Foundations back new effort to ignite Americans’ generosity
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The Generosity Commission, funded by more than $2 million in grants from…
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Business leaders expect supply chain turmoil to last well into 2022
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The ongoing supply chain crisis isn’t going to end anytime soon, according to a new survey of chief financial…
Continue Reading ‘Make-or-break quarter’ on Wall Street as earnings roll in
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Big corporations’ eye-popping profit growth is starting to slow, eroding the support…
Continue Reading Wells Fargo profit soars nearly 60%
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Wells Fargo’s third-quarter earnings were up 59% after it freed up money it had set aside to cover loan losses.…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Kerry says world short of climate goal
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry concedes upcoming climate talks are likely to fall short of…
Continue Reading Efforts to track diversity in journalism are lagging
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite renewed attention on efforts to diversify hiring in journalism since George Floyd’s…
Continue Reading Prince William slams space tourism and says billionaires should focus on saving Earth
CNN By Hannah Ryan, CNN Business Prince William has criticized billionaires who are focused on space tourism, saying they should instead be investing…
Continue Reading Prince William slams space tourism and says billionaires should focus on saving Earth
By Hannah Ryan, CNN Business Prince William has criticized billionaires who are focused on space tourism, saying they should instead be investing…
Continue Reading William Shatner says Prince William is ‘missing the point’ of space tourism
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business William Shatner is firing a rhetorical rocket back at Prince William after the future king criticized space…
Continue Reading Wells Fargo profit soars nearly 60%
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Wells Fargo’s third-quarter earnings were up 59% after it freed up money it had set aside to…
Continue Reading Nicholas Kristof leaves The New York Times as he explores run for governor of Oregon
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Nicholas Kristof, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, announced Thursday that he is departing The New York Times as…
Continue Reading Facebook isn’t the only problem
Opinion by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami and Jeremy M. Weinstein for CNN Business Perspectives Frances Haugen’s spellbinding testimony before…
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CNN, MWD MYANMAR, FACEBOOK, GETTY IMAGES, TWITTER, GUY ROSEN, BUZZFEED NEWS, Twitter/Guy Rosen Opinion by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami and Jeremy M.…
Continue Reading Shredded Banksy artwork sells for $25.4 million at auction
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold for $1.4…
Continue Reading US wholesale prices rose record 8.6% over 12 months
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6% in September compared to a year ago, the…
Continue Reading This world-famous restaurant ditched meat, but it’s still charging $335 a person. Will people pay?
By Leah Asmelash, CNN There was a moment last year, as Covid-19 brought the entire planet to a standstill, when the chef and owner of one of the…
Continue Reading This world-famous restaurant ditched meat, but it’s still charging $335 a person. Will people pay?
CNN, CNN BUSINESS Story by Leah Asmelash, CNN Video by Sean Clark, CNN Business There was a moment last year, as Covid-19 brought the entire planet…
Continue Reading US unemployment claims fall to lowest level since pandemic
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level…
Continue Reading Norway’s prime minister presents his new government
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s new prime minister has presented his center-left minority government a day after a man killed five in a…
Continue Reading The ‘swear word’ at the heart of the great inflation debate
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Inflation is high. It could stay that way. The US consumer price index rose 5.4% over the previous year in September,…
Continue Reading Bank profits soar, helped by merger frenzy, fewer bad loans
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Four of the largest U.S. banks said their profits grew by double-digits last quarter, as a healthier U.S.…
Continue Reading It’s both a helicopter and a plane. Joby says this is the future of flying
Story and video by John General The van rumbled through the desert in central California. Scorched Earth from controlled burns lined one side of dirt…
Continue Reading Stellantis is the latest automaker planning an expensive EV battery factory
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Rob McLean and Chris Isidore, CNN Business The auto industry continues its rush to build factories for production of the massive…
Continue Reading In Your Debt: Buy now, pay later isn’t bad — but be careful
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Buy now, pay later services are everywhere now, and they’re not just for shopping. You can split travel costs, and…
Continue Reading UnitedHealth boosts outlook, again, after big Q3 numbers
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) — UnitedHealth’s third-quarter performance topped Wall Street’s view, bolstered by the improving performance of its…
Continue Reading China’s record factory inflation poses another threat to supply chains
By Laura He, CNN Business The cost of goods leaving China’s factories is surging by the highest rate on record, stoking fears about stagflation…
Continue Reading China’s record factory inflation poses another threat to supply chains
CNN, POOL By Laura He, CNN Business The cost of goods leaving China’s factories is surging by the highest rate on record, stoking fears about…
Continue Reading Consortium behind Pegasus Project wins EU journalism prize
BRUSSELS (AP) — The consortium of journalists behind the Pegasus Project investigation into malware from Israel-based NSO Group that provided…
Continue Reading Russia marks pandemic high of infections, deaths
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has recorded the highest daily numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths since the…
Continue Reading ‘As seen on TikTok’ is the new ‘As seen on TV’
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok, an app best known for dancing videos with 1 billion users worldwide, has also become a…
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