SPACs are no longer the ‘it’ investment
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks may be making a comeback lately. Ditto for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But one speculative corner…
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Prenuptial agreements aren’t just for the rich. Here’s what you should know
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Few people get married thinking they’re going to get divorced. Or about divvying up money or assets after a marriage…
Continue Reading How Europe’s bold new rules for Big Tech could change the services you use
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Apple users could soon install apps outside the App Store. WhatsApp users could message or video call…
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Poland moves to block coal imports from Russia
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has decided to block imports of coal from Russia. Tuesday’s move…
Continue Reading Spain, Portugal emerge as ‘energy island’ in Europe’s crisis
By JOSEPH WILSON and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The energy crisis provoked by Russia’s war in Ukraine has helped…
Continue Reading New York AG asks appeals court to enforce Trump subpoena
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is asking a state appeals court to uphold a lower court ruling…
Continue Reading With war next door, EU is warned on cybersecurity gaps
BRUSSELS (AP) — As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerates European Union defense cooperation, a watchdog says EU institutions face…
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US opens second COVID boosters to 50 and up, others at risk
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Americans age 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four…
Continue Reading How an Oscars photographer captured the moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Will Smith striking Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards will go down as one of the most…
Continue Reading How an Oscars photographer captured the moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Will Smith striking Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards will go down as one of the most shocking moments in…
Continue Reading US consumers still confident, but outlook not as rosy
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence bounced back in March and remains high, though consumers’…
Continue Reading US job openings, quitting at near record high in February
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Job openings stayed at a near-record level in February, little changed from the…
Continue Reading The great resignation continues: 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs last month
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The worker shortage has been a hallmark of the pandemic economy — and it’s far from getting resolved. In…
Continue Reading Google chief: IT focus on reliable information for Ukraine
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google, Sundar Pichai says the IT companies are focused on…
Continue Reading Barclays hit by $590 million US market blunder and stake sale
By Reuters Shares in Barclays fell as much as 6% in early trading on Tuesday, after one of its top investors offloaded a $1.2 billion chunk of stock…
Continue Reading US oil briefly sinks below $100 after Russia says it will ‘drastically reduce’ assault on Kyiv
By Matt Egan, CNN Business US oil prices briefly tumbled below $100 a barrel on Tuesday but the losses proved fleeting as investors try to make sense…
Continue Reading EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster
MADRID (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator says it has begun an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine…
Continue Reading Home prices rose 19.2% in January from last year
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices continued to surge higher in January. Prices rose 19.2% in January from the year before, up from an 18.9%…
Continue Reading Ethiopian court orders journalist to be released on bail
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An Ethiopian court has ordered Ethiopian journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to be…
Continue Reading Will Russia use its gas to ‘blackmail’ Europe? We’re about to find out
By Charles Riley, CNN Business In the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow has continued to ship natural gas westward and Europe has used the…
Continue Reading Do bond investors know something others don’t?
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As Wall Street regains its footing following the invasion of Ukraine, stocks have been staging a…
Continue Reading What Apple’s surging stock says about the market
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business One month ago, when Russia’s war in Ukraine erupted, fearful investors yanked their money out of riskier bets…
Continue Reading Tech leaders are delusional if they think Web3 will give power back to the people
Scott Galloway, for CNN Business Perspectives Similar to “the internet” or “cryptocurrency” in their infancy, the term…
Continue Reading Media measuring company Nielsen to be acquired in $16B deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Nielsen is being acquired for $16 billion, including debt, about a week after the media measurement company…
Continue Reading Tech leaders are delusional if they think Web3 will give power back to the people
CNN Scott Galloway, for CNN Business Perspectives Similar to “the internet” or “cryptocurrency” in their infancy, the term…
Continue Reading UnitedHealth to buy LHC Group for $5.4 billion
TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer (AP) — UnitedHealth Group is spending about $5.4 billion to delve deeper into home health care with the acquisition of…
Continue Reading Why high inflation can become a self-fulfilling prophecy
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Soaring prices are weighing on consumer sentiment, but Americans have not cut back on their spending — at least…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Please don’t go broke attending weddings
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet Attending weddings can be expensive, between travel and lodging, gifts and extra events like bachelor and…
Continue Reading Radiation exposure drug maker says it is ramping up supply in Europe
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Russia’s refusal to rule out nuclear war has put the world in an unsettling reality: The unthinkable is…
Continue Reading Energy agency: ‘Radical action’ needed to hit climate goals
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the International Renewable Energy Agency says “radical action” is needed to shift…
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