Spain govt says it has nothing to hide in spyware scandals
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government says it has nothing to hide amid mounting unease over national security controversies involving Pegasus spyware.…
Continue Reading Opinion: The GDP report isn’t as bad as it seems, but there are still economic risks ahead
Opinion by Erik Lundh and Dana Peterson for CNN Business Perspectives If you grimaced at the most recent US GDP report, you weren’t alone. At…
Continue Reading Wall Street needs a reason to buy stocks. Is this it?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Stocks have been volatile in recent weeks, notching their worst start to the year since 1939. Between the war in…
Continue Reading German opposition leader visits Kyiv, Scholz refuses to go
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany’s conservative opposition leader has traveled to Kyiv for meetings with Ukrainian officials including President…
Continue Reading Ulta Beauty apologizes for ‘very insensitive’ email about Kate Spade
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Ulta Beauty is apologizing for sending a newsletter to customers with a subject line containing a “very…
Continue Reading Strong BP profit renews call for energy sector windfall tax
LONDON (AP) — BP posted its highest quarterly profit in more than a decade thanks to surging oil and gas prices. The earnings report Tuesday…
Continue Reading ‘Very, very unlikely’ Fed can tame inflation without sparking recession, former NY Fed chief says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve helped rescue the economy from the worst pandemic in a century. That task may prove easy compared with…
Continue Reading Stock market selloff is exactly what the Fed wants, former NY Fed chief says
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Turmoil on Wall Street is a feature, not a bug, of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation,…
Continue Reading Change at the top for Biogen after Alzheimer’s drug flops
By MATTHEW PERRONE and TOM MURPHY Associated Press Biogen is looking for a new CEO less than a year after its launch of its Alzheimer’s drug…
Continue Reading Pope offers to meet Putin, still waiting to hear back
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has told an Italian newspaper that he has offered to travel to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin to try…
Continue Reading HSBC’s biggest shareholder reignites debate about breaking up the bank
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business HSBC has long prided itself on being the bank that connects East and West. Now it’s under pressure to rethink…
Continue Reading Pfizer profit soars in first quarter, revises 2022 forecast
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Sales of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and treatment pushed the drugmaker well past expectations in the first quarter,…
Continue Reading Popeyes reveals a new twist on its chicken sandwich
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Popeyes started the chicken sandwich wars in 2019 — and it’s adding a new entree to the battle. The…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: A loved one owes you money. Now what?
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet You lent money to a friend or family member in need and they haven’t repaid the debt. Collecting money that a loved…
Continue Reading Hong Kong economy shrinks 4% under anti-virus controls
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s economy shrank by 4% compared with a year earlier in the quarter ending in March after the Chinese territory shut…
Continue Reading BP profit more than doubles on ‘exceptional’ oil trading
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business BP took a hit of more than $24 billion from ditching its business in Russia but reported a huge jump in profit for the…
Continue Reading Slovakia, Hungary won’t back EU sanctions on Russian energy
By KAREL JANICEK, JUSTIN SPIKE and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Slovakia and Hungary say they won’t support…
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