Dow plunges 1,000 points, wiping out Wednesday’s surge
CNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business So much for the good feelings on Wall Street. US markets fell sharply Thursday, eviscerating all of the gains…
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Dollar surges to 2-decade high as investors seek refuge
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. dollar’s value surged in April as investors sought refuge amid a growing list of…
Continue Reading Ms. Pac-Man clears path to World Video Game Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The World Video Game Hall of Fame has inducted four more games for their popularity and influence on the industry over time.…
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Search histories, location data, text messages: How personal data could be used to enforce anti-abortion laws
CNN, HLN By Jennifer Korn and Clare Duffy, CNN Business A wave of new legislation taking aim at abortion rights across the country is raising…
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By Jennifer Korn and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Update: This story was originally published on May 6. It has been updated to reflect the Supreme…
Continue Reading Search histories, location data, text messages: How personal data could be used to enforce anti-abortion laws
CNN By Jennifer Korn and Clare Duffy, CNN Business A wave of new legislation taking aim at abortion rights across the country is raising concerns…
Continue Reading US worker productivity fell at the fastest rate in nearly 75 years
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business US labor productivity tumbled by 7.5% in the first quarter of 2022 — the largest decline in worker output per…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates hit highest level since 2009
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose this week, continuing an upward trend that has pushed rates more than two percentage points higher…
Continue Reading Walgreens, Florida settle opioid costs lawsuit for $683M
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Walgreens pharmacy chain has reached a $683 million settlement with the state of…
Continue Reading Small businesses still struggle to find enough workers
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some small businesses are still struggling to hire qualified workers, even as the broader…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates hit highest level since 2009
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose this week, continuing an upward trend that has pushed rates more than two…
Continue Reading Harassment is a problem in VR, and it’s likely to get worse
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business If you believe Mark Zuckerberg, the future is virtual. Last year, Meta plowed $10 billion into Facebook Reality Labs,…
Continue Reading As diversity rises, US boards still disproportionately white
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Following a pressure campaign from outsiders, more companies are disclosing the racial breakdowns…
Continue Reading Here’s what it’s like to have a robot paint your nails for $10
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business On a recent April afternoon I tossed a few things into a basket at Target — cereal, graham crackers, kids’…
Continue Reading Inflation forces Czech central bank to again raise key rate
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has again raised its key interest rate, to the highest level in 23 years, to continue its fight…
Continue Reading More Americans apply for jobless aid last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of people…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Biden administration launches plan to refill emergency oil reserve
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Biden administration plans to seek bids this fall to buy 60 million barrels of crude oil as the first step in a…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates hit highest level since 2009
CNN By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose this week, continuing an upward trend that has pushed rates more than two percentage points…
Continue Reading How to take advantage of rising interest rates
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business In a bid to curb high inflation, the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday increased its key short-term interest rate by…
Continue Reading Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake in his offer to buy Twitter…
Continue Reading Why relief over the Federal Reserve could be short-lived
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When the Federal Reserve decides it’s necessary to pursue the biggest interest rate hike since 2000, you…
Continue Reading New Mexico seeks opportunity in Texas border disruptions
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals to route an international rail line…
Continue Reading Elon Musk probably got a huge tax break when he sold off Tesla shares
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business To buy Twitter, Elon Musk just sold a ton of stock and made a boatload of money on the sale. But because of a US tax…
Continue Reading America’s job growth is starting to slow
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The days of millions of job gains per month are behind us and the US labor market recovery has moved into a new phase,…
Continue Reading America’s job growth is starting to slow
CNN, HLN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The days of millions of job gains per month are behind us and the US labor market recovery has moved into a…
Continue Reading Do you need a grad degree to compete right now? Probably not
By ANNA HELHOSKI of NerdWallet Graduate degrees, once touted as the new bachelor’s degrees, are becoming less crucial to get jobs. Today, more…
Continue Reading Shell reports record 1st-quarter earnings as oil prices soar
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Energy giant Shell has reported record first-quarter earnings after a surge in oil prices. The news…
Continue Reading 3m ticket requests for World Cup final; 1.4m for England-US
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA has received 3 million ticket requests for the World Cup final in Qatar and high demand to attend some of…
Continue Reading Bank of England raises key rate to highest level in 13 years
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised its key interest rate to the highest level in 13 years. It comes as policymakers around the world…
Continue Reading Inflation in Turkey soars to eye-popping near 70% in April
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Official data show that inflation in Turkey has soared to nearly 70% in April, as skyrocketing prices eat away at earnings…
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