America’s job market is on fire. Here’s why it doesn’t feel like it
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s economic recovery from the historic shock of the pandemic has been nothing short of extraordinary.…
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Russia, inflation, rate hikes, Covid: Q2 will be full of headwinds, but markets are ready
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The seesaw first quarter of 2022 came to a bitter end this week, with major stock indexes suffering their worst…
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Homebuilder stock slump over rates seen overdone
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilder stocks have lagged far behind the broader market during Wall Street’s swoon this…
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New Mexicans spend $1.9 million on recreational marijuana in first 20 hours
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – As of 8 p.m. on Friday, New Mexicans had spent nearly $1.9 million on legal marijuana for recreational use, according to the…
Continue Reading US fuel economy rules will soon require 49 mpg average
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The Biden administration Friday rolled out final emissions rules that will require cars and trucks to have an average…
Continue Reading Russia faces deep recession that will ‘only get deeper,’ Treasury official says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Sanctions leveled on Russia have pushed the country toward becoming a closed economy, a status the country is ill-equipped…
Continue Reading Alaska Airlines cancels 9% of its flights over staffing woes
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of U.S. West Coast flights Friday as off-duty pilots…
Continue Reading Get ready for even bigger rate hikes from the Fed
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The jobs market is still healthy and paychecks are growing at a solid rate — although not fast enough to make up…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why bond yields may be warning of a recession
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more reliable warning signals for a recession is starting to shine. The “yield…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orban claims he can keep nation out of Ukraine war
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SZEKESFEHERVAR, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist prime minister has portrayed his country’s upcoming…
Continue Reading Western nations agree to new release of emergency oil
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The International Energy Agency announced Friday following an emergency meeting that its member countries will release…
Continue Reading ‘Parabolic.’ NY jet fuel prices double in the past two weeks to record highs
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN The price of New York Harbor jet fuel has more than doubled in the past two weeks, reaching an all-time high for…
Continue Reading Russia war sanctions mean a struggle for Cuban car owners
By JUAN ZAMORANO and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press ARTEMISA, Cuba (AP) — Lots of Cubans are starting to have a car problem. Tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading Food convoy heads to Ethiopia’s Tigray, 1st since December
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A convoy of trucks carrying food aid has entered territory controlled by fighters loyal to the fugitive leaders of…
Continue Reading UK opens criminal probe into P&O Ferries over crew firings
LONDON (AP) — Britain has launched a criminal investigation has begun into P&O Ferries after the company fired almost 800 U.K.-based crew…
Continue Reading Press secretary Jen Psaki plans to depart White House for MSNBC in coming weeks
By Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki plans on departing the Biden administration in the coming weeks and…
Continue Reading US sanctions North Korea firms over recent missile tests
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on five North Korean entities Friday in response to two ballistic…
Continue Reading Delta pilots land jet safely after cockpit windshield cracks
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — The pilots on a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Washington, D.C., decided to bring their jet down…
Continue Reading Chile seeks world court ruling on river dispute with Bolivia
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Chile has begun arguing a case at the United Nations’ highest court that seeks to…
Continue Reading Opinion: The Zelensky deepfake is a warning for Corporate America
Opinion by Matthew F. Ferraro for CNN Business Perspectives Last month, a false video circulated online that seemed to show Ukrainian President…
Continue Reading Russia’s Gazprom exits German business as pricing scuffle continues
By Reuters Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Friday it was exiting its business in Germany, amid a dispute between the two countries over…
Continue Reading GameStop wants to make shares more affordable for meme stock lovers
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The “apes” bullish on GameStop may soon be able to buy their favorite stock at a much lower price. The…
Continue Reading Amazon workers at New York warehouse vote to form company’s first US union
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Amazon warehouse workers at a facility in New York City have voted to form the first US union in the tech…
Continue Reading Russia: Push to pay for gas in rubles not disrupting supply
BERLIN (AP) — Russian officials say their demand that natural gas be paid for in rubles doesn’t mean supplies will be immediately interrupted.…
Continue Reading Coal mine accident in Serbia kills 8 miners, injures 18
By RADUL RADOVANOVIC Associated Press CITLUK, Serbia (AP) — Serbian authorities say an accident in a mine in central Serbia has killed 8 miners and…
Continue Reading Some 401(k)s will soon let you invest in crypto
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Curious about cryptocurrencies? Some employers may soon offer you the option to invest in bitcoin and other digital…
Continue Reading House committee probes labor practices at Amazon
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A House committee will investigate how Amazon treats its workers, following the death of six employees in December…
Continue Reading GameStop is surging again on first stock split in 15 years
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of GameStop are surging after the video game retailer announced that it would attempt its first stock…
Continue Reading War bonds, NFTs and crypto: How Ukraine is funding its defense
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The epicenter of the latest effort to raise money for Ukraine was a bare-bones office above a bakery in north London.…
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