How higher interest rates will affect Americans’ finances
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans who have long enjoyed the benefits of historically low interest rates will…
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Federal Reserve hikes interest rates for the first time since 2018
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates for the first time since 2018, the central bank announced Wednesday at…
Continue Reading Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are leaving Fox for ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Two of the most recognizable voices in the NFL are switching networks. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are leaving their…
Continue Reading Fed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort to tame the worst inflation since the…
Continue Reading Citi’s response to abortion bans: We’ll pay for workers to travel
By David Goldman, CNN Business After a number of US states passed laws severely restricting access to abortions, Citigroup this week said it is…
Continue Reading NJ to study environmental impacts of offshore wind projects
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials will commission studies on the environmental impact of offshore…
Continue Reading Lyft details fuel surcharge to help offset rising gas prices
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Lyft will add a fuel surcharge of 55 cents to each ride given by drivers to offset surging gasoline prices.…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan leader seeks IMF help as economic crisis deepens
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says his government is in discussions with the International…
Continue Reading Disney employees are staging walkouts over company’s response to the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Last week, Disney and its CEO Bob Chapek bungled their response to Florida’s controversial bill dubbed…
Continue Reading Disney employees walk out, as ESPN and Disney+ back LGBTQ+ rights
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney employees staged a walkout Tuesday in protest of the company’s response to Florida’s…
Continue Reading Covid. War. Inflation. Recession fears. The stock market can’t keep up
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s been a year full of worries for investors, from geopolitical conflict to inflation to the pandemic, and…
Continue Reading The journalist who protested on Russian state TV says it was ‘impossible to stay silent’
By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in…
Continue Reading The journalist who protested on Russian state TV says it was ‘impossible to stay silent’
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in…
Continue Reading The journalist who protested on Russian state TV says it was ‘impossible to stay silent’
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in…
Continue Reading Kohl’s could soon have a new owner. The stock is rocketing higher
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Could the biggest department store marriage in years be in the works? Hudson’s Bay Co., the Canadian…
Continue Reading About 60 Amazon workers stage walkouts over pay, break times
Associated Press A labor organizer says more than 60 Amazon workers across three delivery stations staged a walkout on Wednesday to demand a $3 raise…
Continue Reading BMW, VW warn of shortages from part suppliers in Ukraine
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — BMW and Volkswagen have warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing shortages of some…
Continue Reading Tired of waiting for driverless vehicles? Head to a farm
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years Americans have been told autonomous technology was improving and that…
Continue Reading Walmart is hiring 50,000 more workers before May
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Walmart is planning to hire more than 50,000 workers in the United States this spring. America’s largest…
Continue Reading Two years later, remote work has changed millions of careers
CNN, GETTY IMAGES, KMAX, KOVR, POOL By Kathryn Vasel The pandemic thrust the working world into a new reality in March 2020 as offices closed and…
Continue Reading Rate hikes are here: What does that mean for you?
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Covid era of free money has come to an end. After dropping interest rates to zero in March 2020 to revive the economy,…
Continue Reading The Fed is targeting a soft landing. Getting it wrong means recession
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Charles Riley, CNN Business Jerome Powell is trying to hike interest rates without damaging the economy. Getting it wrong means…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes’ ex-lover, business partner faces own trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the jilted lover and business partner of former…
Continue Reading Evergreen container ship runs aground in Chesapeake Bay nearly a year after Suez Canal blockage
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Business The U.S. Coast Guard is working on a plan to safely refloat a 1,095-foot container ship operated by Evergreen Marine…
Continue Reading WHO: Evaluation of Russia’s COVID shot has been postponed
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says its evaluation of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, has been postponed for the time being…
Continue Reading Big batch of solar energy projects approved in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dominion Energy has received regulatory approval in Virginia for a series of solar projects expected to generate enough power…
Continue Reading Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns
By SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level,…
Continue Reading Disney workers plan walkout to protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest CEO…
Continue Reading Fox correspondent Benjamin Hall has left Ukraine after suffering injuries from deadly attack
By Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was severely injured while reporting outside Kyiv on…
Continue Reading Germany keeping watch on oil firms amid recent price swings
BERLIN (AP) — German antitrust officials say they are closely watching oil market developments to determine whether the falling price for crude…
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