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New inflation number feeds angst about Democrats’ $2T bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government report showing inflation rising at the fastest rate in nearly four decades is…
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Continue Reading Walking from your bed to home office now counts as commuting in Germany
By Walé Azeez and Martin Goillandeau, CNN Business A man who slipped down the stairs and broke his back while walking from his bed to home office…
Continue Reading Inflation is soaring. Enter the Omicron variant
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Consumer prices in the United States continued to surge in November, exacerbating anxiety about rising inflation…
Continue Reading Cyprus issues 2nd offshore drilling license to ExxonMobil
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Continue Reading Uber helping detectives solve Florida ‘grandparent scams’
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Continue Reading Varsity Truce: Last parent in college bribery scandal pleads
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Continue Reading Finland picks Lockheed Martin F-35A in $11B defense deal
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland has agreed to buy 64 Lockheed Martin fighter jets to replace its aging fleet of combat…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says he’s thinking of becoming a full-time influencer
By Reuters Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is “thinking of” leaving his jobs and becoming an influencer, the world’s…
Continue Reading Surging inflation is forcing people and businesses to adapt
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Continue Reading Chinese leaders promise more economic support after slowdown
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders have promised tax cuts and support for entrepreneurs to shore up slumping…
Continue Reading 2021 in Books: `Everything feels magnified’
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In 2021, few in the publishing industry worried that no one cared about books anymore.…
Continue Reading A key inflation measure rose to a 39-year high last month
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s high pandemic-era price hikes were alive and kicking last month, when a key measure of inflation…
Continue Reading Shell walks ‘tightrope’ of demands amid climate pressures
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell has received approval from shareholders to simplify its archaic corporate…
Continue Reading UK economy barely grows as nation faces new restrictions
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s economy barely grew in October as construction activity slowed due to shortages of building materials and…
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Continue Reading Evergrande can’t pay its debts. China is scrambling to contain the fallout
By Laura He, CNN Business Evergrande has defaulted on its debt. Now Beijing is intervening to prevent a disorderly collapse of the indebted real…
Continue Reading SenseTime hit with US investment ban as it prepares to go public
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business SenseTime’s big stock market debut may have hit a major snag because of tensions between the United States and…
Continue Reading India pays tribute to helicopter crash victims ahead of funerals with military honors
By Esha Mitra, Vedika Sud and Rhea Mogul, CNN India was mourning the victims of a helicopter crash that killed 13 people including the…
Continue Reading UN: Afghanistan’s economy is collapsing `before our eyes’
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Continue Reading Interfaith coalition urges Louis Vuitton to shed fur items
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Continue Reading Companies rethink return-to-office plans amid omicron cases
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Companies are rethinking their plans to send workers back to the office as the new…
Continue Reading Stocks end higher, closing out best week since February
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer A late wave of buying sent stocks to solid gains on Wall Street Friday, sending the S&P 500 to another record…
Continue Reading Thousands in Oregon face eviction as lawmakers scramble
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Continue Reading Shortage of snowplow drivers hampers states as storms arrive
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