PayPal warns that consumer spending is about to fall sharply
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Omicron, inflation and a lack of government stimulus have some Venmo users nervous about spending money from their…
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Israel upholds use of surveillance technology on protesters
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general has upheld the Shin Bet security agency’s use of mobile-phone…
Continue Reading Revenue windfall pushes states to consider range of tax cuts
By BRIAN WITTE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Soaring tax revenue and billions in pandemic aid from the federal…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Wendy’s unveils its first new breakfast item in two years
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s is expanding its breakfast menu for the first time since launching it nearly two years ago. Beginning…
Continue Reading Starbucks is planning even more price hikes this year
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks has been hiking prices as inflation soars and labor costs rise. And it’s planning more this…
Continue Reading Starbucks is planning even more price hikes this year
CNN, KDKA, WLFI, KCAL, KABC, KMIR, KULR, GENERAL MILLS, GETTY IMAGES By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks has been hiking prices as…
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CNN president resigns after relationship with co-worker
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN President Jeff Zucker has abruptly resigned after acknowledging a consensual relationship with…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: COVID vaccines for kids under 5: What’s next?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 may be available in the U.S. as early as March, but there are several…
Continue Reading CNN President Jeff Zucker resigns over consensual relationship with key lieutenant
By Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN Business CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker, the influential news executive who reshaped the iconic network,…
Continue Reading France to start using Pfizer’s COVID-19 drug, first in EU
PARIS (AP) — France says it will start administering Pfizer’s coronavirus antiviral drug this week, the first pill for treating COVID-19 approved…
Continue Reading Prosecutors to investigate Tata Steel plant in Dutch village
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors say they are launching a criminal investigation into Tata Steel Ijmuiden over alleged pollution…
Continue Reading Discovery chief praises CNN ahead of merger, addresses ouster of network president Jeff Zucker
CNN By Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Discovery CEO David Zaslav praised CNN on Friday and said “news is going to be really…
Continue Reading The titans of Wall Street are getting much bigger paychecks
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Big Wall Street firms enjoyed a stellar 2021 thanks to a booming stock market and a frenzy of mergers and initial…
Continue Reading American to order more Boeing jets while delaying others
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is planning to order more Boeing Max jets while delaying delivery of larger Boeing Dreamliners. The…
Continue Reading New report details labor rights abuses at Dubai’s Expo 2020
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new report says that the legions of workers who built Dubai’s vast Expo…
Continue Reading Czech Republic to end mandatory COVID testing this month
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s government has agreed to end mandatory coronavirus testing at schools and companies this month. Prime Minister…
Continue Reading ABC News suspends ‘The View’ host Whoopi Goldberg
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business ABC News suspended “The View” host Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks on Tuesday night, hours after she…
Continue Reading OPEC and Russia keep promising to pump more oil. They’re not delivering
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Here’s one big reason oil prices are near a seven-year high: OPEC and Russia are producing less than they…
Continue Reading German media regulator rules against RT’s local service
BERLIN (AP) — A German media regulator has ruled that Russian state broadcaster RT must cease broadcasting its German-language programs in the…
Continue Reading Italy court definitively annuls warrant for Vatican suspect
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — An Italian appeals court has definitively annulled the pre-trial arrest warrant for the prime…
Continue Reading EU wants to allow natural gas, nuclear in green investment
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission wants to include nuclear energy and natural gas in its plans for…
Continue Reading America lost 301,000 private-sector jobs in January, ADP says
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Omicron threw a wrench into America’s economy at the start of 2022: The US private sector lost hundreds of…
Continue Reading It’s peak ski season in Utah but droves of employees are sick. This is the result
Opinion by Rhonda Sideris and Heleena Sideris for CNN Business Perspectives Like many other businesses, we’ve been through our fair share of…
Continue Reading 3G networks are shutting down soon. A scramble to get users to upgrade is underway
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Aaron Hommell bought his 3G iPhone 5 in 2014 and kept it for more than seven years, holding onto it even after…
Continue Reading 3G networks are shutting down soon. A scramble to get users to upgrade is underway
CNN, WJAR, WPRI By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Aaron Hommell bought his 3G iPhone 5 in 2014 and kept it for more than seven years, holding…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 2022 Ford F-150 vs. 2022 Toyota Tundra
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The Toyota Tundra soldiered on without a redesign for too long, and now that it’s finally happened, is the truck ready to…
Continue Reading Google just made its stock much more affordable
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Not everyone has thousands of dollars on hand to purchase a single share of Google. Soon, investors won’t have…
Continue Reading Thousands of flights are canceled as a massive winter storm tears across the US
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business US airlines have canceled thousands of flights for Wednesday and Thursday as a powerful winter storm packing ice,…
Continue Reading Thousands of flights are canceled as a massive winter storm tears across the US
CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business US airlines have canceled nearly 3,000 flights combined for Wednesday and Thursday as a powerful winter storm…
Continue Reading UK’s embattled Johnson seeks reset with major economic plan
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has set out plans for a huge shift in power and wealth to left-behind regions…
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